Remco Evenepoel sacrificed aerodynamics on Wednesday as he headed out for his latest training camp ride wearing a football shirt.
The Belgian star is a long-time Arsenal fan, and the London club officially landed the Premier League title on Tuesday night after their rivals Manchester City faltered on the penultimate day of the season.
He was wearing a red Arsenal home jersey, which was personalised with his own surname on the back, above the number 10 – the number associated with the central midfield playmaker role.
“Something not many people know is how I’ve always been a huge fan of Arsenal since being a kid,” Evenepoel revealed two years ago after he was spotted watching a match at Arsenal’s stadium for the first time.
His decision to wear the Arsenal top came with a very minor sponsorship incorrectness, given the large Emirates logo on the front of the Arsenal jerseys – the same airline that sponsors the UAE Team Emirates-XRG team of Tadej Pogačar, his main rival and race favourite for this year’s Tour de France.
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