A huge amount of effort is required to achieve fame and recognition. Popularity in the sports world is a very fragile and complex thing. The field of cycling is one of the most famous disciplines on the planet. Popularity here will bring cycling popularity to every corner of the planet. Wout and Remco received the highest cycling accolades for the 2022 season. Let’s find out about the decisive factors.
Who is he and where did Aert come from?
Wout van Aert was born in September 1994 in Belgium. From childhood, the boy decided that he would connect his life with sports. And so it happened. Since 2016, a series of bright victories and cycling achievements began for the athlete. Wins include the UCI World Championship men’s race in 2016, 2017, and 2018. Since 2019, he has been performing with his Jumbo-Visma cycling team.
Personality Remco Evenepoel
Remco Evenepoel was born in January 2000. The athlete is also from Belgium. Remco is the son of Patrick Everpoel. Patrick is a former cyclist who won the 1993 Walloon Grand Prix. Initially, Remco chose football as a sport.
But cycling won in 2017 and completely won his heart. He is now on the Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl cycling team. He won youth road racing titles and won the Vuelta an Espaтa and the UCI World Championship in 2022.
Main victories and achievements
An important component of the cycling career of every cyclist is a list of his achievements. In the case of our cycling winners, it looks like this:
| Aert | Everpoel | ||
| Championship | Victory year | Championship | Victory year |
| Amstel Gold Race | 2021 | Tour de Pologne | 2020 |
| Elfstedenronde | 2017 | Danmark Rundt | 2021 |
| Tour of Britain | 2021 | Paris – Bruxelles | 2021 |
| Omloop Het Volk/Het Nieuwsblad | 2022 | Druivenkoers – Overijse | 2021 |
| G.P. E3 – Harelbeke | 2022 | Coppa Bernocchi | 2021 |
| Championnat de Belgique sur route | 2021 | Liege – Bastogne – Liege | 2022 |
| Bretagne Classic-Ouest-France | 2022 | Tour of Norway | 2022 |
| Paris – Nice | 2022 | Vuelta an Espana | 2022 |
What the statistics say about athletes
Never forget about the statistics and the number of points scored in the seasons. Based on these data, the Union makes ratings.
| Wout | Remco | ||||
| Year | Score | Rank | Year | Score | Rank |
| 2017 | 138 | 530 | 2017 | – | – |
| 2018 | 573 | 123 | 2018 | – | – |
| 2019 | 1372 | 28 | 2019 | 912 | 67 |
| 2020 | 2516 | 3 | 2020 | 441 | 101 |
| 2021 | 3577 | 2 | 2021 | 1148 | 37 |
| 2022 | 3724 | 2 | 2022 | 3601 | 3 |
We can follow the trend and do conclusions. High achievements do not depend on age, past experience, and nationality. The most important thing is hard work and incredible desire.