Giro d'Italia: Remco Evenepoel ready to suffer through 'back pain and big bruises'

Remco Evenepoel showed off his football skills and lack of serious crash injuries before the start of stage 6
Remco Evenepoel showed off his football skills and lack of serious crash injuries before the start of stage 6 (Image credit: Getty Images)

After an utterly miserable day and two crashes during stage 5 of the Giro d'Italia, Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep) appeared upbeat and hopeful about the rest of the race, despite suffering road rash and bruising. 

With the rain of previous days disappearing, the Belgian appeared at the start in Napoli in his standard white world champion's kit, rather than the black wet-weather gear he wore throughout Wednesday's sodden stage. He even showed off his football skills on the sign-on podium.

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Patrick Fletcher

Patrick is a freelance sports writer and editor. He’s an NCTJ-accredited journalist with a bachelor’s degree in modern languages (French and Spanish). Patrick worked full-time at Cyclingnews for eight years between 2015 and 2023, latterly as Deputy Editor.

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