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Multiple media outlets are reporting that Remco Evenepoel's long-rumored departure from Soudal-Quick Step has been finalized. Writing on X, Gazzetta dello Sport, cycling journalist Ciro Scognamiglio said Evenepoel reached an agreement to transfer in the offseason to Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe. The deal is through at least 2028, Scognamiglio said and "can be considered done."
Separately, Belgian newspaper La Derniere Heure reported that Evenepoel, Red Bull and Soudal had reached a three-way agreement. That's essential as Evenepoel is still under contract with Soudal through 2026. LDH reported that the buyout figure is €2 million, and said that Evenepoel will bring his mechanic Dario Kloek (who is also his cousin), soigneur David Geeroms and assistant director Klaas Lodewyck with him. Wielerflits reports the deal will be announced the first week of August.
If Evenepoel does join Red Bull, he'll become teammates with Florian Lipowitz, which would mean the team will have the riders who finished third overall and won the Best Young Rider competition at the 2024 and 2025 Tours de France. The two were born approximately nine months apart.
Human Powered Health extends sponsorship through 2028
Women's WorldTour team Human Powered Health will line up Saturday for the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift with a win already in the bag. The team, which began over a decade ago, announced on Friday that it has secured a three-year extension with its title sponsor, giving it valuable security and stability through 2028.
"Their long-term commitment provides the fuel we need to pursue our ambitious goal of becoming a top-five team by 2028," said team general manager Ro De Jonckere in the press release announcing the extension. That will be a welcome tailwind for an outfit that's been fighting right at the line in the 2024-2025 relegation standings. Currently they're in 15th, and the top 15 teams at the end of the season are awarded WorldTour licenses for the next cycle, although they are 2,000 points clear of ProTeam VolkerWessels, the next-best outfit. Both teams will race the TdFF.
Lidl set to take majority ownership of Lidl-Trek
Supermarket chain Lidl and bike brand Trek "are in advanced discussions regarding a change in the ownership structure of UCI WorldTour Team Lidl-Trek," according to a statement from the team. A new arrangement would see Lidl become the majority owner of the squad, with Trek "retaining a significant ownership stake in the team they founded."
Lidl came on board as a co-sponsor in 2023, bringing a significant cash infusion to the organization's coffers, and both the men's and women's squads have spent the past few seasons in the upper echelon of the yearly team rankings. This new evolution in ownership structure, which would further cement the German-owned brand's place in the pro peloton, "is expected to be finalized in the coming weeks."
Marlen Reusser's Tour GC ambitions hit by food poisoning
Marlen Reusser's hopes of challenging for the GC in the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift have taken a significant hit with the Movistar rider coming down with an apparent case of food poisoning just before the race.
"I ate something that made me vomit it out during the night, and I'm not in a good place again," Reusser said in a pre-Tour press conference on Friday. "It's very annoying at the moment. I know that it was the dinner because I've seen it," Reusser added with a laugh.
Reusser also had a gastrointestinal issue at the Giro d'Italia women a few weeks back which ultimately saw her lose the overall lead of the race on the penultimate stage.
Reusser said Friday she is now not sure what to expect from the Tour, saying "I need to see how I feel tomorrow [on stage 1] ... and then we just need to see day by day." Escape understands that Reusser might now target stage wins at the race alongside dual stage winner at the recent Giro, Liane Lippert.
Meanwhile over at Lidl-Trek, Amanda Spratt has withdrawn from the Tour a day before the start after also getting ill.
"I became sick overnight and we decided it’s just not a good idea to stay and risk impacting the health and performance of my [Lidl-Trek] team for a race everyone has worked so hard for," Spratt wrote on Instagram on Friday. "I know they are ready and will be great. This is a tough one to accept."
Lauretta Hanson has been flown in as Spratt's replacement.
Evenepoel reveals that he a broke a rib just before the Tour
Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quick-Step) provided some insight into his decision to abandon the Tour de France on stage 14 in a social media post on Thursday, revealing that after a lengthy recovery from an offseason crash, he entered the Tour with a broken rib from yet another crash.
"At the national championships, I broke a rib again," the Belgian star said. "Not the worst but definitely not ideal. So I lined up for the hardest race in the world with a broken rib and a tired body."
He went on to say that "twelve days in, I cracked." Two days after that, with the beginnings of a sinus infection, Evenepoel made what he called "the hardest decision I've made in a long time" to leave the Tour. [Instagram]
Rouvy acquires Bkool to expand European reach
Czech indoor cycling app Rouvy has acquired Spanish rival Bkool, looking to strengthen its position in the "reality" indoor training market. The deal follows Rouvy's acquisition of the Australian-based app FulGaz earlier this year.
Rouvy, which now claims around 250,000 subscribers across its platforms, said the acquisition would help expand its presence in Spain, France and Denmark, markets where Bkool has a strong user base.
The company confirmed that Bkool will, for now, continue to operate as a standalone platform and adhere to its own pricing and subscription structure, as the Rouvy looks to "shape a longer-term roadmap" for its growing number of apps.
Lizzie Deignan announces third pregnancy, moves up retirement
Lizzie Deignan announced she would retire at the end of 2025 back in November of 2024, but the former world champion will hang up her wheels sooner than expected. The Lidl-Trek road captain announced on Thursday that she and her husband Phil Deignan are expecting their third child in February of 2026, and that her career as a professional road cyclist ended with the Copenhagen Sprint in June. Deignan has already announced one of her plans for 2026: joining Ned Boulting and David Millar on the Never Strays Far podcast.
Merlier: 'They prefer to crash rather than sprint'
Although he did not name anyone in particular, Tim Merlier (Soudal-Quick-Step) had some choice words for other riders in the Tour de France peloton after a crash in the stage 17 finale kept him out of contention for the victory in Valence.
"Some riders simply push themselves a bit further than necessary," he told Sporza. "They prefer to crash rather than sprint. The good news is that I didn't crash today."
Merlier was a little ways down in the bunch when Cyril Barthe (Groupama-FDJ), Pavel Bittner (Picnic-PostNL), and Alexis Renard (Cofidis) came together going under the flamme rouge on Wednesday. Bittner and Barthe went down, causing a pileup right in front of Merlier. Although he avoided going down himself, he was caught behind the crash. Up ahead, Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) sprinted to his second win of the race, while Merlier was left frustrated at missing out on what could be his last chance to sprint in this Tour.
"I was moving up and made the wrong choice twice, taking the right side of the roundabout," he said. "That was my own fault, but I thought I was going to put things right." [Sporza]
SD Worx downplays Kopecky's GC hopes ahead of Tour de France Femmes
Lotte Kopecky has been runner-up at both the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France, but her SD Worx-ProTime team said on Wednesday that it "has abandoned its original plan to go for the general classification with Kopecky as its sole leader" at the upcoming Tour de France Femmes. Kopecky recently pulled out of the Giro due to back pain.
SD Worx squad outlined its Tour ambitions in a roster unveiling that confirmed that Kopecky will be joined at the race by Anna van der Breggen, Lorena Wiebes, Blanka Vas, Mischa Bredewold, Femke Gerritse, and Elena Cecchini. Kopecky and Van der Breggen are both potential contenders for the overall win, but according to a press release, "the team will now start with the aim of winning as many stages as possible."
Team boss Danny Stam further explained that "we will take it day by day during the race to see how [Kopecky] is doing. Maybe there are still opportunities to compete for the general classification, and if so, we will go for it."
Tobias Johannessen cleared to start the Tour's stage 17 following emergency treatment atop Mont Ventoux
The morning after collapsing in pain at the top of Mont Ventoux at the end of stage 15, eight-overall Tobias Halland Johannessen has been cleared to continue racing the Tour de France.
His Uno-X Mobility team revealed after the stage that their young GC outsider had suffered stomach cramps in the closing kilometres of the climb, and was administered treatment at the finish before being taken to the local hospital for thorough further assessments. Johannessen was back at the team hotel, and offering a thumbs-up, within a few hours.
"Thanks to the swift and professional approach of the race doctors, he received immediate and excellent care at the finish," reads the team's announcement on the morning of stage 17. "All necessary protocols were followed – which also made the situation seem more critical in the moment ... The treatment [oxygen and IV saline] was administered by the race medical team as part of this emergency care and has been reviewed and approved by UCI medical staff. He has been cleared to continue racing."
Ibis Cycles updates the Ripley AF
It had been a while since California-based Ibis Cycles last released an aluminum sibling of its flagship full-suspension carbon fiber trail bike, the Ripley. Previous versions of the metal model, the Ripley AF, differed from the carbon alternative primarily in terms of geometry and suspension travel. Today's launch of the revised Ripley AF brings both Ripleys into alignment, with only material, build kits, and, of course, price as differentiators between the two.
Equipped with 140 mm of front travel and 130 mm in the rear, the Ripley AF is positioned as a versatile trail machine at competitive price points. The frame comes in five sizes (S - XL) and features size-specific geometry across all aspects, from chainstays to seat tube angle. There's even an internal storage compartment with included frame bag and semi-internal cable routing. The Ripley AF is available in two colors as a frame-only option for US$2,500 or in two complete build tiers: Deore ($3,500) and Eagle 90 ($4,000). [Ibis]
Tobias Halland Johannesen collapses after Ventoux stage
In a frightening scene, Uno-X Mobility's leader Tobias Halland Johannesen briefly lost consciousness and collapsed after crossing the finish line on stage 16 of the Tour de France before receiving medical care.
The Norwegian rider, who is in eighth place overall, was dropped on the climb and lost significant time to a number of other riders, but crossed the line with teammate Andreas Leknessund before he doubled over in distress. He was conscious again before he was taken from the finish area via ambulance to a nearby hospital. His team director, Stig Kristiansen, reportedly told Norway's TV2 that Johannesen had been complaining of cramps in the final kilometers of the climb.
Johannesen's team manager, Thor Hushovd, later told Wielerflits that the rider is in safe and stable condition. He declined to say if Johannesen would continue in the Tour, adding that he's undergoing medical checks and Johannesen's health was the team's first priority.
Stinner adds Gibraltar road bike to its stock offerings
Stinner Frameworks has been steadily adding to its stock frame size offerings. While the California brand still builds custom bikes, with rider-specific geometry and bespoke paint, stock sizes and colors have become the predominantly sold models in its catalog. This effort is part of the scaled-up Stinner manufacturingEscape documented earlier this year.
The latest model to get the Stinner stock treatment is the Gibraltar road bike. Named after Gibraltar Road, a steep and winding climb north of the brand's Santa Barbara headquarters, the Gibraltar is available as a frameset or complete, in both steel (Gibraltar Select) and titanium (Gibraltar Podium) options. It accommodates 700 x 32 tires, supports SRAM UDH or Shimano Di2 drivetrains, features full internal routing on the Podium version and external routing via clip-on cable guides on the Select, and is available in six sizes. Select framesets cost US$1,695 and complete builds start at $4,195. Podium frames are $2,895 with completes starting at $5,695. [Stinner]
Report: Juan Ayuso wants to leave UAE
Remco Evenepoel isn't the only top rider said to be looking to exit his contract before it ends. UAE Team Emirates-XRG's Juan Ayuso has reportedly engaged the services of agent and former pro Giovanni Lombardi to negotiate an early departure from the team, according to Het Laatste Nieuws.
Ayuso, who led UAE at the recent Giro d'Italia only to fade with knee trouble and eventually drop out, is under contract through 2028. But various reports have claimed – often on anonymous sourcing – that there is friction between Ayuso and UAE leader Tadej Pogačar. Ayuso is not slated to start August's Vuelta a España, where Pogačar will lead the team in search of his first win there. [HLN]
Magner recovering after Baloise Ladies Tour crash
Alexis Magner is recovering from "several injuries" suffered in a crash in the Baloise Ladies Tour, her Cynisca Cycling team has told Escape Collective. The 30-year-old American went down with two other riders rounding a corner in the finale of stage 4.
Contrary to initial media reports, Cynisca said that Magner did not need to be resuscitated on scene, and the team also said that there were no signs that Magner had suffered a concussion.
Decathlon will have a new co-title sponsor in 2026, replacing longtime backer AG2R
After 27 years as the title sponsor of a bike racing team, AG2R will be replaced in that role in 2026 as the Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale squad will become Decathlon-CMA CGM.
CMA CGM, a shipping and logistics company headquartered in France, has signed on for an initial five-year commitment, and the deal could herald in influx of cash, as team brass had already said in interviews earlier this month that the budget was set to increase moving forward. Decathlon has been well-behind the likes of UAE Team Emirates-XRG in that department as a handful of particularly wealthy teams have emerged over the past few seasons, but the financial backing of Decathlon and now another multi-billion dollar organization should help change that.
Thule sales rise 10% following Quad Lock acquisition
Thule Group has reported a 9.8% year-on-year increase in net sales for Q2 of 2025, driven mainly by Quad Lock. The mobile accessory brand, acquired by Thule last year, contributed 14.2% to the growth, while Thule’s overall business rose by a more modest 1.5%.
Thule's quarterly net sales reached SEK 3.4 million (US$35 million), up from SEK 3.1 billion (US$291 million) in Q2 of 2024. Net income fell 8.3% to SEK 512 million (US$48 million), which the company CEO Mattias Ankarberg said was due to challenging market conditions, especially in North America.
In its financial report, Thule also announced it is accelerating the closure of its Longmont, Colorado, facility. The company said in April that the site, which employs about 40 people, is set to close by October, with 22 roles expected to be cut.
Ganna has 'zero' recollection of his Tour stage 1 crash, despite undergoing concussion protocol
Filippo Ganna had hoped to form part of the Ineos Grenadiers stage-winning spearheard at the 2025 Tour de France, but he was forced to abandon before the end of stage 1 after an early crash. He's reported to have undergone the UCI's concussion protocol, which he must have passed in order to ride on for over an hour before finally climbing off.
Stefan Bissegger, who hit the ground shortly after Ganna, also abandoned due to concussion symptoms despite also remounting his bike post crash.
Two weeks later, the 28-year-old Italian has revisited his Lille ordeal, as much as is possible, telling Gazzetta dello Sport, "I don't remember anything about the crash, zero."
The UCI introduced new guidelines to identify concussion at the end of 2020, which included the production of a 'Concussion Assessment Pocket Card' for roadside assessment to help medical and non-medical personal work out how badly a rider was affected. While Ganna and Bissegger's resumption on stage 1 might indicate a failure of the system, they may have come up against the 'on-road' assessment which asks observers to study the rider's line and balance, and ask a series of questions designed to assess lucidity. Any doubts would then be referred to the race doctor for more thorough assessment or immediate withdrawal.
Pogačar is recovering from a sore throat and sinus issues
Soon after celebrating the stage 15 victory of teammate Tim Wellens, Tadej Pogačar admitted that he's been feeling under the weather and is still recovering from a cold that has hampered many within the Tour de France peloton.
"I think half the bunch is with sore throat, coughing, blowing the nose, but I think I’m at the end of it," Pogačar said after stage 15. "We’re putting ice everywhere in the heat, and I think it’s not the best for the throat, and then there’s all the AC and the podium duties and so on."
The peloton now has a day to rest before the final week of the Tour, starting with Tuesday's run to Mont Ventoux. Pogačar takes with him a buffer of four minutes 13 seconds over second-place Jonas Vingegaard.
Bäckstedt wraps up Baloise Ladies Tour, joining an elite club of former winners
The Baloise Ladies Tour culminated on Sunday with stage 4 won by Martina Fidanza (Visma-Lease a Bike). Zoe Bäckstedt's safe bunch finish secured a career-first overall victory for the 20-year-old Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto rider, beating 2022 champion Ellen van Dijk by 12 seconds, thanks in large part to two victorious time trial performances on the Prologue and stage 3b.
Unfortunately early leader and stage 1 winner Charlotte Kool, a favourite to take the final stage, had a nasty crash and was unable to contest the gallop to the line.
This result sees Bäckstedt join an elite group of former winners including Lorena Wiebes, Lucinda Brand and two-time champs Lisa Klein and Marianne Vos.
Belgian youngster Widar wins Giro Valle d'Aosta with hattrick of stage wins, paying tribute to Privatera
The Giro Ciclistico della Valle d'Aosta-Mont Blanc came to a quiet close on Sunday with a summit finish at Breuil-Cervinia, won by Lotto's development team sensation Jarno Widar ahead of Baby Giro champion Jakob Omrzel (Bahrain Victorious Development).
With stage 5 victory, Widar completed a hat-trick of wins that began on stage 3, the previous day cancelled out of respect for Samuele Privatera who died after stage 1, succumbing to injuries sustained in a crash. Widar paid tribute to his peer with each of his victories.
No Vuelta for Evenepoel, suggests Lefevere
The dust never had a chance to settle on Remco Evenepoel's withdrawal from the Tour de France on stage 14 before questions swirled as to what he might do with the rest of the season. He's naturally placed a target on the World Championships in Rwanda, but the idea of a return to the Vuelta a España has also been floated for the 2022 winner. However, former team boss Patrick Lefevere has made his thoughts known.
"A rider of his caliber shouldn't let himself be ridiculed. He has other goals this year," Lefevere told VTM. "I don't think the Vuelta is an option. I think he should focus on the remaining one-day races and the world championships in Rwanda. He can definitely be at his best there."
First on Evenepoel's provisional schedule post Tour recovery is the San Sebastian Klasikoa in early August, the event that marked his first WorldTour win – at just 19 – in 2019, and has won twice more in the years since.
Hat-trick for Zoe Bäckstedt as stage 3b TT win also delivers Baloise Ladies Tour race lead
Zoe Bäckstedt (Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto) has done the double on the penultimate day of the Baloise Ladies Tour, winning stage 3b's ITT on top of the morning's 3a criterium, spoiling SD Worx-Protime's party.
Just as she did in the opening day's Prologue (3.1 km), Bäckstedt beat Ellen van Dijk (Lidl-Trek) over the 10.4-kilometre Maldegem course, this time putting 4 seconds into the veteran TT-specialist, with Belgian national champ runner-up Marthe Goossens (AG Insurance-Soudal) taking a strong third.
With race leader Charlotte Kool (Picnic-PostNL) and many others in the top 10 not so well suited to the ITT, there was a significant GC shuffle – fifth-place Marie Schreiber and tenth Femke Markus (both SD Worx-Protime) were the only riders to hold firm, losing 25 and 30 seconds apiece. Bäckstedt now sits in the top spot with a 12-second buffer over Van Dijk, Goossens poised in third overall 26 seconds down and just two clear of fourth place. In short, stage 4's Zwevegem finale should be very interesting.
Skjelmose and Evenepoel add their names to Tour abandons
Stage 14 of the 2025 Tour de France was a brutal one with four enormous climbs for the peloton to contend with. But the stage had already taken a few victims by halfway up the Col du Tourmalet, the first climb of the day. Foremost among them was current third-overall Remco Evenepoel of Soudal-QuickStep, who finally gave in after a torrid couple of days, climbing off and into the team car after letting go at the foot of the climb.
Almost simultaneously came the news that Mattias Skjelmose had also added his name to the list of abandons. The Lidl-Trek GC outsider had crashed early in the stage, losing a fight with some road furniture, while his own team was trying to set up Jonathan Milan for the intermediate sprint, which came after 70 km of racing on an unrelenting slight-uphill grind from Pau. The Dane had raced on after a quick concussion check and attention to his bloodied elbow, but he never made it back into contention.
Steff Cras (TotalEnergies) also abandoned early on due to symptoms of a stomach bug, and Bryan Coquard (Cofidis) had not taken the start after breaking his hand two days prior.
Lotto and Intermarché-Wanty are exploring a merger
Belgian pro cycling teams Lotto and Intermarché-Wanty are reportedly exploring a merger, according to Sporza. The Belgian media outlet broke the news and, hours later, the team confirmed to Belga that "an agreement in principle has been reached to join forces next year."
The Lotto team, which has existed for 40 years, has had a rough go of it lately. The team was relegated out of the WorldTour after the 2022 season and lost longtime sponsor Soudal to its major rival, Patrick Lefevere's Quick-Step outfit, and then lost second-line sponsor Dstny after the 2024 season. But its fortunes have improved since, thanks largely to an influx of young talent like Lennert Van Eetvelt and Arnaud De Lie. Next year, promising U23 rider Jarno Widar is also set to join as the team will regain its WorldTour status.
Intermarché, meanwhile, has also vacillated between success and challenges. The team's star rider, Biniam Girmay, won three stages and the green jersey at the 2024 Tour de France. But it runs on one of the smallest budgets in the WorldTour and reportedly needed a €2 million loan in 2023 to meet its overhead. A merger would pose a number of questions, not least around riders, as the teams between them currently employ 25 riders more than the allowed maximum roster. [Sporza]
Slovenia wants to host the 2029 Tour de France Grand Depart
Slovenia, the small European nation that has dominated men's road cycling in recent years with Primož Roglič and now Tadej Pogačar, wants to take the next step expanding its role in the sport. Slovenian media reports that the government has sent a proposal to Tour de France promoter ASO about hosting the race's Grand Depart in 2029.
The proposal, announced by Slovenian prime minister Robert Golob in a press conference, reportedly bids roughly €10 million to host the first three stages of the race. If successful, it would mark the Tour's second-most remote foreign start, after the 2022 Grand Depart in Denmark.
The Tour has had a foreign start 26 times in its history. The 2026 and 2027 editions are also set to start outside France, with the 2026 edition getting underway in Spain's Catalonia region, while the 2027 Tour will start in Edinburgh, Scotland. The 2028 Tour Grand Depart has yet to be awarded, but will likely be an entirely domestic affair partly due to logistics around the Los Angeles Olympics, which pose a calendar conflict.
UCI warns teams and races against participating in One Cycling
The governing body of bike racing has stepped up its fight against the embattled One Cycling project, with l'Equipe reporting that UCI president David Lappartient recently sent a letter to WorldTeams and WorldTour race organizers warning them of possible severe sanctions if they participate in the Saudi Arabia-backed reform project.
The UCI had already dealt One Cycling a serious blow last month with its tartly worded denial of One Cycling's proposal to be included in the 2026 WorldTour. The UCI has deemed One Cycling "incompatible with the governance and regulatory framework of the UCI as well as lacking sporting coherence."
But at the time, the UCI also appeared to extend an olive branch, with an invitation to continue talks directly between the UCI and One Cycling's backers. The latest signal is more mixed, with the UCI letter warning teams and organizers that conflict-of-interest rules prevent those stakeholders from being involved in One Cycling, and threatening a nuclear-level punishment of revoking their WorldTeam licenses or WorldTour calendar status. Whether that's a further attempt to isolate One Cycling into direct talks with the UCI or a more serious breakdown in relations altogether is unknown, but it casts further doubt on One Cycling ever coming to fruition. [l'Equipe]
Knog adds Oi Prima to lineup of bike bells
Australian brand Knog, makers of cycling accessories and safety devices, have developed a new bike bell called Oi Prima. The third bell model in Knog's catalog, the handlebar-mounted Oi Prima combines the same wrap-around design as the brand's other bells with a new type of hammer. Made of glass-filled reinforced nylon (a thermoplastic), the hammer reportedly retains Knog’s signature 80+ decibel tone with streamlined aesthetics and claimed enhanced durability. It also allows cables to route through it, rather than around, which helps retain a clean-looking cockpit.
Oi Prima is available in two diameters with the size small fitting round 22.2 diameter handlebars and the size large is made for 23.8 to 31.8 mm diameters. It comes in Anthracite Black and Primer Grey colors for US$30, €30, and £28. [Knog]
Kool notches first victory of 2025 at Baloise Ladies Tour
Just in time for the Tour de France Femmes later this month, Charlotte Kool is hitting her stride. The PicNic-PostNL sprinter won stage 2 of the Baloise Ladies Tour on Thursday, outkicking Chiara Consonni (Canyon-SRAM Zondacrypto) and Visma-Lease a Bike's Nienke Veenhoven. It's Kool's first victory of 2025 after near-misses in the UAE Tour, Gent-Wevelgem, and the Dutch national championships. With her third-place finish in Wednesday's prologue, she now leads the Baloise overall standings by eight seconds over Zoe Bäckstedt.
Not even two weeks after the men's Cofidis team was hit by a brazen theft at the Tour de France that saw 11 team bikes stolen from a mechanic's truck, the same crime befell the team's women's squad Wednesday at the Baloise Ladies Tour.
Cofidis said "several bikes" were stolen before the start of the race. Because the race started with a prologue time trial, riders were still able to take part, and spare bikes were available for Thursday's first road stage. The bikes stolen from the men's team were recovered shortly after the theft, but it remains to be seen if the women's bikes can also be found.
