Kept tightly under wraps, it took Remco Evenepoel almost 100 days to tell the world that he would be racing the Tour of Flanders for the first time, one of the most highly-anticipated debuts in professional cycling that felt like it was inevitable, but not in 2026.
Back in December, when Evenepoel was spotted training with Gianni Vermeersch on the route of the Flemish Monument, his home nation's most prestigious race, rumours had swirled that he was preparing for a maiden tilt at the Ronde van Vlaanderen.
