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Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe’s 13th appearance in the Tour de France will go down in the team’s history. With two stage wins and second place in the general classification, the team has recorded its most successful Tour de France to date after 21 stages in Paris. The key to this success was Remco Evenepoel, who, supported by a strong group around him, set new records for both himself and the team.
For the first time in his career, Remco finished the Tour in second place, having proved to be extremely consistent. In addition to his two stage wins on stages 15 and 16 around the second rest day – first at the mountain finish on the Plateau de Solaison and then in the time trial – the Belgian finished in the top three on three further stages. On 14 of the 21 race days, he was on the podium in the general classification.
For Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe, too, second place in the final standings is a first. Remco has thus once again bettered last year’s result, when Florian Lipowitz took home not only the white jersey for the best young rider but also third place in the general classification. This result is all the more remarkable given that the team had to contest the final part of the Tour without its second rider in the general classification.
The team’s recent Tour history shows a clear trend. Following Emanuel Buchmann’s fourth place in 2019, Wilco Keldermann and Aleksandr Vlasov’s fifth places in 2021 and 2022, and last year’s first podium finish, the result at the 2026 Tour de France is now the next milestone in the team’s development. It underlines that Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe is on the right track and has established itself amongst the most successful Grand Tour teams.
“I came into the race with a clear goal: to win a stage and finish on the podium in the general classification. It worked out – I actually won two stages. I’m very happy with what we’ve achieved as a team. And it shows that I don’t have to bury my career goal of winning all three Grand Tours just yet.”
— Remco Evenepoel
“The overall classification is what defines the Tour. We finished second there, and that’s a huge success. Perhaps we can build on that in the coming years – it remains my dream to cross the finish line in Paris wearing the yellow jersey one day. The Grand Tours are definitely the races we want to continue focusing on.
That said, the team showed once again – particularly on the penultimate stage – that we’re not content to rest on our laurels, but have the drive to win. That’s what I mean by attractive cycling.”
— Ralph Denk, CEO
