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Double Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel will leave Soudal Quick-Step at the end of this season, the team said on Tuesday, and join Red Bull Bora-Hansgrohe. The 25-year-old Belgian is one of cycling's brightest stars and won both the road race and time-trial titles at the Paris Olympics in 2024. He is also the current time-trial world champion, finished third at the 2024 Tour de France and has twice won the Liege-Bastogne-Liege Monument race. Evenepoel also won his first Grand Tour, the Vuelta a Espana in 2022. "Remco informed the team's management that he did not wish to discuss an extension of his current agreement, which expires at the end of 2026," Soudal Quick-Step said on Tuesday. "While we regret Remco's decision to leave, we will foster the memories that we have made and will continue to strive together to achieve some significant results for the rest of the season." Red Bull-Bora boss Ralph Denk hailed the signing as a landmark one for the team. "Remco brings not only exceptional athletic talent, but also a remarkable mindset. His determination, professionalism, and relentless drive to succeed are truly inspiring," he said. Evenepoel will race alongside Tour de France breakout star Florian Lipowitz, who came third and won the best young rider's white jersey. Red Bull also boast five-time Grand Tour winner Primoz Roglic. Denk described Evenepoel's arrival as a sign of "bold ambition to become one of the most attractive forces on the international cycling stage in the years to come". bur/dmc/jc
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Remco Evenepoel signs for Red Bull–BORA–hansgrohe from 2026
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French rider Ferrand-Prevot solos to victory in women's Tour de France
French rider Pauline Ferrand-Prevot soloed to victory on Sunday in the ninth and final stage in the Alps to seal the women's Tour de France title. Olympic mountain bike champion Ferrand-Prevot of Visma, who rejoined the road racing scene last year, took the overall title by a 3min 42sec margin over Dutch rider Demi Vollering. She ended the long wait for a home Tour winner, dating back to 1989. Last year's winner Katarzyna Niewiadoma of Poland finished third overall at 4min 09sec. Ferrand-Prevot said she had achieved "the goal of her life as an athlete" after sealing victory in the mountains on the border with Switzerland. "I came back on the road after my Olympic title, and I said I will try to win the Tour de France in the next three years," said the 33-year-old. "So here I am, the first one! It was an amazing season with my team." She adds to her 15 world titles in several cycling disciplines including mountain biking, cyclo-cross and road racing. She becomes the first French rider to win the modern women's Tour de France in its fourth edition. "At the summit! Pauline Ferrand-Prevot is making Tour de France history," French President Emmanuel Macron posted on social media. "She turns effort into a resounding victory, difficulty into national pride. Bravo, champion!" Jeannie Longo won the title 36 years ago in the race's former guise, the Tour de France Feminin. Bernard Hinault was the last Frenchman to win the men's Tour de France in 1985 when he claimed his fifth title. This season, after seven years devoted primarily to mountain biking, Ferrand-Prevot also won the Paris-Roubaix before focusing on preparing for the Tour. "It was so difficult (this stage). I wanted to win here in the yellow jersey. It's a dream," she said. Ferrand-Prevot finally won her first Olympic medal last year in Paris in her fourth Games, taking a dominant gold in the mountain biking cross-country event. bnl/ea/jc/nf
