Remco Evenepoel is leading Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team at the Tour de Suisse where he will be testing himself in the high mountains in what is an important goal. The young Belgian has taken an alternative route to Grand Tours this season, and the Suisse race will be a meaningful test.
“We can go for a stage win with this solid and motivated squad, but also for a nice result in the GC. Suisse is one of the hardest races of the season, with a strong field and very high level, so we’ll see what Remco can do there," Team DS Wilfried Peeters said. Evenepoel has just came off a dominant win at the Tour of Norway but will have tougher competition which will include the likes of Aleksandr Vlasov, Daniel Martínez and Adam Yates. He starts however as one of the main favourites, in a race with plenty dificulties.
He will have strong support in the mountains, assuming the lineup has form, as both Fausto Masnada and Ilan Van Wilder return from their respective illness and injuries. Louis Vervaeke and James Knox should also be able to help in the climbs, whilst Kasper Asgreen can prove to be a crucial piece of support besides being able to target stage of his own - including the final time-trial.
The Tour de Suisse will start this Sunday the 12th of June and include eight stages which can each individually see differences created in the overall race. A tough challenge for any rider, but one which the Belgian team is targeting with ambition.
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team for Tour de Suisse: Remco Evenepoel, Kasper Asgreen, Tim Declercq, James Knox, Fausto Masnada, Ilan van Wilder and Louis Vervaeke.
Supported by a strong team featuring the likes of @k_asgreen, @masnada_fausto and @IlanWilder, @EvenepoelRemco will lead Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl at one of the hardest stage races of the season - @tds: quickstep-alphavinylteam.com/en/news/5579/q… Photo: @GettySport
