00:00Remco Evenupel, on the Belgian National Day, there could only be one winner today.
00:05Yeah, it's amazing. It was a very nice TT. A lot of people on the side of the road.
00:12My whole family from both sides being here. My parents came just today.
00:17My wife is here with her parents and the siblings as well.
00:21And also on the Belgian National Day is pretty special.
00:25I read this morning, it's been a while since the Belgian won on National Day.
00:28So, I mean, I'm proud to be the one.
00:32And besides that, I mean, I've just been told my teammate Lippo is crashed.
00:36So, yeah, that's very unfortunate. It's like, how do you call it, like a bittersweet pill to swallow with this
00:43victory.
00:43So, I wish him all the best and I hope it's not too bad.
00:47And next to that, yeah, I need to thank Specialized for all the new material they gave me for this
00:54TT.
00:55A lot of work behind the scenes and to win this TT with such a performance, I'm just proud and
01:02happy.
01:02And I mean, it's unbelievable to take two victories in a row. It's amazing.
01:08It's your third TT success on the Tour de France, but today you were maybe more impressive than ever.
01:15I was feeling really good. I mean, the first few kilometers I was pushing power and I was telling myself
01:21I needed to hold back.
01:22It made me think a bit of my TT in Rwanda where I started and I had quite a big
01:26gap in the beginning.
01:28But I have to say, today was also very impressive. He was really close to me always.
01:32And it was a big challenge to keep my gap with him. But I'm just super happy with everything that
01:38happened today.
01:39But yeah, like I said, it's also a shame that Lippo is out now. I will really miss him for
01:44the last week.
01:46And besides that, I mean, I need to thank my whole team. Like I said, my family.
01:51It's been a while since I've been on this level again. So yeah, it feels amazing to be in such
01:57a good shape in the Tour.
01:57And yeah, still a long way to go. We cannot forget that.
02:01You're talking about your shape indeed. It looks like it's going up and up and up. It's getting better and
02:06better.
02:06Was that the plan as well on this Tour de France, this hard Tour de France?
02:10Yeah, for sure. I mean, it's no secret that the hardest part is, I mean, the hardest stages are all
02:14in the end of the Tour.
02:15So I was not super, super good in the first week. I was good, but not amazing.
02:20And yeah, I needed the first week to really get into race rhythm again. And yeah, just my coach, the
02:25performance staff, everybody.
02:26I need to thank them for all the trust they have in me. But like I said, it's not over
02:31yet.
02:32It's a very beautiful victory, but still a few hard and beautiful stages to come before Paris.
02:38You gain time on Tadej Pogacar and the GC, but he has a massive lead. Do you still think about
02:44Tour de France's success?
02:46No, honestly not. I'm just focused on my own spot. I mean, Tadej is on his way to win a
02:55fifth Tour de France.
02:56So yeah, I think it's just amazing that I can be a bit close to him. And like I said,
03:05yeah, it's an honor to race with him because he's, if not the best ever.
03:08So for me, it's just like a big step forward that I can at least be a bit around him
03:13and I try to learn from him.
03:14So yeah, like I said, it's an honor to race against him. Enjoy the podium. Thank you.
