Remco Evenepoel shines in the first part of the Tour. In his debut he reaches the first break 33 seconds behind Pogacar, with a stage win in his pocket and being a very protagonist in the gravel. A magnificent premiere although the Belgian is not satisfied. After attacking and leaving with Vingegaard and Pogacar, the one from Soudal I expected more ambition from the Dane to finish the stage.
Turgis triumphs the day Vingegaard ran out of ambition
Escape with Vingegaard and Pogacar: “It’s a shame that Vingegaard didn’t race with me and Pogacar, otherwise the race would have been over. We could have put in 3 or 4 minutes. It’s his tactic, there’s nothing we can do. It’s a good day, I had fun and tried my worth.”
Cut in a section: “I knew that Tadej was going to attack and I managed to stay in contact with him almost the entire time. There was only one moment when I was in a bad position, I think my teammates were not aggressive enough to get me back to the front of the group and therefore That surprised me, but it was even resolved immediately.
General situation: “In any case, I would have signed to finish second on the rest day. Anything additional would have been an advantage. Now I am going to put everything in to defend this place.”
