La Vuelta 2022: Remco Evenepoel ‘spat his dummy out’ but produced ‘perfect’ finish to Stage 12 - Adam Blythe

Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team) «spat the dummy out» after his Stage 12 crash before recovering to produce a «perfect» finish, that is according to Adam Blythe on the latest episode of The Breakaway. Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers) emerged from a break to win the stage as Evenepoel ultimately solidified his general classification advantage. Ad The 22-year-old crashed on a right-hand bend, losing the front wheel and suffering a cut on his knee and a tear in his shorts.

Vuelta a EspañaBlip or first sign of weakness in Evenepoel’s red armour?43 MINUTES AGO «It was nobody else’s fault but his own,» began Dan Lloyd on the latest episode of The Breakaway. «But you could sense that frustration immediately afterwards.» Lloyd added that Evenepoel's crash was reminiscent of the crash on Stage 11 that ruled his team-mate Julian Alaphilippe out of the race. «It was very similar to [Julian] Alaphilippe's crash.

They’ve just got it banked over too much. I don’t think either of them have got anybody but themselves to blame.» He remounted and re-joined the peloton — but not before showing his fury – as he worked his way back on, ready for a general classification showdown. The Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl rider raged at a commissaire about the over-zealous braking of a motorcycle ahead of the peloton, plus the quality of the road surface, but Blythe, speaking alongside Lloyd on The Breakaway, said Evenepoel was looking for excuses with his reaction.

«He definitely spat the dummy out, talking to the commissaire, blaming the motorbike,» said Blythe. «No one else crashed Remco, it was just you and I know that sounds awful but when you’re in the situation you will always look to blame something. »You never really admit when [it’s