Recent content by Krzysztof_O

Remco could've won every Giro edition from 1909 to 2025. He could've won the Tour 2024 as well. The difference was so stark: during Olympics decoration he looked as if he had just left a labour camp (compared to his usual look), his head was bigger than the rest of his body :p

It's easy for pros to drop fat quickly due to large volume of aerobic training. It takes a bit less of incoming calories and the effect is quick. Problems can arise when it's done too quickly (and the body gets weaker instead of form improvement). As we saw, Remco did it quickly between Dauphine...

There's like 2+ months between Liege and the Tour. If the mass difference is 3 kg (pretty normal by Remco standards) then I would think at least half of it (or more) is fat. You don't lose a few kg of muscles just like that, it's Fatco turning into Slimco. See how quickly he did it between...

It's really about if they can regulate additional muscle mass precisely in such a short time frame. It's likely that most of the additional mass is simply fat.

I think we can agree that too large mass cost him a lot in some important races vs inferior opponents but also that some crashes made it harder for him to prepare good form (and optimal mass of course, he tends to get fatty quickly when off the training regime). 1 kg should be around 0.1 w/kg...

I agree that 1-2 kilo more than Tour weight is fine and healthy for most of the season (including hilly races and TTs) but my point is that he had bigger weight changes in the past (see his Dauphine vs Tour look in 2024 for example). It's not like 1 kilo more suddenly transforms a Tour podium...

No, I meant all important one week races. He has won none. Since when large weight is needed for Ardennes classics? It's not like he's ever taken part in Roubaix or Flandres or even MSR. There have clearly been weight management problems in the past and he had to drop a lot of weight in some...

Being too heavy for most of the season is the main reason. It doesn't affect him in TTs and small hills much though. He's simply not as naturally good climber at his "default" weight as he's in TT-ing or rouleur stuff. There's a reason why he's won so many important TTs and classics and so few...

Yes, in this race there are no opportunities to overcome such a gap over Remco. Almeida should hope it will be closer.

Stage 6 says "hello". Some people will be very surprised on that day. The race is backloaded but UAE and Teddy won't wait so long to attack.

Pogi is thanking God that Lord Remco skips MSR, Flandres and Roubaix this year.

Lol, In the left picture Pogi is looking like a young Eminem but 20 years older. Maybe too much CO in the air in Monaco :p

UAE and Pogacar can make an absolute carnage on Tourmalet. There'll be shreds on the steep, upper part of this climb (maybe Vingo will be close or maybe not). Pogi can make a big statement on this day with a solo win (it's also possible that he & Vingo will cooperate if the Dane is suddenly...

MSR is a low-risk race easy to fit in any calendar. It's really weird they didn't allow it, Evenepoel would have a clear shot at victory if Pog & MVP look at each other for a while in the finale.

Actually MSR could be the monument where Remco's chances are the best now, given Pogacar's dominance in hilly/mountainous races and Van der Poel's dominance in cobbled races. He could use the final 2 km and try a solo finish. If MVP and Pogacar hesitate for a few seconds it's over.