As shown in the BBT, Lampaert is in great form. They both finished the 11k ITT in BBT with a huge lead over other riders. As soon as i saw him last week, i thought Lampaert was at least going to take a medal at the NC ITT. (Initially, i thought it would be Van Aert, Evenepoel, Van Wilder, but with Van Aert gone, i had put him ahead of Van Wilder after seeing the BBT ITT).
Evenepoel beat Bouwman there by 24 seconds. Bouwman lost to Dumoulin yesterday by 1m24s over 30k. Dumoulin probably isn't yet 100% either, but Bouwman has always been a "above average" TT'er. Clearly Evenepoel (nor Dumoulin) isn't "miles off" where he needs to be.
The course suited Lampaert a lot more, being more of a classic rider, with lots of twisting and turning, short uphill ramps (bridges) which also suit a more punchy rider like Lampaert. Overall speed being lower, also means less aero advantage for Evenepoel. Not to mention, Lampaert was riding in his back yard, had the crowd on his side and knew the streets like the back of his hand. On the other hand, Lampaert has nobody to blame but himself if he were, as you say, pissed at not being picked for the Olympics TT. Other than him beating Dennis, Asgreen & Küng in the 2019 TDS, he's shown nothing the last 2 years that would warrant giving him a spot, on a far more hilly course.
So i feel Evenepoel losing to Lampaert gets blown out of proportion a bit. First of all, we know Lampaert can do a great TT when on his day. The conditions clearly favored him (course, location, crowd). I had still expected Evenepoel to win, but putting things in perspective, he lost by 20s to a gifted TT'er who is in great shape, and had the conditions in his favor. Had the NC ITT been on a hilly course somewhere in Wallonia, we would have seen vastly different results, with Evenepoel needing to fend off Van Wilder, and Lampaert would duke it out with Campenaerts for a bronze medal.