the Belgian Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick Step) is in charge of revolutionizing the Touring the UAE in first chapter played this Monday, where his team achieved victory with Tim Merlier and managed by the world champion, with the Spanish Pello Bilbao, to lead their main rivals in the general classification by almost a minute.
Evenepoel, the protagonist of the attacks that broke the peloton on several occasions and above all the certain escape of the 12 riders who threatened the victory in Al Mirfa, made very positive conclusions with the goal of the remaining days .
“We had a good day and we can be happy. We can even say that we started very well, better than we expected to be honest. When the crosswind hit, I was able to keep up easily, which is a good sign for the next few days.” analyzed the world peloton’s rainbow jersey.
A perfect way to start the Tour of the UAE, a race that Evenepoel will return to after four years. “We won the stage and I took a lot of time from a lot of riders that they are direct rivals, so confidence is very high after this intense day of racing”, added Evenepoel, sixth in the general classification ahead of Tuesday’s team time trial.
Source: La Verdad
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