Remco Evenepoel: “This says nothing about final victory”

June 5 ^th 2024 - 17:33

 “It went better than expected. I had really good legs even if it’s not ideal yet, I struggled a bit halfway through, but I managed to finish well and that was the most important to win. It’s good for the confidence and for the future. It’s great to have a victory already and I will tackle the rest of the race day by day but I’m very happy for now.

I had doubts after the first intermediate mark because I knew I was two seconds in front and then I was one second slower and I told myself Tarling went really fast. I had the impression I did not have anything left but I had enough left for the final hill which was an advantage for me.  

Everything will depend on the legs in the last three stages, I still don’t know how the form is before three very hard stages. This says nothing about final victory. If I crack one day, fair enough, I’m already surprised to ride at this level. It's nice to wear the yellow jersey for the first time. It was already a goal at Paris-Nice and it didn’t happen. It’s a reward for a month of hard work and struggling. I will enjoy my day tomorrow.”