“The balance is good, and it is also positive that (Tadej) Pogacar and (Jonas) Vingegaard are primarily focused on each other,” said Belgian Remco EvenEPOEL, third in the General of Tour de France on Tuesday, on the first day of the ‘Grande Bouss’ rest in Toulouse.
The EvenEpoel threw a sense of humor because of the fact that he offered a press conference on the day of rest and did not make his greatest rival, Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) and Vingegaard (Visma Lease to Bike).
“The explanation is because they are more likely to be recovered, or because they have a better press chief …”, joked the cyclist of the quick step.
After 10 days of the competition, the Olympic champion took a positive balance from its third place to the general, 1.29 minutes from the Yellow Jersey, the Irish Ben Healy, and 1 exactly the true tour leader, the Slovenian Tadej Pogacar, great favorite title.
“Balanced well, we won three stages with the team, I was third in general classification and I continued options to get a lot of classification,” he said.
“Due to the counterreloj, we can expect a slightly better overall classification. Pogacar has won a little time than we expected, especially in the first phase. But well, it could have been worse,” he admitted the Olympic double champion.
Prior to Pyrenean Week, with 3 stages of the mountain and a Chrono -scallop, the evenpoel was clear about the role.
“I think I’ll let them play. When I launch my attack yesterday, they are still. It’s a good sign. I have to choose the moment if the legs are fixed. We should focus on others and not us,” he explained.
Evenpoel said Pogacar and Vingegaard were their references, the corridors he wanted to compete with “win the tour de France.”
“My professional goal is to reach at least that level in one day. That’s why it’s good to compete against them as much as possible. Now, to win a stage I must have a surprise day and I can escape. That’s always something to want,” said the winner of the return to Spain 2022.
EvenEPOEL about his future: “Everything is clear”
About his future, and considering the rumors that put him in the Red Bull Bora, evenpoel said that, after talking to the CEO of the formation, “everything is clear.”
“2026 is still a long way off. Understand that I don’t want to say anything about it. Many things are happening, and they have become that way. I read a lot of things that, unfortunately, are not true,” he concluded.
Source: La Verdad

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