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Remco Evenepoel disappoints fans by stating his goals for the Tour de France 2024

Remco Evenepoel faces a crucial year in his cycling journey. In addition to the Paris Olympic Games, the Belgian will make his debut in the Tour de France in 2024. During the media day of the Soudal Quick-Step team, Evenepoel revealed his expectations for the Tour de France in an interview with the Dutch website WielerFlits.

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Remco Evenepoel relaxed with his main teammate in the Tour de France, Mikel Landa.

Ambitions for the Tour de France

Belgium, a country passionate about two-wheeled sports, eagerly awaits the debut of its prodigious young talent in the Tour de France. However, for those hoping for an answer like ‘victory in the General Classification’ or ‘Le Maillot Jaune,’ there may have been a sense of disappointment with the responses, which were in a mild tone.

“Oh, I don’t know. I just want to get through the Tour without what happened in the Giro d’Italia,” Evenepoel refers to the corona infection and withdrawal when he still held the Maglia Rosa.

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Evenepoel was forced to withdraw from the Giro d’Italia 2023 due to Coronavirus.

“I’ll take it day by day.”

“The answer to the question of whether I can win a Grand Tour is yes. In the last Giro, I was there for a short time – without illness. But the Tour is a different story,” Evenepoel is cautious. “I’ll take it day by day. Going home with a stage win would be great,” reveals the great Belgian hope for the Tour de France.

Tough opponents in France

In the Tour, he will have to compete against other giants of current cycling, Jonas Vingegaard, Tadej Pogacar, and Primoz Roglic. “I’ve raced a lot against Roglic. In the Volta a Catalunya, we were at the same level. I’ve beaten him several times in the Vuelta, and he has beaten me too. So, I know Roglic well.”

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Evenepoel faced Primoz Roglic and Jonas Vingegaard in 2023 at the Vuelta a España.

“I haven’t raced much against Jonas and Tadej in the Grand Tours yet. This is something new, but of course, I can’t answer at the moment. We’ll see in the Tour.”

Media Day for Soudal Quick-Step

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