{"id":15853,"date":"2025-07-22T16:40:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T16:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/15853\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T16:40:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T16:40:08","slug":"there-is-still-something-else-going-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/15853\/","title":{"rendered":"There is still something else going on"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Belgium, Remco Evenepoel\u2019s withdrawal<\/a> stole the spotlight of Dutch stage winner Thymen Arensman. Lance Armstrong<\/a>, Bradley Wiggins<\/a>, Johan Bruyneel<\/a>, and George Hincapie all weighed in on the situation in their daily podcasts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Wiggins had already predicted after Friday\u2019s stage that Evenepoel might abandon the race, and was proven right a day later. \u201cThis was predictable,\u201d said the former Tour winner. \u201cHe was so disillusioned after that time trial on Friday, he was caught by Vingegaard, you know. Then on the Tourmalet, you see him riding all the way on the side of the road, frustrated in front of the cameras, longing for the moment the team car would come get him. Something clearly wasn\u2019t right.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bruyneel called it painful to watch Evenepoel leave the race. \u201cI understand his irritation toward the cameraman. He was so disappointed, so down. Just give the guy a moment of peace,\u201d said the Belgian, a fellow countryman. \u201cAfter his training crash, he didn\u2019t touch a bike for four months. He started his season at the Brabantse Pijl with high intensity, but without the proper foundation. And that\u2019s exactly what you need if you want to shine in a grand tour.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe had to face the best riders in the world here, and they all came in with nearly perfect preparation,\u201d added Wiggins, referring to Evenepoel\u2019s winter crash. \u201cIf you want to compete at that level, you have to be at 100 percent. Had Remco not crashed, he\u2019d have been in a much better position. His time trial performance this Tour showed he\u2019s still one of the best riders in the world, but four months without training is a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more below the video!<\/p>\n

Armstrong believes his transfer behind-the-scenes is draining Evenepoel’s energy<\/p>\n

Wiggins has unwavering confidence that Evenepoel will recover. \u201cHe\u2019s been in this situation before. Think back to his crash in the Tour of Lombardy, he came back from the dead. He\u2019ll rise again. Remco is a true champion. He\u2019ll now focus on the World Championships, and honestly, I wouldn\u2019t be surprised if he wins two world titles there. That\u2019s the kind of rider he is.\u201d<\/p>\n

Armstrong, however, believes that background noise is also playing a role. \u201cThere\u2019s something else going on. The transfer rumors and I think they\u2019re fairly credible. Those rumors drain energy, no matter what. And honestly, I wouldn\u2019t want to be the manager of Red Bull\u2013BORA\u2013hansgrohe right now, with Florian Lipowitz riding so well and currently sitting third in the Tour. You can\u2019t just push him aside for Remco, can you?\u201d the American asked aloud.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In Belgium, Remco Evenepoel\u2019s withdrawal stole the spotlight of Dutch stage winner Thymen Arensman. Lance Armstrong, Bradley Wiggins,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15854,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[445],"tags":[49,48,635,82],"class_list":["post-15853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-cycling","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15853"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15853\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}