The seemingly everlasting wait for Belgium's biggest bike racer to take part in Belgium's biggest bike race will continue through 2026, but it could well change further down the line, say some of the management closest to Remco Evenepoel at his new team, Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe.
Since turning pro in 2019, the will-he-won't-he saga of Evenepoel's participation in the Tour of Flanders has now filled more than its fair share of column inches in the Belgian media. The second last twist of the soap opera plot came when Evenepoel was spotted training with teammate Gianni Vermeersch in the Flemish Ardennes this off-season - after he'd ruled out participation in the Tour of Flanders in 2026 at the Red Bull media day in December.
