
Soudal-QuickStep are building in confidence that Remco Evenepoel can possibly aim higher than the podium and mount a real challenge to Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) and Jonas Vingaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) for the Tour de France yellow jersey.
Already in the lead of the Critérium du Dauphiné thanks to a stunning stage 4 time trial, Evenepoel heads into Friday's first mountain test to Combloux with a 16-second lead over the Dane and a 38-second advantage to the world champion.