What happened to Remco Evenepoel? Discover how the Belgian cycling star went from Tour de France podium hopeful to a sudden withdrawal in the Pyrenees.

BAGNERES-DE-LUCHON, France, July 19 (Reuters) - Belgian Remco Evenepoel abandoned the Tour de France on Saturday during the 14th stage, a 182.6-km mountain trek from Pau to Superbagneres.

Remco Evenepoel’s withdrawal from the Tour de France has easily been the most talked-about moment of the race’s second week. On the way to Superbagnères, he just couldn’t continue, and the Belgian had to say goodbye to the Tour while still wearing the white jersey.

Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quickstep) opened up on his departure from the Tour de France, which shocked the Tour de France on the slopes of the Col du Tourmalet on Saturday. “It just wasn’t working, I was empty," Evenepoel told Dutch and Flemish journalists, including Nieuwsblad.

Belgian cyclist Remco Evenepoel, who was in third place, abandoned the Tour de France during the challenging 14th stage, midway through the Col du Tourmalet ascent. The decision came as a surprise, cutting short his participation in the 182.

The Tour de France is underway, which means that Remco Evenepoel is once again the center of attention. He is the focus of the public, the press, and other teams because, after a few days of the Tour de France,

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Tour de France jersey standings after Stage 7 Yellow ( general classification ) : Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) Green ( points classification ): Biniam Girmay (Intermarché - Wanty)

R emco Evenepoel revealed he raced the Tour de France with a fractured rib, as reports return about a transfer to Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe and the Belgian considers his future as he recovers at home.

Belgian Remco Evenepoel claimed his maiden victory on the Tour de France when he prevailed on the seventh stage, a 25.3-km individual time trial from Nuits-Saint-Georges on Friday.