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I see you took my comment out of context, as I have actually already said the opposite about Remco in the Tour (that imho he would likely be 3rd in the best possible scenario), but nevermind.Oh the gift to cycling Evenepol is going to walk this ...no one has a chance
He would have stomped the Tour , no one can stay with him on the climbs
He barely beat the rider that was 6th in the Tour
Just realize you are comparing apples to oranges, as a 2K murito isn't the same as a GC on the Tour. It could have been hard for any rider, be it Pogacar or Vingegaard, to drop someone like Bilbao, Yates, Ciccone, Gall, Kuss on this climb, in this race, at this time of the year, but Evenepoel is the one that took up the challenge and finished it off, and Bilbao is one of the (unfortunately too) few who started this race after a hard Tour.
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Quite early on the last climb while he was out of the saddle, he took a good long look at his powermeter. And then rode a steady effort on the climb, not firing any shot. If he couldn't go faster, I think he would have saved something for a burst near the end of the climb.
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This was my impression. Win without overdoing it a week before worlds. He seemed to be happy too throughout to have riders who were willing to do some work.
If not the above, he may have been feeling a little hunger knock - why he took in two gels - and decided that it might be risky to try to go solo and risk blowing up.
I think it was the the first option tho.
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Indeed. That’s what I was thinking. A burst in the last 200-100m. But he didn’t initiate this so I think he maybe didn’t feel he could do it anymore. It was a strong tempo before to drop Vlasov.
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This completely ignores how Evenepoel races most of the time. He did the same thing at the EC against Colbrelli was he happy to sprint then too?
The only reason to not go all out is when you're actually afraid of getting countered and dropped.
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I also don't think Remco could have done that much faster. Perhaps a bit but if he could have dropped Bilbao I think he would have.
Really no shame in that, you can't expect to drop everyone every single time.
Really no shame in that, you can't expect to drop everyone every single time.
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He should start with San Remo. Cipressa attack, bring it on. Pogacar, MVDP and Van Aert would go with him and they're not afraid to work with anybody.
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A week before Glasgow is not most of the time. He is more explosive and a better sprinter now than back in 2021, and Bilbao is of course no Colbrelli.
Taking the piss? The whole forum ruins every threads even not about him to talk him up
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That's completely ignoring the fact that he has worked very hard on his sprint the past 2 years, and that Colbrelli is not Bilbao (or vice versa). A reasonable take could be that he wasn't able to drop him within the watts he was willing to push with the WCC coming up. I'm not convinced he could have dropped Bilbao eitherway but it's not completely unthinkable is it. Bilbao was definitely suffering right before Vlasov cracked.
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Except it's not. Half of those posts are just joking.
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I respectively disagree.
They don’t have to go with him. They will all have many teammates left to do the work for them and even let Remco dangle out there.
Wouldn’t want Remco going full out on the Poggio descent either. Could jeopardize an entire season (if not career). MSR, should be his lowest priority, imo.
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If you think the Remco posting is excessive, you can always put some of the Bambi-girls on ignore.
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I didn't say and don't think "they have to go with him". I think they would do it, because they have shown again and again they are not afraid to either attack early or follow another top dog attacking early.
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I think he felt he couldn't get enough of an advantage on Bilbao before the (quite tricky) descent even when going all out. Given that the Worlds and Vuelta are coming, it's understandable he didn't fancy taking risks in that descent (which would likely be needed vs. Bilbao, who is a natural).
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Remco took quite a risk there applying his trademark chocking tactic on Murgil Tontorra, which only has a +10% section for about 1km. The strategy has proven to be successful on longer steep climbs (Erlaitz 2022, Les Praeres 2022). But with Bilbao and Vlasov in his wheel, a proper attack near the top would have been a better approach IMO.
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An interesting fact to note is that when Remco is involved in these races, he absolutely obliterates the peloton.
Haters are saying that this is a bad performance because he dropped all bar one man in the race. The one remaining rival was subsequently beaten in the sprint.
The man launched it again from way out which very few have the strength or courage to do. Just look at the the gaps he creates.
I've analysed the time gaps in San Sebastian over the last decade between 1st and 5th position.
2014- 26secs
2015- 16secs
2016- 34secs
2017- 2secs
2018- 16secs
2019- 38secs
2020- Covid
2021- 1min
2022- 3mins 11secs
2023- 2mins 57secs
The last two years Remco has been on a different planet to the rest of the field. In this form and in this type of race, I think only Vingegaard or Pogacar could have a chance of beating him.
Let's just appreciate this special talent who now goes down in history as the joint record holder on 3 wins. Chapeau Remco!
Haters are saying that this is a bad performance because he dropped all bar one man in the race. The one remaining rival was subsequently beaten in the sprint.
The man launched it again from way out which very few have the strength or courage to do. Just look at the the gaps he creates.
I've analysed the time gaps in San Sebastian over the last decade between 1st and 5th position.
2014- 26secs
2015- 16secs
2016- 34secs
2017- 2secs
2018- 16secs
2019- 38secs
2020- Covid
2021- 1min
2022- 3mins 11secs
2023- 2mins 57secs
The last two years Remco has been on a different planet to the rest of the field. In this form and in this type of race, I think only Vingegaard or Pogacar could have a chance of beating him.
Let's just appreciate this special talent who now goes down in history as the joint record holder on 3 wins. Chapeau Remco!
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Well since you're obviously with him right now, may I suggest making him a nice cup of camomile tea?
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