Evenepoel: "Enric tried to see how my legs were"

Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl): "Enric [Mas] made my day difficult. It was not so easy to follow his attack. I think the first one was quite a hard one. Then I knew Almeida was further down in the GC so I could give him so space. It was a very nice move and a brave move from him. I think Enric tried to see how my legs were today but I could respond very well. The team brought me in a good position to the final climb. The speed was really high. It wasn’t an easy finish at all. I think the gradients were quite steep again on this climb. I think the race as hard to control as it was with Primoz [Roglic]. But of course, on a finish like this, Primoz is a really explosive guy. He can go in the last 500m and take 10 or 15 seconds so I think now there is less danger from attacks like this because Enric is a bit less explosive than Primoz. I think that’s the main difference but that doesn’t make it easier, not at all."