Remco Evenepoel was scared by his crazy training ahead of the World Cup

Remco Evenepoel He is still hungry for success after his amazing Olympic harvest in Paris 2024where gold was won in both the time trial and road race with historic force. The Belgian prodigy, 24 yearswill be looking to end his impressive cycling career with another world title against the clock and, once again, doubling up on the road test.

Ten days before the start of the Zurich World Cupsin Switzerland, Evenepoel shared a brutal training session around his house in Spain. In Stravaalso attached the unmistakable headline: readyprepared; next to the devil emoticon and a biceps showing muscle. Pay attention to the data from your day on September 17:

260.74 kilometers, seven hours and seven minutes in motion and a positive slope of 3,594 meters, with an average speed of 36.6km/h and a cadence of 92 pedal strokes per minute. A real animal around Calpe, in the Valencian Community, where he lives.

For Evenepoel, competition will begin on September 22 with the men’s individual time trial, while the men’s road race will not be held until Sunday, September 22, starting at 10:30 a.m. Among the Belgian’s great rivals are Tadej Pogacar, Primoz Roglic, Tom Pidcock and the current world champion, Mathieu van der Poel.

The road test route, starting in Wintertur and ending in Zurich, will have 273.9 kilometers and 4,470 meters of elevation gain positive, with sections of more than 16% slope throughout the test, marked by short but difficult climbs.

Evenepoel was first rainbow jersey in 2022 when he won the elite men’s road event in Wollongong, where he finished third in the previous time trial. In 2023, he achieved victory against the clock in Stirling, where he was unable to repeat the podium in the line test. During his career, the Belgian won five medals at the Cycling World Championships and another three at the European Championships.