Soudal - Quick-Step keep an eye on a particular rival of Evenepoel: "Roglic remains our opponent number one"

Soudal - Quick-Step find themselves outnumbered into the most important stages of the Vuelta a Espana against Jumbo-Visma, whilst Remco Evenepoel performed very strongly in the first week, he maintains a close eye on a specific rival.

“I don't think Remco left anything behind. Ganna simply rode a super time trial. Remco is a winner. Of course he regrets that he missed out on the stage victory, but he can only be satisfied with these differences," team DS Klaas Lodewyck told Het Laatste Nieuws. "Remco is not wearing the red jersey, which takes away the pressure of having to carry the weight of the race and control everything. That responsibility lies with Jumbo-Visma.”

However for the past few days the Dutch team hasn't put much weight on their shoulders either. The Dutch team maintains three options to take the win on the Spanish Grand Tour and are trying to keep them for as long as possible. As the riders come closer to the mountain stages that feature multiple tough ascents, the task will become more difficult for the Belgian.

He enters stage 11 1:09 minutes behind Sepp Kuss, but 27 seconds ahead of Primoz Roglic and 1:13 minutes ahead of Jonas Vingegaard. "We'll see how it goes. First, recover well from the time trial. And then we take it day by day. For me, Roglic remains our opponent number one. But other teams will also have to show their colors."