"It's going to be hell" - How Quick-Step riders predict team time-trial with Remco Evenepoel

Today's stage 2 at the UAE Tour will be a team time-trial, a discipline that is now rarely in use in the World Tour, but will make for an interesting effort. Furthermore, the overall classification will be played, and Remco Evenepoel's Soudal - Quick-Step riders predict an intense day on the saddle.

“I thought it was going to be kicking. But the way I've seen Remco ride and the way my legs feel now... I'm starting with a small heart. It's going to be hell," race leader Tim Merlier said this morning.

The riders of the Belgian team expressed confidence ahead of the important day for the GC, and between the expectations are a top3, and talks that a victory is possible. The 17.2-kilometer course can create some differences, that the team eyes following a triumphant opening day at the race.