🏆Historic! Cian Uijtdebroeks is the youngest ever winner of the Tour de l’Avenir 👏 🏆Historique! Cian Uijtdebroeks est le plus jeune vainqueur du Tour de l'Avenir 👏 #TDAV22 📸Anouk Flesch
Cian Uijtdebroeks takes another big step towards career success as he wins Tour de l'Avenir
CyclingTuesday, 30 August 2022 at 22:00
Cian Uijtdebroeks has over the last couple of years emerged as a very promising young rider from Belgium, and this past week he's taken a big step in confirming his talent as a GC hope as he won the Tour de l'Avenir.
"From a young age I dreamed of wearing the yellow jersey in the Tour de France one day. To take the yellow jersey and to win it now is a dream. I don't know yet what the future will bring but I am very happy that I won here," Uijtdebroeks said in a post-race interview after the tenth day of racing in France.
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The 19-year old took two wins as the race entered the mountains, in Saint-François-Longchamp and La Toussuire which saw him take over the yellow jersey from Michel Hessmann. Although the final day of racing was very hard, the Belgian managed to keep everything under control. "It was a tough stage. We had the yellow jersey, and a lead of 1:23 is a lot on one hand. But on the other hand, you can lose that lead very quickly," he said.
With the GC threats neutralized over the Col de l'Iseran, Uijtdebroeks managed to follow the wheels safely in the final ascent to seal the fight for the yellow jersey. "It's incredible that I can win this race. It was already a dream to come, but to win... It's a dream," he described.
He has already ridden a complete season for BORA - hansgrohe this year, looking towards his long-term future he will now focus on the late-season classics instead of the World Championships, he revealed: "Normally I won't go to the World Championships. I am going to recover a bit first. Then I'll go on a training camp to prepare for the last part of the season with Bora-Hansgrohe, and the Italian races in October. I want to prepare well, but first I'm going to enjoy this because it's really great," he concluded.
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