Overview
- Soudal Quick-Step announced that Evenepoel will depart at the end of the 2025 season after declining to extend his contract set to run through 2026, enabling an early transfer agreement.
- Evenepoel arrives at Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe as a double Olympic champion, current time-trial world champion and 2022 Vuelta a España winner with a podium finish at the 2024 Tour de France.
- Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe hailed the signing as a clear signal of renewed confidence and bold ambition to strengthen its Grand Tour credentials.
- His addition heightens potential leadership competition within a roster already featuring general classification talents such as Primož Roglič and Florian Lipowitz.
- Soudal Quick-Step intends to refocus on one-day classics and has begun reshaping its roster to adapt to Evenepoel’s departure.