Remco Evenepoel’s wife: “He likes to play tough, but he felt very guilty”

Oumaïma “Oumi” Rayanewife of Belgian cyclist Remco Evenepoel, assured that the new European champion en route he had suffered much more than he had shown after his disappointment in the recent World Cups in Montreal.

“He likes to play tough, but he felt very guilty towards his teammates, the federation and the Belgian fans,” he explained. Rayane to the Flemish television VTM after the Evenepoel victory this Sunday in Slovenia.

“I am even happier that, finally, she can take home this jersey, the only one she was still missing,” added the young woman, who hugged the cyclist as soon as she finished a race that Evenepoel26 years old, He beat the Italian Giulio Ciccone by just a few millimeters.

The wife of the Belgian champion He also recounted the impact it had on Evenepoel his discreet twelfth place in the World Cup road test, held a week earlier in Montreal (Canada).

“Actually, Remco He is a person with a tender heart. He was really really sad, so I’m really happy for him. “If not, I would have been even sadder and I would have had to comfort him again,” he joked.

He Evenepoel himself recognized after conquer the European that the world cup disappointment had affected him mentally more than he had let on and he described it as “great relief” having recovered his best level.

Rayane, 25 years old, is a Belgian of Moroccan origin who studied economics and knows Evenepoel since adolescence. They began their relationship in 2017, when she was 16 years old and he was 17, and they married on October 7, 2022, so this Wednesday they will celebrate four years of marriage.