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James Moultrie

Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe have the makings of a great Tour of Flanders team, but is Remco Evenepoel the missing piece for taking on Pogačar and Van der Poel?

Remco Evenepoel van der Poel Pogačar Red Bull Flanders Classics Tour Gianni Vermeersch Laurence Pithie Tim van Dijke
TEULADA MORAIRA, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 07: Remco Evenepoel of Belgium and Team Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe celebrates at finish line as stage winner during the 77th Volta Comunitat Valenciana 2026, Stage 4 a 172km stage from La Nucia to Teulada Moraira on February 07, 2026 in Teulada Moraira, Spain. (Photo by Szymon Gruchalski/Getty Images).

Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe made it a clear ambition of theirs to revamp their cobbled Classics squad for 2026, taking one of Mathieu van der Poel's lieutenants, Gianni Vermeersch, adding the experience of former Belgian national coach Sven Vanthourenhout, and continuing to give leadership to rising talents such as Tim van Dijke and Laurence Pithie.

What they have is strength in numbers, and that can bring great results as it did at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad for second-place Van Dijke, but what they lack is one clear leader and a main star to focus their efforts in the fight against Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Premier Tech) and, from next Sunday at the Tour of Flanders, Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG).

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