![]() ![]() Hence the choice to ride the ASO programme, Paris-Nice, Liège and the Dauphiné in the run-up to the Tour de France, to get to know the French landscape, the roads, the bends, the buildings on the road and the surfaces," the Belgian said. “I haven't ridden much in France with the pros yet. Evenepoel, on the other hand, will race six days before Paris-Nice, take on both the Tour of the Basque Country and the Dauphiné with Roglič but also cram in the Ardennes and two more one-day races before the Tour.įrom an analytical point of view, Roglič’s approach is far more targeted - understandable given his age and what he’s already achieved - while Evenepoel is aiming for two main peaks of form in the first half of the year in a bid to win before the Tour and not let the race entirely define his season. Read more: Primož Roglič set to debut for Bora-Hansgrohe at Paris-Nice and clash with Vingegaard at Basque Countryįollowing that outing, the Slovenian will race just two more stage races before taking on the Tour. Roglič, for example, doesn’t race until March, when he will clash with Evenepoel at Paris-Nice. What’s striking, however, is just how packed Evenepoel’s pre-Tour de France race schedule is compared to his key rivals. He is going for a stage victory as a starting point, but he wants more,” Lefevere told Het Nieuwsblad. But knowing my character and that of Remco, he wants to win. "Remco himself remains very modest about this, he would be happy with a stage victory. ![]() That is almost certainly true in terms of palmarès and Tour de France experience but a wry Lefevere emphasised the fact that while a stage win would be a baseline, it was far from the ceiling when it came to the rider’s and the team’s expectations. Remco Evenepoel might have used the Soudal Quick-Step press conference to lower expectations surrounding his Tour de France bid but team boss Patrick Lefevere was clearly not singing from the same hymn sheet, stating that his rider was going to the race to win.Įvenepoel told the gathering media in Calpe, Spain, that his ambitions for his maiden Tour de France centred on winning a stage, with the young Belgian once again repeating the opinion that he was one step below the likes of Primož Roglič (Bora-Hansgrohe), Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) and Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates). ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |