{"id":638148,"date":"2026-04-29T09:26:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T09:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/638148\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T09:26:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T09:26:10","slug":"greg-van-avermaert-recommends-for-remco-evenepoel-to-adapt-and-reinvent-yourself-following-liege-fiasco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/638148\/","title":{"rendered":"Greg Van Avermaert recommends for Remco Evenepoel to “adapt and reinvent yourself” following Liege fiasco"},"content":{"rendered":"

Among the most prominent voices is Greg Van Avermaet<\/a>, who did not hide his disappointment with his compatriot\u2019s performance in a race where he has previously shown his full potential.The former Belgian rider was blunt in his assessment, pointing to a lack of evolution in this type of race. “To be honest, I\u2019m a bit disappointed with Remco,” he said on Het Laatste Nieuws<\/a>\u2019s podcast. “He hasn\u2019t progressed in the Ardennes classics as we expected.”<\/p>\n

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Van Avermaet also recalled that the rider had already been able to win this very race with authority in past editions. “We\u2019ve seen him win Li\u00e8ge\u2013Bastogne\u2013Li\u00e8ge in different ways. It was impressive, but this year he didn\u2019t manage it. I think he\u2019s disappointed too.”<\/p>\n

Spring report and the need for change<\/p>\n

Despite that critical view, the Olympic champion nuanced his stance when assessing the Belgian\u2019s spring as a whole. Evenepoel delivered strong results at several key events, including victory at the Amstel Gold Race and two high\u2011level podiums.<\/p>\n

“In the end, he got the most out of his spring campaign. While his level was slightly down, he stood on the podium twice (at the Tour of Flanders and Li\u00e8ge) and won the Amstel Gold Race. You could call it a good return, but knowing Remco, he wants to be the best.”<\/p>\n

The challenge of reinventing himself<\/p>\n

Van Avermaet also allowed for other readings, noting that the competitive context may have shifted in the WorldTour peloton. “Now he\u2019ll recharge. Of course we don\u2019t know his exact numbers. Maybe the others have improved a lot. As a champion, the key now is to adapt and reinvent yourself.”<\/p>\n

\"Remco<\/p>\n

Remco Evenepoel’s role in 2026 peloton is questioned by Greg Van Avermaet<\/p>\n

In that process, the ex\u2011pro pointed directly to the rider\u2019s environment and the challenges ahead within his own formation. “Without a doubt, they\u2019ll face a major challenge at Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe.”<\/p>\n

With eyes on the next objectives, debate over Evenepoel\u2019s level remains open after a spring strong in results but, for some, short of the expectations he set.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Among the most prominent voices is Greg Van Avermaet, who did not hide his disappointment with his compatriot\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":638149,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[569],"tags":[64,63,784,163308,257009,8396,85],"class_list":["post-638148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-cycling","tag-greg-van-avermaet","tag-liege-bastogne-liege","tag-remco-evenepoel","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/638148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=638148"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/638148\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/638149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=638148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=638148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=638148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}