We let ourselves be asleep. We made an error. “
The confidences of Remco Evenepoel before the start of the big loop: “My Tour de France will be successful if I do at least as well as last year”
Remco Evenepoel and its teammate Tim Merlier were one of those who were trapped by this border. “We let ourselves be asleeprecognized the winner of the Vuelta 2022. We made an error by not being attentive enough at that time. It is all the more unfortunate that we had been very vigilant until then. “
Jurgen drilled did not hide his immense disappointment. “”We weren’t there for thatlaunches Le CEO of Soudal Quick-Step. We couldn’t sprint and have lost time. “
Remco Evenepoel, relatively serene despite everything at the foot of the bus, tried to put into perspective. “Last year, I had 40 seconds late after 4 days. Now we are going to focus on the next steps. We can do nothing else.”
Tour de France – 1st stage: Jasper Philipsen wins and takes the yellow jersey in Lille, Remco Evenepoel is already losing precious seconds
One wonders if the Brabançon has not already seen their dream of taking the yellow jersey on Wednesday in Caen, after a 33-kilometer time trial. Admittedly, during the chrono of the Dauphiné in Saint-Péray, he had put 20 seconds in the Danish and 48 in Slovenian and the effort made only 17.4 terminals, but the winners of the last five towers of France undoubtedly display a better form, even though, than three weeks ago. “We’ll seetried to answer drilled. Today we have lost. Tomorrow may be someone else. “
If Evenepoel is looking for positive in this missed initial stage, it can always say that he has not gave way to those who target the third final place. Like him, Joao Almeida, Carlos Rodriguez, Primoz Roglic and Florian Lipowitz, to name a few, have also crossed the line with 39 seconds behind Vingegaard and Pogacar.
“The Sudal Quick-Step are no longer wind specialists”: the opinion of our consultant Johan Museeuw on the 1st stage of the Tour de France
