The young Belgian Remco Evenepoel (Deceuninck – Quick-Step) moved into the leader’s jersey after he smashes the Vuelta a San Juan time trial
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The young Belgian Remco Evenepoel (Deceuninck – Quick-Step) moved into the leader’s jersey after he smashes the Vuelta a San Juan time trial. Evenepoel was like Eliot Ness during Tuesday’s stage: untouchable! The prodigious Deceuninck – Quick-Step rider, who returned at the start of the Vuelta a San Juan after an impressive display as a neo-pro last year, put in a stunning individual time trial on the 15.2km-long course, racking up his first victory of the season and the sixth since joining the team.
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The 20-year-old confirmed his favourite tag, producing a flying ride on his Specialized road bike that saw him record the fastest time at the intermediate checkpoint and set the early mark for success. Not even the 1200m climb of Punta Negra – which had a 7.8% average gradient – could slow down the reigning European Champion of the discipline, who stopped the clock in 19:16, a time more than half a minute faster than that of runner-up Filippo Ganna (Italy National Team).
“The time trial was short, but it felt like the longest one I did in my life because of the straight roads, even the climb felt endless. I went for the win and getting it makes me happy. Today I gained time on the flat, where I could sustain a strong pace, but also on the climb, where I accelerated. This means I had good legs, which is a nice feeling so early in the season”, said a happy Remco after netting Deceuninck – Quick-Step’s tenth stage victory in four participations at the Vuelta a San Juan.
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Evenepoel, who leads a stage race for just the second time in his career, downplayed any talks about the general classification, which will be decided on the long climb of Alto del Colorado: “It was my first time trial of the year, my first time in the European Champion jersey, and my first victory. It’s nice to be atop the overall standings, but we don’t have to lose our focus, as there are still four more stages to go. I’m not thinking about winning the GC, just taking it one day at a time, continue helping the team whenever and wherever I can, and we’ll just see at the end of the week where that takes me.”
1 Remco Evenepoel Youth jerseyLeader jersey Deceuninck – Quick Step 19:16
2 Filippo Ganna Italy @ 32
3 Óscar Sevilla Team Medellin @ 01:08
4 Nelson Oliveira Movistar Team @ 01:25
5 Brandon McNulty UAE Team Emirates @ 01:26
6 Maciej Bodnar Bora – Hansgrohe @ 01:27
7 Alexander Evtushenko Russia @ 01:28
8 Colin Joyce Rally Cycling @ 01:40
9 Matteo Fabbro Bora – Hansgrohe @ 01:41
10 Gavin Mannion Rally Cycling @ 01:43
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