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Remco Evenepoel (; born 25 January 2000) is a Belgian professional cyclist and Olympic gold medalist who rides for
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. Evenepoel is widely regarded as one of the best time trialists of his generation; he is a two-time UCI world champion (
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), Olympic champion (
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), and European champion (
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). He has also found success in one-day classics, winning
Liège–Bastogne–Liège Liège–Bastogne–Liège , also known as ''La Doyenne'' ("The Old Lady"), is a one-day classic cycling race in Belgium.Cycling Weekly, UK, 13 March 1993 First run in 1892, it is the oldest of the five ''Cycling monument, Monuments'' of the Eur ...
twice in 2022 and 2023, the UCI road race world championship in
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, and Olympic road race in 2024. Evenepoel also won the
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in
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, becoming the first Belgian to win a Grand Tour since 1978. The son of former cyclist Patrick Evenepoel, Remco began his sporting career as a footballer, playing as a midfielder in the youth ranks of
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,
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, and the Belgian national youth teams. After switching to cycling in 2017, he dominated the junior ranks by winning the road race and time trial in the junior categories at the
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. Evenepoel elected to skip the under-23 level, turning professional in 2019 with Deceuninck–Quick-Step (now Soudal–Quick-Step). In his debut professional season, he became the youngest winner of a
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race by winning the
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at age 19. After a career-threatening injury in 2020 at Il Lombardia, Evenepoel returned to racing at the
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. For his achievements in 2022, Evenepoel was awarded the
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, given to the most successful cyclist of the season. In 2024, Evenepoel made his debut at the
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, where he placed third overall behind
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, also taking home the young rider's classification. Shortly after the Tour, Evenepoel became the only male cyclist to win both the Olympic time trial and road race, achieving both at the
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.


Early life and football

The son of the former professional cyclist Patrick Evenepoel, Evenepoel started his sporting career as a football player. At the age of five he joined
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. When he was eleven years old he changed to the youth academy of
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returning to Anderlecht again at the age of fourteen. He played four times for the Belgian U15 team and five times for the Belgian U16.


Cycling career


Junior career

Evenepoel made a switch from football to cycling in 2017. He won both the
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and road race at the 2018 European Junior Road Cycling Championships. The gap between him and the second place rider in the road race was 9 minutes and 44 seconds. Later in the year, Evenepoel also won both the road race and the time trial at the UCI Junior Road World Championships.


Deceuninck–Quick-Step


2019 - professional debut

Electing to skip the under-23 ranks, Evenepoel announced in July 2018 that he would join for the 2019 season. For his first season, Evenepoel was scheduled to compete in shorter stage races, and skipped the cobbled, one-day Classic races. In his debut race, the
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, Evenepoel won the young rider classification and 9th overall whilst also winning his first professional podium in the stage 3 time trial behind teammate
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and
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. Evenepoel's first professional victory came at the
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, where he won the general classification as well as a stage and the points classification. On 3 August 2019 Evenepoel scored his first World Tour victory when he won the
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. He escaped from the field, accompanied by
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about from the finish, dropping his companion on the last hill and soloing to victory. He became the third-youngest rider ever to win a
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in the history of the sport. On 8 August 2019, Evenepoel won the time trial at the
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. At the
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in September, Evenepoel would have been eligible to still ride in the under-23 category, but decided against it and started in the elite men's events. He went on to win the silver medal in the time trial. He spent much of the year sharing a room with
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who acted in a mentoring role.


2020 - career threatening crash

Evenepoel started the 2020 season at the
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, where he won the individual time trial on stage 3 and the general classification. He then competed at the
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. Here, he won stage 2 as well as the final stage, a time trial, to clinch overall victory ahead of
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. After the extended break in the cycling calendar due to the
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, he won the
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and the
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. Evenepoel suffered a serious accident at Il Lombardia. While descending the
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and after a sharp curve, he collided with a low wall on the side of a bridge and was thrown over it with the impact, falling in a dirt area near some trees, roughly below the road. No other cyclists were involved in the accident and he was swiftly removed from the scene by the emergency services, being conscious and responsive all the time. Hours later, his team reported that he had suffered a fractured pelvis and a right lung contusion, also stating that he would not be returning to competition in the near future.


2021 - first Grand Tour

Evenepoel returned to competition in the
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, finishing 7th in the prologue time trial, after which he said: "I was standing on the start ramp with some tears in my eyes. It was a hard way to come back and start the Giro like this. But immediately a top-10 spot, I didn't expect it – I'm really happy." After spending the first 15 stages in the top-10 of the general classification, he crashed during stage 17 and was unable to continue the race. He competed in the rescheduled
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in Tokyo in both the road race and time trial earning a top 10 place in the latter. During the 2021 World Championships in
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he claimed his second elite level world championship medal, taking the bronze in the time trial. Evenepoel was the centre of a furore in the World road race. Ahead of the race, it was felt that
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was the protected leader for a Belgian team that was very hopeful of a home win, and
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stated to ''
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'' that "If there is only one leader, you really shouldn't take Evenepoel ..He rides mainly for himself; we saw that at the Olympics". Evenepoel responded "He always has to say something and that's a shame ..Maybe it stings that I didn't ride for his son's team. I have a lot of respect for Eddy and apparently that is not mutual." On the race ahead "I'm here to work for Belgium, for Wout, because I know that it's the chance of his life to be world champion. He's in the form of his life, and it would be stupid of me to ride for myself. On this parcours, no one is stronger than Wout. I said already a lot of times that I will do everything orWout." In the road race Evenepoel appeared to answer Merckx' criticism that he is a selfish cyclist by joining an early attack with 180 km still to race, followed by a second mid-race attack, and then created the decisive selection in the finals laps. Van Aert was unable to win the race, which was won by
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. After the race, people from the world of cycling such as Evenepoel's trade team boss
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praised Evenepoel's strength and wondered if the Belgian team had made the wrong choice of leader. Lefevere asked: " y did the Belgians want to break open the race so early? And above all, why did they throw Remco into the fray so early? For me, Remco was the best man in the race after Julian. But they just sacrificed him and rolled out the red carpet for Julian." Evenepoel responded to the criticism of Belgium's tactics by revealing that he felt he could have won the race but that " Friday evening before the World Championships there was a meeting with everyone. It was very unclear to me what exactly was expected of me. So after sleeping on it, the next day I went to coaches
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and
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and asked: 'What do you expect from me in concrete terms?' "I also said straight out that I thought I might be able to win the race in a certain scenario. 'Do I get a chance or not?' I asked. 'No,' was the answer." This caused a rift in the team; Van Aert said "I expected to hear criticism because we didn't win but that it came from someone on the team is not smart and only serves to add fuel to the fire. It's a shame, and I regret it. Remco issued more criticism on TV than in the team meeting" and "He was the one who agreed with the tactics, who agreed with the selection. He has been preaching for weeks on end how he was looking forward to it so I think it's really weird to turn 180 degrees now". Days after the race Belgian team-mate
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said that Evenepoel had failed to show up for the team debrief: "Everyone was there, except Remco ..He was aware, but didn't think it was necessary. I think that is a shame, especially because he thought it necessary to say things on TV. That stuck with some of us. ..I think that Remco should sometimes be slowed down by his entourage. He still has to learn when he can and cannot say things. Also, a super-strong rider – which he certainly is – should realise that some things should remain internal."


2022 - Grand Tour, Monument, and World Championship victory

On 24 April, at the age of 22, Evenepoel won his first
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in
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after a 29.6 km solo effort with a 48-second lead on the runner-up. It was his first participation in this
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. He completed the 257.1 km with an average speed of 41.397 km/h, which was the fastest edition in the history of La Doyenne. He won the
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by launching a successful 44 kilometre solo attack, finishing nearly two minutes ahead of second-placed
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. In early September, Evenepoel won the
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, his first Grand Tour triumph. Evenepoel took the
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after
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of the race, which finished with a 800m climb to a mountain-top finish in San Miguel de Aguayo. While the stage was won by
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, Evenepoel managed to finish second, putting significant time into his
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rivals, including
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, the pre-race favorite. Evenepoel extended his general classification lead to 2 minutes and 41 seconds after a dominant performance on the stage 10 individual time trial, finishing the 30.9 km course in 33 minutes and 18 seconds, 48 seconds ahead of second-place Roglič. The following challenging mountain stages saw Roglič and
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claw back some time, reducing Evenepoel's general classification lead to as little as 1 minute and 26 seconds. However, following Roglič's withdrawal from the race after a crash at the end of stage 16, Evenepoel won stage 18, another mountain-top finish, securing a 2-minute and 7-second advantage over Mas, which would prove unassailable over the final 2 stages. Arriving in Madrid, Evenepoel's margin of victory was 2 minutes and 2 seconds over second place Mas and 4 minutes and 57 seconds over third place
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. In September, Evenepoel competed in both the
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and Road Race at the
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in Wollongong, Australia. He finished 3rd in the time trial, 9 seconds behind winner
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. One week later, he won the road race, finishing two minutes and 21 seconds ahead of France's
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. Having made it into a breakaway with 32 km to go, Evenepoel managed to break free from
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with 25 km to go and ride solo to the finish for his first World Championship victory at the Elite level.


2023 - time trial World Champion

On 23 April, Evenepoel won Liège-Bastogne-Liège, winning the Monument for the second year in a row. He launched an attack on
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; he attacked in the saddle, moving away from the peloton and only
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was able to follow him. A few kilometres later, Evenepoel pushed hard on the pedals again and left Pidcock trailing, soloing 30 kilometres to retain the title. In May, Evenepoel competed in the
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as one of the main favourites for victory. In the opening day time trial to
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, he won the stage to take the race leader's pink jersey, in the process gaining significant time on his general classification rivals. After losing the race lead to
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during the first week of the race, he reclaimed it following his victory in the stage 9 individual time trial. However, following a positive test for COVID-19 that same evening, Evenepoel was forced to withdraw from the race, handing the race lead to
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. Following his recovery, Evenepoel competed in the
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. Here, he won stage 7 of the race, attacking on the last part of the stage neutralized for times on the general classification, following
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's death due to a crash on a descent two days prior. Evenepoel dedicated his victory to Mäder. He eventually finished the Tour de Suisse in third position overall. After the Tour de Suisse, Evenepoel contested the national championships. In the
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, he placed only fourth following a crash on a wet course. On 25 June, he won the road race championship for the first time in his career, outsprinting
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() at the finish line. Later that summer, he took his third victory at the
Clásica de San Sebastián The Donostia-Donostia Klasikoa — Clásica San Sebastián-San Sebastián (San Sebastián Classic) is a one-day professional men's bicycle road race in northern Spain that has been held every summer since 1981 in San Sebastián. It is the m ...
, coming out ahead in a two-man sprint against
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. On 11 August he won the time trial at the
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in Scotland, becoming the second cyclist (after
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) to win both the road race and the time trial at the World Championships.


2024 - double Olympic champion

Evenepoel began his 2024 season with a win at the
Figueira Champions Classic The Figueira Champions Classic is a one-day road cycling race held in Portugal annually since 2023. It is held as a category 1.Pro event on the UCI ProSeries, having upgraded from the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of ...
on February 11, completing a 53 km solo effort to victory. He then secured the overall classification at the
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from February 14 to 18, with a notable performance in the stage 4 time trial, winning by 16 seconds. In Paris-Nice, held from March 3 to 10, Evenepoel won the points and mountains classifications, while finishing second overall. He won the final stage 8, but despite repeated attacks, wasn't able to distance himself from
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, the general classification winner. During the
Tour of the Basque Country The Tour of the Basque Country (Officially: ''Itzulia Basque Country'') is an annual road cycling stage race held in the Spanish Basque Country in April. It is one of the races that make up the UCI World Tour calendar. As the Basque Country is ...
, from April 1 to 6, Evenepoel abandoned the race due to injury following a serious crash on stage 4. The incident occurred during a high-speed descent and led to the neutralization of the race, affecting several other favorites, including
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and
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. Despite the severity of the crash, Evenepoel managed to walk to medical assistance on his own. He sustained a broken collarbone and scapula, requiring surgery, which was successfully completed on April 6. Evenepoel made his race debut at the
2024 Tour de France The 2024 Tour de France was the 111th edition of the Tour de France. It started in Florence, Italy, on 29 June, and finished in Nice, France, on 21 July. The race did not finish in (or near) Paris for the first time since its inception, owing to ...
, held from June 29 - July 21. He was initially viewed as one of the three favorites to win the overall classification, alongside
Jonas Vingegaard Jonas Vingegaard Hansen (; ; born 10 December 1996) is a Danish professional road bicycle racing, road racing cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam . Described as one of the best Climbing specialist, climbers of his generation, his rivalry with Tad ...
and Tadej Pogacar. Evenepoel won one stage, the individual time trial on stage 7, where he bested Pogacar and Vingegaard by 12 and 37 seconds respectively. He finished the Tour third overall, 3 minutes behind Vingegaard, 9 minutes behind Pogacar, and secured the best young rider's white jersey. On July 27, just 6 days after the conclusion of the Tour de France, Evenepoel won gold in the Olympic Time Trial at the
2024 Paris Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...
, finishing 15 seconds ahead of Filippo Ganna. A week later on August 3 he also won Olympic gold in the road race despite suffering a tire puncture near the end of the race, becoming the first man to win gold medals in both road cycling events at the same Olympics. The 273 kilometer course through the streets of Paris was the longest Olympic road race to date. On September 22, almost 2 months after the conclusion of the Olympics, Evenepoel won the time trial at the
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in
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, finishing 6 seconds ahead of Ganna. His chain dropped before the start and he rode without a power meter. Evenepoel finished fifth in the road race. Evenepoel finished his 2024 season with a second-place finish at Il Lombardia. On 3 December, Evenpoel collided with an open door of a postal vehicle, during a training ride in Belgium. He suffered fractures to his ribs, shoulder blade and hand, as well as a dislocated collarbone and contusions to both lungs as a result of this. He underwent a successful operation the following day.


2025

Evenepoel missed the early season while recovering from his injuries. He called the recovery process "the hardest battle of my life so far," particularly as it was the second shoulder injury he has suffered in the last nine months. Evenepoel returned in time to ride the
Ardennes classics The Ardennes classics are three cycling classics held in mid-April in the Belgian Ardennes and southern Limburg in the Netherlands: Liège–Bastogne–Liège, La Flèche Wallonne and Amstel Gold Race. First held in 1892, 1936 and 1966 respec ...
in April, hoping to recover peak performance in time for the
Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...
In his first race back from injury, Evenepoel won the
Brabantse Pijl Brabantse Pijl may refer to: * Brabantse Pijl (men's race) * Brabantse Pijl (women's race) The Brabantse Pijl is an elite women's professional one-day road bicycle race held in Belgium, part of the UCI Women's ProSeries. The race takes place al ...
in a two-up sprint against
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. Evenepoel finished third in the
Amstel Gold Race Amstel Gold Race may refer to: * Amstel Gold Race (men's race) The Amstel Gold Race is a one-day classic cycle races, classic road bicycle race, road cycling race held annually since 1966 Amstel Gold Race, 1966 in the province of Limburg (Netherl ...
, despite a crash midway through, and came ninth in
La Flèche Wallonne La Flèche Wallonne (, French for "The Walloon Arrow") is a men's professional cycle road race held in April each year in Wallonia, Belgium. It is part of the UCI World Tour. The first of two Belgian Ardennes classics, La Flèche Wallonne is ...
. Despite being listed by analysts as a pre-race favorite, Evenepoel finished a disappointing 59th at
Liège–Bastogne–Liège Liège–Bastogne–Liège , also known as ''La Doyenne'' ("The Old Lady"), is a one-day classic cycling race in Belgium.Cycling Weekly, UK, 13 March 1993 First run in 1892, it is the oldest of the five ''Cycling monument, Monuments'' of the Eur ...
, saying after the race "I can't expect miracles" and that it would take time to return to his best form. At the
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, Evenepoel struggled in the high mountains but won the final stage 5 time trial by 11 seconds over João Almeida, finishing in fifth place overall.


Personal life

Evenepoel is the son of former professional cyclist Patrick Evenepoel, best known for winning the
Grand Prix de Wallonie The Grand Prix de Wallonie is an annual road bicycle race held annually in Wallonia, Belgium. From 2005 to 2019 it was organised as a category 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2021, it joined the UCI ProSeries, after being cancelled in 2020. ...
in 1993. Since 2022, Evenepoel is married to Oumaïma Rayane, who he met in high school. Following Evenepoel's December 2024 injury, he stated on social media that he drew strength from his wife's
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faith, saying " ’s something that helps me go through life and it’s something very, very beautiful." Evenepoel is fluent in Dutch, French, and English.


Career achievements


Major results

;2017 : 1st La Philippe Gilbert Juniors : 1st La Route des Géants : Aubel–Thimister–La Gleize ::1st Points classification ::1st Stage 2b ;2018 : UCI Junior Road World Championships ::1st Road race ::1st
Time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...
: UEC European Junior Road Championships ::1st Road race ::1st Time trial : National Junior Road Championships ::1st Road race ::1st
Time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...
: 1st Overall
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::1st Points classification ::1st Mountains classification ::1st Stages 1a, 2 & 4 : 1st Overall
Course de la Paix Juniors The Peace Race Juniors, officially known as the Course de la Paix Juniors, is a junior (ages 17-18) multi-day cycling race held annually in the Czech Republic. It is part of the UCI Junior Nations' Cup, and is the junior version of the Peace Race ...
::1st Points classification ::1st Mountains classification ::1st Stages 2a (
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) & 4 : 1st Overall
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::1st Points classification ::1st Mountains classification ::1st Stages 1 & 2 : 1st Overall
Aubel–Thimister–Stavelot Aubel–Thimister–Stavelot is a junior (ages 17–18) multi-day cycling race held annually in Belgium. It was part of the UCI Junior World Cup from 2003 to 2007. From 1955 to 2013, the race was named Liège-La Gleize, before being changed to Aube ...
::1st Points classification ::1st Mountains classification ::1st Stage 3 : 1st Overall
Trophée Centre Morbihan The Trophée Centre Morbihan is a junior (ages 17–18) multi-day cycling race held annually in Morbihan The Morbihan ( , ; ) is a departments of France, department in the administrative region of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany, situ ...
::1st Points classification ::1st Stage 1 : 1st
Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne is an annual single-day road bicycle racing, road cycling race in Belgium. It is held one day after Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, on the last Sunday of February or the first of March, and completes the opening weekend of the Be ...
Juniores : 1st
Chrono des Nations Chrono des Nations – Les Herbiers Vendée is a single-day individual time trial road bicycle race held annually in October in Les Herbiers, Vendée, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It was origi ...
Juniores : 1st Guido Reybrouck Classic ;2019 (5 pro wins) : 1st Time trial,
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: 1st Overall
Tour of Belgium The Tour of Belgium (; ) is a five-day bicycle race which is held annually in Belgium, and is part of the UCI ProSeries. It was held annually between 1908 and 1981, except during both world wars. Between 1982 and 1990 several races were not org ...
::1st Points classification ::1st Stage 2 : 1st
Clásica de San Sebastián The Donostia-Donostia Klasikoa — Clásica San Sebastián-San Sebastián (San Sebastián Classic) is a one-day professional men's bicycle road race in northern Spain that has been held every summer since 1981 in San Sebastián. It is the m ...
: 2nd
Time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...
,
UCI Road World Championships The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and , a UCI Road World Championships ...
: 3rd
Time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...
, National Road Championships : 4th Overall
Tour of Turkey The Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey () is a professional road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Turkey since 1963. In 2005 the race became part of the UCI Europe Tour, UCI race classifications, rated as a 2.2 event, before bei ...
: 8th Overall
Adriatica Ionica Race The Adriatica Ionica Race is an Italian annual professional men's road bicycle race introduced in the 2018 season as a part of the UCI Europe Tour, and currently classified as a 2.1 event. The race is organised by former professional cyclist Mo ...
::1st Stage 3 : 9th Overall
Vuelta a San Juan The Vuelta a San Juan is an annual road cycling stage race held in Argentine. Typically consisting of seven stages, beginning and ending in San Juan, the race was first held in 1982. In 2017, the race was classified as a 2.1 event by the Unio ...
::1st Young rider classification ;2020 (9) : 1st Overall
Volta ao Algarve Volta may refer to: Persons * Alessandro Volta (1745–1827), Italian physicist and inventor of the electric battery, count and eponym of the volt * Giovanni Volta (1928–2012), Italian Roman Catholic bishop * Giovanni Serafino Volta (1764–1 ...
::1st Young rider classification ::1st Stages 2 & 5 (
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) : 1st Overall
Tour de Pologne The Tour de Pologne (; ), officially abbreviated TdP, is an annual, professional men's Race stage, multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race primarily held in Poland. It consists of seven or eight stages and is usually around 1,200 km ...
::1st Stage 4 : 1st Overall
Vuelta a Burgos Vuelta Ciclista a Burgos is an elite professional road bicycle racing event held annually in the Burgos (province), Burgos province of Spain. The men's Vuelta a Burgos has been a multi-day stage race as part of the UCI Europe Tour since 2005. In ...
::1st Young rider classification ::1st Stage 3 : 1st Overall
Vuelta a San Juan The Vuelta a San Juan is an annual road cycling stage race held in Argentine. Typically consisting of seven stages, beginning and ending in San Juan, the race was first held in 1982. In 2017, the race was classified as a 2.1 event by the Unio ...
::1st Young rider classification ::1st Stage 3 (
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) ;2021 (8) : 1st Overall
Danmark Rundt Danmark Rundt is a Danish multi-day professional road cycling race. It is currently sponsored by the Danish national postal agency, PostNord, and the race is therefore also known as PostNord Danmark Rundt. The race is sometimes called the Tou ...
::1st Young rider classification ::1st Stages 3 & 5 (
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) : 1st Overall
Tour of Belgium The Tour of Belgium (; ) is a five-day bicycle race which is held annually in Belgium, and is part of the UCI ProSeries. It was held annually between 1908 and 1981, except during both world wars. Between 1982 and 1990 several races were not org ...
::1st Stage 2 (
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) : 1st
Brussels Cycling Classic The Brussels Cycling Classic (known until June 2013 as Paris–Brussels) is a classic cycle races, semi classic European Road bicycle racing, bicycle race, one of the oldest races on the international calendar. History Paris–Brussels was first ...
: 1st
Coppa Bernocchi The Coppa Bernocchi is a European Road bicycle racing, bicycle race held in Legnano, Italy. From 2005 to 2019, the race was organised as a UCI race classifications, 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, before joining the UCI ProSeries in 2020. In 1 ...
: 1st
Druivenkoers Overijse Druivenkoers Overijse is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in August in Overijse, Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing compet ...
:
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::2nd Road race ::3rd
Time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...
: National Road Championships ::2nd
Time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...
::3rd Road race : 3rd
Time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...
,
UCI Road World Championships The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and , a UCI Road World Championships ...
: 5th
Giro dell'Emilia The Giro dell'Emilia is a late season road bicycle race held annually in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. First run in 1909, the race is considered a classic cycle race, and is traditionally grouped with the Giro del Piemonte and Giro di Lombard ...
: 5th
Chrono des Nations Chrono des Nations – Les Herbiers Vendée is a single-day individual time trial road bicycle race held annually in October in Les Herbiers, Vendée, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It was origi ...
: 9th
Time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...
,
Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; ) are the world's preeminent international Olympic sports, sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a Multi-s ...
;2022 (15) :
UCI Road World Championships The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and , a UCI Road World Championships ...
::1st Road race ::3rd
Time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...
: 1st
Time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...
, National Road Championships : 1st Overall
Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; ) is an annual stage race, multi-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Ital ...
::1st
Young rider classification Young rider classification () in a cycling jersey competition in multi-day stage race events, such as the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and many others, is an award for the current leader by overall time for riders below the age of twenty-six years ...
::1st Stages 10 (
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) & 18 : 1st Overall
Tour of Norway The Tour of Norway is a road bicycle race held annually in Norway. It is considered as a successor to the stage race Ringerike GP, which is now a one-day race. It was started in 2011 as a result of the heightened interest in cycling in Norway, ...
::1st Young rider classification ::1st Stages 1, 3 & 5 : 1st Overall
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::1st Young rider classification ::1st Stage 4 (
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) : 1st
Liège–Bastogne–Liège Liège–Bastogne–Liège , also known as ''La Doyenne'' ("The Old Lady"), is a one-day classic cycling race in Belgium.Cycling Weekly, UK, 13 March 1993 First run in 1892, it is the oldest of the five ''Cycling monument, Monuments'' of the Eur ...
: 1st
Clásica de San Sebastián The Donostia-Donostia Klasikoa — Clásica San Sebastián-San Sebastián (San Sebastián Classic) is a one-day professional men's bicycle road race in northern Spain that has been held every summer since 1981 in San Sebastián. It is the m ...
: 1st
Gullegem Koerse The Gullegem Koerse is a single-day Road bicycle racing, road cycling race held annually in Wevelgem, Belgium over a course consisting of eight 20-kilometer laps. The race was first organized in 1942 and is one of the most important criterium race ...
: 1st Stage 8 (
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)
Tour de Suisse The Tour de Suisse () is an annual road cycling stage race. Raced over eight days, the event covers two weekends in June, and along with the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is considered a proving ground for the Tour de France, which is on the calend ...
: 2nd Overall
Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana The Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (; or Tour of Valencia) is a road cycling stage race held in the Valencian Community (''Comunitat Valenciana''), Spain. Its position in the cycling calendar means it is often used as preparation for the sprin ...
::1st Young rider classification ::1st Stage 1 : 4th Overall
Tour of the Basque Country The Tour of the Basque Country (Officially: ''Itzulia Basque Country'') is an annual road cycling stage race held in the Spanish Basque Country in April. It is one of the races that make up the UCI World Tour calendar. As the Basque Country is ...
::1st Young rider classification : 6th
Brabantse Pijl Brabantse Pijl may refer to: * Brabantse Pijl (men's race) * Brabantse Pijl (women's race) The Brabantse Pijl is an elite women's professional one-day road bicycle race held in Belgium, part of the UCI Women's ProSeries. The race takes place al ...
;2023 (13) : 1st
Time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...
,
UCI Road World Championships The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and , a UCI Road World Championships ...
: National Road Championships ::1st Road race ::4th
Time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...
: 1st Overall
UAE Tour The UAE Tour () are road cycling stage races in the United Arab Emirates. A men's event was first held in 2019 as part of the UCI World Tour. It was created as a result of the merging of the Abu Dhabi Tour and the Dubai Tour. A women's event was ...
::1st Young rider classification ::1st Stage 2 ( TTT) : 1st
Liège–Bastogne–Liège Liège–Bastogne–Liège , also known as ''La Doyenne'' ("The Old Lady"), is a one-day classic cycling race in Belgium.Cycling Weekly, UK, 13 March 1993 First run in 1892, it is the oldest of the five ''Cycling monument, Monuments'' of the Eur ...
: 1st
Clásica de San Sebastián The Donostia-Donostia Klasikoa — Clásica San Sebastián-San Sebastián (San Sebastián Classic) is a one-day professional men's bicycle road race in northern Spain that has been held every summer since 1981 in San Sebastián. It is the m ...
:
Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; ) is an annual stage race, multi-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Ital ...
::1st
Mountains classification The King of the Mountains (KoM) is an award given to the best climbing specialist in a men's cycling road race; in women's cycle racing, Queen of the Mountains (QoM) is used. While the title may be given to the rider who achieves the highest p ...
::1st Stages 3, 14 & 18 ::Held after Stages 3–5 ::Held after Stages 3–5 & 10–12 :: Combativity award Stages 14, 15, 17, 18 & Overall :
Giro d'Italia The Giro d'Italia (; ), also known simply as the Giro, is an annual stage race, multiple-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Italy, while also starting in, or passing through, other countries. The first race was organized in 19 ...
::1st Stages 1 (
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) & 9 (
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) ::Held & after Stages 1–3 & 9 ::Held after Stage 1 : 2nd Overall
Volta a Catalunya The Volta a Catalunya (; Tour of Catalonia, ) is a road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia, Spain. It is one of three World Tour stage races in Spain, together with the Vuelta a España and the Tour of the Basque Country. The race has had ...
::1st Mountains classification ::1st Young rider classification ::1st Stages 3 & 7 : 2nd
Chrono des Nations Chrono des Nations – Les Herbiers Vendée is a single-day individual time trial road bicycle race held annually in October in Les Herbiers, Vendée, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It was origi ...
: 3rd Overall
Tour de Suisse The Tour de Suisse () is an annual road cycling stage race. Raced over eight days, the event covers two weekends in June, and along with the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is considered a proving ground for the Tour de France, which is on the calend ...
::1st Stage 7 : 7th Overall
Vuelta a San Juan The Vuelta a San Juan is an annual road cycling stage race held in Argentine. Typically consisting of seven stages, beginning and ending in San Juan, the race was first held in 1982. In 2017, the race was classified as a 2.1 event by the Unio ...
: 9th
Giro di Lombardia The Giro di Lombardia (), officially ''Il Lombardia'', is a cycling race in Lombardy, Italy. It is traditionally the last of the five 'Cycling monument, Monuments' of the season, considered to be one of the most prestigious one-day events in cycli ...
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Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; ) are the world's preeminent international Olympic sports, sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a Multi-s ...
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Time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...
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UCI Road World Championships The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and , a UCI Road World Championships ...
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Time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...
::5th Road race : 1st Overall
Volta ao Algarve Volta may refer to: Persons * Alessandro Volta (1745–1827), Italian physicist and inventor of the electric battery, count and eponym of the volt * Giovanni Volta (1928–2012), Italian Roman Catholic bishop * Giovanni Serafino Volta (1764–1 ...
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ITT ITT may refer to: Communication *Tank phone, Infantry-Tank Telephone, a device allowing infantrymen to speak to the occupants of armoured vehicles. Mathematics *Intuitionistic type theory, other name of Martin-Löf Type Theory *Intensional typ ...
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Figueira Champions Classic The Figueira Champions Classic is a one-day road cycling race held in Portugal annually since 2023. It is held as a category 1.Pro event on the UCI ProSeries, having upgraded from the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of ...
: 2nd Overall
Paris–Nice Paris–Nice is a professional road bicycle racing, cycling stage race in France, held annually since 1933. Raced over eight days, the race usually starts with a prologue in the Paris region and ends with a final stage either in Nice or on the ...
::1st Points classification ::1st Mountains classification ::1st Stage 8 : 2nd
Giro di Lombardia The Giro di Lombardia (), officially ''Il Lombardia'', is a cycling race in Lombardy, Italy. It is traditionally the last of the five 'Cycling monument, Monuments' of the season, considered to be one of the most prestigious one-day events in cycli ...
: 3rd Overall
Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...
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Young rider classification Young rider classification () in a cycling jersey competition in multi-day stage race events, such as the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and many others, is an award for the current leader by overall time for riders below the age of twenty-six years ...
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ITT ITT may refer to: Communication *Tank phone, Infantry-Tank Telephone, a device allowing infantrymen to speak to the occupants of armoured vehicles. Mathematics *Intuitionistic type theory, other name of Martin-Löf Type Theory *Intensional typ ...
) : 7th Overall
Critérium du Dauphiné The Critérium du Dauphiné, before 2010 known as the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, is an annual cycle sport, cycling road bicycle racing, road race in the Dauphiné region in the southeast of France. The race is run over eight days during ...
::1st Stage 4 (
ITT ITT may refer to: Communication *Tank phone, Infantry-Tank Telephone, a device allowing infantrymen to speak to the occupants of armoured vehicles. Mathematics *Intuitionistic type theory, other name of Martin-Löf Type Theory *Intensional typ ...
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Brabantse Pijl Brabantse Pijl may refer to: * Brabantse Pijl (men's race) * Brabantse Pijl (women's race) The Brabantse Pijl is an elite women's professional one-day road bicycle race held in Belgium, part of the UCI Women's ProSeries. The race takes place al ...
: 3rd
Amstel Gold Race Amstel Gold Race may refer to: * Amstel Gold Race (men's race) The Amstel Gold Race is a one-day classic cycle races, classic road bicycle race, road cycling race held annually since 1966 Amstel Gold Race, 1966 in the province of Limburg (Netherl ...
: 4th Overall
Critérium du Dauphiné The Critérium du Dauphiné, before 2010 known as the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, is an annual cycle sport, cycling road bicycle racing, road race in the Dauphiné region in the southeast of France. The race is run over eight days during ...
::1st Stage 4 (
ITT ITT may refer to: Communication *Tank phone, Infantry-Tank Telephone, a device allowing infantrymen to speak to the occupants of armoured vehicles. Mathematics *Intuitionistic type theory, other name of Martin-Löf Type Theory *Intensional typ ...
) : 5th Overall
Tour de Romandie The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs through the Romandie region, or French-speaking part of Switzerland. The competition began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling. It ...
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ITT ITT may refer to: Communication *Tank phone, Infantry-Tank Telephone, a device allowing infantrymen to speak to the occupants of armoured vehicles. Mathematics *Intuitionistic type theory, other name of Martin-Löf Type Theory *Intensional typ ...
) : 9th
La Flèche Wallonne La Flèche Wallonne (, French for "The Walloon Arrow") is a men's professional cycle road race held in April each year in Wallonia, Belgium. It is part of the UCI World Tour. The first of two Belgian Ardennes classics, La Flèche Wallonne is ...


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Monument A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, historical ...
winner, Grand Tour winner and UCI World Champion in 1 year:
2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...
(record shared with
Alfredo Binda Alfredo Binda (11 August 1902 – 19 July 1986) was an Italian road bicycle racing, road cyclist of the 1920s and 1930s. He was the first to win five editions of the Giro d'Italia, and a three-time UCI Road World Championships – Men's road rac ...
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Eddy Merckx Édouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx (born 17 June 1945), known as Eddy Merckx (, ), is a Belgian former professional road and track cyclist racer who is the most successful rider in the history of competitive cycling. His victories include an ...
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Bernard Hinault Bernard Hinault (; born 14 November 1954) is a French former professional road bicycle racing, road cyclist. With 147 professional victories, including five times the Tour de France, he is often named among the greatest cyclists of all time. In ...
and Tadej Pogacar) * Winner of the UCI Junior Road World Championship and the UCI Road World Championship:
2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
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2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...
(record shared with
Greg LeMond Gregory James LeMond (born June 26, 1961) is an American former Road bicycle racing, road racing cyclist. He won the Tour de France thrice and the UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race, Road Race World Championship twice, becoming t ...
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Mathieu van der Poel Mathieu van der Poel (born 19 January 1995) is a Belgian-born Dutch professional Cycle sport, cyclist who rides for the UCI WorldTeam . He competes in the cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, mountain biking, Gravel cycling, gravel and road bicyc ...
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Clásica de San Sebastián The Donostia-Donostia Klasikoa — Clásica San Sebastián-San Sebastián (San Sebastián Classic) is a one-day professional men's bicycle road race in northern Spain that has been held every summer since 1981 in San Sebastián. It is the m ...
wins: 3 (record shared with
Marino Lejarreta Marino Lejarreta Arrizabalaga (born 14 May 1957) is a retired Spanish professional road racing cyclist. His biggest victory was capturing the 1982 Vuelta a España, a Grand Tour stage race, and he is the inaugural and record three-time winner of ...
) * Most
Volta ao Algarve Volta may refer to: Persons * Alessandro Volta (1745–1827), Italian physicist and inventor of the electric battery, count and eponym of the volt * Giovanni Volta (1928–2012), Italian Roman Catholic bishop * Giovanni Serafino Volta (1764–1 ...
wins: 3 (record shared with Belmiro Silva) * UCI World Champion in road race (
2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...
) and time trial (
2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...
): record shared with
Abraham Olano Abraham Olano Manzano (born 22 January 1970) is a Spanish retired professional road racing cyclist, who raced as a professional from 1992 to 2002. He won the UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race, World Road Championship in 1995 UCI ...
* Road race and
time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...
winner at the same edition of the Olympic Games (
2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...
) * UCI World Champion in road race (2022) & time trial (2023) and Olympic Champion in road race & time trial (2024)


Honours and awards

* Crystal Bicycle – Best Young Rider: 2018 * Belgian Promising Talent of the Year 2018 * Belgian Sportsman of the Year: 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 * Crystal Bicycle – Best Professional Cyclist: 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 *
Flandrien of the Year The Flandrien of the Year (Dutch: Flandrien-Trofee) is an annual award presented by the Flanders, Flemish newspaper to the best Belgium, Belgian cycle sport, cyclist of the year. The prize has been awarded since 2003 and was originally awarded ...
: 2022, 2024 *
Belgian National Sports Merit Award The Belgian National Sports Merit Award is an annual award handed out to a Belgian sportsperson or -team for exceptional merit. Players can only win the award once during their career, making this trophy one of the most prestigious in Belgian sport ...
: 2022 *
Vélo d'Or The Vélo d'Or (French for "Golden Bicycle") is an annual cycle racing award, given to the cyclist considered to have performed the best over the racing season. It is awarded by the French cycling magazine '' Vélo Magazine'', with the winner cho ...
: 2022 *
VeloNews ''VeloNews'' was an American cycling magazine headquartered in Boulder, Colorado Boulder is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Home rule municipality, home rule city in Boulder County, Colorado, United States, and its county seat. With a ...
Male Road Rider of the Year: 2022 * Vlaamse Reus: 2022 * Flemish Sportsjewel: 2022 * HLN/ VTM Belgian of the Year: 2022, 2024 A statue on the Fóia mountain in Portugal was based on Evenepoel's victory in stage 2 of the
2020 Volta ao Algarve The 2020 Volta ao Algarve was a road cycling stage race that took place in the Algarve region of Portugal between 19 and 23 February 2020. It was the 46th edition of the Volta ao Algarve and is rated as a 2.Pro event as part of the 2020 UCI Europ ...
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