Remco Evenepoel: It's good we are a bit unpredictable

Remco Evenepoel wearing the white jersey at the Vuelta a Espana
Remco Evenepoel wearing the white jersey at the Vuelta a Espana (Image credit: Getty Images)

Defending Vuelta a España champion Remco Evenepoel has insisted that given Jumbo-Visma's strength in numbers on GC, it is only logical that he is playing more of a defensive game at times on the race’s climbs.

The fourth of nine summit finishes in this year's Vuelta, despite at Laguna Negra de Vinuesa’s testing average gradient of 8% and ramps of up to 14%, the sparks notably failed to fly between the GC favourites.

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.