Two-time Olympic gold medallist Remco Evenepoel, 24, rushed to hospital after colliding with postal vehicle
BELGIAN cyclist Remco Evenepoel was rushed to hospital today after colliding with a postal vehicle.
The 24-year-old suffered the accident during a training ride 15 miles west of Brussels.
Remco Evenepoel, who won two gold medals at the Paris Olympics, suffered a crash this morning[/caption]
From the Remco Evenepoel crash place, Remco was unable to avoid an opening car door from the postal vehicle and the doctors said it can be broken shoulder and broken wrist.
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He allegedly crashed into the door of a Bpost vehicle, causing the frame of his bike to snap in half.
Evenepoel was conscious after falling off the bike.
However, doctors suspect he could have sustained a broken shoulder and a broken wrist.
The two-time Olympic gold medallist was rushed to a hospital in Anderlecht by ambulance following the crash.
His father, Patrick Evenepoel, told Het Nieuwsblad: “We are still on our way, but we don’t know much more ourselves.
“He was taken to the Erasmus hospital in Anderlecht under the supervision of an MUG [Medical Urgency Group] team.
“He has already sent us a message, so we hope everything is OK. From what I hear, he fell after colliding with the swinging door of a Bpost truck.”
Evenepoel is one of the best road racers in the world and enjoyed a successful summer at the Tour de France and the Paris Olympics.
He finished third on his Tour debut and earned his first Olympic gold medal in the Time Trial just six days later.
The Belgian then won his second Olympic gold in the road race.
