Blow for Remco Evenepoel as key domestique abandons 2025 Tour de France
CyclingFriday, 11 July 2025 at 14:02
Sitting 2nd in the general classification, Remco Evenepoel is the closest rider to Tadej Pogacar at the 2025 Tour de France currently. The Soudal - Quick-Step leader has just received a blow though, as early on stage 7, one of his key domestiques has been forced to abandon the race.
After visibly struggling throughout the early part of stage 7, with around 120km to go, the official news arrived that Mattia Cattaneo had abandoned the Grand Tour. The vastly experienced Italian seems to be battling some kind of illness, although the official confirmation of exactly what is troubling him, isn't noted at the time of writing.
With such a big day coming up, and a potentially key finale at the Mûr-de-Bretagne, Evenepoel will be hoping the absence of Cattaneo doesn't prove to be an important one.
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6e abandon sur ce Tour de France avec Mattia Cattaneo (Soudal-QuickStep), le coéquipier de Remco Evenepoel. L'Italien (34 ans) semble malade.
— Le Gruppetto (@LeGruppetto) July 11, 2025
Pendant ce temps, UAE Emirates et Alpecin-Deceuninck laissent toujours l'échappée à 1'25", à 120km. #TDF2025 pic.twitter.com/3QJJ7sQlDh
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- What does he need to pay Pogi to lead him out?Veganpotter04-12-2025
- Ayuso is not a surprise if you look at his previous 5yrs.Veganpotter04-12-2025
- What do you mean?BenAflec04-12-2025
- Just making the note that it’s actually closer to 120 because most of it is consumed in the first 4 hrs, not evenly across 5 hrs up until the finish.crharnishphd04-12-2025
- WVA dropped TP and his bad knee.Cyclingnut04-12-2025
- Everyone shouts "rider x" is getting better and could beat Pogacar... Tadej is still improving year on year too.....slappers6604-12-2025
- It's not a big blow for Pogacar. Today, Pogacar relies on a close, increasingly Slovenian circle of experts. Among them, the central figure is his longtime friend Ziga Jerman, who took on the role of masseur in 2025. Jerman has known Pogačar since before his global fame, when they cycled together at the Ljubljana club Rog, so Elguezabal’s departure does not pose a threat for Pogi but rather marks the end of a very successful chapter. UAE will have to fill the gap in its professional staff, but for Pogi, this departure will not play an important role.NikkoNicco04-12-2025
- OK, enough of this BS. No one went to college or university from kindergarten. First, Remco must graduate from high school with excellent results to meet with the professor Pogacar in university and to be in same room with him. But you see, Pogi the Great also has a PhD (doctorate in cycling). In 2026, I want to see that success from Remco in high school, because I haven't seen it in these 7 years.NikkoNicco04-12-2025
- calling him a star in cross before he beats MVDP or WVA is also a big stretch.mij04-12-2025
- I think once he's the undisputed leader in a race, he can become more consistent than he was in the past.Ride197404-12-2025
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