Remco Evenepoel wins Gullegem Koerse.

Remco Evenepoel won the midweek Gullegem Koerse on Tuesday, his fifth win in a week, only two days after dominating the Tour of Norway.

“I am happy with my fifth win in seven days, it’s been a great week, and I now look forward to recovering a bit before my next race,” Evenepoel said.

With approximately 10 kilometers to go, Evenepoel jumped and utilized his time trial talents to establish a 15-second advantage that he maintained all the way to the finish.

“We went into the break quite early. I can’t say this was the plan, but it turned out well. The race was hard with all those tricky corners, we rode full gas all the time,” Evenepoel said. “With a couple of laps to go, a cat-and-mouse game began, as some riders attacked, while others stayed at the back.”

“The speed went up again, and I noticed everybody was on their limit, so before the last lap I decided to have a go and launch an all-out attack which I could finish off,” he said.

Evenepoel won four stages and the overall title in the Tour of Norway, which wrapped up on Sunday. So far in 2022, he's won nine races, including Liège-Bastogne-Liège in April.

Evenepoel will compete in the Tour de Suisse in June before making his debut in the Vuelta a España later this season.