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Remco Evenepoel to Leave Soudal Quick-Step for Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe in 2026

A mutual agreement has cleared the way for the Belgian superstar to spearhead his new squad’s grand-tour ambitions.

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Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 11 - Toulouse to Toulouse - Toulouse, France - July 16, 2025 Soudal Quick-Step's Remco Evenepoel before stage 11 REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
Belgian rider Remco Evenepoel will join Red Bull Bora-Hansgrohe
Evenepoel has spent his career at Soudal Quick-Step

Overview

  • Soudal Quick-Step confirmed on August 5 that Evenepoel informed management he would not extend his deal and agreed to terminate a contract originally due to run through 2026.
  • Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe boss Ralph Denk hailed the acquisition as a landmark signing, praising Evenepoel’s professionalism, determination and mindset.
  • Evenepoel arrives as a double 2024 Paris Olympic champion in the road race and time trial, current world time-trial titleholder, two-time Monument winner and 2022 Vuelta a España victor.
  • He will join a Grand Tour-focused roster featuring 2025 Tour de France podium finisher Florian Lipowitz and five-time Grand Tour champion Primoz Roglic.
  • The early transfer agreement ends months of speculation and underscores the intensifying competition for top talent among cycling’s elite teams.