Card game tantrums, altitude hotels and steep climbs: how Vuelta a España leader Remco Evenepoel prepared for glory

Evenepoel has based himself across Europe to prepare himself for what he believes is a genuine chance of winning the Vuelta

Remco Evenepoel
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There’s a memory that gets passed around the Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl team frequently whenever discussion turns to Remco Evenepoel, the current leader of the Vuelta a España

It’s not of a race or any of his extraordinary performances, but of a supposed relaxed evening at a training camp in Tenerife last winter.

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