Remco Evenepoel has a job ahead Before the Tour de France. The Belgian The last Dauphiné led for two stages After destroying his rivals in the time trial. However, The yellow jersey lost as soon as the mountain arrived before the domain of the binomial formed by Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard. Now, like its rivals in the next Tour de France, which starts on July 5, He is preparing in a height concentration with his team. And he has taken advantage of recognize one of the increases harder of the 'great Boucl': The Col de la Lze.
This French Alps level He ascends in the next tour in stage 18, on Thursday, July 24after a chain formed by the Glandon and Madeleine. 26.4 kilometers with an average slope of 6.5%the longest rise in this edition of the Great French return, with the goal high. The Col de la Lze has been promoted twice In the 'Grande Boucle': the first, in 2020, ended with the victory of Miguel Ángel López; The second, in 2023, was one of the worst days to be remembered for Tadej Pogacarwhen he delivered the spoon and confirmed de facto the second yellow jersey of Vingegaard.
The publication in which Evenepoel is seen in the Col de la Lze.
“It will be a fairly hard stage”
Evnepoel was accompanied In the rise of recognition to the Col de la Loe Max SCHACHMANN Y Valentin Parettrere. After the climb, the local Sports Club Couchevel Sports Outdoor shared on Instagram the impressions of the Belgian: “It's hard, it's very irregular. I think it's a very, very long climbperhaps the longest of this year's tour, and having the goal here is never easy. It will be a fairly hard stage, with the Glandon and the Madeleine aheadso it won't be easy. A beautiful stage. ”
If Evenepoel does not appear in the pools of favorites to win the Tour of France is precisely because It seems that on the mountain there is a point below several of its rivals of the 'Big Six'. In the Dauphiné, He entered Fifth in the goal of Valmeinier, at a stage where the Madeleine also climbedas will happen in the tour. Pogacar was first and Vingegaard, second. Two other surprising talents such as Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe) y Tobias Halland Johannessen (Uno-X Mobility) They were also ahead of the Belgian de Soudal-Quick Step.
But Evenepoel is not the only one in the Alpsgetting used to the lack of oxygen and effort in the heights. Tadej Pogacar is concentrated with the UAE Team Emirates in Isola 2000the French ski resort, as it did to prepare the 2024 tour. And Jonas Vingegaard is much closer to the Belgian: The same sports club that has shared Evenepoel on his Instagram also published To the Danish, accompanied by Wout van Aert, uploading the Col de la Lze Just one day before the Remco team did.
