'Nothing is lost yet, no drama' – Remco Evenepoel absorbs Tour de Suisse setback

Remco Evenepoel
Remco Evenepoel on the attack on stage 3 of the Tour de Suisse (Image credit: Getty)

At first, it looked set to be another Remco Evenepoel exhibition. When the world champion attacked with 6km of the climb to Villars-sur-Ollon remaining, he seemed destined to put his stamp on the Tour de Suisse.

By the summit, however, Evenepoel would find himself in damage limitation mode after he surprisingly struggled on the upper reaches of the summit finish to stage 3. He would recover slightly in the final kilometre to place fourth on the stage, 21 seconds behind winner Mattias Skjelmose (Trek-Segafredo).

Barry Ryan
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Barry Ryan is Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.