“Quick Step-Alpha Vinyl has been making us nervous for an hour and a half, I’m really excited to see what’s coming.”
José De Cauwer was impressed by the works of Julian Alaphilippe. The world champion drove completely empty for Remco Evenepoel before the final climb.
Evenepoel dropped a bomb at 9 kilometers from the finish. Roglic initially stuck to the wheel of our compatriot, but saw stars.
Carapaz, Hindley, Yates… They were all mercilessly driven off the wheels by an unleashed Evenepoel. Roglic also went under.
Evenepoel kept the pace killer, only Enric Mas followed. But the Spaniard couldn’t do more than sit on Evenepoel’s luggage carrier.
1 rider stayed out of the clutches of Evenepoel and Mas: the Australian Jay Vine. He decorated a professional contract with Alpecin-Deceuninck last year by winning a Zwift competition.
Evenepoel accelerated to the finish and came in 2nd. Good for his first ever Grand Tour leader’s jersey.
Of Evenepoel’s competitors, Mas is the only one who will sleep well.
Roglic came in at 1’22” from Evenepoel. That is also the backlog that Giro winner Hindley, Simon Yates and Almeida get in this stage.
