Remco Evenepoel draws Vuelta a España lessons from Tour de Suisse debut

Remco Evenepoel (QuickStep-AlphaVinyl) celebrates victory on stage 8 time trial
Remco Evenepoel (QuickStep-AlphaVinyl) celebrates victory on stage 8 time trial (Image credit: Getty)

Remco Evenepoel came away from his Tour de Suisse debut with stage victory in the final time trial and lessons learned from his 11th place finish in the general classification. 

The Belgian entered the race among the favourites for overall victory, but his challenge faded when he conceded over two minutes on the punchy finishing circuit in Novazzano on stage 5.

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Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan is 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 The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.