After successful historic double gold medals within the Paris Olympic Games street occasions, Remco Evenepoel returns to motion on the Tour of Britain, race organisers confirmed on Friday. Evenepoel might be joined by Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe within the Soudal-QuickStep line-up for the race.
The Tour of Britain begins on September 3 in Kelso and is six levels lengthy, ending on Sunday, September 8 in Felixstowe.
Alaphilippe is a two-time winner of the Tour of Britain (2018, 2021) whereas Evenepoel might be making his debut.
Other stars to line up within the Tour of Britain embrace Ethan Vernon (Israel-Premier Tech), recent off the silver medal within the males’s Team Pursuit on the Olympics, and Tour de France mountains classification winner Jonas Abrahamsen (Uno-X Mobility).
A complete of 18 groups and 108 riders are due to participate within the Pro Series race.
Evenepoel grew to become the primary male rider to win each the person time trial and the street race on the Olympics when he survived a late puncture to solo to victory in Paris.
He is focussed on the UCI Road World Championships, which might be held in Zurich in September, and can defend his title within the particular person time trial. He may also seemingly face off towards his Tour de France rival Tadej Pogačar within the street race.
“Tadej is the very best rider on the earth, he might be motivated in Zurich,” Evenepoel informed Het Laatste Nieuws this week. “I can go to the World Championship with little stress, I’ve these Olympic titles for 4 years.
“But if I am going to a World Championship, it is going to be to intention excessive. I’ve an opportunity to win each titles: each programs swimsuit me and the Belgian staff might be very robust. Nothing is certain however I’ll undoubtedly strive.”
