He Belgian Remco Evenepoel (20 years old) he won solo on the climb to Picón Blanco, the first mountain test in the resumption of the cycling season, this Thursday in the 3rd stage of the Vuelta a Burgos.
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Evenepoel, winner with a score of twenty seconds ahead of New Zealander George Bennett, took the controls of the general of the test, which will end on Saturday.
The Belgian phenomenon shone on the last climb, limited to 7.8 kilometers but with an average 9.3% slope.
Evenepoel, who passed the attack two kilometers from the top, increased the differences with respect to other favorites. The Spanish Mikel Landa, third of the stage, was left thirty seconds behind him, while the Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz about fifty, in this first of the two goals in height of this Tour of Burgos.
The Belgian, winner of the Clásica de San Sebastián last year in his first season in the professional peloton, masterfully answered questions about his level in the mountains. He thus confirmed that he may be one of the great protagonists of the next Giro, the first great round of his career.
On Friday, the sprinters will have an opportunity in the fourth and penultimate stage, 163 kilometers, between Bodegas Nabal (Gumiel de Izán) and Roa de Duero.
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