Remco Evenepoel has confirmed he will stay with Soudal-QuickStep next season, putting an end to rumours linking him to Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe. Speaking at the Belgian team hotel in Wetzikon on Friday, ahead of the World Championships road race, Evenepoel stated, “I’ll stay where I am, that’s pretty clear. No transfers.”
Evenepoel is under contract with Soudal-QuickStep until the end of 2026. Yet, his future with the team has been frequently questioned. Last year, he was often linked with a potential move to Ineos. More recently, the arrival of Red Bull as a title sponsor at Bora-Hansgrohe added to the speculation about him joining Ralph Denk’s squad in 2025. However, La Gazzetta dello Sport reported on Thursday evening that the potential switch to Red Bull had fallen through.
On Friday morning, Evenepoel confirmed he would remain with Soudal-QuickStep, downplaying reports of him seriously considering a transfer. When asked by *Cyclingnews* after the press conference, he said, “There has been speculation as always and I think some information was more than I knew myself, which was pretty funny to hear, but nothing changes. I’ll stay with my [Soudal-QuickStep] teammates. We’ll work and fight for the biggest goal, that is to one day win the Tour de France.”
This year, Evenepoel placed third overall at his debut Tour, winning a stage and the best young rider classification. He went on to claim gold in both the time trial and road race at the Paris 2024 Olympics. He is also on the brink of a historic Double-Double after retaining his time trial title at the Zurich World Championships.
Earlier this week, Soudal-QuickStep manager Patrick Lefevere mentioned that Evenepoel could ride both the Giro d’Italia and Tour in 2025. The team has bolstered its climbing talent around the Belgian by confirming the arrival of Valentin Paret-Peintre from Decathlon-QuickStep.
