Nine months ago, a glance down the top riders lining up for today's Tour de Romandie start in Switzerland would have left you with no doubt: Remco Evenepoel for the win.
But a lot has happened in that time – there was a major crash in December, after what was already a year of setbacks. So far his late start has yielded one win – albeit a minor one in the Belgian's world, at Brabantse Pijl – and a lacklustre showing at Sunday's Liège-Bastogne-Liège, a race he has won twice.
