Remco Evenepoel was released from the hospital this weekend following surgery to correct a fractured collarbone sustained in a crash last Thursday on stage 4 Itzulia Basque Country.
His team, Soudal-QuickStep, released a medical update confirming that the surgery was a success.
"Following his crash on Thursday’s stage 4 of Itzulia Basque Country, Remco Evenepoel underwent surgery on Saturday to the broken collarbone that he sustained in the incident," the team confirmed.
"The surgery was carried out by Dr Steven Claes without complication, and the Belgian Champion – a winner of four races this season – has been discharged to recuperate."
Soudal-QuickStep have not confirmed the length of the recovery time or when Evenepoel will be cleared to return to training and competition.
Evenepoel was involved in a serious, high-speed crash that happened on the descent off of stage 4's Olaeta mountain, with about 36km to go in the race.
The crash affected at least 10 riders, including Primož Roglič (Bora-Hansgrohe), Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) and Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates).
Visma-Lease a Bike confirmed that Vingegaard suffered a broken collarbone and several ribs, while UAE Team Emirates confirmed that Vine fractured multiple vertebrae.
Soudal-Quickstep confirmed following the crash that Evenepoel had sustained a broken collarbone and scapula.
Evenepoel released a video message suggesting that his short-term goal, which was to compete at the Ardennes Classics, would be affected by his injuries.
However, he hoped that his long-term goals for events like the Tour de France and Olympic Games, would not change.
“Obviously, my plans for the short future will change,” said Evenepoel in a video update put out by the team on social media. ”But I hope and think my long-term goals will not change. Everything should be ok with that."
