Three weeks after breaking his collarbone and scapula in Iturria-Basque, Remco Evenpole (Sourdal-Quick Step) is back in training for his Tour de France debut.

The Belgian star posted activity on his Strava account for the first time since the horrific crash that left two-time defending Tour champion Jonas Vingegaard (Vimaris-a-Bike) with a pneumothorax and broken collarbone and ribs.

"On the way back," titled "On the way back," Evenepoel rode 98.7 km from his home west of Brussels, near Flanders.

Evenepoel's injury is not as serious as Vingegaard's, who was just discharged from hospital last week in Spain. He returned to Belgium for surgery on his collarbone and recovered quickly and is confident he will still be ready for the Tour de France Grande Palais on June 29.

Ambitious but pragmatic, the 24-year-old said earlier this season that a podium finish at the Tour de France in Nice at the end of July would be "a dream come true."

Evenpoel enjoyed a final day of recovery, visiting England to watch Arsenal soccer in London. The time trial world champion then ran 98.75 km in nearly three hours at an average speed of 34.7 km/h around Shepdal, where he grew up.

As his caption states, the next step of the "#RoadToFrance" will take him to the Sierra Nevada for the Sourdal Quickstep and a high-altitude camp. Then, depending on his fitness, he will head to the Criterium du Dauphiné or the Tour de Suisse to get back into the rhythm and punch of the race before the Tour opens in Florence.

Vingegaard, by contrast, will not be attending the Visma Ries-a-Bike training camp and, according to the Dutch team, is still doubtful to compete in the Tour unless he is in top form.

If the Danes miss out, Ivenpoel and Primos Roglic (Bora-Hansgrohe) would be the leading candidates to challenge two-time Tour winner Tadej Pogachar (UAE Team Emirates), who also crashed in Itzria but with no broken bones.

Evenpoel's compatriot Wout Van Aert (Visma Lease-a-Bike) is likewise back on the road after crashing at Doire de Flanderen in March. The Belgian pair is being supervised in their return to fitness by the same physiotherapist.

LAB Antwerp's Thijs Hertsens is taking care of the Belgian superstars, and his work has been highlighted by the pair's return to the road this week.

Van Aert was seen on video turning the pedals for the first time since Wednesday's high-speed crash.

"After working a lot on mobility, he [Evenpoel] is already back on form," Hertzens told Sporza earlier this week.

Van Aert has been working with the physiotherapist since his terrible crash at the 2019 Tour de France and Evenpoel since his horrific accident at Il Lombardia in 2020.

"Cyclists are hard workers by nature, so it's a lot of fun to coach them," Herzens said.

Van Aert's goals were derailed by the crash, but he will focus on the Paris Olympics, where he and Evenpoel will lead a top-level Belgian team that will target both road races and time trials.