Belgian Remco Evenepoel left the Tournament de France on Saturday during the 14th phase, and a mountain of 182 km from Powa to Superbarb.

Soudbal-fast steps that was third as a whole, departed from his bike and entered his team car in the middle through the climb of Cold Du Touret, the first of the four people on the menu day.

Evenepoel He fought in recent days, losing time in the first pyrene stage and on Friday uphill the individual trial during.

“Yesterday was bad, it was worse today“” The Olympic champion, who won a certain trial to an individual 5, said on Friday.

On Saturday, it was still getting worse on Saturday, because the 25-year-old could not endure the pace in a strenuous rise in the tourmalet (19 km from 7.4%) that dozens of rider crumpled next to it.

After giving his bottle to the child on the side of the road, Evenepoel threw into the towel, a year after completion of the third completely on his tour of the de France Debi.

Evenepoel beat Vuelta a Espana 2022. Years.