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Dani Ostanek

'It will be full throttle right away' – Remco Evenepoel wary of Tour de France's opening week

BRASSCHAAT, BELGIUM - JUNE 27: Gold medalist Remco Evenepoel of Belgium celebrates winning during the medal ceremony after the 126th Belgian Road Championship 2025 - Men's Elite Individual Time Trial a 40.5km one day race from Brasschaat to Brasschaat on June 27, 2025 in Brasschaat, Belgium. (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images).

After winning his second Belgian time trial title on Friday, Remco Evenepoel said that this weekend's action is his "last heavy block" as he looks ahead to the Tour de France, adding that he can use the sprinter-friendly opening week of the Grand Tour "to build up a bit" ahead of the GC stages later on.

The Tour will kick off with a flat stage for the sprinters in Lille on July 5, but there's the small matter of the Belgian National Championships road race on Sunday, a hilly 230km based around the Walloon city of Binche.

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