Remco Evenepoel has confirmed that he’ll stick with Soudal-QuickStep subsequent season, drawing a line underneath persistent hypothesis linking him with a switch to Purple Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe.
Talking on the Belgian group lodge in Wetzikon on Friday forward of the World Championships street race, Evenepoel acknowledged that he would nonetheless be a part of Patrick Lefevere’s squad in 2025.
“I am going to keep the place I’m, that is fairly clear,” Evenepoel mentioned. “No transfers.”
Though Evenepoel is underneath contract with Soudal-QuickStep till the tip of 2026, his future with the group has been the topic of a lot conjecture. Final 12 months, he was repeatedly linked with a attainable transfer to Ineos, whereas the latest arrival of Purple Bull as title sponsor at Bora-Hansgrohe fuelled hypothesis that he would transfer to Ralph Denk’s squad in 2025.
On Thursday night, La Gazzetta dello Sport reported that the potential swap to Purple Bull had fallen by means of. On Friday morning, Evenepoel confirmed he would stay with Soudal-QuickStep, although he downplayed reviews that he had been severely contemplating a switch.
“There was hypothesis as all the time and I feel some info was greater than I knew myself, which was fairly humorous to listen to, however nothing modifications,” Evenepoel mentioned when requested by Cyclingnews after the press convention.
“I am going to stick with my [Soudal-QuickStep] teammates. We’ll work and combat for the most important aim, that’s to sooner or later win the Tour de France.”
Evenepoel positioned third general at his debut Tour this summer season, profitable a stage and the very best younger rider classification. He went on to assert gold in each the time trial and street race on the Paris 2024 Olympics, and he’s getting ready to a historic Double-Double after retaining his time trial title on the Zurich World Championships.
Earlier this week, Soudal-QuickStep supervisor Patrick Lefevere floated the concept Evenepoel may experience each the Giro d’Italia and Tour in 2025, whereas the group has added to the climbing expertise across the Belgian by confirming the arrival of Valentin Paret-Peintre from Decathlon-QuickStep.
