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'It just wasn’t working, I was empty' - Remco Evenepoel reveals his struggle since the Dauphiné and the cause of his Tour de France abandon

Belgian Remco Evenepoel of Soudal Quick-Step pictured in action during stage 14 of the 2025 Tour de France cycling race, from Pau to Luchon-Superbagneres (183 km), on Saturday 19 July 2025 in France. The 112th edition of the Tour de France starts on Saturday 5 July in Lille, France, and will finish in Paris, France on the 27th of July. BELGA PHOTO POOL LUCA BETTINI (Photo by POOL LUCA BETTINI / BELGA MAG / Belga via AFP) (Photo by POOL LUCA BETTINI/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images) .

Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quickstep) opened up on his departure from the Tour de France, which shocked the Tour de France on the slopes of the Col du Tourmalet on Saturday.

“It just wasn’t working, I was empty," Evenepoel told Dutch and Flemish journalists, including Nieuwsblad.

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