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'If I were a tennis player then my career would be over': Remco Evenepoel contemplated early retirement after serious training accident

Evenepoel celebrates after winning the Paris Olympics road race.

Remco Evenepoel says he genuinely contemplated early retirement during his recovery from an array of extensive injuries after being doored by the driver of a Belgian postal vehicle last December.

Evenepoel was just beginning his winter training ahead of the 2025 season when the incident occurred. He was left with multiple fractures, including a broken shoulder, hand and ribs, and suffered a serious nerve injury in his shoulder.

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