On Sunday, Remco Evenepoel was named Sportsman of the Year at the Belgian Sports Gala. During the event, the 23-year-old also gave an outlook on his plans for the coming season. In particular, he focussed on the Tour de France 2024, where he would like to make his debut.
Goals of Remco Evenepoel 2024
- Liège-Bastogne-Liège
- Tour de France
- Olympia
- World Championships
Evenepoel has already announced a goal for the upcoming Tour of France. A top 5 finish is the target for the professional cyclist from Soudal - Quick Step become. "It will be a journey of discovery," Evenepoel told the daily newspaper Het Nieuwsblad. There is no shortage of competition. After all, even Jonas Vingegaard, Tadej Pogacar and Primoz Roglic at the start, which Evenepoel ennobled as "round trip gods".
Remco Evenepoel could complete the collection
"It would be a dream come true if I could do better than just one of these three. And a stage win is also possible, of course," said the reigning time trial world champion, who will compete in the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a Espana has already won stages. He even took home the red jersey for the overall winner of the Tour of Spain in 2022. He last abandoned the Giro d'Italia prematurely in 2023 due to a coronavirus infection.
Evenepoel also named three further highlights for 2024:
"Next season is focussed on Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the Tour and the Olympics, followed by the World Championships." - Remco Evenepoel
Liège-Bastogne-Liège has won in the last two years. In Paris, Evenepoel is aiming to win the Olympic Games medals in the road race and time trial. He also declared that he only wants to compete in a few races. It has not yet been decided which will be his first competition in 2024.
