VIDEO: Remco Evenepoel & Wout van Aert light up Brabantse Pijl; Joseph Blackmore only rider able to follow
CyclingFriday, 18 April 2025 at 16:16
Remco Evenepoel has been ignited on his return to racing at Brabantse Pijl. Like he'd never been away, the Olympic champion has blown the race wide open alongside compatriot Wout van Aert inside the final 50k.
At 48km to go the break were caught, and immediately, both Van Aert and Evenepoel came to the fore with some vicious accelerations at the front of the race. As the all-star Belgian duo threatened to sail away from the rest of their rivals, a massive effort from Israel - Premier Tech's British prodigy Joseph Blackmore managed to bridge the gap and make it a trio at the front.
Is this the final podium settled already? See the attack in the video below!
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There's the Olympic champion, accelerating on the Holstheide climb together with Wout van Aert.#DBP25 #FLCS pic.twitter.com/IYjyIzQZpY
— De Brabantse Pijl (@DeBrabantsePijl) April 18, 2025
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