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![Professional cyclist Remco Evenepoel remains motionless after a flight over the bridge railing.]()
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Professional cyclist Remco Evenepoel remains motionless after a flight over the bridge railing.
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![Helpers stabilize the 20-year-old, he is conscious.]()
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Helpers stabilize the 20-year-old, he is conscious.
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![He is transported to the hospital, where the diagnosis is made after x-rays.]()
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He is transported to the hospital, where the diagnosis is made after x-rays.
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![Maximilian Schachmann is another victim. He crashes into a car and breaks his collarbone.]()
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Maximilian Schachmann is another victim. He crashes into a car and breaks his collarbone.
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A bad fall overshadowed the Lombardy tour last week. The Belgian cycling talent Remco Evenepoel (20) hit a wall on the descent at full speed, rolled over and fell down from a bridge meter deep.
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The young athlete was lucky. He suffered “only” a fractured pelvis and a bruise on the right lung. He is currently recovering from his serious fall in a hospital in Belgium.
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Horror fall in Lombardy: Bicycle youngster Evenepoel falls down the bridge(00:20)
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First steps after a fall
Now Evenepoel’s cycling team Quick Step publishes a video on Twitter. The Belgian takes his first steps – supported by crutches. A difficult time trial, but Evenepoel will win it, writes his team under the video.
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«He should have driven for glory at the Belgian National Championships this afternoon, but he now has his own time trial. We know his amazing determination and willpower and we are confident that he will win it. “
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Good prognosis from the team doctor
Team doctor Yvan Vanmol believes that Evenepoel will be back on his bike in two months at the earliest. Since the fracture is not complicated, you can give a good prognosis, Vanmol told «VTM Nieuws».
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“When he’s in Belgium, we ask the orthopedic surgeon about further therapy. I think there is a good chance that no surgery will be necessary. ” Evenepoel would have to recover in a predominantly lying position for the next six weeks.
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Two weeks later, his team doctor predicts that he could be back on his bike again. “Then he is probably ready to go to our first training camp in December in the same condition as most of the other drivers.” (fmü)
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