Belgian Cyclist Remco Evenepoel bizarrely crashes into a spectator at the finish line just moments after winning stage three of the Vuelta a Espana

Belgian cyclist Remco Evenepoel has bizarrely crashed into a spectator after riding to victory in the 158.5km third stage of the Veuelta a Espana on Sunday afternoon.

The Soudal-Quickstep rider outsprinted Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard to claim an early victory in the tour, dominating the first summit finish and climbing the Arinsal climb in Andorra to become the race’s new overall leader .

The 23-year-old, who is looking to defend his title after winning the Vuelta in 2022, celebrated his victory as he crossed the finish line, took his hands off the handles and raised his arms as the fans passed by the finish line. track applauded him.

Entering the fan village, the rider seemed to be heading down a hill towards a group of spectators and team members who still had a lot of speed.

Unable to break in time, the Belgian collided with a woman in a nasty crash and fell to the ground.

Video showed the rider had part of his eyebrow cut open as Evenepoel stood up afterwards with blood streaming down the side of his face.

He later released a statement on the Quickstep team’s Twitter page saying, “Hello everyone. I want to tell you everything that I’m fine. I also hope that the woman who was involved in the accident, the slash, the crash is also well.

“Then after all this I want to thank you for the support. I think it was a really nice win to get. Just keep supporting us, because we will all be needing it in the coming weeks. Thank you.’

He also added on his own Twitter account: ‘Vamosss!!! Epic moment for us here in Andorra, when we finished the first mountain battle after great teamwork.

“It will be special to be back in the red jersey tomorrow. #The Wolf Pack

“I hope the woman is okay after the accident after the finish.”

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