Also known as: Belgian Red Bull rider
Olympic champion cyclist who won Tour de France stages 15 and 16 in 2026, finishing runner-up to Pogacar.
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The Namibian
Remco Evenepoel described Pogacar as the greatest cyclist of all time
“Tadej Pogacar's main rivals Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel have both described the five-time Tour de France winner as the greatest cyclist of all time.”
How does Pogacar compare to other five time Tour de France winnersThe Namibian
Remco Evenepoel finished the stage sixth, two and a half minutes down
“Pogacar increased his lead in the overall standings to more than seven minutes on Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel, who finished the stage sixth, two and a half minutes down.”
Pogacar breaks Alpe d’Huez record to extend Tour de France leadThe Namibian
Remco Evenepoel won the 26.1km individual time-trial at stage 16 of the Tour de France
“Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel stormed to victory in Tuesday's 26.1km individual time-trial at the Tour de France to shave valuable seconds off Tadej Pogacar's overall lead.”
Evenepoel wins ‘special’ Tour de France individual time trialThe Namibian
Remco Evenepoel won the 15th stage of the Tour de France
“Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel beat race leader Tadej Pogacar in a sprint finish to take Sunday's 15th stage of the Tour de France, as former winner Jonas Vingegaard crashed out.”
Olympic champ Evenepoel wins Tour de France 15th stageThe Namibian
Remco Evenepoel held onto third place overall
“Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel held onto third place overall after he finished strongly to come home only four seconds behind Vingegaard despite having been the first of the top seven contenders to be dropped on the final climb, the 11.2km-long Col du Haag.”
Pogacar wins ‘unforgettable’ Tour de France 14th stage to extend overall leadThe Namibian
Remco Evenepoel took third place in the stage
“Del Toro led home his UAE team leader Pogacar on the short, steep climb to the finish at Montjuic, with Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel taking third just ahead of Vingegaard.”
Del Toro wins Tour de France stage, Pogacar up to 2ndThe Namibian
Remco Evenepoel finished fifth for Red Bull-Bora Hansgrohe at 19 seconds
“World and Olympic time-trial champion Remco Evenepoel also finished strongly to take fifth for Red Bull-Bora Hansgrohe at 19 seconds.”
Vingegaard takes Tour de France lead with ‘perfect start’The Namibian
Remco Evenepoel said the new format helps in managing an eight-man team
“World and Olympic time-trial champion Remco Evenepoel said he thinks the format helps in managing an eight-man team.”
Tour de France to start with team time trial ‘bang’The Namibian
Remco Evenepoel was third in 2024
“Remco Evenepoel, who was third in 2024, has decided to skip all the traditional pre-Tour races.”
Favourites keep apart in lead up to Tour de FranceThe Namibian
Remco Evenepoel won the sprint for third place
“Seixas came home 45 seconds later with Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel winning the sprint for third place from a large group 1min 42sec back.”
Pogacar cracks teen Seixas to win 4th Liege Bastogne LiegeTadej Pogacar, 27, became the fifth cyclist to win the Tour de France five times, joining Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, and Miguel Indurain. His rivals Vingegaard and Evenepoel have called him the greatest cyclist of all time, though debate remains over how he compares to predecessors like Merckx.
26 July 2026 · The Namibian →
Tadej Pogacar, 27, became the fifth cyclist to win the Tour de France five times, joining Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, and Miguel Indurain. His rivals Vingegaard and Evenepoel have called him the greatest cyclist of all time, though debate remains over how he compares to predecessors like Merckx.
26 July 2026 · The Namibian →
Tadej Pogacar won stage 19 of the Tour de France on Friday with a record-breaking time of 35min 26sec on Alpe d'Huez, breaking Italian Marco Pantani's 31-year-old record and extending his overall race lead.
24 July 2026 · The Namibian →
Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel won the 26.1km individual time-trial stage 16 at the Tour de France, finishing 28 seconds ahead of Tadej Pogacar and cutting the reigning champion's overall lead to 4min 32sec. The victory marked Evenepoel's second successive stage win and came on Belgium's national day.
21 July 2026 · The Namibian →
Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel won the 15th stage of the Tour de France, outsprinting race leader Tadej Pogacar at the finish of an 11km climb. Vingegaard, who was second overall, crashed out 20km from the finish.
19 July 2026 · The Namibian →
Tadej Pogacar won the mountainous 14th stage of the Tour de France on Saturday, extending his overall lead to four and a half minutes over Jonas Vingegaard. It was Pogacar's fourth stage win in the 113th edition of the race and his 25th Tour stage victory since his 2020 debut.
18 July 2026 · The Namibian →
Swiss rider Mauro Schmid overcame cramps to beat Colombian Harold Tejada in a two-man sprint finish to win the 13th stage of the Tour de France on Friday. Briton Tom Pidcock finished third and moved up to fourth overall, now 4 minutes 15 seconds behind race leader Tadej Pogacar.
17 July 2026 · The Namibian →
Reigning champion Tadej Pogacar won the mountainous sixth stage and reclaimed the race leader's yellow jersey, now leading Jonas Vingegaard by 2min 42sec. Pogacar achieved his 23rd Tour stage victory and broke the record for fastest time up the Tourmalet.
9 July 2026 · The Namibian →
Dutch 24-year-old Olav Kooij won the fifth stage of the Tour de France on Wednesday in a chaotic sprint finish after a crash five kilometres from the line disrupted teams' lead-out strategies. Norway's Torstein Traeen retained the yellow jersey despite being brought down in the crash.
8 July 2026 · The Namibian →
Tadej Pogacar won the third stage of the Tour de France to take the leader's yellow jersey from rival Jonas Vingegaard. The reigning champion and world champion finished two seconds ahead of Vingegaard and earned bonus seconds to overtake his six-second deficit from the start of the day.
6 July 2026 · The Namibian →
Mexican Isaac Del Toro won the second stage of the Tour de France in Barcelona on Sunday, ahead of reigning champion Tadej Pogacar, while Jonas Vingegaard maintained his overall lead.
5 July 2026 · The Namibian →
Jonas Vingegaard's Visma-Lease a Bike team won the opening team time-trial in Barcelona, giving the 29-year-old Dane the Tour de France yellow jersey. Vingegaard finished 8 seconds ahead of Filippo Ganna, with reigning champion Tadej Pogacar placing third.
4 July 2026 · The Namibian →
The Tour de France launches this weekend in Barcelona with a team time trial—the first in seven years and the first opening stage of its kind since 1971. The innovation is individual timing for each rider rather than the traditional approach of awarding the team's time based on the fourth or fifth finisher, creating tactical opportunities for teams to position time-trial specialists and climbers strategically.
3 July 2026 · The Namibian →
Tour de France favourites Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard, and Paul Seixas are using different pre-Tour build-ups and have largely avoided racing each other this season, with Pogacar and Vingegaard — winners of the last six Tour editions — facing off only once since last year's race. The Tour begins July 4 in Barcelona.
4 June 2026 · The Namibian →
World champion Tadej Pogacar won Liege-Bastogne-Liege on Sunday, defeating teenage French rider Paul Seixas by 45 seconds with 14km remaining of the 260km race. The victory was Pogacar's fourth at La Doyenne and his third straight win in the classic.
26 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Tadej Pogacar, the world champion, missed out on winning all five Monument races at Paris-Roubaix but can still become the first rider to win four Monuments in a single calendar year. His rival Mathieu van der Poel faces an uncertain path forward after finishing fourth at Roubaix and missing his three main Spring objectives.
14 April 2026 · The Namibian →
World champion Tadej Pogacar won the Tour of Flanders on Sunday for a joint record third time, dropping rival Mathieu van der Poel with 18km remaining. The victory is Pogacar's second Monument triumph this season and his 12th overall, placing him second on the all-time list behind only Eddy Merckx.
6 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Danish cyclist Jonas Vingegaard won the Tour of Catalonia on Sunday, finishing one minute 22 seconds ahead of second-place Lenny Martinez, as he continued a strong start to the racing season with six victories in two weeks.
30 March 2026 · The Namibian →
Jonas Vingegaard claimed back-to-back stage wins in the Pyrenees and extends his overall lead to 1 minute 22 seconds at the Tour of Catalonia. The Danish cyclist, competing in the race for the first time, is well-positioned to add the overall title to his growing resume of stage-race victories.
29 March 2026 · The Namibian →
French rider Dorian Godon won stage three of the Tour of Catalonia in a bunch sprint, while double Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel crashed at the final roundabout during a late break. Evenepoel lost no time overall as the crash occurred inside the final kilometre, leaving him trailing Godon by 11 seconds.
26 March 2026 · The Namibian →