Belgian rider Remco Evenepoel claimed his first Grand Tour victory in the Vuelta a Espana on Sunday in Madrid.
The 22-year-old dominated the three-week race, taking victory after the 21st and final stage won by Colombian Juan Sebastian Molano.
Quick Step rider Evenepoel is the first Belgian to win a Grand Tour since Johan de Muynck’s triumph in the Giro d’Italia in 1978.
Behind Evenepoel Spaniards rounded out the podium with Movistar’s Enric Mas second at 2min 05sec and 19-year-old Juan Ayuso of UAE Emirates third at 4min 57sec after 3,280km of racing.
This was a career landmark for Evenepoel and concludes his comeback from a career-threatening fall into a ravine during the Tour of Lombardy in in Italy two years ago.
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