Could Remco Evenepoel be suspended for Tour de France? - Skipping Belgium National Championships comes with penalty in "no exceptions" warning

Remco Evenepoel, 26, faces a potential suspension from the Tour de France after reportedly planning to skip the Belgian National Championships road race, which takes place on Sunday. Belgian Cycling is one of the few federations that mandates professional cyclists' participation in the national road race, with no exceptions, meaning Evenepoel could face a penalty that may affect his Tour de France participation. The Red Bull-BORA Hansgrohe rider, who has not raced since finishing on the podium at Liège-Bastogne-Liège, had intended to follow a training-only build-up ahead of the Tour de France's July 4th opening stage.