For "a fair amount," Soudal-QuickStep has let Evenepoel go

More details are being revealed about how the transfer of Remco Evenepoel to Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe was forged. A football-style signing, when the cyclist still had a year left on his contract and where Soudal-QuickStep preferred to get the most out of it before a departure that was going to happen now or next year.

Soudal-QuickStep preferred to earn as much as possible for Remco Evenepoel before a legal battle

It was officially confirmed yesterday afternoon the signing of Remco Evenepoel by Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe. An operation that had been talked about for months in cycling circles and that, finally, has been carried out amicably, ending Remco Evenepoel's long relationship with the Belgian team structure and marking the beginning of a new stage in his sports career in a team much more focused on stage races like the German team.

Soudal-QuickStep did not want to talk about specific figures, although rumors suggest that the transfer cost around 2 million euros, and speak of a "fair amount" as stated by the director of the Belgian team, Jürgen Foré who also pointed out that this avoided a legal process for the termination of the current contract since, unlike what happens in other sports like football, it is not common in cycling to see team changes when there are valid contracts.

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A signing that began to take shape in early June when Remco Evenepoel informed his team that his future did not involve them although referring to his intention to leave the team at the end of his contract in late 2026. However, he also raised the option of advancing the departure so negotiations began to find a satisfactory solution for the cyclist and the team.

Finally, Remco Evenepoel has managed to sign for Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe while Soudal-QuickStep manages to add some good income for his departure that would not have occurred if the cyclist had become free next year at the end of his contract.

Aside from the figure of Remco Evenepoel, his signing for Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe involves five other people who will accompany the Belgian in his new adventure: the Belgian director Sven Vanthourenhout, the also sports director Klass Lodewyck, the cyclist Mattia Cattaneo, his trusted masseur David Geeroms and the mechanic Dario Kloeck, all trusted men, even at an intimate level beyond their professional activity, who will continue to care for and pamper Remco Evenepoel in his new team.