"Remco is very satisfied and felt good all day" – Soudal – Quick-Step and Evenepoel confident heading into second half of 2025 Tour de France

After ten days of racing at the 2025 Tour de France, Remco Evenepoel is holding steady, and still very much in the conversation. The Belgian launched an attack on the final climb of Stage 10, only to be matched and passed by Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard in the closing moments. He ultimately lost six seconds but walked away feeling confident.

“Overall, he had a good day,” said team manager Klaas Lodewyck, speaking to HLN. “Those few seconds are negligible after such a stage, in which they rode incredibly hard. We briefly considered letting him attack earlier, but because of the wind, we waited.”

The final kilometers saw the Tour's top three on display, with Pogacar and Vingegaard immediately responding to Evenepoel’s move. Still, Lodewyck said the gap that opened wasn’t significant enough to change the dynamics at the top of the GC.

“Afterwards, Pogacar and Vingegaard pulled away impressively, but ultimately everything remained close together. Remco is very satisfied and felt good all day.”

Evenepoel already has a win to his name this Tour, having taken the Stage 5 time trial. He remains the top favorite for the white jersey and currently is the favourite for the third spot on the podium, matching his final position from last year.

Whether he can take the fight to Pogacar and Vingegaard over the remaining mountain stages remains to be seen, but his team appears confident in his condition and approach heading into the second half of the race.