Evenepoel, following in Merckx’s footsteps at the Giro d’Italia

As he did in opening time trial of the Giro d’Italiaeven tighter, just for a moment, Remco Evenepoel won the second of the three trials of the ‘Pink Corsa’ of this year. He Head of Soudal-Quick Step -who has finished in the top ten 24 times in the 27 hour trials he has contested as a professional- became the second Belgian rider this Sunday after Eddy Merckxto win more than one individual time trial at Italy is spinning.

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Merckx won six, second all-time behind 12 in Francesco Moser. Evenepoel is the first Belgian to win two stages at the same Giro since 2015 (Philippe Gilbertt in Monte Berico and Verbania) and the second to win two individual time trials in the same edition of the Giro d’Italia since Eddy Merckx in 1972 (Forte dei Marmi and Circuito di Arco).

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At 23 years old aalst every time he approaches the number of a legend like Eddy Merckx, the true cannibal of cycling. The runner with the Italians Alfredo Binda and Fausto Coppi has more final victories in the Giro d’Italia (5, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974), the rider than with Carlo Galetti and Alfredo Binda he managed to win three consecutive editions of the ‘Corsa Rosa’ (1972, 1973, 1974), the fifth cyclist with the most stage victories, 25, and the rider who has worn the ‘pink jersey’ on the most days, 77; Once Evenepoel dressed him for four days, four this year, in his second appearance at the Giro.