"I didn't mean to blame Tim Declercq, it was just an unfortunate event in the race" - Remco Evenepoel apologises after post-Paris-Nice stage 3 outburst
CyclingWednesday, 06 March 2024 at 10:02
In a post-stage 3 interview with Sporza, Remco Evenepoel launched an outburst where he criticised former teammate, Tim Declercq for slowing him down in the team time-trial.
"He stayed ahead of us in a technical corner and didn't move out of the way. A thank you to him. That was really nasty," Evenepoel lamented to Sporza. "Tim may have been an ex-teammate, but you don't do something like that. Did he do it on purpose? I hope not, but it is possible."
Having now cooled down slightly, Evenepoel has taken to social media in order to publicly apologise to Declercq.
"Mixed feelings today. Incredible work from the team resulting in a good time for the GC but disappointed that we could not finish it off because of the unlucky weather conditions," his post begins. "I didn't mean to blame Tim Declercq, it was just an unfortunate event in the race."
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Mixed feelings today.🌪️🚀 Incredible work from the team resulting in a good time for the GC but disappointed that we could not finish it off because of the unlucky weather conditions.🐺💙 I didn't mean to blame @Tim_Declercq, it was just an unfortunate event in the race.
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