Remco Evenepoel lost 52 seconds to the trio of Matteo Jorgenson, Brandon McNulty and Mattias Skjelmose today at
Paris-Nice. This can prove deadly for his GC ambitions, with the Belgian champion admitting a tactical mistake following the stage.
“It was a tough day. It initially took a very long time before the breakaway could ride away. I actually felt really good," Evenepoel said in a post-race interview. However sometimes that is not enough. Primoz Roglic attacked on the steep climb that marked the day, but the gaps were not tremendous behind. The race then got very tactical, with Matteo Jorgenson getting a sizeable gap. At a certain moment Mattias Skjelmose and Brandon McNulty also rode off without a response, and this was the moment that market the stage and possibly the final overall classification of the race; as the trio took 52 seconds (plus bonifications) on Evenepoel.
"Maybe I gambled too much on the steep climb. Perhaps I could respond to Matteo Jorgenson's attack. I made a small tactical mistake. No, a big tactical mistake,” he admits in the microphone of Sporza. “In the end they reached the top with three. Then they looked at me and Primoz Roglic, which makes sense. We lost a lot of time on that spur."
"That's the race. Maybe next time I shouldn't think so much and just follow the feeling and the legs," he concluded. Evenepoel did a lot of the chasing in the group behind but there was little rhythm in what was still a sizeable group. In the final sprint he impressive led out the rest and still dropped his competitors, but that was only a small detail to end the day. Evenepoel will go into stage 7 in fifth place, 1:03 minutes behind race leader Brandon McNulty.
It’s pretty hard to find pictures of Lefevre when he was young but it’s pretty easy to imagine he looked a bit like this.
Would explain quite a bit ;-)
Remco = Young Lefevere?
Who ever thought Remco can become the new Primadona of the peloton within just 2 yrs🤣?
C’mon, 2y? How long does it take before PL starts to rub off on you? Even Alaf has started moaning lately, fortunately more about himself than anyone else :-)
They should seriously consider rebranding from Wolfpack, how about The Fussbags or Grouch club?
🤣🤣🤣
#learnwithremco
Either Remco needs to do some serious work on his stage racing strategy, or he didn't have the legs. He looked rather unimpressive today.
He looked fresh at the end, he just got it wrong, you can't get carried to a win
I think if he dreams of beating Vingegaard in the Tour, he needs to prove he can put 1min+ difference on a summit finish. That would be enough to win Paris-nice.
But isn't that what he expects? After all, he's always complaining about others holding him back.
Judging by Vingegaard's victory yesterday, I daresay there's nobody who can beat him uphill.
Exactly, AlanChristian02. He needs to imrove his racing game, not his complaining skills. He is getting obnoxious by every complains he makes. I'll ignore Ben's comments, as he is a retard.
What can you expect from the anchovy who thinks he is a shark? He always let his mouth do the talking, not his racing. I could compare him to Nick Kyrgios and John McEnroe, and both are hotheats to a fault
Go Matteo! Go Brandon! Go Mattias!!