Tour de France in doubt for Remco Evenepoel's key domestique

Remco Evenepoel was the main victim to a crash inside the last kilometer of Criterium du Dauphiné stage 5, but the Belgian seems to have escaped without too much damage. However the same cannot be said about his teammate Louis Vervaeke who abandoned earlier on the day after a nasty crash.

"Following his crash on stage 5 of the Criterium du Dauphiné, Louis Vervaeke was taken to hospital, where examinations revealed a fracture of his left clavicle. Louis will be transferred to Belgium tomorrow, where he will undergo further assessment at the hospital in Herentals and a recovery plan will be put in place," Soudal - Quick-Step informs in a brief press communication.

Vervaeke's injury is yet another blow for Evenepoel's Tour de France mountain train. Mikel Landa is already very unlikely to arrive to Grande Boucle in a top shape - if at all - after his Giro d'Italia crash and now it doesn't seem like Vervaeke will have a smooth run up to the Italian Grand Tour either.