Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team), leader of the lap, he felt “excited” with a new exhibition that allowed him to distance his rivals from the general “with an advantage that he did not expect before the time trial”, specifically 1.12 in the Spanish Enrique More and 1.53 compared to Slovenian Primoz Roglic.
“I’ve been through a lot in my life and this is what I’m still fighting and suffering from. Everything I went through two years ago made me a new person. I didn’t expect that I’d come to the trial period with this lead. I’m very excited. No I have words for my teammates, they deserve several days of rest. This is the best team in the world, really”, said the red Vuelta jersey at the top of the Les Praeres.
A mountain day re-controlled by Quick stepwhose work was deployed mainly for Evenepoel’s attack at the crucial moment, the ascent to Les Praeres.
“We had a plan to let the breakaway, so there are no bonuses at stake in case of losing time. I think the team has done perfectly, despite the bad news in the morning of losing the Pieter Serry for a positive test. We have taken responsibility like gentlemen and we have communicated very well with each other,” he explained.
Evenepoel admitted that his legs also hurt on the climb, but had no problem attacking 3km from the line.
“To be honest, I felt very tired, but when your legs hurt, so does the rest. On a climb like this, it’s about power and nothing else, there’s no point riding because it’s too steep. When they told me I took it. a minute out of everyone, it gave me a lot of motivation, you can’t even imagine it,” he concluded.
Source: La Verdad
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