One month after the heavy crash in the Basque Country: when will we see Remco Evenepoel, Jonas Vingegaard, Primoz Roglic and Steff Cras back in competition?

* REMCO EVENEPOEL

Diagnose: broken collarbone and crack in shoulder blade.

Remco Evenepoel ended up doing quite well. On April 4, the Flemish Brabander went straight into a bend in the dangerous descent of the Oleata, but fell and was forced to leave the race. But the leader of Soudal Quick-Step ultimately suffered nothing more than a broken collarbone and a crack in the shoulder blade from his crash. The Belgian champion therefore missed the Amstel Gold Race and Liège-Bastogne-Liège, but his preparation for the Tour de France was never compromised.

Evenepoel started training outside again at the end of April and left for the Sierra Nevada at the beginning of this week for a long altitude training towards the Tour de France. If everything goes as planned, Evenepoel will soon appear in top condition at the start of his first Tour.

When will you be back in competition? Criterium du Dauphiné (2 to 9 June)

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* JONAS VINEYARD

Diagnose: broken collarbone, multiple broken ribs, collapsed lung.

If Evenepoel came off quite well, the damage to two-time Tour winner Jonas Vingegaard was a lot greater. The Dane suffered not only a broken collarbone and several broken ribs from his fall, but also a collapsed lung. And that especially bothered the Dane. A transport in the car to Denmark because it was too far and flying was not allowed due to the collapsed lung. And so it took almost two weeks before Vingegaard could be repatriated home.

On Tuesday, the team distributed a video interview with Vingegaard in which he indicated that he had taken a bike ride outdoors for the first time. “There are still some things that need to heal, but things are getting better,” said the 27-year-old Dane. “Of course I hope to be at the start of the Tour de France. We don’t know how my form and recovery will evolve, but I will do everything I can to be at the start in top form.”

When will you be back in competition? Not known yet.

* PRIMOZ ROGLIC

The 34-year-old Slovenian from BORA hansgrohe was wearing the yellow leader’s jersey at the time of the crash. Roglic slid down and took Steff Cras with him in his fall. Roglic scrambled back to his feet in a daze, seemed to crawl back onto his bike for a moment, but ultimately decided to take a seat in the support car. No fractures were found in the Slovenian. Although he lost a few training days and had to cancel Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the rest of his season is not in jeopardy.

“I will see him again soon after some explorations in the Pyrenees,” said BORA sports director Rolf Aldag at Cyclingnews. “After that we will go on an altitude training camp and then to the Dauphiné. So he will see me more than his wife and children in the next two months. Things look positive for him. He lost some time because of that fall, but everything is going well in terms of preparation for the Tour.”

When will you be back in competition? Criterium du Dauphiné (2 to 9 June)

* STEFF TOMORROW

Our compatriot Steff Cras was also among the victims of the heavy fall in the Tour of the Basque Country. The 28-year-old leader of Total Energies broke several ribs and also suffered a perforated lung as a result of his tumble. This ensured that he could only be transported back to Belgium by a team truck a week after the fall.

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In the meantime, Cras is doing a lot better. After a few rides on Zwift, he opted for the outdoors again on April 24 and since then the crescendo has been going towards the Tour de France. For example, today Cras explored stage nine in and around Troyes, the stage with the gravel strips. It certainly indicates that the Kempen resident is cycling pain-free again. “I didn’t think I would be able to complete these explorations yet,” said Cras on the way home. “I still feel some pain every now and then, but I am still ahead of my schedule. On Sunday I leave for the Sierra Nevada for an altitude training course.”

And that could be a long one. “I hope to be able to start in the Tour of Slovenia, but if it comes too early, I will stay at the height until the start of the Tour and I will go to the Tour start without competition.”

When will you be back in competition? Tour of Slovenia (June 12 to 16) or Tour de France (June 29 to July 21)

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