The Gazzetta defines him as the King of Time, L'Equipe dedicating a full-page cover to him with "Foudrouyant", meaning spectacular. It's Remco at his best, not only because when Tissot is involved he never makes a mistake, but also because on Sunday at Plateau de Solaison, Evenepoel found incredible momentum heading into the final week. Said and done, a lightning bolt to reiterate the expression used by Ciro Scognamiglio on the Gazzetta. Corriere and Repubblica, like the day before, choose to emphasize the news regarding anti-doping controls: Marco Bonarrigo reports that the teams threaten not to pay for anti-doping, while Cosimo Cito on Rep adds: "On the eve of the time trial, the ITA knocked on the door of at least three teams, Decathlon, Red Bull and Groupama". On Il Giornale, with a new graphic layout in memory of Montanelli, Pier Augusto Stagi also praises Pogacar, in absolute control of the situation, recalling how Remco celebrated in the best way possible Belgium's National Day. And L'Equipe? Alexandre Roos sees it this way: "A show of strength from the Belgian, who thus positions himself as an ambitious contender for the top of the standings".

GAZZETTA DELLO SPORT
EVENEPOEL IS 'THE KING OF TIME'
Remco Evenepoel says he has "much to learn from Tadej Pogacar". And he's right. But certainly no one can teach him anything if the subject is the time trial: the Belgian has been the world reference for years. University professor, more than a teacher: on the day of his country's national celebration, he devoured at almost 48.5 km/h average the 26.1 km between Evian Les Bains and Thonon les Bains, stage number 16 of the Tour de France with a view of Lake Geneva.
With a phenomenal performance, he claimed his second consecutive victory – with Monday's rest day in between – after his climbing success on Sunday at Plateau de Solaison: always ahead of Tadej Pogacar, who yesterday lost 28" but remains firmly in yellow, with 4'32" on the two-time Olympic champion. (Ciro Scognamiglio)

CORRIERE DELLA SERA
TEAMS THREATEN: "WE WON'T PAY FOR ANTI-DOPING"
Everything as expected or almost: in time trials nothing is invented. Yesterday over the 26 kilometers between Évian and Thonon-les-bains the world's strongest specialist, Remco Evenepoel, distanced the world's strongest cyclist, Tadej Pogacar, by 28". The rest (of the world) only saw them from behind: 64" to the Dane Skjelmose, 1'16" to the young French phenomenon Seixas, 1'24" to his Mexican counterpart Del Toro. Well done Cattaneo, tired and unmotivated Ganna, never in contention and only eleventh. (Marco Bonarrigo)

REPUBBLICA
TOUR, CHECKS ON OTHER TEAMS
ANTI-DOPING IN SEARCH OF NEW MICRODOSES
The evening of the anti-doping inspectors, Monday, was very intense, only slightly sweetened by the Belle Époque atmosphere in the hotels of the Upper Savoy. On the eve of the time trial, the ITA knocked on the door of at least three teams, Decathlon, Red Bull and Groupama. Between 8 and 10 p.m. the operations were completed.
Evenepoel, who then won the time trial yesterday, was already in bed when the raid happened: courtesy, cordiality, but firmness. Decathlon was visited first, Seixas was at dinner.
Those who suspected nationalist favors toward the Frenchman will have to reconsider. Of course, it's not the same thing: checks at 2 a.m. for Vingegaard and at 5 a.m. for Pogacar have a different impact on the body and mind. Other teams had received visits in the middle of the night in the first two weeks. (Cosimo Cito)

IL GIORNALE
EVENEPOEL DOMINATES THE TIME TRIAL, RECOVERS 28" ON POGACAR
If one is a Martian, the other is cosmic: both fly very high. In the Thonon-les-Bains time trial Pogacar controls the situation, Evenepoel makes it his own. One races defensively, the other offensively. The Slovenian is the only one to contain the gap (28"), the Belgian gold medalist from Paris and world time trial champion gains confidence: two consecutive victories on the eve of a final week that promises to be more than interesting. "It's another fantastic victory - explains a happy Remco who celebrates in the best way possible his country's National Day. (Pier Augusto Stagi)

L'EQUIPE
SPECTACULAR
His snow-white time trial suit – embellished with a waistband in rainbow colors – fit perfectly to the life and powerful thighs, similar to those of a Minotaur, highlighting the brute force of Remco Evenepoel, the absolute protagonist at this crucial moment of the Tour de France. The three-time world time trial champion dominated the 26.1-kilometer race against the clock – a route overlooking Lake Geneva between Évian-les-Bains and Thonon-les-Bains – beating the Yellow Jersey Tadej Pogačar with an advantage of 28 seconds. Although beaten, Pogačar chose not to take excessive risks, with his coronation in Paris now just five days away. (Alexandre Roos)