Evenepoel on the Worlds TT: 'It's the kind of course I like, wide, straight, not technical'
Belgium's Remco Evenepoel is one of the top favourites for the elite men's ITT at the Rwanda World Championships that start this weekend. The twice reigning champ has been previewing the route in Kigali and is feeling optimistic.
"It's the kind of course I like: wide, lots of straight, not technical, a lot of position work," Evenepoel told media in Kigali. "There will also be many tempo changes because it's constantly up and down, which doesn't make it any easier, but in itself I like something like that. You should definitely not exceed the limit in the first part. The most difficult climbs are at the end, where you have to be able to go 'all out' twice more. The last ten minutes will be very intense."
The double Olympic champion is going after a third-straight world title on the challenging 40.6-kilometre course, adding to the wins achieved in Scotland and Switzerland.
"Once you have such a jersey, you don't want to give it away, especially when you know that the course suits you. How many riders have won three times in a row? Two [Michael Rogers and Tony Martin, ed.]. That's a nice challenge: I want to add my name to that list, and put myself above it. It is 'and' and 'and' and 'and'... It would be nice to put down a historic achievement in this place, that would be special."
