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

[AmRacer]

if he wins the gold tomorrow, I wish he'd skip the RR and go to the Vuelta instead. Spend a couple weeks at altitude

come down from altitude win the vuelta and sweep the worlds

You can't replace an Olympic athlete. If he skips the RR, he let the Belgian team down.

 

[red_flanders]

if he wins the gold tomorrow, I wish he'd skip the RR and go to the Vuelta instead. Spend a couple weeks at altitude

come down from altitude win the vuelta and sweep the worlds

I'd like to see it. Not sure a week's difference is going to be deterministic with regard to those potential goals. I think with the late TdF peak (which I believe is how he timed it), it might be tough either way. Unless he's found out how to do a Pogi year-long peak. Then you can do anything.

 

[Sciatic]

You can't replace an Olympic athlete. If he skips the RR, he let the Belgian team down.

Plus, given the likely chaotic nature of the RR, he’ll have a shot at a win there as well. I wouldn’t think that’s something he or anyone else would want to pass up.

 

[houtdffan]

I'd like to see it. Not sure a week's difference is going to be deterministic with regard to those potential goals. I think with the late TdF peak (which I believe is how he timed it), it might be tough either way. Unless he's found out how to do a Pogi year-long peak. Then you can do anything.

With the lack of the other aliens, vuelta would be close to guaranteed victory

 

[RobertCrawley]

Crappy roads for the Olympic TT. Remco is unhappy the road has holes in it.

« Des routes de merde » pourraient venir lui gâcher la fête. Le champion du monde Remco Evenepoel, qui fera partie samedi des favoris du contre-la-montre de 32,4 kilomètres tracé entre les Invalides et le Pont Alexandre-III, a regretté la qualité des chaussées parisiennes.

Cyclisme : Remco Evenepoel critique les « routes de merde » du parcours du contre-la-montre des JO

Le Belge Remco Evenepoel a dénoncé la mauvaise qualité des chaussées qui seront parcourues samedi par les 70 coureurs (35 hommes et 35 femmes) engagés sur l'épreuve de contre-la-montre des Jeux Olympiques. Il est notamment question de trous dans le revêtement.

www.lequipe.fr

 

[mrgmyers]

Remco Evenepoel's performance in the Tour de France was impressive, especially considering it was his debut. His third-place finish and white jersey for best young rider demonstrate his immense potential and growth as a Grand Tour contender.

However, he still has some way to go before he can consistently challenge Tadej Pogacar at the highest level. Pogacar's dominance in recent years, with multiple Grand Tour victories and numerous other accolades, has been extraordinary. Comparisons to Eddy Merckx, while perhaps premature, highlight the level of talent and potential we're seeing in the young Slovenian.

Evenepoel is still very young and has ample time to develop and improve. He's already shown that he can compete with the best in the world, and with continued growth and experience, he could very well become a serious contender for Grand Tour victories in the future.

The rivalry between Pogacar and Evenepoel has the potential to be one of the most exciting in cycling history. It will be fascinating to watch their careers unfold and see how they push each other to new heights. But he has to be able to beat Jonas Vingegaard first! so I suggest he is still a rather a long way from being described as the New Eddie Merckx.

 

[kingjr]

Remco Evenepoel's performance in the Tour de France was impressive, especially considering it was his debut. His third-place finish and white jersey for best young rider demonstrate his immense potential and growth as a Grand Tour contender.

However, he still has some way to go before he can consistently challenge Tadej Pogacar at the highest level. Pogacar's dominance in recent years, with multiple Grand Tour victories and numerous other accolades, has been extraordinary. Comparisons to Eddy Merckx, while perhaps premature, highlight the level of talent and potential we're seeing in the young Slovenian.

Evenepoel is still very young and has ample time to develop and improve. He's already shown that he can compete with the best in the world, and with continued growth and experience, he could very well become a serious contender for Grand Tour victories in the future.

The rivalry between Pogacar and Evenepoel has the potential to be one of the most exciting in cycling history. It will be fascinating to watch their careers unfold and see how they push each other to new heights. But he has to be able to beat Jonas Vingegaard first! so I suggest he is still a rather a long way from being described as the New Eddie Merckx.

Did you use ChatGPT to write this?

 

[tobydawq]

Did you use ChatGPT to write this?

Yes.

 

[witeken]

Breaking news: the revised Tour de France classification after they removed two aliens (whose DNA could not be confirmed to be human). It turns out Remco has won the TdF with 10 minutes advantage!

(the largest winning difference since 1984 and on par with Eddy Merckx' victories, so he has finally proven he is indeed the next Eddy Merckx)

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Breaking news: the revised Tour de France classification after they removed two aliens (whose DNA could not be confirmed to be human). It turns out Remco has won the TdF with 10 minutes advantage!

(the largest winning difference since 1984 and on par with Eddy Merckx' victories, so he has finally proven he is indeed the next Eddy Merckx)

Show me the rule stating that only humans are allowed in the Tour.

 

[will-10]

With the lack of the other aliens, vuelta would be close to guaranteed victory

just like last year

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Breaking news: the revised Tour de France classification after they removed two aliens (whose DNA could not be confirmed to be human). It turns out Remco has won the TdF with 10 minutes advantage!

(the largest winning difference since 1984 and on par with Eddy Merckx' victories, so he has finally proven he is indeed the next Eddy Merckx)

I love how you made it look so official.

 

[Taxus4a]

Breaking news: the revised Tour de France classification after they removed two aliens (whose DNA could not be confirmed to be human). It turns out Remco has won the TdF with 10 minutes advantage!

(the largest winning difference since 1984 and on par with Eddy Merckx' victories, so he has finally proven he is indeed the next Eddy Merckx)

Finally Landa has his deserved podium

 

[Barnacle Bill]

Breaking news: the revised Tour de France classification after they removed two aliens (whose DNA could not be confirmed to be human). It turns out Remco has won the TdF with 10 minutes advantage!

Congrats Remco! But there will always be an asterisk without the UAE team leader Ayuso, unfortunately...

 

[SHAD0W93]

Congrats Remco! But there will always be an asterisk without the UAE team leader Ayuso, unfortunately...

Nice guy Ayuso stayed home so the others can get their results.

 

[AmRacer]

Congrats Remco! But there will always be an asterisk without the UAE team leader Ayuso, unfortunately...

There's always an asterisk after Rogla crashed out. 😁

 

[houtdffan]

Show me the rule stating that only humans are allowed in the Tour.

Revised classification again

Remco is in fact also an alien. He just had the worst prep of the 3 with his crash then going full fatco at the Dauphine

 

[houtdffan]

No chance to win today

Cornering is going to be far too important with the rains

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

No chance to win today

Cornering is going to be far too important with the rains

Even the best on a technical parcours need to take those corners very slowly. You can't win this TT in the corners imho (there is simply too few of them), but you can lose it in the corners if you crash. The rest of the parcours suits him, but the biggest question mark (unless he crashes) will be how fresh he is a week after the TDF.

 

[red_flanders]

There's always an asterisk after Rogla crashed out. 😁

“Always” sounds about right…

 

[Saint Unix]

Olympic champion! Lets see Merckx do that!

 

[KZD]

What a summer for Remco so far, 3rd place in the Tour with a stage win and now Olympic TT champion.

 

[Didinho]

Bambi is gold.

 

[houtdffan]

get to altitude, NOW!!!!

NO aliens in the road race. Not going to be as meaningful as the worlds when Pog is present.

Go flex at the Vuelta like Pog did at the giro, then go sweep the worlds and steal the velo d'oro from Pog

 

[Berniece]

No chance to win today

Cornering is going to be far too important with the rains

This aged well