The New Tour de France Rule That Could Help Remco Evenepoel

Remco Evenepoel joins Red Bull-Bora Hansgrohe. New team, new rules, new Tour de France 2026 challenge. Can he take yellow on day one in Barcelona? Gregor Brown breaks down Remco’s next big test. Don’t miss the upcoming season, more info here: https://flosports.link/4oFXU7a

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Remco Evanapul just joined Red Bull Bora Hanssroy and the Tert of France route might already be giving him a headache. New team, new colors, new pressure and a 2026 tour that starts with a team time trial unlike anything we’ve seen in recent history. For Remco, this could be both the opportunity and the trap that defines his summer. And a quick reminder for all of our viewers in Canada, we have the Tour to France 2026 live and on demand. Every stage, every mountain, every sprint, every yellow jersey moment. Don’t miss out. So, here’s the story. Ramco officially joined with Red Bull Bora Hensroy ahead of 2026, already linking up with the team for some training. Joining with Primos Ragglitch, Florian Lipawitz, and young Julio Pelazari. They just wrapped up their first team get together in southern Germany and Austria with a little Red Bull flare of course. We’re talking helicopter rides, F1 pit stop training, and visits to the Red Bull Athletic Performance Center in Salsburg. Basically, a preseason camp that looks more like a movie set. But behind the photo ops and smiles, the real question looms. Who’s the real team leader for the tour to France? Team manager Zack Dempster told reporters, “We’ll now wait for the routes of the other Grand Tours before finalizing our season plans.” Translation: They’re not ready to hand Remco Evanapul the keys to the souped-up Camaro with chrome exhaust pipes just yet. And here’s where it gets interesting. The 2026 tour opens with a 19 km team time trial in Barcelona. a course finishing up the Mongjuik and into the Olympic Stadium. But the rules have changed. Instead of timing the team on the fourth rider across the line, this year’s tour takes the time of the first rider. So, it’s not really a full team test anymore. It’s a slingshot for your team leader. That format was tested in Perry the last few years. Teams basically emptied their tanks, launching their leader up the final climb like a rocket. Personally, I loved it. Much more exciting than your normal team time trial. Not the same opinion for the GM at team Visma Lisa Bike, Richard Plug. He said, “For me, a team time trial is a team time trial. The beauty is you need the whole team. Even the number four or five has to keep up.” And in some respects, he’s not wrong. in this new rule that they’re trying at the Tour to France that was used at Perinise, which I liked. It could play right into the hands of the Belgian star Remco Evanapul. He’s the best time trial rider out there, having won the Rainbow Jersey the last couple years at the World Championships. At the 2025 Tour to France, not so long ago, he won the 33 kilometer time trial and gaining 16 seconds on Pagachar and over a minute on Vingaga. His power over short efforts is unreal. If Red Bull nails the timing, he could be wearing the yellow jersey already on day one. Imagine that. New team, new jersey, first day, yellow on his back. But that’s where the good news ends because after Barcelona, the 2026 route is a mountain feast with brutal back-to- back summit finishes on Altaw stages 19, stages 20. And here’s the thing, time triing is Remco’s strength. Climbing with Pogachar and Vingaga for 3 weeks, that’s still a weak spot. Even his team knows it. That’s why they’re hesitating, watching how the Jirro and Vela routes shake out before deciding where to send him. Still, Remco’s move to Red Bull might just be the shakeup he needs. He spent years at home team Quickstep, a predominantly classics team over the years where they worked to transform him from Prodigy to Grand Tour winner. Now he’s surrounded by big engines and even bigger expectations. Raglitch is still under contract. Leapawitz is on the rise. This team’s got horsepower. But as every cycling fan knows, thinking back to the Walt Easpa that Sepus won, when you mix too many leaders, you get fireworks. And maybe that’s just what the tour to France needs. Because let’s face it, Pogachar’s dominance has been suffocating, at times ridiculous. The rest of the Pelton’s playing catch-up. And Remco is the one guy young enough, hungry enough, and stubborn enough to actually believe he can close the gap. Let us know down in the comments. Do you think Remco has what it takes? Take the yellow jersey in Barcelona, hold it all the way through July, or will the mountains like Alto chew him up? Tatty Pogachar just too strong. and then with those climbing legs remco just can’t match. Remember all the action will be live and on demand the 2026 tour to France for our viewers in Canada. Also, make sure you subscribe so you don’t miss out on any of our coverage, any of the videos like these we have coming up. Thank you. Whatever happens, the tour’s first stage is going to explode. A new time trial format, a new Red Bull team, and a young Belgian chasing cycling’s biggest dream. One thing’s for sure, Remco Evanapul’s not just here for the ride.