Lefevere: Evenepoel is 'unrecognisable' from a year ago

Belgian Remco Evenepoel of QuickStep Alpha Vinyl pictured in action during the LiegeBastogneLiege one day cycling race 2575km from Liege to Liege Sunday 24 April 2022 in Liege BELGA PHOTO ERIC LALMAND Photo by ERIC LALMAND BELGA MAG Belga via AFP Photo by ERIC LALMANDBELGA MAGAFP via Getty Images
Remco Evenepoel (QuickStep-AlphaVinyl) racing to victory at Liège-Bastogne-Liège last month (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

QuickStep-AlphaVinyl boss Patrick Lefevere has said that his rider Remco Evenepoel is "unrecognisable" from how he was a year ago, following the Belgian's dominant win at the recent Tour of Norway.

Evenepoel took three stage victories at the six-day race, eventually taking the overall win by 56 seconds from Alpecin-Fenix climber Jay Vine. He now has eight wins for the season, including Liège-Bastogne-Liège, just one away from the record nine he took during the 2020 campaign that ended with a career-threatening crash at Il Lombardia.

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