"I will stay where I am": Evenepoel will continue with Soudal-QuickStep and confirms that his biggest goal is the Tour

The Belgian Remco Evenepoel is one of the most sought-after pieces in the World Tour. But just when rumors were assuming his signing with another team, Red Bull Bora, the double Olympic champion has just confirmed that he will continue with Soudal-QuickStep, at least for one more season.

Evenepoel ends rumors just before the World Championship

Just hours before the World Road Championship, which will be on Sunday 29 at 10:30, Evenepoel wanted to shake off a hot topic that was surely putting pressure on him in some way. Although the Belgian currently has a contract with Soudal-QuickStep until the end of 2026, it is known that the Red Bull Bora team has been very interested in signing him for the next season.

But without clear proposals being disclosed, there is also no doubt that his value will have increased both to stay and if he had gone to another team. Evenepoel took advantage of the press conference that the Belgian team offered just before the World Championship to confirm that in 2025 he will continue to be part of the team led by Patrick Lefevere.

"I will stay where I am, it is quite clear." "There will be no changes." "There has been speculation as always and even with more information than I myself knew, which was quite fun to hear, but nothing will change."

"I will stay with my teammates. We will work and fight for the ultimate goal, which is to win the Tour de France someday." Said Remco Evenepoel this Friday to several media during the press conference held in Wetzikon, 28 km from Zurich.

 

These statements come just after La Gazzetta dello Sport confirmed on Thursday night that negotiations between the double Olympic champion and the Red Bull team had failed.

With his future decided, at least for the next season, Evenepoel will face the World Road Championship in Zurich as one of the few cyclists who can threaten Tadej Pogacar's victory.