Remco Evenepoel concludes training camp in America as he prepares for 2025 Tour de France: "Always pushing and innovating to be better"

Soudal – Quick-Step team leader Remco Evenepoel has recently been in America, beginning his preparation for the 2025 Tour de France. Evenepoel made his debut at the Tour in 2024 with a podium and winning the young riders classification, before he made history at the Olympics by becoming the first male rider to win the road race and the time trial at the same games.

Evenepoel was joined America by his teammates Mikel Landa and Tim Merlier, who should join the Belgian star at next year’s Tour. On the team’s website, they released a press release discussing the training camp, “Our annual trip to Specialized's Morgan Hill facility innovation centre. While they were able to do some testing there, they tested in the famous Specialized WinTunnel and worked with Retul and Body Geometry Fit experts to optimize their position on the bike.

“In addition to the work, our riders were also very happy to celebrate another successful season with a global audience of Specialized employees. Our hosts also took our riders and employees to an ice hockey game between the Sharks and the Red Wings.”

Evenepoel went on to say, “We are very grateful to Specialized for hosting us. We have been working together for years. It is a partnership where we share the same goal: always pushing and innovating to be better.

“It is so important to see the team here, fine-tuning things for the upcoming season and talking about developing new, faster equipment and how we can implement its use. It is also nice to see the people who work so hard supporting us throughout the season.”

Evenepoel’s teammate Tim Merlier will be hoping return to the Tour next year, as he seeks to add to the stage win he won back in 2021. Merlier became the European Road Race championships, and Soudal – Quick-Step would do very well to have Merlier target stage wins whilst Evenepoel races for the general classification.