Remco Evenepoel Aims for Unprecedented Double World Titles

Remco Evenepoel has won every major international championship in time trials and road races, and the Belgian rider now aims to win both world titles in a single year, according to Wielerflits.

Evenepoel completed his set of major international titles this season in Slovenia by capturing the European road race championship, as Sporza reported. The rider, competing for Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe, acknowledged that the victory lifted considerable pressure from his shoulders after chasing the jersey for an extended period.

“That has taken away some pressure, because I’ve been hunting it for a while now,” Evenepoel said. “It’s really cool to have that jersey, but now I want everything for a second time, eh?”

During a visit to bike manufacturer Specialized in California last month, where he underwent windtunnel testing and recorded a podcast, the rider rated his debut season with his new team an 8 out of 10, Sporza reported. Evenepoel finished second in the Tour de France this past summer, securing stage victories on Plateau de Solaison and in the individual time trial.

“What are now my very good days, I want to set as a standard,” Evenepoel said.

With four consecutive world time trial titles already on his palmarès, Evenepoel stated an ambition to extend that streak to five. However, his principal ambition remains capturing both the road race and time trial world championships within the same season.

“The double world title (winning the road race and time trial in the same year) is really in my head,” Evenepoel told Wielerflits. “Nobody has ever managed it, so that is the next ultimate goal. I already have the Olympic double, but that would be something else entirely.”