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ABU DHABI, UAE (VN) – A lot changed in four years for Remco Evenepoel .
The reigning world champion returns to the UAE Tour this week for the first time since his neopro season in 2019.
That year, the rough n’raw 19-year-old Evenepoel crashed out of what was just his second race in the pro ranks. In 2023, Evenepoel leads Soudal Quick-Step with the status of a pre-race favorite and a treasured stripey jersey on his shoulders.
“I remember I came here with the idea to try and win this race. But it was after three months of being professional. So after that race, I really understood OK, there’s going to be a long way to come back here and try to win the race,” Evenepoel told VeloNews and a small bunch of media at the pre-race conference Sunday.
“To be back here four years later in a special jersey with miracle victories behind my name, I think at that moment, I never would have thought that I was going to be so far already.”
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