Alejandro Valverde: "Tadej Pogacar is an exceptional rider but Remco Evenepoel is the best in the world by far"
CyclingMonday, 24 April 2023 at 16:31
Alejandro Valverde is very clear about who for him is the best cyclist of the moment. The rider from Murcia, who this weekend makes his debut with Movistar Team in the gravel discipline, gives his opinion on Tadej Pogacar and Remco Evenepoel who headline this Sunday's Liège-Bastogne-Liège.
"Tadej Pogacar is an exceptional rider but Remco Evenepoel is the best in the world by far. Evenepoel does things that surprise everyone, so for me he's the best," he told Cyclingnews.
The Spanish cyclist finished his professional career with 133 wins, many of them prestigious, but believes the young Belgian is going to be better than him. Ahead of Liège-Bastogne-Liège where the two will meet for the first time this season and be the main favourites to win La Doyenne, the number 1 and 3 in the UCI rankings stand apart of almost the entire peloton.
However the World Champion has something different, according to 'Bala': "With what he has already shown so far, for sure he is going to be better than me. To win the World Championships so young, to win the Vuelta a España, the Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the Clásica de San Sebastián, all that is impressive," he concluded.
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- Another 'analyst' with too much spare time on their hands.
santiagobenites09-06-2025 - I think so too, If Remco hadn't been in that group with them pulling them to the line they would have been caught and VDP would have probably won the stage.awp09-06-2025
- What is the word "Demanding" doing in the heading of this article? Did I miss something?Ride197409-06-2025
- Would Pog. ride the same if with children, prob. yes, JV, only does 1 race and isn't as good as Pog end of!
leedorney09-06-2025 - Dont do leadout for Phillipsen otherwise it is going to be another wasted TDF MVDP can afford to take these risks since come spring he wins monumentsabstractengineer09-06-2025
- In case, someone misunderstood, I was referring to the YouTube video "Causally Explained: Cycling". It is a satire.
KerisVroom09-06-2025 - I see. Now, I know why Wout lost to MVDP so often. This article feels like a copy of Casually Explained: Cycling. In short, pregnant women are not aero. So serious cyclists should shun away from them.KerisVroom09-06-2025
- Commentators, experts, journalists, a bunch of desperate people creating hate and gossip for a click ( for money). Stop.
maria2024202409-06-2025 - Only 1 position matters.. pseudo journalists and bloggers can spin as much as they like reality is Pogacar is in Yellow and Green after winning the stage.. THATS what mattersslappers6609-06-2025
- Cycling and the sport of cycling was the real winner, the 4 very best riders on the planet went racing and that should be applauded. PS Tadej is in yellow with 4 seconds in hand.. that's winning on a day when they should have been nicely tucked in the bunch... facts... no journalistic spin neededslappers6609-06-2025
Although I am Belgian myself, I beg to differ. There in no denying Remco is an exceptional rider but Pogi is even more exceptional. All the arguments Valverde applied for Remco, are valid for Pogi as well. The way he rode away from the competition uphill this spring, is beyond anything I have ever seen. He almost won all races he participated in. Unlike Remco. In his first big test he was beaten by Roglic. If Pogi stays healthy, nobody stands a chance in the tour, not even Vingegaard with a much better team. He was a little lucky last year at the tour that Pogi was not at his best due to private problems.
Spot on!