Remco Evenepoel’s hopes of defending his Belgian national time trial title were effectively ended when he crashed on a slippery corner, barely three minutes into his effort. Although the Soudal-QuickStep man remounted and completed the course, he had to settle for fourth place as Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) powered to the victory.
“I turned into the corner just a little bit too fast, but I had confidence and wanted to take risks,” Evenepoel said, according to Het Laatste Nieuws. “It was the corner with the least chance of falling. I maybe went a little over my limit.”
