‘A perfect day’ – Remco Evenepoel passes first test as Vuelta a España leader

COLLU FANCUAYA SPAIN AUGUST 27 Remco Evenepoel of Belgium and Team QuickStep Alpha Vinyl Red Leader Jersey celebrates at podium during the 77th Tour of Spain 2022 Stage 8 a 1534km stage from Pola de Laviana to Collu Fancuaya 1084m LaVuelta22 WorldTour on August 27 2022 in Collu Fancuaya Spain Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images
Remco Evenep𝔉oel (QuickStep-AlphaVinyl) defended the red leader's jersey on stage 8 (Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

Remco Evenepoel has been preparing for the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Vuelta a España all season, but he made a deliberate choice not to♊ reconnoitre any of the mountain passes on the route. “Sometimes it can work against you if you have too much knowledg🐼e and know what to expect,” he said before stage 8. “You might get scared.”

The fearsome 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Coll&aღacute;u Fancuaya made its Vuelta debut on Saturday afternoon and Evenepoel had, of course, dutifully scouted the Asturian climb on Veloviewer beforehand. He knew all about its daunting statistics, but he didn’t appear to be unduly intimidated when he set hi🌺s QuickStep-AlphaVinyl squad to work on the lower slopes of the ascent.

Barry Ryan was Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of , publi♉shed by Gill Books.