Remco Evenepoel wraps up his first Grand Tour win in the Vuelta a Espaa, plus the shortened Tour of Britain, Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta, Grand Prix Cycliste de Qubec & Montral and GP de Fourmies, all with video. Patrick Lefevere has his say on Remco Evenepoel’s Vuelta win – TOP STORY. Other news: New sponsor for Bardiani, contracts for Jarne Van de Paar and Bastien Tronchon. Tiago Machado retires. Monday EUROTRASH coffee time.TOP STORY: Lefevere After First Grand Tour Victory: “Hopefully the Start of Something Formidable”Patrick Lefevere has already won many Classics and other major races with his different team over the year, but now he also has an overall victory in a Grand Tour. Remco Evenepoel was crowned the overall winner of the 2022 Vuelta a Espaa on Sunday in Madrid. “Doing this with a Belgian rider is really a great honour,” said Lefevere.In conversation with Het Nieuwsblad, the team boss was of course full of praise for his young rider, who convincingly secured the overall victory in the last mountain stage to the Puerto de Navacerrada on Saturday. “Even me he has surprised with the speed at which he is growing. But that’s a sign of the great champions. After Lige-Bastogne-Lige, he clicked.”“I am very pleased because there are many people, especially in Flanders, who are always complaining and being negative about him. That he can’t do this and that. And now Niki Terpstra always says ‘when you win, you have friends’. That I have many friends…
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