The Belgian Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick Step)second overall with the same time as leaderTadej Pogacar, and new white jersey for the best youth, he is happy with the form shown in the first two stages of the Tour, but admits he still lacks the “power in his legs to continue” in the new yellow jersey.
“I think these first two days have been good for me and my team. We showed that we have the right form. I need a little more power in my legs if I want to continue accelerations like Tadej Pogacar’s, but I will achieve that as we add days of competition,” he explained.
He winner of the Vuelta a España 2022 The fact that he was able to withstand the wheel of Pogacar and Vingegaard and entered the finish line in Bologna at the same time as them after chasing the breakaway.
“I was too far at the beginning of the climb and I had to close the gap between the two groups in the middle, so I burned some matches that I did not pass. However, I am very happy to follow the tires of Pogacar and Vingegaard again”, said.
“It was very difficult to chase, but I persevered because I saw that I was getting closer and closer. My confidence was very good to stay with them,” he added.
The fact of wearing the white jersey is also a reason for joy for the leader of Soudal, a debutant in the Tour.
“We all know this is a certain phase and that Pogacar He is the best in this kind of endeavor. It was a good day in the general classification and today I felt a bit like Tadej, because I was wearing the same white jersey that he has been wearing for years. It’s an honor to lead this classification,” he said.
Source: La Verdad
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