Four days of racing remain at the UAE Tour. Still, even as early as this, Remco Evenepoel's next race at the Volta a Catalunya is already looking essential when it comes to determining where he stands among the GC favourites for the Tour de France.
Despite the Belgian’s cramps and frustration, his team refused to turn this bad day into something more dramatic. What exactly resulted in a two-minute time loss for the Belgian superstar on stage 3 to Jebel Mobrah doesn't matter so much in isolation; it just comes down to an off-day, but it's a missed chance to make a statement.
