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He described the bizarre nature
\nof the crash: \u201cIt\u2019s strange that in a right-hand turn, I flew over the
\nhandlebars to the left. But (a motorcyclist) gave a plausible explanation: I
\nmust\u2019ve hit something, maybe a pothole or a rock, that made my rear wheel slip.
\nThen it suddenly regained grip and launched me violently into the air.\u201d<\/p>\n
Vervaeke endured a brutal first
\nnight, with the team doctor using a figure-eight brace to keep the bone from
\npressing through the skin. \u201cI nearly passed out from the pain,\u201d he said. \u201cThe
\nday after my surgery, I thought: \u2018There\u2019s no way I\u2019ll make the Tour.\u2019 I was in
\nso much pain and couldn\u2019t move my shoulder at all. But now, it can actually
\nhandle everything again. I can put power on it, I have control.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Landa will not be able to support Evenepoel come July<\/p>\n
Vervaeke\u2019s absence at the
\nDauphin\u00e9 was felt sharply. Evenepoel finished fourth overall and suffered his
\nown crash, but it was his isolation in key race moments that drew attention.
\nWhile Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard had multiple teammates around them,
\nEvenepoel was often left to fend for himself.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet\u2019s not sugarcoat it: Remco
\nsitting alone in a group of forty riders is not okay,\u201d Vervaeke admitted.
\n\u201cHaving to fetch bottles and ice himself, having to fight for position on his
\nown, that all costs energy, and it\u2019s just not sustainable if you\u2019re going into
\nthe Tour with a podium contender.\u201d<\/p>\n