Tour de France 2025: Remco Evenepoel vows to take race 'one day at a time' to boost general classification ambitions

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Soudal-QuickStep rider Remco Evenepoel spoke about his ambitions ahead of this year's Tour de France. The Belgian will be looking to claim the yellow jersey, having finished third last year, behind Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard, in his debut Tour de France. You can watch every single stage of the Tour de France live on TNT Sports and discovery+.

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Soudal-QuickStep rider Remco Evenepoel spoke about his ambitions ahead of the Tour de France.

Evenepoel will be looking to be in the mix for the yellow jersey this year, having finished third, behind Tadej Pogacar (UAE Emirates-XRG) and Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike), in his debut Tour de France last July.

On the tour, which you can catch live on TNT Sports and discovery+, the 25-year-old Belgian said: "It's my second Tour de France and I'm looking forward to the Grand Depart, which won't be far from Belgium.

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"I think it's obvious that I'm aiming for a good general classification, but the most important thing will be to not lose time in the first half of the race, which should be a very nervous one, with lots of traps and tricky roads.

"Just like last year, I want to win a stage there and do a good GC, while taking it one day at a time."

Evenepoel will be supported by team-mates Mattia Cattaneo and Pascal Eenkhoorn, and Max Schachmann in the hills, while Valentin Paret-Peintre and Ilan Van Wilder will also be part of the Soudal-QuickStep line-up.

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The team’s sprint hope Tim Merlier also heads into the Grand Tour in good form, having recently won the Brussels Cycling Classic and two stages at the Baloise Belgium Tour.

"The race can be divided into two parts. A hectic first half, without a proper mountain stage, but with a flat individual time trial where gaps can be made, and plenty of opportunities for the sprinters and the puncheurs," said Soudal-QuickStep sports director Tom Steels.

"Tim and Remco will have a couple of chances, but [more] importantly, will be that everybody makes it through those ten stages safely.

"The many mountain stages and the uphill time trial that come in the second part will make for an incredibly hard race, but also the last stage in Paris should play a role in the general classification.

"We have a strong and experienced team, capable of some nice things this summer, and so we start with a lot of confidence."

Soudal-QuickStep's 2025 Tour de France line up

Remco Evenepoel (Belgium)
Mattia Cattaneo (Italy)
Pascal Eenkhoorn (Netherlands)
Tim Merlier (Belgium)
Valentin Paret-Peintre (France)
Max Schachmann (Germany)
Bert Van Lerberghe (Belgium)
Ilan Van Wilder (Belgium)

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