Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe set their sights on Remco Evenepoel's key mountain domestique

Soudal - Quick-Step made it clear with their signings in past years that Remco Evenepoel's bid for Tour de France title is their main objective, providing an explanation as to why did the mythical Wolfpack withdrew from their territory - the Classics.

To allign with those ambitions, we would expect the Belgian team to continue to stack up firepower in the mountains, but instead it seems like they're about to be dealt another blow. As per reports of Gazzetta dello Sport, Evenepoel's key man Mattia Cattaneo is on his way to join rival team Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe from next season.

Cattaneo raced the Giro d'Italia earlier this season, finishing 4th in a stage 10 time trial, but otherwise it was a slightly disappointing race for the home rider with team leader Mikel Landa out of Giro after only one stage. Cattaneo is a reliable rider in the mountains as well as a strong timetrialist - qualities he will certainly get to put to use at his new employer.

The German team backed by Austrian beverage giant doesn't hide their intentions to build a super team and, of course, a super team can't settle for less than a Tour de France victory. While Primoz Roglic may not fulfill his long-time dream to win Grande Boucle, the rising generation lead by Florian Lipowitz and young talent Lorenzo Finn give a good reason for optimism.

And the 34-year-old Cattaneo shguld bring the necessary experience as well as quality to help the young guns and Roglic alike, to rise beyond their limits and achieve spectacular victories.