'Even after going all out, he was still 16 seconds behind him. How was that even possible?'
All he could do was return to Germany and continue to train hard, striving to surpass him in the future.
Not long after Eve finished, Roglič, the last rider to start, also completed the race.
Without a doubt, Roglič's time trial ability was not poor; it was even among the best in the world.
But the gap between him and Evenepoel still made Huang Chong, who had just been forced to relinquish the top spot, feel a wave of despair.
Because Brother Luo's final average speed was 48.594 km/h, and his total time was a full 39.18 seconds behind Eve.
This meant that even though he had fought with all his might to help Roglič build a 34-second lead in the first two stages, after today's ITT stage, Evenepoel had completely overturned it.
So, at the end of Stage 4, not only had Roglič lost the overall leader's Yellow Jersey he had worn for two days, but he was now also 5.18 seconds behind Evenepoel—
