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The flaw in your logic is the rest of the GC field that Remco beat. Remco was better than Almeida and Landa. Carlos Rodriguez and Adam Yates are handy climbers too. As for Jonas, sure his level dropped late in the 3rd week except Jonas did his best ever watts on PdB on stage 15 and Remco still...

I was sympathetic when he had his big crash in 2019. But it’s getting long in the tooth now. He should just formally announce his retirement and put us out of his misery.

Okay. I think the line is blurred on BMI in Remco’s case. If Remco’s VO2 max is 90 at 60Kg then it would be about 83 at 65Kg - assuming his absolute VO2 max is constant (ml/minute) I must admit my views on Remco’s ceiling are coloured by opinions I read about Cadel Evans in that era. It was...

Of course Vingegaard is still the overwhelming favourite. But if Remco can rediscover his climbing level of the 2024 TdF I think he will be highly competitive against Vingegaard depending upon the TTs. And who says Remco can’t climb better than he did in the 2024 Tour? In any case, if...

Pogacar was noted for seated attacks since 2021. He won the 2021 TdF with a seated attack. So seated attacks don't indicate anything about his jump in 2024. He got spanked in the Tour two years running and did some homework. Lack of illness is a new one - but Armstrong never got sick during...

Thanks for the follow up. But this raises more questions. I always thought Remco's relative VO2 max (milliliters per Kilogram per minute) was extremely high - close to 90? Since the 2022 Vuelta Remco seemed to have very low body fat % and that would help his relative VO2 max as well. So I am...

Maybe it does. But I still don’t understand why.

Thanks for clarifying. I dropped in seeing a discussion on Remco and classics and obviously came to the wrong conclusion.

What is Remco's best watts per kilo performance? We know he is super aero helping his TT, but I do think his watts are very high. A Google AI search says this... Historically this conversation reminds me of Andy Schleck vs Cadel Evans. Obviously Andy was taller and maybe had a lower BMI but...

Sure, but I struggle to see why physics cares about BMI? Watts per kilo says nothing about BMI or body shape. The physics are pretty simple.

Just went off obviously best case weight posted on the web - I think Remco's weight has been posted at 61 kg for a few years? But even if he's 64Kg that still isn't heavy for classics.

Apologies, 171cm, 61Kg. Like I said, that isn't "big".

Are we discussing Remco? He is only 5'7" and 61Kg. I don't see how that could be considered big ?

I like this quote. Vingo is realistic and yet positive. He said similar during the 2024 and 2025 TdFs when defeat seemed inevitable. He never gives up. Hard not to respect that and you never know until you try - that is kind of what road racing is all about? I'm looking forward to Jonas...

Most but not all.