There was not much suspense this Friday before the departure of the male test of the time trial of Belgian Championshipsand the final result confirmed it. Indeed, the Belgian Remco Evenepoel (Sudal Quick-Step) crushed competition, winning at the end of a long 40.2 km journey with more than a minute ahead of its first pursuer, Florian Vermeersch (UAE Team Emirates-XRG). From Secret (Lotto) completes the podium, more than 1,30 “of the winner of the day. After a Dauphiné criterium complicated, completed in 4th place and especially very far from Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) et Jonas Vingegaard (Team Visma | Lease A Bike), the Belgian resumes confidence and will try to double the bet during the online test this Sunday.
Video – Evenepoel far behind Pogacar and Vingegaard at the Dauphiné
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A race without suspense …
On a long course (40.2 kilometers) and without relief, we knew thatEvenepoel Leave with the favorite growing sign. Starting in the last position, the Belgian did not take long to dig large deviations, with already 26 seconds in advance after the first intermediary, then 40 seconds after the next one. A few hectometers from the finish, he even allowed himself the luxury of exceeding and then letting go From Secret (Lotto), yet left 1 minute and 30 seconds before him! Now, he is turned on the online test of this Sunday, where he hoped to win a 2nd title, after his package last year.
