Thursday is the new year — which means everyone who has transferred to a new team will be officially there. Including Remco Evenepoel. It also means they can wear their new team kit. That may change next year, as the UCI is possibly changing the fiscal year for pro contracts from Nov. 1 to Nov. 1. That means no more mismatched riders at team camps in November.
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But back to Evenepoel. On Wednesday, he posted a kind message to the team he has called home for the past seven seasons. He turned pro in his first year in the big leagues with Soudal Quick-Step — then Deceuninck–Quick-Step — after a very impressive junior year. In 2018, he had a bunch of very impressive results. That including taking both the TT and road race worlds. And the way he won the road race was…beyond impressive. Evenepoel was delayed early by a mechanical and lost time. But he rode back through the field, got back near the front, then attacked and won solo. It was a helluva win, and a sign of things to come.
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Across his years with Soudal Quick-Step, Remco Evenepoel built a seriously impressive palmarès. The 25-year-old pro racked up 67 professional victories. He has one Grand Tour win (thus far) — the 2022 Vuelta a España. And multiple podiums. Evenepoel also has two dubs at Liège–Bastogne–Liège and three at the Clásica San Sebastián.
The Belgian collected a whopping four world titles across the road race and TT. And of course he completed an Olympic double in Paris, with a wild win in the road race.
He’s also got two European time trial championships on his résumé. Not bad. Not bad at all.
“From being a boy with a dream to becoming a man chasing his dreams,” his post on Instagram began. “There are not enough words to describe the past seven seasons. The victories, the setbacks, the lessons, the people who supported me.”
Evenepoel goes on to say he will forever be grateful.
“Grateful for teammates who became friends, for everyone who believed in me, for everyone who made this chapter an unforgettable ride,” he closed.
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