That doesn't mean it was his best performance. Just means he was better then his initial pacing plan which was put together based on his current form/expectations. Glad he felt better than his pacing plan though, otherwise he wouldn't have won.
The cross winds made it hard he said but he was feeling really good. He didn't feel his legs after 30 min racing and did 10-15 watts above his pacing plan. So I think both Ganna and Evenepoel where really good, maybe not absolute top but very close. It explains the 1m30-2m30 difference with the other main contenders although some have a bit of an excuse due to potential exhaustion of the road race (Van Aert, Kung and Pogacar). Tarling was of course exceptional and the new kid that can challenge both in the future.
or maybe they escalate the feud further with this latest title addition to Remco's palmares I think Contador has just thrown a stick into the chicken coopSo I guess Lefevere & Remo's dad would to be quite for a while with this victory 
Yes, but so was San Sebastián and the Vuelta. Also he said he was already better than at CSS, which means his form is growing, there might still be some more room for growth which is why he’s going to Livigno
I would say 2x 60min TTs. Irrespective of whether Remco is in the race or not btw. One flat(tish) and one hilly or MTT
I greet another TT fan
Wow, so Landa is the new Leader for Soudal!!!!
Landa and Masnada leading wolfpack. We can dream
#FreeMasnada
He is actually 4/4 so far.
There's no reason to believe that the OGTT affected Rogla's Vuelta in 2021, and there's no reason to believe that the WCTT will affect Evenepoel's Vuelta now.
To the bolded, after his performance today and considering the level he needs to achieve to win the Vuelta, I believe he indeed held back in the WCRR to be fresher for the TT and build into Spain. It makes sense, because he could not after San Sebastian (where he was good enough to win, but not dominant like last year), be also flying in Worlds RR, nail the Worlds TT and then win the Vuelta. Something had to be sacrificed and it was the road race.
I wonder how he would do that in practice because he is somebody that goes all in? The only thing that surprised me during the Worlds RR where his drop of 10-20 spots every time they did the punchy climb to the park. It is also what caused him an opportunity to join WVA in the attack. He explains it as not having the power to do it repeatedly. Maybe he also wanted to limit his exhaustion by not going all in during those punches? That would be a strange tactic during such an important race.
2023 WCRR >>> 2020(21) ORR in difficulty on top of Evenepoel not being the top favorite for the Vuelta like Rolgic was. The biggest threat to Roglic was Bernal who was recovering from his Giro sickness and the injury. Otherwise everyone else you’d expect Roglic to beat. Evenepoel is up against Roglic and Vinge, plus the usual suspects that he should beat. So yes, going all in to hit his WCTT goal at the start of the year because he planned to do the Giro originally with the Vuelta being added on while Roglic and Vinge planned for the Vuelta could lead to him finishing third instead of a potential win.
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