"He needs to keep pursuing that" - José de Cauwer argues Remco Evenepoel should maintain goal of winning Tour de France
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Remco Evenepoel's transfer has taken over the headlines and within Belgium most big figures have shared their opinions in the transfer of the winter. José de Cauwer argues that the move makes sense for both teams and that the Belgian should have done it in order to continue pursuing his goal of winning the Tour de France one day.
"I think the teams and Remco are more ready for it. They have to move on at Soudal-Quick-Step. If there's no money now for later, then it's better to get the money now for the whole thing," De Cauwer argued for Sporza.
Evenepoel will join the German team from next year onward, although it was not disclosed how long his stint with the team will be - something BORA has done in the past before with Primoz Roglic too. The contract breaking follows a new trend in the sport within some top athletes but de Cauwer doesn't see this situation as a negative one.
"It's new, but it has happened. In football, it's a daily occurrence. If the various parties agree, then it's possible. It should be a good step. There's more money, and with more money, they can change a few things. I think they'll provide him with even better support. It's not that they weren't ready at Soudal-Quick-Step, but I think even more money can be thrown at Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe. That's what Remco is looking for: even better support."
He surely will with the likes of Primoz Roglic and Jai Hindley as former Grand Tour winner; young supertalents susch as Florian Lipowitz and Giulio Pellizzari; and more strong climbers and rouleurs within the team capable of forming a team that can actually battle with Visma and UAE - something Quick-Step could not.
"He needs to keep pursuing that. People sometimes say he'd be better off focusing on one-day projects, but he needs to keep pursuing that super-big goal," de Cauwer argues. "... At some point, we have to decide: this is how we're going to do it. Not 'should we maybe do this' or 'should we maybe do that'. That's what happens when you work with a lot of friends. He started with the team as an 18-year-old, boyish. But maybe it's necessary for someone to tell him not to keep looking."
There may be an internal war within the team with so many riders interested in their own results. "That doesn't have to be a disadvantage," the Belgian commentator believes. "Both Lipowitz and Remco are less good than Pogacar. So you'll have to play a wide range to beat Pogacar in the coming years. Team Visma | Lease a Bike, for example, has now missed a good Jorgenson."
"From now on, it's no longer about trying. That doesn't mean he'll win the Tour, but there won't be much better in the world. Red Bull entered cycling, and that's not to stop at getting the best out of it. In that respect, he made a good choice".
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