S13 Ep111: Movers And Shakers: Remco To Red Bull, Vingegaard To The Vuelta

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Aug 7, 2025

Brian Nygaard, a cycling expert known for his insights into Danish cycling and European races, joins the discussion on excitement in the cycling world. The spotlight is on Remco Evenepoel's big move to Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe and its impact on team dynamics. They dive into highlights from recent races, including a remarkable solo victory at Clasica San Sebastian and the significance of Vingegaard's pressure heading into the Vuelta a España. Personal tales and hints at future stories make this a compelling conversation for cycling fans.

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Impact of Evenepoel's Transfer

Remco Evenepoel's move to Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe is significant but not seismic in cycling terms yet.
It highlights team ambitions and the shifting balance of grand tour contenders.

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Soudal Quickstep's Identity Crisis

Soudal Quickstep faces uncertainty losing Evenepoel and traditional classics stars.
The team risks losing its dual identity between classics and grand tour ambitions.

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Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe's Talent Stack

Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe has stacked talent with Lipovic, Roglic, Hintley, and incoming Evenepoel.
Balancing development among multiple GC contenders will be their key management challenge.

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In our first episode since the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes, Lionel Birnie and Graham Willgoss are joined by Brian Nygaard to recap a busy week of racing during this in-between period before attention turns to the third and final grand tour of the season, the Vuelta a España, gets underway later this month.

The week's news has been dominated by the confirmation that Remco Evenepoel will leave Soudal-Quick Step before the end of his contract, transferring to the Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe squad at the end of the year. What does it mean for Remco, but also his current and future teams?

We recap the racing from the Clasica San Sebastian to the Tour of Poland plus events in northern Spain and France. Then we look back to the Tour de France and get Brian's perspective on Jonas Vingegaard's performance. The Dane is the outstanding favourite for a Pogačar-free Vuelta but is it time for him to accept that the Tour is out of his reach unless the Slovenian is absent?

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