- First Belgian in 11 years to win the oldest classic race
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Remco Evenepoel won the Liège-Bastogne-Liège one-day race on Sunday, claiming his first Monument classic after launching a brutal attack on the penultimate climb of the day.
The 22-year-old, the first Belgian to win the oldest classic race in 11 years, attacked near the top of the Côte de la Redoute, 30km from the finish, and never looked back.
Written by Reuters
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