Remco Evenepoel says Primoz Roglic seems 'nervous' at Giro d'Italia

Remco Evenepoel at the start of stage 6 of the Giro d'Italia
Remco Evenepoel at the start of stage 6 of the Giro d'Italia (Image credit: Getty Images)

Remco Evenepoel had ramped up the Giro d'Italia mind games ahead of the highly-anticipated stage 7 summit finish at Gran Sasso d'Italia on Friday, noting that Primož Roglič and his Jumbo-Visma teammates seem "nervous" and describing himself as "the strongest at the moment". 

Evenepoel didn't speak for long at the finish of stage 6 in Napoli, simply addressing concerns over his stage 5 crashes by explaining that he had felt better than expected all day. 

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Patrick Fletcher

Patrick is an NCTJ-trained journalist, and former deputy editor of Cyclingnews, who has seven years’ experience covering professional cycling. He has a modern languages degree from Durham University and has been able to put it to some use in what is a multi-lingual sport, with a particular focus on French and Spanish-speaking riders. Away from cycling, Patrick spends most of his time playing or watching other forms of sport - football, tennis, trail running, darts, to name a few, but he draws the line at rugby.