Remco Evenepoel Decimates Competition in Tour De France Time Trial
- On Sunday, Remco Evenepoel won Stage 16 of the Tour, a 26km time trial, marking back-to-back stage wins for the reigning Olympic champion.
- The victory was bittersweet for Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe co-leader Florian Lipowitz, who crashed out after the German misjudged a corner with 6.4km to go on the course.
- Yellow jersey Tadej Pogacar finished 28 seconds slower than Evenepoel during the time trial, though Pogacar now leads the Belgian by 4.32 in the overall standings.
- In the battle for the best young rider classification, Paul Seixas finished fourth, stealing five seconds over Isaac del Toro, and now sits fourth overall.
- Despite his recent form, Evenepoel stated "Obviously not" when asked if he could challenge for overall Tour victory, remaining focused on his own position heading into the final week.
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During the time trial on Tuesday 21 July in Haute-Savoie, the favourites responded present after a day of rest marked by massive anti-doping controls.
THONON LES BAINS (FRANCE) (ITALPRESS) - Remco Evenepoel concedes the encore and triumphs in the sixteenth stage of the Tour de France 2026, the individual chronometer Evian les Bains-Thonon les Bains 26.1 kilometers. The Belgian champion of Red Bull Bora Hansgrohe, who already won last Sunday in Plateau de Solaison, also dominates the test against the weather in 32'19', centering his fourth claim at the Grand Boucle, the third in this specialty.…
What a drama in the time-trial of the Tour de France: For Florian Lipowitz the tour went after a fall. His team-mate Remco Evenepoel excelled.
The uphill victory was an authentic surprise, the second timer instead was expected. Remco Evenepoel finds his second consecutive victory at the Tour de France with in the middle of the day of rest marked by the anti-doping controls and dominates the test against the time of 26.1 km from Evian Les-Bains to Thonon [...] L'articolo Tour de France, Evenepoel makes the second timer: evil Ganna. Another retreat: ko Lipowitz
Cycling: Belgian Remco Evenepoel wins the 16th stage of the Tour de France, a time trial; Slovenian Tadej Pogacar keeps the yellow jersey.
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