Remco Evenepoel is again in coaching as he begins preparation for the Tour de France, with the Belgian posting a journey titled ‚Begin the countdown‘ to Strava on Sunday.
The Belgian completed off his spring block of racing on the Ardennes Classics final month, profitable Amstel Gold Race and taking third at Liège-Bastogne-Liège. Nonetheless, he will not race once more till the Tour, which kicks off in Barcelona on July 4.
June’s Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes was set to be his most important warmup for the Tour, however Evenepoel’s Purple Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe staff just lately introduced that he’ll skip the race. As an alternative, coaching camps and Tour de France route recons are on the menu earlier than July.
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With no racing deliberate earlier than Barcelona, Evenepoel’s path to the Tour differs from the Tour’s different high GC contenders. Jonas Vingegaard is at the moment racing the Giro as a part of his Giro-Tour double bid, whereas French phenom Paul Seixas will sort out the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes as a favorite on his debut there.
Defending champion Tadej Pogačar, in the meantime, heads to the Tour by way of Switzerland, as a Tour de Suisse debut follows his dominant victory on the Tour de Romandie.
