> Coach Koen Pelgrim also commented this morning before the start. "Today is a new day. Remco has to mentally process the blow, but he also suffered a similar blow two years ago in the Vuelta. And then he won a stage the next day. He's a fighter and will do the same today."

> "We don't expect him to beat Pogacar right away. I mainly hope he can find his legs from a few days ago. Remco is still third in the general classification, and if he doesn't lose time to his rivals today (Lipowitz, Onley, Roglic, ed.), it will have been a good day."

> While the team remains competitive, they are also investigating the causes of the poorer performances in the past two stages. "For some reason, he didn't recover well from the Dauphiné. He had some allergies there, and we had to adjust his training a bit afterward," Pelgrim explained. "Extra rest was also scheduled, which made preparation for this Tour more difficult. As a result, he's not currently achieving the values he normally should in the mountains."

why is cycling riddled with these really fucking dumb coaches?