In our first episode of 2022 we meet the World Tour’s youngest rider, Cian Uijtdebroeks.

The 18-year-old Belgian has signed for Bora-Hansgrohe and will make his professional debut in Mallorca at the end of the month. 

Already dubbed “the next Remco,” Uijtdebroeks came to wide attention when he won the junior edition of Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne in 2020 with a 50km solo breakaway. 

But who is he, and how does an 18-year-old deal with the expectation and hype that comes with being a talented young rider in Belgium?

Before Christmas, Richard went to meet him at the Uijtdebroeks family home close to the border between Flanders and Wallonia.

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