Remco Evenepoel does not give up on Paris-Nice victory: "It is certainly still possible"

Remco Evenepoel has not been able to do the damage he hoped for in the hilly and mountainous stages of Paris-Nice, and due to the tough weather conditions he had the bad luck of experiencing in the team time-trial, he still has time to take back on the final stage. But he has not given up on the overall win.

“It is certainly still possible, but it will have to be done in a smart way. It is a super explosive stage. Where should it happen? Gosh, if I want to win, I shouldn't wait until the descent," Evenepoel told Het Nieuwsblad this morning. "Enough places to make a difference. I think that last climb is still steep enough to ride away for half a minute. After that it's all downhill and not much can be made up for. We will draw up a plan.”

Soudal - Quick-Step have taken up quite a lot of responsibility over the past few days and despite being far from the lead, Evenepoel was always the most covered rider and the one attacking the most. He starts the final day 36 seconds behind Brandon McNulty; but with Matteo Jorgenson and Mattias Skjelmose still ahead of him. The final explosive day of racing however suits him.

“It's still three and a half hours of war. A hundred kilometers full throttle. We'll see what happens. I feel like I might be getting better little by little," he says, in promising fashion ahead of a day that in the past has decided the GC. "The weather conditions were very bad the past two days, but I was not cold for a second, although it was at the limit on the final climb. I don't think I have lost much in terms of energy in the body. The legs will speak, it's that simple.”