Remco Evenepoel has returned to racing only less than two weeks ago but has since been in the spotlight constantly. From his Brabantse Pijl victory, Amstel Gold Race bad luck, fallout in the final Ardennes classics and now a public spat with Belgian journalist Ruben van Gucht. The Olympic Champion shared that he later received a message from van Gucht, and what was not in it.
In Belgian media there has been lots of talking about Evenepoel, specially since his statements regarding religion and Islam, which he now practices. The abuse the Evenepoel family has been undergoing has even led his father Patrick to consider legal action. It is a chaotic situation, but it got even more when van Gucht, one of the most well known pundits in the country, talked about Evenepoel's family and how he could be financing his wife Oumi Rayanne's family. Such comments led to a long Instagram post from the
Soudal - Quick-Step rider.