Also known as: Belgian Red Bull rider
Double Olympic champion cyclist who crashed during stage three of the Tour of Catalonia in April 2026.
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The 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 LiegeThe Namibian
Remco Evenepoel finished more than three minutes behind Pogacar at Tour of Lombardy two years ago
“Two years ago he finished more than three minutes clear of Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel.”
What next for Pogacar, Van der Poel after Roubaix blow?The Namibian
Remco Evenepoel finished third place on his Flanders debut
“Double Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel, on his Flanders debut, held on for an impressive third place ahead of fellow Belgian Wout van Aert after 278km and more than six hours riding around Flanders, over punchy climbs and numerous cobbled sections.”
Pogacar wins joint record third Tour of FlandersThe Namibian
Evenepoel had to settle for third on the day's podium
“Doubleb Olympic champion Evenepoel, who crashed earlier in the week and then cracked on the first uphill finish to scupper his chances of overall victory, frequently tried to attack but the Belgian Red Bull rider had to settle for third on the day's podium.”
Vingegaard clinches Tour of Catalonia victoryThe Namibian
Remco Evenepoel crashed at the final roundabout while leading a late break
“Double Olympic champion Evenepoel was left bloodied after crashing at the final roundabout while leading a late break on the 159.5 kilometre run from Mont-roig del Camp to Vila-seca.”
Godon claims Tour of Catalonia stage three, Evenepoel crashesMexican 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.
19 hours ago · 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.
19 hours ago · 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 →