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Remco Evenepoel
A former Belgium youth international footballer who became the best time triallist of his era. Evenepoel builds his Tours out of the race against the clock and defends in the high mountains, and has stood on the Paris podium since 2024.
Nation
Belgium
Born
25 January 2000, Aalst
Team
Soudal Quick-Step
Type
Time triallist / stage racer
Height
1.71 m
Weight
61 kg
Le Tour
Tour de France record
| Year | Result | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3rd | Won the Gevrey-Chambertin time trial; best young rider |
| 2025 | 3rd | — |
| 2026 | 2nd–3rd contention | Podium after a strong final week |
Career
Palmarès
- ▸Vuelta a España: 2022
- ▸World road race champion: 2022; world time trial champion 2023, 2024
- ▸Olympic road race and time trial gold: Paris 2024
- ▸Liège–Bastogne–Liège ×2
Strengths
- + World-class against the clock
- + Fast in short, punchy finishes
- + Improving high-mountain resilience
Where he loses time
- − Third-week fade at extreme altitude
- − Thinner mountain support than his rivals
Head to head
Rivalries
Tadej Pogačar
Evenepoel takes time in the TTs, loses it on the summit finishes — the maths of every recent Tour.
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