Evenepoel and Roglic expected to go 'mano a mano' at Giro d'Italia

Remco Evenepoel and Primoz Roglic during the last stage of the 2023 Volta a Catalunya
Remco Evenepoel and Primoz Roglic during the last stage of the 2023 Volta a Catalunya (Image credit: Getty)

Soudal-QuickStep manager Patrick Lefevere has predicted a repeat of the Volta a Catalunya duel between his team leader Remco Evenepoel and Primož Roglič when they next clash at the Giro d’Italia, suggesting it will be "spectacular”.   

Roglič and Evenepoel battled it out all week at the Volta a Catalunya, with the Slovenian claiming overall victory ahead of the World Champion by a narrow margin of just six seconds. The two won four stages out of a possible seven between them, with Roglič also claiming the Points classification and Evenepoel the other two secondary classifications on offer - the Mountains classification and the Best Young Rider.

Alasdair Fotheringham

Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The IndependentThe GuardianProCycling, The Express and Reuters.