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'I've shown I deserve to dream' - Remco Evenepoel says second place in Tour de France confirms belief as he pursues future Grand Tour victories

Remco Evenepoel Tour Tadej Pogačar Tour de France Grand Tour Belga Florian Lipowitz Isaac Del Toro JASPER JACOBS Mathieu van der Poel
Belgian Remco Evenepoel of Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe crosses the finish line of stage 21 of the 2026 Tour de France cycling race, a stage of 130km from Thoiry to Paris Champs-Elysees , on Sunday 26 July 2026. The 113th edition of the Tour de France starts on Saturday 4 July in Barcelona, Spain, and will finish in Paris, France on the 26th of July. BELGA PHOTO JASPER JACOBS (Photo by JASPER JACOBS / BELGA MAG / Belga via AFP).

Onwards and upwards. Remco Evenepoel's seventh Grand Tour and third Tour de France will very likely mark a 'before' and 'after' in his career plans, he told journalists in Paris on Sunday, with second place overall behind Tadej Pogačar and two stage wins confirming that he definitely has a future in battling for victory in three-week races.

"I've shown I deserve to dream," the 26-year-old said a few hours after standing on the final Tour de France podium between overall winner Pogačar and the Slovenian's UAE Team Emirates-XRG teammate, third-placed Isaac del Toro.

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