Remco Evenepoel almost never fails. And less so when he feels comfortable on the bike, believes he’s the best time trial racer in the world, and is already touched by hints of the Vuelta, where he’ll be wearing the number one jersey as the winner of 2022. fingers—the beginning of August 26 in Barcelona. The Belgian talent justified both himself and the cycling community by winning the time trial at the Glasgow world championship.

The race turned into a duel. double (gold) and Filippo Ganna (silver). It was already clear that the rainbow jersey would be in the locker in one of the two runners’ rooms at night, as they were both headed for the exit. And the young British runner said the test served as a presentation of new value in time trials. Joshua TarlingHe won a bronze medal at just 19, but already has a good record of service in the specialty races as well as the velodromes.

doubleBut fired from his first pedal stroke, nervous but letting him do what he wanted, after hitting the roads last year and a recent performance, he wanted to become world time trial champion for the first time in his sports career. On Sunday, in Mathieu van der Poel’s exhibition, a little crazy, until he runs out, loses his strength, or breaks out of the race; you’ll know, geniuses are like that.

twisted stars

GhanaFor his part, he reached the World Time Trial in a modest away year, but was instrumental in the Glasgow velodrome and felt the need to become world champion for the third time in his career. It had a layout of 47.8km, too long for recent shots, which suited it well except for the last climb. And he even allowed himself the luxury of doubling up Tadej Pogacar; Stuff from the International Cycling Union (UCI).

In a similar situation, double He crushed Geraint Thomas (another cyclist preparing for the Vuelta). Always ran by setting the diff I want, Second runner up or down in 12 wins Glasgow World Cup. He faced it on the track without excessive problems and even asked the Belgian support car to calm down, as if he wanted to show that everything was under his control and that it wasn’t necessary to push too hard to win the second cycling world title.

And now turn

Now all that’s left is the final install for the Vuelta. double Non-World Cup cyclists such as Primoz Roglic and Jonas Vingegaard in the Jumbo and as their colleagues in the Mallorcan Enric Mas, and the rigors of the three-week race with only one individual time trial – in the city of Valladolid to measure 25.8 kilometers – so they can wear the rainbow jersey of the world champion in their specialty .

(The only Spanish cyclist to race Xabier Azparren40º at 5.07 minutes from Evenepoel).