Remco Evenepoel (QuickStep-AlphaVinyl) has been banned from driving for 3 weeks and handed a positive for dashing.
The offence dates again to November 2020 however the sanctions had been solely handed down at a courtroom in Belgium on Wednesday.
Based on numerous Belgian media studies, Evenepoel was clocked driving at 125 km/h close to his dwelling in Schepdaal, on a street the place the velocity restrict is 70 km/h.
The 22-year-old was handed a 21-day ban from driving in addition to a positive of €400.
As well as, he should re-take his driving principle take a look at given he had been in possession of his driving licence for lower than two years earlier than the offence occurred.
Evenepoel was 20 years previous on the time, and was recovering from his horror crash at that summer season’s Il Lombardia, which left him with a damaged pelvis after he fell right into a ravine.
Based on Het Laatste Nieuws, he was at a sponsor occasion that overran and was subsequently late for an appointment along with his physio.
“To make up for time, he made the unsuitable determination and accelerated,” stated Evenepoel’s lawyer, Kristof Callebaut, in response to the Belgian newspaper.
“Within the race, driving a little bit quicker normally yields one thing, however in site visitors you do not achieve something with that. He realises that. That velocity is insupportable and he admits his mistake.
“He’s not an enfant horrible who comes into the press with all types of nonsense. He leads an exemplary life, and you need to should you race at that stage. He would not smoke, would not drink, and would not even exit. He’s extremely proficient and makes sacrifices each day. It appears as if all of it occurs robotically, however it’s not in any respect like that and that’s typically forgotten.”
Evenepoel was not there in particular person to listen to the decision in courtroom, as he was racing at Tirreno-Adriatico in Italy.
The Belgian, who received the latest Volta ao Algarve, will goal the Vuelta a España later this 12 months in what’s set to be his sole Grand Tour look of the season.
