Things after the race are different from how they appear after having discussed it with the team. And I am different even from how they tell you at home Based on hasty readings, Alberto Bettiol is currently more or less following this path, without realizing that in his constant search for the best result, hypothesize his presence in Evenepoel's escape It's a way of acknowledging his superiority, which is now evident. He was the only Italian player capable of dealing with the Belgian phenomenon.
It is clear that no one could have known this before, but Bettiol, seen rushing towards Van Aert, could have also withstood Evenepoel's attack.. And at that point the Belgian would have done like in Trento last year year ahead of Colbrelli. He would have stopped asking for changes and would have risked to head towards suicide.
Sixteen riders
Eighth at the finish, one wonders whether that's a little or a lot. Without knowing what the Azzurri said in the meeting, it is easy to consider that when you are a leader, expectations are risingAnd if it turns out that the others called upon to share the burden of responsibility with you don't have the legs, as was probably the case today with Bagioli, the burden increases. The leader is asked for results. And when Evenepoel went away not alone, but in that group of sixteen riders pulled out by the French, it would have been enough (perhaps) to be at the head of the group to catch up.
«It was a strange World Championships – Bettiol said after the finish – everyone was waiting for the climb and a rider like Remco took advantage of it. We don't have a Remco in the team, so we had no choice but to be present at every escape and avoid finding ourselves shooting and we have never shot. On the last lap I tried to I attacked together with Van Aert and I almost detached him, in fact I detached himWe went away with him and Honoré, but the course is very fast, they were coming back from behind.
Remco's attack
Alberto arrived at the World Cup with the rank on his shoulders. We all know that on the right day he could have held his own against even the strongest and Wollongong was probably one of those days. The fact that Welcome imagined his presence in the wake of Evenepoel comes from the the esteem he has for her, having understood that today the only one who could turn the Italian World Cup around was him.
«Unfortunately when Remco left – Alberto admitted at the end of the race – We at the back rested a bit and he immediately got a lot of minutes and then the path was easier than expected. We didn't have any man-marking. We just couldn't have been reduced to shooting, while Lorenzo Rota was supposed to move with 100 km to goHis attack was more than fair and then he didn't shoot a single metre. Me and “Bagiolino” instead had to be ready in the last two laps, while Matteo (Trentin, ed.) in case of a sprint. So that's what happened, but unfortunately there's only one Evenepoel and he was better."
The question stay and will never have an answer. What would have happened if one of the riders of the national had those in charge of running the race followed the Belgian instead of leaving it to Conci and Rota alone?
