"Remco himself also talks about his best values ​​ever" in Norway, Lefevere confirms

The Tour of Norway has brought in a strong list of both sprinters and climbers onto the race ahead of the summer block, and it has seen Remco Evenepoel win three complicated stages. The second of which, saw the Belgian put out impressive numbers that have got many talking about his development.

It was reported by Lanterne Rouge that on the ascent to Gaustatoppen - the summit finish on the queen stage of the Tour of Norway where Evenepoel took the win - the Belgian put out 6.5W/Kg for a duration of 30 minutes. These numbers, being extremely impressive, have kicked off a chain reaction on social media which has also transferred to the peloton. Patrick Lefevere has said that: “He kicked 6.5 watts per kilo for half an hour on Thursday, which even Tadej Pogačar would not have done this year."

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Sure enough, according to the calculations that are frequently shared on Twitter by Kārlis Ozols, this performance was at the level of the very best in the world. "Remco himself also talks about his best values ​​ever," Lefevere confirmed. Evenepoel put on 27 seconds on Jay Vine to take back the lead of the race on that day. 

“The data is a point of reference for riders, but it doesn't make me warm. What is the value of watts per kilo if you do not know the exact weight and do not take into account course tactics, wind direction or the preceding course?" Lefevere pointed out. "I don't care much about it. Doing better than Tadej Pogačar is beating him in the race. 6.5 watts per kilo does not suddenly make Evenepoel a favorite for the Vuelta.”

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“The way I now see Remco Evenepoel racing around in the Tour of Norway: unrecognizable. Everyone has already talked extensively about his increased explosiveness – as he now showed it again in the first stage," he said, refering to the sprint win at the hilltop finish in Voss on the opening day of the race. 

"But I also find the mental metamorphosis striking. Remco drives much more stable, much more zen... In the final climb to Gaustatoppen, Luke Plapp and Jay Vine stayed in his wheel on Thursday, without taking over," he explained.

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"This had irritated Remco in the past and no doubt it still does now. But I don't see him gesticulating on the bike anymore. He just rides them off the wheel, the best possible answer. Of course he sometimes falls out of that role, but undeniably he has become more mentally stable.," Lefevere concluded.