“I finish 2nd, this is not the place for which I came”notably reacted Evenepoel at the microphone of Quentin Volvert. The Brabançon obviously feeds a lot of regrets, especially due to the tactics of other teams.
“For my part, I did what I had to do in a fairly long final. We saw some bizarre tactics, not necessarily from Jasper (Philpsen), but especially on the part of Lotto (Editor’s note: first with 4 men in the head group, then with 2 runners). They always followed the attacks but never collaborated, it was a little frustrating. been different “, Estime Evenepoel.
At the time of Wellens’ attack, 42 kilometers from the goal, Evenepoel did not wish to jump into the wheel. He explains: “It was not always up to me to do the job. We were 10 in front of everyone must do their share of work. Tim has chosen a moment when everyone was blocking. He chose the right time but he also stayed before it was clear that he was in a good day. “
Finally, Evenepoel sportingly pulled his hat to Wellens and still delighted as the Tour de France approaches. “At one point, Jasper and I got a little closer to Wellens but I didn’t want to bring Jasper back either because it is super fast to the sprint. I did the maximum to finish as high as possible. In the end, we have a beautiful Belgian champion. On my part, we can say that there is positive in perspective of the Tour de France next week.”
