Evenepoel 'on the right track' after taking lead at Baloise Belgium Tour

MAARKEDAL BELGIUM JUNE 09 Remco Evenepoel of Belgium and Team Deceuninck QuickStep 2nd place at arrival during the 90th Baloise Belgium Tour 2021 Stage 1 a 1753km stage from Beveren to Maarkedal baloisebelgiumtour on June 09 2021 in Maarkedal Belgium Photo by Bas CzerwinskiGetty Images
Remco Evenepoel (Deceuninck-QuickStep) during stage 1 of the Baloise Belgium Tour (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Remco Evenepoel may have lost out on the stage win at the opening day of the Baloise Belgium Tour, but the Belgian was happy with his performance – and the race leader's jersey – on his return to action following his Giro d'Italia debut.

The Deceuninck-QuickStep leader took second place behind Robbe Ghys (Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise) in Maarkedal after he had attacked the peloton 28 kilometres out, bridging across to the remains of the day's early breakaway before driving the move to the finish.

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Dani Ostanek
Senior News Writer

Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, joining in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Before joining the team, they had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly and Rouleur.

Dani has reported from the world's top races, including the Tour de France, Road World Championships, and the spring Classics. They have interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars, including Mathieu van der Poel, Demi Vollering, and Remco Evenepoel. Their favourite races are the Giro d'Italia, Strade Bianche and Paris-Roubaix.

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