🎥 Remco Evenepoel scouts key La Redoute climb ahead of Liège-Bastogne-Liège
CyclingThursday, 23 April 2026 at 17:25
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Follow us on GoogleRemco Evenepoel speaks to the press on Friday ahead of Liège-Bastogne-Liège, but on Thursday he took the time to recon some of the route's key climbs. The Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe rider was joined by teammate Maxim Van Gils, who broke his hip, pelvis and shoulder in a crash at the Clásica Jaén in mid-February.
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Evenepoel was spotted on La Redoute by journalists and photographers, with the Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe team car and Van Gils in his wake. That does not mean Van Gils will be racing on Sunday — the Monaco-based Belgian is still deep in his rehabilitation from the serious injuries he sustained.
His team leader, of course, will be on the start line in Liège, where he hopes to win for a third time. Evenepoel won the Amstel Gold Race for the first time last Sunday and chose to skip the Flèche Wallonne, banking on arriving at La Doyenne in peak condition on Sunday.
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Van Gils recovering from Clásica Jaén crash
Van Gils recently gave an update on his recovery via Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe's channels. He crashed on 16 February and was able to ride outdoors for the first time again on 23 March. "As an athlete, you always want to get moving again as quickly as possible. I wanted to go faster, but the team had to slow me down a bit," he said at the time.
It is not yet clear when Van Gils — who finished fourth at Liège in 2024 — will be able to return to racing.
Will La Redoute be the selection point yet again?
In previous years, the steep and unrelenting slopes of La Redoute have provided the perfect launching pad for the race winning move. Evenpoel himself has set off here, as has his main rival, Tadej Pogačar.
The question this Sunday will be, if Pogačar decides to launch of La Redoute again, will Evenepoel, or maybe Seixas, be able to go with him? Whatever the outcome, it's clear that Remco thinks an extra recon of the key climb can't hurt.
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