Remco Evenepoel is back in training as he begins preparation for the Tour de France, with the Belgian posting a ride titled 'Start the countdown' to Strava on Sunday.

The Belgian finished off his spring block of racing at the Ardennes Classics last month, winning Amstel Gold Race and taking third at Liège-Bastogne-Liège. However, he won't race again until the Tour, which kicks off in Barcelona on July 4.

June's Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes was set to be his main warmup for the Tour, but Evenepoel's Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe team recently announced that he'll skip the race . Instead, training camps and Tour de France route recons are on the menu before July.

With no racing planned before Barcelona, Evenepoel's path to the Tour differs from the Tour's other top GC contenders.…