'Bring on the time trials!' Remco Evenepoel sets Scotland Strava alight, by taking a whopping total of 35 KOMs in two training rides in two days, ahead of tomorrow's TT World Championship cycling
We found out yesterday that the newly crowned road race world champ will be participating in the Cross Country mountain biking world championships too, along with former world champion Peter Sagan, and former cyclocross champion Tom Pidcock.Evenepoel takes a whopping 35 KOMs on training rides in Scotland — Scot cyclists are happy to be on the same leaderboard
And in the process, the Belgian laid down the hammer so hard, that KOMs in Scotland's central region, which have been established for years and haven't been broken since, came tumbling down faster than a house of cards, setting the Scottish cycling community on Strava on fire., and completed the loop with 536 metres of elevation in just under two hours, with an average speed of 44.9 km/hr.Just look at this series of segments. Evenepoel's title for the ride fits, in my humble opinion.
If I had to wake up to one of the 'Uh oh' messages, I'm sure it would ruin my day . But Scot cyclists seem to be more generous and not as petty as your live blog host, so credit to them. The KOM in question saw the Belgian average 41km/hr despite a 4 per cent gradient over a short hill. He pipped Edgar by just one second on the road near Port of Menteith. Other KOMs segments by Evenepoel saw him hit speeds more than even 50km/hr for extended distances.
A massive public service piece for all cyclists in the UK, or planning to visit the UK, from road.cc stalwart Simon.
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