He was once on the podium of the Tour of Flanders, but has been waiting for a new top result for several years. In the autumn he tries again, but first Jürgen Roelandts (34) gets another task. In the Tour, he must safely drag Movistar leaders Enric Mas and Alejandro Valverde through the flat stages. An important job, which he prepares on his own: “I didn’t have to go on an internship. The team management said: Just make sure you’re good.It couldn’t be more Movistar.
Tik-tok. Not the social media app, but the sound of the hand of Jürgen Roelandts tapping my car window. “Long drive, huh? About nine o’clock? I left at 5am last week …
.
