Olympic gold medallist ‘has credit card stolen by POSTMAN to fund gambling addiction’

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https://www.the-sun.com/sport/13400706/ ... s-cycling/

The Belgian had an equally disastrous incident with a postie only last month

CYCLING star Remco Evenepoel's 2025 season has got off to the worst possible start after his POSTMAN allegedly stole his credit card.

Evenepoel, 25, won gold in both the Men's Time Trial and the Men's Road Race at the Paris 2024 Olympics, but has had nothing but hassle ever since.

In early December he was severely injured after a postman opened his vehicle door on the Belgian star during a training ride.

He suffered a number of fractures, a dislocated collarbone and bruised lungs, with the injuries set to keep him out until at least April.

To make matters worse, he's now had further issues with another postman.

According to report in Belgian newspaper De Telegraaf, Evenepoel recently had his credit card stolen by a local postie.

The report claims several people, including Evenepoel, had credit cards and details stolen in the Belgian city of Anderlecht.

Evenepoel is believed to have had €9000 (£7,550) withdrawn from a company account, of which the cyclist was a shareholder.

The postman allegedly stole a total of €20,000 (£16,779) to fund his gambling addiction, and later disposed of the credit cards.

He is due in court at the end of February, with a prison term among the possible sentences.

Evenepoel, meanwhile, confirmed his plans for the upcoming season earlier this month - under the assumption his rehab schedule goes to plan.

He hopes to make is comeback at the Brabantse Pijl, one of the 'Spring Classics' that signal the end of the off-season and a return to brutal one-day racing here in Europe.

From there, he is targeting the Criterium du Dauphine - one of the most prestigious Tour de France warm-up races - before doing Le Tour itself.

In a press release from his Soudal Quick-Step team, Evenepoel said: "I want to be at 200% for the Tour de France, and if things go as planned and I continue to improve, I am confident I can start there in a strong form and fight for a good result."

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