Belgium and Remco Evenepoel did not expect this during the online race of Road Worlds from Zurich this Sunday… If everyone knew that Tadej Pogacar would attack sooner or later, no one suspected he would do it so early in the race! So, when the Slovenian launched his crazy enterprise 100 kilometers from the finish, the whole peloton was surprised and thought of a “suicidal attack“, according to the terms used by Remco Evenepoel after arrival. But the Belgians finally had to face the facts: the winner of the Tour de France a you Giro is not a runner like the others in 2024, and even if they were quick to react to limit the gap under the minute, the damage was already done. Enough to feed regrets for the coach’s men Sven Vanthourenhoutas explained Tiesj Benoot at the microphone of the RTBF in Zurich.
Video – Remco Evenepoel and the Belgians surprised by Tadej Pogacar
“It would have been better if Remco had gone with him… But that’s how it is”
“We had Laurens De Plus in the group at the front. We were surprised by Pogacar’s attack. It would have been better if Remco had gone with him. Before Pogacar’s attack I looked for Remco. It was important to be in front at that point in the race, to be able to react. But that’s how it is. Quinten and Victor really did a big job up front, we reduced the gap. The peloton came back to 30 seconds behind the leading group. Pogacar restarted and afterward it was too difficult to come back. After me I didn’t see the rest of the race. But when Pogacar throws like that, you can’t come back. We did what we could do“, concluded the runner of the Visma | Lease a Bike.
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