World Championship time trial will be key reference point for whether Remco Evenepoel can win road race, trainer says

Remco Evenepoel en route to gold in the 2023 World Championships Elite Men's Time Trial
Remco Evenepoel en route to gold in the 2023 World Championships Elite Men's Time Trial (Image credit: Getty Images)

Soudal-QuickStep coach Koen Pelgrim has said that Remco Evenepoel's initial target of the World Championships time trial on Sunday will also serve as a general reference point for how he can fare in this year's battles for the rainbow jerseys.

The defending TT champion, and now with the Olympic time trial gold as a fresh addition to his palmares, Evenepoel is set to take part in Sunday's race against the clock as a leading favourite.

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.