"Being described as the new Merckx is not something I want to hear," Evenepoel said. “Everything is different now and every rider is different, so I don't want to be called the new Merckx. I'm the new me.”
quite the quote that...
So he started cycling in April 2017 then in less than a year wins Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne, Belgian, European and World champs, then joins quickstep and turns pro 2 years after he started cycling!
"Being described as the new Merckx is not something I want to hear," Evenepoel said. “Everything is different now and every rider is different, so I don't want to be called the new Merckx. I'm the new me.”
quite the quote that...
So he started cycling in April 2017 then in less than a year wins Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne, Belgian, European and World champs, then joins quickstep and turns pro 2 years after he started cycling!