Remco Evenepoel is the reigning Olympic and World time-trial champion but that does not mean he has an easy challenge or is even the man to beat in today's time-trial at the
Criterium du Dauphiné. It will be a hilly one and it will see him go head-to-head with both Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard.
For this reason, "this is an important day for Remco. It is mainly flat at first with a headwind until the climb," team DS
Klaas Lodewyck told
Het Laatste Nieuws this morning. "That climb is steeper than on paper. The descent is fast and it continues downhill until the finish".