{"id":190559,"date":"2022-08-31T11:54:11","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T11:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=190559"},"modified":"2022-08-31T11:54:11","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T11:54:11","slug":"evenepoel-on-extending-his-lead-i-achieved-my-dream-and-goal-for-this-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2022\/08\/31\/evenepoel-on-extending-his-lead-i-achieved-my-dream-and-goal-for-this-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Evenepoel on Extending His Lead: \u201cI achieved my dream and goal for this race\u201c"},"content":{"rendered":"

The average speed of 55.67km\/h brought the 22-year-old a much desired first stage victory at a Grand Tour. A truly spectacular performance by the young Belgian.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Remco Evenepoel trained on the course in the morning and then followed R\u00e9mi Cavagna in a team car as the Frenchman rode a nearly perfect ride himself. He had more than enough information it seemed as he improved his teammate\u2019s time at the first checkpoint by 21 seconds. He continued in that fashion and finished with a time of 33:18, 48 seconds faster than Primo\u017e Rogli\u010d and a minute faster than R\u00e9mi Cavagna.<\/p>\n

\u201cI achieved my dream and goal for this race, and it feels great,\u201d said<\/a> Evenepoel after the stage. \u201cThe pressure is off now, but the confidence and motivation are high, so we will continue to fight over the next stages. Winning the Vuelta remains a dream and we will try to keep the jersey for as long as possible, but for the moment we will just enjoy what\u2019s a fantastic day for us.<\/p>\n

\"Remco<\/a>
Evenepoel during stage 11.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI saw what R\u00e9mi did and knowing the time in the key sections of the race helped me a lot, as I noticed many were losing time in the second part of the course, which included that long downhill. I knew I had to push the entire time I was out on the course and after almost 30 kilometers, on the small bump to the finish, my legs were a bit heavy, but I left it all out there and it feels nice to know that I won my first Grand Tour stage in the leader\u2019s jersey.\u201d<\/p>\n

He’s got over two and a half minutes on Rogli\u010d, his nearest opponent. Do you think anyone will be able to challenge him for the overall win?<\/p>\n

“Every year, sooner or later, you lose,” Rogli\u010d said<\/a> after the conclusion of the time trial. “If you’re not here [with great form], you’re going to lose. Evenepoel, meanwhile, is flying at the moment. He’s on a different level at the moment.”<\/p>\n

General classification after stage 11<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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  1. Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team) – 33:18<\/li>\n
  2. Primo\u017e Rogli\u010d (Jumbo-Visma) + 2:41<\/li>\n
  3. Enric Mas Nicolau (Movistar Team) + 3:03<\/li>\n
  4. Carlos Rodr\u00edguez Cano (INEOS Grenadiers) + 3:55<\/li>\n
  5. Simon Yates (Team BikeExchange \u2013 Jayco) + 4:50<\/li>\n
  6. Juan Ayuso Pesquera (UAE Team Emirates) + 4:53<\/li>\n
  7. Jo\u00e3o Almeida (UAE Team Emirates) + 6:45<\/li>\n
  8. Miguel \u00c1ngel L\u00f3pez Moreno (Astana Qazaqstan Team) + 6:50<\/li>\n
  9. Pavel Sivakov (INEOS Grenadiers) + 7:06<\/li>\n
  10. Tao Geoghegan Hart (INEOS Grenadiers) + 7:37<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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