"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

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Wednesday, 06 March 2024 at 10:02
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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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roadman54121 06 March 2024 at 10:59+ 418

I think although he apologised that he had a point. He should have made the comment more general. I watched/listened to a lot of the coverage and several times riders from other teams that had been dropped got in the way and caused a disruption. If I'm busy I have Disccovery+ multi audio on my laptop with no commentery while I work to hear what is going on in the peleton, As the camera bikes moved from team to team you could hear some members of the teams yelling get out the f***** way and similar.

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PAULO 07 March 2024 at 04:34+ 344

I think is the passion and a heat of the moment. Not mature enough... Very emotional.... I like the way he attacks...

abstractengineer 06 March 2024 at 05:01+ 3145

Remco has a tendency to blame others even if it is his fault and then apologizing. He is a uncontrolled motormouth. Like manager like Rider. It makes for news though

Ben 06 March 2024 at 20:09+ 493

Funny thing: If you consider Evenepoel a worldclass, almost-never-seen-before, kinda like the real Cannibal, cyclist, comparable to more contemporary athletes, what stands out is his whining, innuendos. Never hear Vingegaard or Pogacar complain. These guys lose and will still see the fun they have on the bike. Come to think of it, Merckx never complained, either.

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