After being crowned world champion in timekeeping, the Belgian Remco Evenepoel called for calm on the incessant speculation as to his possible transfer to the Ineos team for next season, Friday in Stirling. “I hope it will calm down because I will soon be going to the Vuelta”, where he will defend his title from August 26 to September 17, he recalled. “And the Vuelta lasts three weeks. So hearing this shit every day, it’s going to be long, ”said the Belgian prodigy, apologizing for his flowery language.
Currently at Soudal-QuickStep, the Flemish champion, who already has an exceptional track record at just 23, has been at the heart of incessant rumors for several months about a possible transfer. “Everyone should be quiet,” Evenepoel had already launched last week when Soudal-Quick Step manager Patrick Lefevere and his own father got confused by the media.
Former Tour de France winner Alberto Contador was the last to fuel the machine by releasing on Friday, live on Eurosport Spain, that it was “obvious that Evenepoel will sign with Ineos next year”. “Next question,” swept Evenepoel with a sigh when he was first asked about Contador’s release on Friday at a press conference.
Relaunched, he appealed for calm and added: “I’m quite emotional and I love responding on the road. Today I did it, I hope to do it in the Vuelta too.
