Two weeks after Remco Evenepoel’s bizarre crash from the Volta a Catalunya, new video has emerged showing the moment of his strange crash—one that, until now, had largely been pieced together through post-race comments.
The incident came inside the final kilometre of Stage 3, just as the Belgian was riding alongside Jonas Vingegaard. Then, without warning, Evenepoel hit the deck approaching a roundabout, his race effectively over.
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At the time, he pointed to a pothole as the cause. The newly surfaced footage doesn’t clearly confirm that, but it does show the Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe leader pitching forward over his handlebars, possibly while on the brakes, before sliding hard across the road.
It’s a violent fall—and one that, in hindsight, could have ended far worse. Although he was a bit battered and bruised after, he still finished the race. The next day he didn’t start, citing knee pain, but it thankfully didn’t linger. As we know, he’s continued to race, including a nice debut at the Tour of Flanders where he finished third.
Vingegaard on the crash
Speaking to Eurosport via WielerFlits, Jonas Vingegaard admitted the crash caught him completely off guard. He said he didn’t really know what triggered it—just that Remco Evenepoel suddenly went over the bars. It looked, in his words, “really crazy,” and his first thought was simply hoping Evenepoel was okay.
Rather than press on, the Visma – Lease a Bike rider backed off. He said it didn’t feel right to take advantage at that moment, choosing instead to sit up and let things come back together, with the hope Evenepoel could get going again.
Vingegaard also admitted the finale didn’t unfold how he’d pictured it. He was expecting a bigger group sprint, not a split in the crosswinds that left him alone with Evenepoel. And on that terrain, he said, the Belgian was seriously strong—absolutely flying, low and aero in the run-in.
Despite the Dane seemingly not going for the win, Evenepoel still couldn’t help but chirp him about not pulling through. “It was clear who wanted to ride to win and who didn’t,” Evenepoel said. “I don’t care much about what others’ tactics are. That’s their problem.”