Belgium's next cycling superstar — World Champion, Olympic champion and Grand Tour winner at 23.
Remco Evenepoel was born in Aalst, Belgium in 2000. He won the UCI Road World Championship and the World Time Trial Championship in the same year (2022) — the first Belgian to do so. He won the Vuelta a España in 2022 at 22 — the youngest Grand Tour winner since Alberto Contador. He won Olympic gold in the road race at Paris 2024. He suffered a severe crash in the Il Lombardia one-day race in 2020 — falling off a bridge and sustaining multiple injuries — before returning at the same elite level. He is the most anticipated Belgian cycling talent since Eddy Merckx and the most versatile young stage racer in the world.
Best Known For
Vuelta a España 2022
Honours & Achievements
Career Honours
- Vuelta a España 2022
- World Champion Road 2022
- World Champion Time Trial 2022
- Olympic Gold Road 2024
Career Journey
Timeline
2000
👶 Born in Aalst, Belgium
🏆 Vuelta a España 2022
🏆 World Champion Road 2022
🏆 World Champion Time Trial 2022
🏆 Olympic Gold Road 2024