Tour de France 2024: Steve Krass ‘ miracle of the tour: “I had to sleep on a chair for three weeks”

VEngegaard, evnepoel and Roglic hog the spotlight after each in the descent of ulaita, but they were not the only ones affected by the terror that day experienced. Steve KRA was one of the worst stunted cyclists. The Belgian fell out with the ‘Roosters’ in the big incident that required the season and I suffered the most severe injuries because I hit the concrete block From the watering hole: “if I fell 20 cm more, I wouldn’t count it.”

The cyclist from Total energies He appeared on departure from Florence on June 29, having overcome Pneumothorax, several broken ribs and fractures of two vertebrae. A tormented process that was close to leaving him prostrate for life and that Belgian He miraculously recovered, So much so that she walks Fifteenth overall and is the highest ranked cyclist on his team In the current version of the tour.

The Belgian gets off the bus to chat with Marka Their feelings are shown after they return to high competition once overcome The “most difficult moment” of his life.

“I’m in a good position overall and I’m happy. Before my accident I was looking forward to a better rating, The quiz is not successful because I do not have the level of last year, But being here for me is a victory. “I hope to finish the tour well and do something great in the remaining stages,”says the cyclist.

Let’s have a plan and it was successful because to think about being here, with this level in April was impossible

Krass relies heavily on his family to overcome his injuries. Very complicated passages and doubts, fortunately, remained a nightmare of the past.

“The most difficult moment was when I couldn’t sleep in my bed and had to do it on a chair for three weeks. My family and I are very happy to be at the beginning of the tour. We had a plan and it was successful. To think about being here, at this level, in April was impossible.”

I did not need psychological help because, fortunately, I quickly regained my confidence and keep my skills intact in the descent

Horror came on the descent. Many cyclists needed psychological help to cope with the descent again after all as serious as Chairs. Fortunately this was not the case for the Belgian: “fortunately I had no problems with that. I quickly regained my confidence and keep my skills intact In the pedigree.”

Total energies take center stage in the round. Yesterday, without going any further, they put Thomas gaschinard on the run for a good stretch and Anthony Turgis To achieve victory in the sterato stage. Krass lived that moment very intensely and now hopes to finish the tour with victory.

“It was definitely a great moment. We did not expect that winning and winning the tour is the maximum. We continue to hope that we will be able to repeat in the remaining stages and hope that I will be the one to get it In the remaining stages.”Regardless of whether this victory comes there is no doubt that Steve KRA has already won.