Zoef-Lightning
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Agree. Evenepoel and his entourage have to learn to ride some competitions and small stage races in preparation. Without being in top shape and without wanting to ride results. The only chance to ever make it to the podium in a Grand Tour. Leaving Burgos out is already a good decision. But the fact remains that Evenepoel, even without competition, is (almost)in top form six weeks before the end of the VueltaI don't think the amount of race days is an issue, especially considering he only raced 2 weeks between Liège and Vuelta. But i still can't understand why they would send him to Tirreno to ''test'' him against Pogacar when he was just too heavy to compete. I think he should have done Tirreno (considering the circumstances, in hindsight) just to build his base and go for a stagewin, instead of GC.
And that's way too early. So I fear that he will go under again in the second half of the Vuelta.