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

[Extinction]

This type of stage might be his only opportunity to distinguish himself from the main rivals

I don't know. It depends on how it is raced. Pog, Vingo, Roglic and their teams will mark him. If he attacks he'll have to really open a gap for insisting to make sense. It would be interesting if another Big doesn't have a response and then he goes with say Pog or Vingo to the line. Of course, he could be in difficulty trying to follow Pog or Vingo. At any rate, looking forward to how this stage plays out. If he is super, then perhaps it won't be the only opportunity to distinguish himself on the climbs of this Tour de France.

 

[Bolder]

Interesting. I find him to be frank and candid to a fault.

I think this is it, especially in the 30 minutes after a race. He's emotional and competitive. It's quite entertaining, even if it's annoying to hear his various excuses for why he didn't win. That said, he's not malicious, and there's often a lot of context that gets left out of the initial reporting.

 

[Mayomaniac]

I think this is it, especially in the 30 minutes after a race. He's emotional and competitive. It's quite entertaining, even if it's annoying to hear his various excuses for why he didn't win. That said, he's not malicious, and there's often a lot of context that gets left out of the initial reporting.

He comes off a lot better in full interviews, a lot of it has to do with the media explicitly asking him about certain stuff and then taking his answers out of context to create buzz/clickbait headlines.

 

[Netserk]

He comes off a lot better in full interviews, a lot of it has to do with the media explicitly asking him about certain stuff and then taking his answers out of context to create buzz/clickbait headlines.

That goes with the format of post-stage interviews. You should answer any one question so that the answer to it can stand on its own.

 

[Berniece]

That goes with the format of post-stage interviews. You should answer any one question so that the answer to it can stand on its own.

And then you get the amazing interviews Roglic gives

 

[Snake]

2 aliens are in a league of their own, he can win the tour of humans. Great ride

 

[Berniece]

He rode very well again today. He's on track for podium, and definitely for top 5 if he doesn't have a bad day.

Hope he works on his descending skills in the off-season though. It's getting ridiculous.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Grande Remco! Again.

 

[Le Grand Doop]

I will wait until he gets thru this weekend before considering a top 5.

he needs to completely ignore the two aliens. chug at his pace and pull others back. felt a couple of times that he was real close to blowing today -- he cannot risk that.

no surprise that he dropped on the 14% km. he will need to be super conservative when they do the longer 9-10% climbs.

the key is not having a Vuelta aubisque day. and if he goes into the red too much, this will no doubt happen.

 

[Le Grand Doop]

I would love to know how Puy Mary times compare to 2020.

 

[Didinho]

Strong ride today. Let’s get that podium now!

 

[Taxus4a]

He has to improve a lot techically if he want to win a day le Tour.

It is a pity Landa couldnt stay at the key moments, he will be stronger than Remco in another kind of climbs, and one coudl fugh for podium and the other for the top 5.

 

[Billy The Kid]

I will wait until he gets thru this weekend before considering a top 5.

he needs to completely ignore the two aliens. chug at his pace and pull others back. felt a couple of times that he was real close to blowing today -- he cannot risk that.

no surprise that he dropped on the 14% km. he will need to be super conservative when they do the longer 9-10% climbs.

the key is not having a Vuelta aubisque day. and if he goes into the red too much, this will no doubt happen.

Agreed. Im actually a bit disapointed today. I really thought he would challenge for a stage win together with Pog.But, real kudos for the grinta he showed the last 15-20k.I believe the team and Remco spent to much energy in the front of the peleton before the real climbs started. Looking forward to hearing his thoughts after the stage.

It was worth a shot today, but from now on he needs to ride conservative and let the big teams do the work and follow Roglic. Doing this he should have a good chance of the podium👍

 

[Nick2413]

Very solid, needs keep it together now. Would like to see him have a successful GT against this competition.

 

[Bolder]

He rode very well again today. He's on track for podium, and definitely for top 5 if he doesn't have a bad day.

Hope he works on his descending skills in the off-season though. It's getting ridiculous.

I think he's getting better, he didn't crash or have a serious bobble. Maybe he could cozy up to Pidcock this winter.

 

[Le Grand Doop]

Agreed. Im actually a bit disapointed today. I really thought he would challenge for a stage win together with Pog.

I kinda thought that the only way that would happen is if hostilities did not start at the top of Puy Mary. He will always struggle on 14%.

However, he was down 49" at one point and brought it back to 25".

I hope he learns from this -- hate to admit it, but ride like Froome used to, on power only on the climbs and then accelerate near the end (as he did at dauphine and somewhat today).

(Totally ridiculous that Rog is given same time.)

 

[Extinction]

Very solid

 

[Miha81]

He was "best of the rest" today. I think he rode good using his own tempo and not get cooked. Anything can happen in 2nd part of the race.

 

[Wvv]

Shame for Remco that Roglic got the same time, but I really like the relaxed way he responded to that news. "Ah, well, the rules are the rules." He's in a good place mentally. If he keeps this up physically, his first Tour will be a huge success. Fingers crossed.

 

[Miha81]

Shame for Remco that Roglic got the same time, but I really like the relaxed way he responded to that news. "Ah, well, the rules are the rules." He's in a good place mentally. If he keeps this up physically, his first Tour will be a huge success. Fingers crossed.

Why would he been bumped. They worked quite good together to limit the losses. But I agree that he seems to be in a good place right now.

 

[Didinho]

Pogi and Vingo going to deep now and Remco pacing himself. Starting week 3 fresher and with better preparation. Imagine him turning this around with a white jersey TT performance.

A man can hope. I love the way he’s riding untill now. Hope that he has his Pico Jano legs one stage, but it will be tough with trying to follow.

 

[Le Grand Doop]

Pogi and Vingo going to deep now and Remco pacing himself. Starting week 3 fresher and with better preparation. Imagine him turning this around with a white jersey TT performance.

A man can hope. I love the way he’s riding untill now. Hope that he has his Pico Jano legs one stage, but it will be tough with trying to follow.

he said his legs were not good. so on one side it's great that did as well as he did, but it does not bode well for the big stages ahead.

fingers crossed.

 

[red_flanders]

he said his legs were not good. so on one side it's great that did as well as he did, but it does not bode well for the big stages ahead.

fingers crossed.

That was a VERY hard stage, which I think a lot of folks are underrating. The pace was super hard today. If you'd have told me he'd only lose 25 seconds to Pogi and Vingo today I'd have said great.

Don't think having bad legs one day means he's going to have bad legs for the rest of the race. He hung tough today. I mean he may struggle in the stages ahead, but today's performance I don't think is a harbinger of anything but him being in very solid form, with the right mentality.

 

[Prim]

he said his legs were not good. so on one side it's great that did as well as he did, but it does not bode well for the big stages ahead.

fingers crossed.

Where did you read/hear this? He seems quite satisfied on social media.

 

[Le Grand Doop]

Where did you read/hear this? He seems quite satisfied on social media.

YouTube interview @Cyclisme'Actu TV