Remco Evenepoel ruled with an iron fist 77th edition of the Vueltano one does not know that his victory is not just any victory, because of the hegemony he has in the race, the courage shown, what it means for Belgian cycling and for himself, having won his first Grand Tour in three weeks on his second grand tour, after the failure of Giro d’Italia last year.
With his victory this Sunday in Madrid, at 22 years, 7 months and 17 days, Remco Evenepoel became the first Belgian under 23 to win a Grand Tour since Eddy Merckx won the Giro in 1986, becoming the youngest winner of La Vuelta since Angelino Soler in 1961 and is the fourth youngest winner in the history of the race, which began in 1935. In fact, only the first winner, Gustaf Delor and another similar Belgian Frans De Mulder (1960) were younger than Evenepoel in their success.
Furthermore, he is the first Belgian to win a Grand Tour since then Johan De Muynck in the 1978 Giro and the first Belgian to win La Vuelta since then Freddy Maertens in 1977, as the 18th Belgian to win the Grand Tour (for a total of 33 victories).
He is the first Grand Tour winner in team history Quick step and became the first runner to win the Liège-Bastogne-LiègeThe San Sebastian Classic Y the return in the same year.
Source: La Verdad
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