Remco Evenepoel will leave the Sudal Quick-Step training at the end of the season. Three weeks after the abandonment of the Belgian leader on the roads of the Tour de France, his team announced, in a press release published Tuesday, August 5, that “The representatives of Remco informed the management of the team that he did not wish to discuss an extension of his current agreement, which expires at the end of 2026”. The former training of Julian Alaphilippe chose, after having referred to it with his titles sponsors, “That he was in the best interest of everyone” to release the 2022 world champion “At the end of the current season”.
The double Olympic champion will join Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe, where he had been expected for several weeks. “Remco embodies ambition. He doesn’t just want to ride, he wants to shape cyclingsaid Ralph Denk, manager of the German training. It has not only an exceptional sporting talent, but also a remarkable state of mind. His determination, his professionalism and his unwavering will to succeed are a real source of inspiration. »»
Winner of the Tour of Spain in 2022 and 3ᵉ from the Tour de France in 2024, Remco Evenepoel won many titles with the “Wolfpack”, which he joined in 2019. “ Although we regret the start of Remco, we will keep the memories that we have created and will continue to work together to obtain significant results for the rest of the season ”underlined the Sudal Quick-Step.
The Belgian, world road champion in 2022, from the time trial in 2023 and 2024, also distinguished himself on classics-cycling races of a renowned day. He notably won Liège-Bastogne-Liège twice, in 2022 and 2023. Again Belgian champion in the time trial at the end of June, Remco Evenepoel experienced an annoyed start to the season due to a serious accident in December 2024. But the 25-year-old runner won the 5ᵉ 2025 stage of the 2025. in the Pyrenean stages.
Join Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe marks a real turning point for the German team. Long discreet despite a patient rise, it is now asserting itself as a strong place in the peloton. With Florian Lipowitz in its ranks, 3ᵉ and best young people in the recent Tour de France, and Primoz Roglic, quadruple winner of the Tour of Spain (2019, 2020, 2021 and 2024) and the Tour of Italy (2023), the training conjugates youth, ambition and strategic weight.
“The arrival of Remco Evenepoel marks much more than an important step for Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe: this is a strong signalshe explained in a press release. With renewed confidence and a daring ambition, the team is preparing to become one of the most attractive teams of international cycling in the years to come. »» In this new case, Remco Evenepoel arrives as a centerpiece of a building in full construction, ready to fit into the duel at the top between UAE Team Emirates and Visma-Lease A Bike.
