"First pushes" - Remco Evenepoel turns up training volume on his road to recovery
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Remco Evenepoel was sidelined for some time after his December accident. He has completed his first "long" ride outside week ago and since the signs were optimistic, Soudal - Quick-Step didn't hesitate to increase his load to get the double Olympic champion on track as soon as possible.
After a long rehabilitation, Remco should normally return to competition only at the beginning of April, but if his condition continues to improve in the same pace, we could see him tearing through the climbs in Ardennes soon enough.
In recent days, the Belgian all-rounder showed the progress on his Strava profile by uploading two 4-hour activities near. On Sunday, he went for a 136-kilometer spin with teammate Louis Vervaeke and yesterday, he uploaded another 130-kilometer ride.
After his first bike ride just two weeks ago, more than two months after the terrible fall in training, he is continuing his recovery journey.
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