San Sebastian

Tadej Pogačar popped off the back at around 62km to go as Evenepoel roars to second victory in tough Basque race.

4:09 4:09 Evenepeoel used his TT talent and bent-inbars to the max in the roads toward the final climb. Simon Yates (BikeExchnge-Jayco) latched to his wheel and the two drilled clear. UAE-Emirates saw more drama soon afterward when co-captain João Almeida crashed in the downhill. Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl’s young ace squeezed away from the peloton at around 45 kilometers to go and never looked back as he time trialed to his second win in the bumpy Spanish Basque classic.

22-year-old Evenepoel came into the race from a training camp having not raced for a month and showed his form ahead of the Vuelta. It was the second time the ...

Taking on the two-kilometre climb, the Belgian looked composed as he tackled the gradients of up to 17% and kept increasing his advantage. On the flat and wide roads towards Donostia, Evenepoel was tucked into an aerodynamic position one minute ahead of the Ineos pair. However, the British rider was also under pressure and eventually fell away, leaving Evenepoel alone with 44 kilometres of racing remaining. Once again Barrenetxea was the quickest to the summit to add three more points to his tally in the king of the mountains competition. With QuickStep pulling the peloton for Evenepoel into the second-category climb of Jaizkibel, the fractured breakaway had their gap reduced. Cyclingnews is the world's leader in English-language coverage of professional cycling. I felt really good and decided to speed it up on Jaizkibel which was the plan from before and it worked out. James Knox drove the pace into the climb of Erlaitz for teammate Evenepoel, who launched his winning attack. Since then, major publishing house Future PLC has owned the site and expanded it to include top features, news, results, photos and tech reporting. “It has been a long training camp and I was excited to start here. Last year’s runner-up Matej Mohoric (Bahrain-Victorious) showed his descending skills with 58 kilometres remaining, forcing a gap which QuickStep soon pulled back. It was amazing, I’m really happy with this victory.

San Sebastián Race Report: Remco Evenepoel attacked with more than forty kilometres to the finish, to solo for the win. Simon Yates tried to go with him, ...

Since moving to Spain and finding out how to use a computer, he has gone from contributor of Daily Distractions at the 2002 Vuelta a España to editor at PezCyclingNews. I felt good and decided to pick up the pace on the Jaizkibel. That was the plan beforehand. The Belgian won the Clásica San Sebastián for the second time in his career with a big advantage. The first chasers: Rodríquez and Sivakov had broken free from the others and were more than 1 minute behind Evenepoel after the descent of the Erlaitz. In the flat intermediate section towards the Murgil-Tontorra, the INEOS duo initially got a little closer, but at the start of the climb Evenepoel had over a minute again. Juan Ayuso – a possible winner – was one of the first to be dropped. Tom Dumoulin and Michael Matthews had been distance, João Almeida crashed, but the Portuguese escaped unscathed and was able to rejoin on the Erlaitz. The nine had a lead of about 2:30. Next up is the very steep Erlaitz (3.8 to 10.6%). From the top of the Erlaitz there are still about 40 kilometres to race. From the start in San Sebastián the course follows the coast without much climbing, so there is a chance for a break to form in the first 60 kilometres. The young Belgian had enough time in hand for a full enjoyment of his win. This was mainly due to the men of UAE Team Emirates and Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl, who set the pace for Tadej Pogačar and Remco Evenepoel. There were already riders in trouble at the back. San Sebastián Race Report: Remco Evenepoel attacked with more than forty kilometres to the finish, to solo for the win.

Sivakov was first to react to Evenepoel and Simon Yates went clear of the peloton when the Belgian attacked on the Jaizkibel climb, with Yates on his wheel. The ...

Sivakov was first to react to Evenepoel and Simon Yates went clear of the peloton when the Belgian attacked on the Jaizkibel climb, with Yates on his wheel. The Grenadier was soon joined by teammate Carlos Rodriguez and the pair were part of a larger chase group that was losing ground to Evenepoel each kilometre. Sivakov was first to react to Evenepoel and Simon Yates went clear of the peloton when the Belgian attacked on the Jaizkibel climb, with Yates on his wheel.

Belgian Remco Evenepoel made a long range solo break to blow away his rivals and win the San Sebastian Classic for the second time on Saturday.

"I had variations in weight, up and down, but we worked on that at the dietary level. Evenepoel said he was heading for the opening time-trial of the Vuelta in Utrecht on August 19 "with a good feeling". I'm stable now.

Belgian Remco Evenepoel made a long range solo break to blow away his rivals and win the San Sebastian Classic for the second time on Saturday.

"I had variations in weight, up and down, but we worked on that at the dietary level. Evenepoel said he was heading for the opening time-trial of the Vuelta in Utrecht on August 19 "with a good feeling". I'm stable now.