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Matilda Price

Remco Evenepoel has finally moved to Red Bull, but can he ever win the Tour de France?

Belgian Remco Evenepoel of Soudal-Quick Step pictured at the start of stage 10 of the 2025 Tour de France cycling, from Ennezat to Le Mont-Dore Puy de Sancy (169 km), on Monday 14 July 2025 in France. The 112th edition of the Tour de France starts on Saturday 5 July in Lille, France, and will finish in Paris, France on the 27th of July. BELGA PHOTO DAVID PINTENS (Photo by DAVID PINTENS / BELGA MAG / Belga via AFP).

So there it is. Remco Evenepoel is officially going to ride for Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe in 2026. After months of speculation that dates back to as early as last year, his early departure from Soudal-QuickStep has finally been agreed. He gets the move he wanted.

And this is what he wanted. He and his entourage have had to go through lengthy negotiations, constant media questioning, and spend a large amount of money to get him out of his contract. It's not something you would do unless you really, really wanted.

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