{"id":565261,"date":"2026-03-27T22:22:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T22:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/565261\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T22:22:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T22:22:09","slug":"ive-felt-worse-two-days-after-a-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/565261\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I\u2019ve felt worse two days after a crash\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Belgian framed the day less as a setback and more as part of a broader process, pointing instead to his condition following an earlier crash. \u201cThe feeling wasn\u2019t super, but I\u2019ve felt worse two days after a crash,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/sporza.be\/nl\/2026\/03\/27\/-heb-gedaan-wat-ik-moest-doen-wachten-remco-evenepoel-predikt-geen-paniek-na-atypische-bijrol-in-catalonie~1774628403527\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">he said to Sporza<\/a>, highlighting lingering stiffness but making clear it had not fundamentally limited him. \u201cThe feeling is already better than a month ago, so there\u2019s no reason to panic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>On the road, the situation developed in a way that removed Evenepoel from direct responsibility in the chase once Vingegaard made his move on the Coll de Pal.<\/p>\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/cyclinguptodate.com\/florian-lipowitz\" title=\"Florian Lipowitz\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Florian Lipowitz<\/a> positioned ahead, the Belgian adopted a more controlled approach behind, resisting the instinct to respond immediately. \u201cI did what I had to do: wait, wait, wait\u2026\u201d he explained, describing a role that contrasted with his usual aggressive racing style.<\/p>\n<p>That approach was reinforced by the structure of the group behind, where repeated attacks prevented any sustained organisation. \u201cIn our group there wasn\u2019t great cooperation\u2026 otherwise we might have reached the group ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Evenepoel was also clear in his assessment of the decisive moment itself, acknowledging the level required to follow the winning attack. \u201cHis attack was very hard, especially with the crosswind. It wasn\u2019t easy to follow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the time gaps that opened on the climb, he maintained that the overall situation remains far from settled, both in terms of his condition and the race itself.<\/p>\n<p>With more varied terrain still to come, the focus now shifts towards opportunities rather than damage limitation, as Evenepoel looks to build further through the week rather than react to a single stage outcome.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Belgian framed the day less as a setback and more as part of a broader process, pointing&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":565262,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[445],"tags":[49,48,635,18459,5900,18460,5901,82,171876],"class_list":{"0":"post-565261","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cycling","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-cycling","11":"tag-florian-lipowitz","12":"tag-jonas-vingegaard","13":"tag-red-bull-bora-hansgrohe","14":"tag-remco-evenepoel","15":"tag-sports","16":"tag-volta-a-catalunya"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=565261"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565261\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/565262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=565261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=565261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=565261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}