"I need to stay calm" - Remco Evenepoel ready for World Championships after demolishing victory in Québec
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Remco Evenepoel has won the 2026 GP de Québec, his first race day since the Clásica San Sebastián. The Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe rider has shown the same form as in the past few months, riding to a victory despite having been the rider that exposed himself the most.
Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe did not have the collective that teams such as UAE Team Emirates - XRG and Lidl-Trek had at the first of the two Canadian one-day races, however his form was on point and his tactical knowhow proved valuable in Québec.
The Olympic Champion was on the attack on several occasions early in the race, trying to break free of a peloton where he was doomed to be outnumbered as the race progressed. In one of his attacks, he was joined by Giulio Ciccone, which proved crucial for his success.
With Lidl-Trek covering attacks behind, the German team ended up helping Evenepoel and Giulio Ciccone's chances of succeeding. But towards the end, Quinn Simmons' chase from behind also provided a trump card for the Italian.
"It was tough, he seemed to be pretty strong as well," Evenepoel said of his rival in a post-race interview. "He was on the lucky side to have a teammate behind, so he could stay in the wheels a bit more".
The winning move by Evenepoel
Having caught all the early attackers, only Anthon Charmig followed the two into the final lap. On the final ascent of the Côte de la Montagne, which maxed out at 17%, Evenepoel's attack was enough to make it a two-up sprint.
He led the entire final kilometers, at his pace, betting on his sprint. "I had confidence in my sprint as well. So I gambled a bit to start from the front, with the headwind it was difficult, but once he tried to come over he also felt the wind on the face and I managed to keep my advantage, so I'm super happy".
Remco Evenepoel won the 2026 GP de Québec
A big test ahead for the Olympic Champion
Evenepoel managed to gather an important win for his palmarès, but above all, prove that his form is very high. The GP de Montréal this Sunday will be a more accurate test ahead of the World Championships, but a better return to racing wouldn't be feasible.
"Yeah obviously. It's always tough to get back to competition after a while. Also it's a tough race to start with again," he admits.
"I think I need to stay calm and take it day by day because Sunday is another (GP de Montréa, ed.), and then it's next Sunday (time trial world championships, ed.); and then Sunday after (road race world championships, ed.)".
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