Remco Evenepoel reached the podium of the Tour de France at his first participation in the race and that stirred up a lot of emotions for the Belgian rider.
“I have experienced a lot again this year. I’ve had a lot of pressure, a lot of doubts from outside,” said Evenepoel. “I have worked very hard to reach this level. To do it and finish after the two best riders in the world is very special and beautiful. It is confirmation of the hard work I have put in.”
“It’s pretty good for my first Tour de France,” said Evenepoel. “Today I gave it my all, but I realized that I no longer really had my best, even if I was still in good shape, as I finished third in this time trial. And if I take stock, I finished on the podium in the general classification, with the white jersey for best young rider and a stage victory, I can be proud of myself and my team”.
“Tadej is in another world, and Jonas was also superior to me. But it’s a big step forward in my career. There is still a gap to close with them, but it opens up the perspective. With Tadej, we are from the same generation, we get along very well and I think it’s also because we have a bit of the same way of riding.”
