>According to the rider from the Kempen region, the victory could significantly change his mindset. “Yesterday we were still wondering: how long will they at Visma-Lease a Bike go along with the narrative that they can still win the Tour? The same applies to Remco. You hear things like: ‘We are adjusting the program, because we still think we can win the Tour.’ But it has now become clear that that hope should not be scrapped beforehand. It is difficult to make all those sacrifices if you never hit the jackpot.” >“The risk of euphoria and overconfidence does not seem immediately present to me. I have rarely seen Remco so genuinely happy; this victory visibly did him a lot of good. It could possibly be a defining cornerstone for the rest of his career, making him realize that he is indeed growing closer to Pogacar. In this regard, I spontaneously think back to Wout van Aert ’s success in the final stage over Butte Montmartre last year. That came after a difficult Tour, but it did provide a new impetus,” he adds in his analysis for HLN.
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