Remco Evenepoelas the current winner of the Vuelta, was the last to take the start in the opening team time trial of the 78th Tour of Spain and as soon as he crossed the finish line he could not hide his anger with the circumstances in which he had to compete.

“This was shit, we couldn’t see anything. It was super dangerous,” said the Belgian from Soudal-Quick Step after completing the 14.8-kilometer timed through the streets of Barcelona in which the storm and rain reduced the visibility conditions.

“We had to be very careful in the corners because we are here to fight for the Vuelta and you don’t want to crash on the first day and run out of options,” he said.

Evenepoel was fully aware that his words could raise blisters although he continued his reflection: “Tomorrow the whole world will criticize me for saying it. But it was dangerous. You can’t drive 200 kilometers per hour on the freeway in the dark without headlights.”

In his opinion, he acknowledged that he should not have stopped, but he wondered if “do you know in advance that it will be dark? With the rain you can’t do anything, but you can do something with lighting. This was dangerous. It was life or death to go to the wheel “.

Evenepoel knows that to win you have to take risks and “we all take them, but if it’s also wet and dark, then it becomes risky. This is just ridiculous. The organization must think about the security. It is really a pity what has happened in a race as beautiful as the Vuelta “he concluded.

Source: Eitb

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