Belgium’s Remco Evenepoel won stage 10 of the Vuelta a España on Tuesday, a 30.9km individual time trial from Elche to Alicante
Belgium’s Remco Evenepoel won stage 10 of theon Tuesday, a 30.9km individual time trial from Elche to Alicante, with a superb time of 33min 18sec, to strengthen his grip on the red jersey.
The 22-year-old rider was a staggering 48sec faster than the reigning champion Primoz Roglic , who came second ahead of Evenepoel’s Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl teammate Remi Cavagna, who was a minute slower than the winner. Victory meant Evenepoel also became the first Belgian rider to win an individual time trial stage of the Vuelta since Fons De Wolf in Valladolid in 1979. Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke had won the prologue in Benidorm in 1987.Download the Guardian app from the iOS App Store on iPhones or the Google Play store on Android phones by searching for 'The Guardian'.In the Guardian app, tap the yellow button at the bottom right, then go to Settings , then Notifications.
“My legs were so heavy on the last bump. It was actually really hard, but super nice to win this time trial in the red jersey. It’s a nice feeling. Now we’re going to fight to try to win this Vuelta.”
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