Evenepoel seeks new challenges against Tour de France contenders at Tour de Suisse

Belgian Remco Evenepoel of QuickStep-AlphaVinyl
Belgian Remco Evenepoel of QuickStep-AlphaVinyl (Image credit: Getty Images)

Remco Evenepoel is looking for a new challenge at the Tour de Suisse, as he continues to test his stage racing credentials against some of the favourites for this year’s Tour de France, while following his own career trajectory and plans to target the Vuelta a España.

The 22-year-old Belgian leads the QuickStep-AlphaVinyl when the Tour de Suisse starts in Küsnacht near Zurich on Sunday with a rolling 177km circuit stage.

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