>Evenepoel can be brief about that final climb. "AG2R attacked very quickly. That showed it was going to explode immediately. I just rode my pace and came back when it quieted down for a moment."

>Evenepoel himself briefly decided to attack. "That was a testing moment, but Tiberi responded immediately. If they give me a bit more freedom there, it might be a different race. That was the only moment I could do anything. After that, it was all about riding as hard as possible up the climb and limiting the damage more or less."

>"Ultimately, it's quite a big gap to Del Toro. It's not too bad compared to the rest. That's already a bit more positive than Wednesday. The feeling was better, and so were the values. I didn't explode like Wednesday. But it wasn't my best week. All in all, it was a good test to ride as fast as possible up here for 20 minutes."

<why didn't they just let me ride off

this guy is unbelievably deluded, when is ralph denk gonna stop him from giving interviews