Evenepoel: Best Is Yet to Come
- * Remco Evenepoel's Potential: Remco Evenepoel's father and agent, Patrick Evenepoel, believes his son can perform at 100% and achieve a "very good result" in the Tour de...
Here’s a summary of the key points from the article:
* Remco Evenepoel‘s Potential: Remco Evenepoel’s father and agent, Patrick Evenepoel, believes his son can perform at 100% and achieve a “very good result” in the Tour de France next season with proper readiness.
* Disrupted 2024: Evenepoel had a arduous winter (being doored during training and suffering injuries) which significantly impacted his buildup and form throughout the 2024 Tour. He withdrew from the Tour while sitting in 3rd place overall.
* Recent Successes: Despite the Tour setback, Evenepoel has as won both the World and European time trial titles and finished second to Tadej Pogačar in the road races at both championships.
* Pogačar as the Main Obstacle: The article acknowledges Tadej Pogačar as evenepoel’s biggest challenge for Tour glory, noting a meaningful gap in performance between the two.
* Team change & New Approach: Patrick Evenepoel believes Evenepoel’s transfer to Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe, along with changes in coaching, training methods, and nutrition, could be a catalyst for advancement. He points to successes others have had after similar changes.
* Possible Pogačar Absence: The article briefly mentions speculation that Tadej Pogačar might not participate in the 2026 Tour, preferring to focus on the Giro and Vuelta.