Remco Evenepoel has become a lot more mature in the meantime, but in the past he occasionally caused a fuss with his behavior on the bike…
The rebel is Remco Evenepoel seems to have disappeared a bit since his world title. In his early years as a professional, the young Evenepoel often attracted negative attention due to his cocky behavior on the bicycle. Something that was not appreciated not only by fans, but also by his own team management.
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For example, last year during the Brabantse Pijl another incident took place between him and Magnus Sheffield. Evenepoel thought that the American was riding too close to his wheel and made it clear with hand gestures what he thought of that. “I told him that he is not allowed to do that,” says sports director Klaas Lodewyck in an interview with Het Laatste Nieuws.
“He doesn’t make himself popular with that. Something like that only causes riders to ride against you. I don’t beat around the bush. We have the kind of relationship where he accepts that from me.”
Same character
Furthermore, Lodewyck and Evenepoel get along very well. “In terms of character, we share a trait: we both can’t stand losing. But why do we click? Maybe because I’m still quite young as a sports director. We have a kind of relationship that is similar to that between a man and a woman. We can do a lot of behave each other, but we also discuss. On the one hand I try to listen carefully to his wishes, on the other hand I dare to be critical.”
