2024 Tour de France Stage 7 | Highlights

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Remco Evenepoel delivered a historic performance on the roads of Burgundy, claiming his maiden Tour de France stage win in a thrilling time trial. The 24-year-old Belgian, making his debut in the race, became the first rider to win time trials at Il Giro, Le Tour, La Vuelta, the Worlds, and the European Championships.

Evenepoel, the World ITT Champion, showcased his exceptional prowess over the 23.4km undulating course between Nuits-Saint-Georges and Gevrey-Chambertin. He went fastest through all three intermediate checkpoints, finishing with an impressive average speed of 52.58 km/h. This victory marked Soudal Quick-Step’s 51st Tour de France win and solidified Evenepoel’s position at the top of the youth classification.

Reflecting on his achievement, Evenepoel said, “It’s crazy! I enjoyed every meter of this time trial and coming out with the win is simply amazing. I wasn’t thinking of the GC, the only thing that I had in mind was the victory and it’s an incredible feeling now to be a stage winner in all Grand Tours.”

Evenepoel’s dominant ride gained him twelve seconds on the yellow jersey wearer, leaving him just half a minute shy of the overall lead. He added, “I had a very good day on this challenging course, which had a pretty hard climb and also some technical roads. It ended up being a perfect day for me and my team, we took some time on the others, so it’s mission accomplished.”

As the youngest rider in the last 45 years to achieve individual time trial wins in all three Grand Tours, Evenepoel’s victory is a testament to his extraordinary talent and determination. The team will celebrate this remarkable win before focusing on the remaining stages of the week.

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