Remco Evenepoel intended to test himself in the finale of stage 3 of the Critérium du Dauphiné, and he duly readied himself on the wheel of Primož Roglič on the shallow rise towards the finish at Les Estables.
A slow puncture, however, meant that the duel never materialised. Rather than contest stage victory, Evenepoel was content to manage the situation and roll home in the main peloton, three seconds down on the day’s winner Derek Gee.
