Recent content by Karl Merckx

  1. Karl Merckx

    Teams & Riders The Remco Evenepoel is the next Eddy Merckx thread

    if he finishes behind tobias halland johanessen and tijmen graat, it means that the problem is not the climb but remco himself...
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    Teams & Riders The Remco Evenepoel is the next Eddy Merckx thread

    ffs Remco's really brings out the psycho out of some people... here are the exact quotes : Yesterday after the stage : "At the foot of the climb, I already had cramps. That hadn't happened to me very often before. Maybe it was because of yesterday's effort, which I hadn't quite recovered...
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    UAE Tour 2026, February 16-22

    Last time Remco won a less than 15km TT was in Tour of Danemark 2021...
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    UAE Tour 2026, February 16-22

    3 years and 10 months, he is not that young.
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    Challenge Ciclista Mallorca 2026 (January 28 - February 1)

    If the riders prefers to ride in the mountains than on MSR... that's his choice. Also in our days of marginal gains, riding a 300km classic (even with an easy course) is still a disadvantage compared to e.g. Vingo and he's probably planned to stay at altitude as late as possible making two...
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    Challenge Ciclista Mallorca 2026 (January 28 - February 1)

    he's riding catalunya 2 days later... no the best prep for this race.
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    Teams & Riders The Remco Evenepoel is the next Eddy Merckx thread

    yeah that's footage from october
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    Teams & Riders The Remco Evenepoel is the next Eddy Merckx thread

    Remco specifically said he'll only do the TTT
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    Teams & Riders The Remco Evenepoel is the next Eddy Merckx thread

    The big factor is that UAE tour has a nice place in the calendar if you want to combine it with Catalunya... Vingo wants to do Catalunya before Giro like everyone, and Remco wants to ride in the mountains with his new team.
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    Teams & Riders The Remco Evenepoel is the next Eddy Merckx thread

    i think that if he's riding tirreno, he'll do strade. It's one of his favorite races.
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    Teams & Riders The Remco Evenepoel is the next Eddy Merckx thread

    yeah that's the right interpretation of the article.
  12. Karl Merckx

    Teams & Riders The Red Bull - Bora - Hansgrohe team thread

    Not more than in amstel or some TDF stages...
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    Teams & Riders The Remco Evenepoel is the next Eddy Merckx thread

    Strade is one of his favorite races.
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    Teams & Riders The Remco Evenepoel is the next Eddy Merckx thread

    Bruyneel has no inside info. He acts like it just to get his brand up.