'Nothing is lost yet' - Remco Evenepoel upbeat about recovery despite fading late at Stage 3 of Tour de Suisse

13.06.2023 - 22:26 eurosport.com

Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep) insists ‘nothing is lost yet’ after he tried and failed to push to the top of the general classification standings at Stage 3 of the Tour de Suisse.

The world champion is bidding for glory in Switzerland and went on the attack with 6km to go on the climb up Villars-sur-Ollon.

Ad However, a sluggish finish saw the Belgian come fourth, with Mattias Skjelmose (Trek-Segafredo) taking a victory that leaves him 17 seconds ahead of Evenepoel in the GC.

Giro d'Italia'Stop flirting with Remco', Lefevere tells Ineos31/05/2023 AT 07:23 “We have to be content, we tried,” Evenepoel said. “Nothing is lost yet, so no drama.

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