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Others are about the same as always ( Rogla, Mas); the guy in red just gained crazy amount of power in the last few months; same as the fisherman guy. Today he looked almost bored at the front. I think he is even stronger than fisherman, Pog will be fighting for podium in next Tour.It's hard to say if Evenepoel is so strong or the others so weak. Probably both.
(The times look strong but then it's the new normal...)
He remind me of 2017 Landa, looking like he will fall asleep whilst putting 450w at the frontOthers are about the same as always ( Rogla, Mas); the guy in red just gained crazy amount of power in the last few months; same as the fisherman guy. Today he looked almost bored at the front
Others are about the same as always ( Rogla, Mas); the guy in red just gained crazy amount of power in the last few months; same as the fisherman guy. Today he looked almost bored at the front. I think he is even stronger than fisherman, Pog will be fighting for podium in next Tour.
Compare last years Rogla and Mas; about the same difference; also Rogla did a very good TT;Roglic had a bad preparation and is clearly not in great form. Guys like Rodriguez and Ayuso are so young themselves. And Mas- people always tell me I underrate him...
all in all I find it hard to rate.
One really can't call me an Evenepoel fan, but it's not like this wasn't exactly what people expected from him when he's had a perfect GT preparation for once.
february: won the Drome Classic in Franceultra specific peak for the Tour comes across as more egregious than being strong for several months, not that the latter is innocent either.
Others are about the same as always ( Rogla, Mas); the guy in red just gained crazy amount of power in the last few months; same as the fisherman guy. Today he looked almost bored at the front. I think he is even stronger than fisherman, Pog will be fighting for podium in next Tour.
I doubt the 7W/Kg, but I agree with the rest.This is the arms race. Next year no more Mr Chubby face: Pogi, looking like a skeleton, will skip all the classics and produce 7 w/kg at the Tour.
To be fair, this is the first time he's been able to prepare for a GT properly. Whatever that means, but it's the performance that was expected of him when he turned pro.It's hard to say if Evenepoel is so strong or the others so weak. Probably both.
(The times look strong but then it's the new normal...)
The climbing is what seems to be the outlier. This level of climbing is beyond anything I think anyone reasonably would have expected even at his best. We all knew he was the best TTer but now at a heavier weight he is toying with some of the best climbers in the world who are in good shape, 2 weeks into a GT.To be fair, this is the first time he's been able to prepare for a GT properly. Whatever that means, but it's the performance that was expected of him when he turned pro.
The climbing is what seems to be the outlier. This level of climbing is beyond anything I think anyone reasonably would have expected even at his best. We all knew he was the best TTer but now at a heavier weight he is toying with some of the best climbers in the world who are in good shape, 2 weeks into a GT.
It’s more believable than many other performances this year and frankly anything involving him is more believable because of his potential, but still firmly in enhanced territory imo.
It helps when basically noone hit a good GT double. I think Mas is the best reference, who didn't get dropped once on the longer climbs.Least suspicious GT win of the year all things considered. Route suited him to a tee. Decent but not monstrous opposition. Was impressive early on in typical Remco fashion and then grinded out the rest. He's obviously on the Belgian chocolate sauce but at least this guy hasn't just come out of nowhere.
Evenepoel gained 29" on Mas in the TTT and 1'51" on Mas in the ITT, meaning over the mass start road stages Evenepoel was 15" behind Mas, however those times are affected by bonuses, of which Mas has 20" and Evenepoel 16", so the overall difference between them is 11". Given Roglič lost a bunch of time in week 1 on the mountains and lost far less to Evenepoel against the clock than Mas did, I think we can say that Mas was the strongest climber in this race, by an extremely narrow margin from Evenepoel; I think a case can be made that the best single performances in the mountains were either Vine in week 1 or Carapaz in week 3, but across the whole race it's Mas and Evenepoel.It helps when basically noone hit a good GT double. I think Mas is the best reference, who didn't get dropped once on the longer climbs.
I think Quick Step did very smart a few times with obliterating a small hill before the final climb with Evenepoel in good position, stretching everything out and abusing Evenepoels recovery from short bursts and low CdA.
Sorry to nitpick but low CdA isn’t why. It’s his small frontal area. CdA (slipperyness through the air) is likely comparable to the others. But they are taller so have more air to push.It helps when basically noone hit a good GT double. I think Mas is the best reference, who didn't get dropped once on the longer climbs.
I think Quick Step did very smart a few times with obliterating a small hill before the final climb with Evenepoel in good position, stretching everything out and abusing Evenepoels recovery from short bursts and low CdA.
Cd is the drag coefficient, the A is the area. So CdA includes his small frontal area.Sorry to nitpick but low CdA isn’t why. It’s his small frontal area. CdA (slipperyness through the air) is likely comparable to the others. But they are taller so have more air to push.
Thanks for clarifying !Cd is the drag coefficient, the A is the area. So CdA includes his small frontal area.