{"id":175791,"date":"2025-10-02T19:22:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T19:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/175791\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T19:22:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T19:22:09","slug":"remco-evenepoels-continues-relentless-build-towards-european-road-race-with-monster-strava-upload","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/175791\/","title":{"rendered":"Remco Evenepoel\u2019s continues relentless build towards European Road Race with monster Strava upload"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Evenepoel arrives at the 2025 European Road Championships in peak condition. His 28:26 blitz over 24km in the time trial crushed all competition \u2014 beating Filippo Ganna by 43 seconds and Denmark\u2019s Niklas Larsen by over a minute. That ride marked his second European ITT title, and further consolidated his dominance in the discipline, coming just two weeks after claiming a third consecutive rainbow jersey in the <a href=\"https:\/\/cyclinguptodate.com\/world-championships\" title=\"World Championships\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">World Championships<\/a> time trial in Kigali.<\/p>\n<p>But perhaps more telling is how seamlessly he\u2019s balancing form across disciplines. In Kigali, he backed up his time trial win with a silver medal in the road race, attacking late to secure second behind an untouchable Tadej Pogacar. That podium \u2014 not won in a bunch gallop, but via a brave solo move \u2014 signals more than just form: it signals confidence.<\/p>\n<p>The ride uploaded today isn\u2019t just data; it\u2019s preparation. Leaving from Loriol-sur-Dr\u00f4me, Evenepoel charted a figure-eight route over punchy terrain \u2014 terrain not dissimilar to Saturday\u2019s European road race course. The presence of highlighted \u201cHellingshoek\u201d (Strava\u2019s Dutch label for a steep gradient segment) in bright red confirms at least one effort over a sharp climb, and the total elevation gain (1,660 m) suggests a ride rich in rolling rhythm and short bursts of threshold climbing \u2014 an ideal simulation for the upcoming parcours.<\/p>\n<p>And let\u2019s not overlook the fact he finished 5th on a segment (&#8220;Route de Lacroix s\/n!&#8221;) while ostensibly on a recovery day. Evenepoel doesn\u2019t ride without purpose.<\/p>\n<p>For most, \u201crecovery\u201d means rest. For Remco Evenepoel, it means elevation, intensity, and momentum. This ride wasn&#8217;t just about keeping the legs loose; it was a continuation of a build that may yet culminate in another major victory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Evenepoel arrives at the 2025 European Road Championships in peak condition. His 28:26 blitz over 24km in the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":175792,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[4985,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-175791","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cycling","8":"tag-cycling","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175791","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=175791"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175791\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/175792"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=175791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=175791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=175791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}