Remco Evenepoel: You can’t prepare fully without racing, but that’s the risk we took

Belgian star is among the favourites to win the 2021 Giro d’Italia, having not raced for nine months

Remco Evenepoel at Il Lombardia 2020
(Image credit: (Photo by Sara Cavallini/Getty Images))

Remco Evenepoel says you can’t prepare fully for the Giro d’Italia without racing, as he enters his debut Grand Tour as one of the favourites.

The 21-year-old, racing for Deceuninck - Quick-Step, hasn’t competed for nine months, after he suffered serious injuries in the 2020 Il Lombardia, falling off a bridge into a ravine. 

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