Remco Evenepoel Archives

Dominant van der Poel Wins Paris-Roubaix with Brilliant 60km Solo

April 8, 2024 at 11:13 am4 min reading

Road cycling

The safest bet in the history of gambling, as sure as putting money on the sun rising tomorrow, was that Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) would win Sunday’s Paris-Roubaix. It was a sure thing not only because he is a once-in-a-generation talent, perhaps the best…

Safety-Inspired Route Change to Paris-Roubaix Provokes Complaints

April 5, 2024 at 11:18 am4 min reading

Road cycling

A minor route change to this Sunday’s Paris-Roubaix undertaken by race organizers ASO at the request of the professional riders’ union, the CPA, to reduce the danger of a crash at the entrance to the notorious Trouée d’Arenberg, or Forest of Arenberg, has unleashed a…

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Terrifying Crash Injures Vingegaard, Evenepoel, Roglič and Others

April 5, 2024 at 9:45 am3 min reading

Road cycling

A horrific crash in Thursday’s stage 4 of the Itzulia Basque Country injured about a dozen riders, including three of road racing’s elite, Jonas Vingegaard (Visma– Lease a Bike), Remco Evenepoel (Soudal–Quick Step), and Primož Roglič (BORA-hansgrohe).

UCI’s Confusing Head Sock Ban Has Evenepoel Fuming

April 3, 2024 at 4:07 pm3 min reading

Road cycling

UCI’s controversial helmet saga, which began a month ago when cycling’s governing body said that a number of time trial helmets and helmet accessories, such as head socks, were illegal because they were being used to improve performance rather than safety, has again erupted in…

Wheels Roundup: Van der Poel Soloes to Flanders Win, Evenepoel Hits the Cement in Time Trial

April 2, 2024 at 12:48 pm4 min reading

Road cycling

Mathieu van der Poel did exactly what was expected in Sunday’s Tour of Flanders by soloing 45 km to another dominant Classics victory to take the third De Ronde victory of his career. He crossed the finish line 1:02 ahead of Luca Mozzato (Arkéa–B&B Hotels)…

INEOS Grenadiers Counting on Young Riders to Climb Back to the Top

March 27, 2024 at 3:29 pm4 min reading

Road cycling

It has been a mediocre start to the 2024 season for the once mighty INEOS Grenadiers, who under the name Team Sky were the unchallenged lords of road racing from 2012 to 2019. In that eight-year span, they won the Tour de France seven times…

Remco Evenepoel on Finishing Second in Paris-Nice: “For sure I should be happy”

March 12, 2024 at 9:48 am2 min reading

Road cycling

Following his second-place finish in Paris-Nice, Remco Evenepoel chose to linger in Nice, contemplating his overall performance during the prestigious cycling event. The aftermath of the race saw him undertaking two laps of the challenging 34km Monaco to Nice time trial, a stage that will…

The Road to the Tour—Episode 1: The Weather and Vingegaard Dominate

March 8, 2024 at 5:24 pm4 min reading

Road cycling

The Road to the Tour is a new series that will follow the four favourites for the 2024 Tour de France – Tadej Pogačar, Jonas Vingegaard, Remco Evenepoel and Primož Roglič – on their progress to what could be the greatest road race ever.

Wheels Roundup: The Lefevere-Alaphilippe Feud Heats Up and Other News

February 23, 2024 at 8:16 am4 min reading

Road cycling

Patrick Lefevere, the highly successful general manager of Soudal Quick-Step was never one for diplomacy. But now his critical fusillades targeting his struggling two-time world road race champion Julian Alaphilippe may have caused collateral damage, namely Alaphilippe’s partner, the Tour de France Femmes director Marion…

Evenepoel Wins Volta ao Algarve Thanks to Dominant ITT

February 19, 2024 at 12:11 pm5 min reading

Road cycling

For a second-tier and 2.Pro race in late winter, the five-stage Volta ao Algarve boasted close to a Grand Tour lineup, with the likes of Remco Evenepoel, Geraint Thomas, Wout van Aert, Sepp Kuss, Ben Healy, and Tom Pidcock (to name just a few) at…