Dix years after the coronation of Philip Gilbert (2012 in Valkenburg, the Netherlands), Belgium recovers the rainbow jersey thanks to the victory of Remco Evenepoel (Belgium / Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team) in the online race worlds 2022, this Sunday, in Wollongong (Australia). Teammate of the new world champion, for a day, Wout Van Aert (Belgium / Jumbo-Visma), who took 4th place, wanted to congratulate his compatriot. “NOWe had a fantastic race. You can determine the tactics in advance, but if it works out that way, great.“explains the green jersey of the Tour de France 2022 at a press conference after these World Cups.
Video – Evenepoel, world champion, Wout Van Aert misses the podium!
“We can do great things in the coming years”
“Many runners have been on my wheel, but they gave Remco more spacecontinues the corridor Visma Jumbo. yesTherefore, the chances of winning were very high. I cross the finish line in 4th place and I didn’t know if it was 10th or 15th. I just saw Christophe Laporte, who is second, but he didn’t even know it. It’s a shame, because I would have liked to be on the podium with Remco and Christophe. […] If we continue to function like this, we can do great things in the years to come.“
Belgium has been waiting for this for ten years… since Philippe Gilbert in 2012!
Imperial, above his adversaries, Remco Evenepoel (Belgium / Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team) logically triumphed over the road race since world championshipsthis Sunday, in Wollongong (Australia), flying 26 kilometers from the finish. Winner of Liège-Bastogne-Liège Y the return this season, the22 year old runner thus sublimates his year a little more with this world title that allows the Belgium to find the heights, ten years after the coronation of Philip Gilbert (2012 in Valkenburg, the Netherlands). The only who had obtained the 3rd place in the time trial last Sunday, has not yet achieved his feat.