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

[Logic-is-your-friend]

I don't think the number of times you win Tour of Belgium and Volta ao Algarve is what makes a great stage racer (Tony Martin has won 10 stage races).

A Vuelta win is of course better than finishing twice second in the Tour, yet it can still be argued that 6 GT podiums (in a row!) including a silver double like Dumoulin, is a more solid record for a stage racer than only a singular GT top-10 finish (which was the Vuelta victory, so less impressive than the record of Geoghegan Hart whose singular GT top-10 was a Giro victory).

Yeah. I agree. Too bad Evenepoel's career is already over at the age of 24. You have to agree, making such claims about a rider who won the Vuelta at 22 years of age, is laughable at best.

 

[red_flanders]

I don't think the number of times you win Tour of Belgium and Volta ao Algarve is what makes a great stage racer (Tony Martin has won 10 stage races).

A Vuelta win is of course better than finishing twice second in the Tour, yet it can still be argued that 6 GT podiums (in a row!) including a silver double like Dumoulin, is a more solid record for a stage racer than only a singular GT top-10 finish (which was the Vuelta victory, so less impressive than the record of Geoghegan Hart whose singular GT top-10 was a Giro victory).

Sure. Let's compare the career of a 24-year-old with the final tally of full gas Chiapucci.

Anyway. The point was not to argue about whether Remco is a great stage racer for the millionth time, but to have a laugh about CN's editorial insert. Pretty funny IMO. YMMV.

 

[Netserk]

Yeah. I agree. Too bad Evenepoel's career is already over at the age of 24. You have to agree, making such claims about a rider who won the Vuelta at 22 years of age, is laughable at best.

It was @red_flanders who brought up CN's comparison of their respective palmarès. I don't think such a comparison dismisses in itself what Chiappucci said, upon scrutiny.

Sure. Let's compare the career of a 24-year-old with the final tally of full gas Chiapucci.

You brought it up, no?

 

[red_flanders]

It was @red_flanders who brought up CN's comparison of their respective palmarès. I don't think such a comparison dismisses in itself what Chiappucci said, upon scrutiny.

I brought up a crack CN made, because it was funny. Chiapucci has always been kind of a ***, and it's funny they called him out.

 

[Netserk]

Sure. Delete/ignore the relevant part about why I brought it up and bang on yet again about Remco. Yay.

You wanted it to be one way.

 

[Peyroteo94]

He seems defeated and the race didn't even start. He is really aiming for a podium.

 

[Froome]

He seems defeated and the race didn't even start. He is really aiming for a podium.

If he is aiming for a podium, he is not defeated.

 

[AmRacer]

If he is aiming for a podium, he is not defeated.

I'm aiming for the last place, I'm not defeated.
I'm aiming for not being at the Tour, I'm not defeated.

 

[houtdffan]

Amazing editorial jab here, atypical of CN.

Chiapucci knows a thing or two about choking away a tour de france

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

I'm aiming for the last place, I'm not defeated.
I'm aiming for not being at the Tour, I'm not defeated.

We always knew you had it in you.

 

[velaso montador]

Allez allez hope you have your best GT to date and unluck some progress for the future. Stage 4 I have high hopes atleast for him if not anything else. Allez allez

 

[Berniece]

He seems defeated and the race didn't even start. He is really aiming for a podium.

You think Pogacar will take a minute on the Galibier stage, but when Evenepoel says he goes for top 5 he looks “defeated”?

 

[red_flanders]

Chiapucci knows a thing or two about choking away a tour de france

Chiappuci knows a thing or two about attacking in feed zones and tunnels. 😂

 

[Peyroteo94]

If he is aiming for a podium, he is not defeated.

C'mon dude, you know what I mean

You think Pogacar will take a minute on the Galibier stage, but when Evenepoel says he goes for top 5 he looks “defeated”?

I'm a random cycling fan who know nothing about road racing. Evenepoel will race already thinking he can't follow Pogacar.

 

[Berniece]

C'mon dude, you know what I mean

I'm a random cycling fan who know nothing about road racing. Evenepoel will race already thinking he can't follow Pogacar.

As does 99% of the peloton. Rodriguez is probably also aiming for top 5, is that ok? I keep hearing Evenepoel isn’t GT material, but when he goes for top 5 he should aim higher?

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

As does 99% of the peloton

The 1% being Pog himself?

 

[velaso montador]

The 1% being Pog himself?

That might actually be me , Pogacar just doesnt know about me yet nor anyone else in the peleton for that matter it will be a huge surprise to them next year.

 

[velaso montador]

As does 99% of the peloton. Rodriguez is probably also aiming for top 5, is that ok? I keep hearing Evenepoel isn’t GT material, but when he goes for top 5 he should aim higher?

He isnt GC material untill he is GC material thats the nature of how conseption is viewed and works in the world.

Keep the faith not everyone have unlocked those keys at age 24 on the contrary if you go by history.

 

[Extinction]

View: https://youtu.be/MzZIpZQydQA?si=ovn9b46JYck7HXYY

 

[red_flanders]

Found this on the Twitter. Kind of amazing...

 

[red_flanders]

View: https://youtu.be/MzZIpZQydQA?si=ovn9b46JYck7HXYY

Looks fit. Good to see. Good comments all 'round.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Looks fit. Good to see.

Probably the lens. Hah!

Seriously though, he is visibly more lean than during Dauphiné. Halfway this clip -if you pause it- you can get a better view. Let's see where it takes him.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1806048938316685503

View: https://x.com/soudalquickstep/status/1806048938316685503

 

[noob]

Probably the lens. Hah!

Seriously though, he is visibly more lean than during Dauphiné. Halfway this clip -if you pause it- you can get a better view. Let's see where it takes him.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1806048938316685503

View: https://x.com/soudalquickstep/status/1806048938316685503

Omg is he learning mandarin?

 

[red_flanders]

Probably the lens. Hah!

Looks like a 24mm. Makes the face look wide and the neck thin. But then I'm just saying he looks fit, not making .5 kilo definitive statements. Hah...hah!

Seriously though, he is visibly more lean than during Dauphiné. Halfway this clip -if you pause it- you can get a better view. Let's see where it takes him.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1806048938316685503

View: https://x.com/soudalquickstep/status/1806048938316685503

Yeah he looks tan, fit, ready. Sounds ready. Sounds like he's being smart. Hope he can keep himself contained.

Hope his team can be something approximating reasonable. He's gonna need 'em.

 

[Rackham]

For the sake of the Tour & also the chances of Pog's rivals, I do hope this rider has his best legs. His stated goal (top 5 & a stage win) is quite ambitious & pretty much mirrors the goals he set himself - at least publicly - before his victorious Vuelta two years ago.

An Evenepoel with top form can surely be in yellow after the first ITT, in any case. It'll be better for everyone if Pog has someone else to keep an eye on.