Evenepoel has dominated the clock, leads the UAE Tour and pushed Del Toro away in the ranking
There has been no chance of surprise, and Evenepoel has flown on the fast men's route, to which the triple World Time Champion and Olympic champion have adapted perfectly.
Remco Evenepoel on the Return to Valencia.
The Belgian Remco Evenepoel (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe), world champion against the clock, has imposed his law on the 12.2-kilometer race that began and ended on the island of Hudayriyat.
There has been no chance of surprise, and the Olympic champion has flown on the fast men's route to which the Belgian has adapted perfectly.
The 26-year-old Aalst cyclist has completed a time of 13:06 minutes (56,092 km/h), and at 6 seconds has been ranked Joshua Tarling (Ineos Grenadiers) and 12 seconds Remi Cavagna (Groupama-FDJ United).
The first leader, and one of the great favorites, theMexican Isaac del Toro , has been far from the best and has finished in 27th place , 42 seconds from Evenepoel.
"I would have preferred to win a few more seconds, but it's a little more than I expected, "said the world champion against time." In such a short time, I expected 20 secondsof difference, so 30 or 40 seconds is quite a bit. That shows I'm in good shape. "" It was the right circuit to go fast, I'm very happy with the win, I've done a round clock, "he said.
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