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

[Logic-is-your-friend]

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[Oldermanish]

Every pro cyclist going into gravel after their career is over apart from Evenepoel who just hates gravel that much.

May be the only athlete who hates gravel more than Nick Kyrgios

Every good road rider absolutely hates gravel; especially in Kansas or some other unrelenting 220km sufferfest. You might want to do it once or twice to check it out but it's not racing; it's Iditarod with no follow car or mechanics.

 

[Oldermanish]

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Unfortunately totally shopped. Look where he is in real scale with the finish banners in the real shot.
It won't matter for marketing.... show him already on the first observation deck with his bike and one lonely rider in the background.

 

[Ugh]

Interview with Evenepoel in De Morgen a few of days ago. I contains some numbers.

Translation from Dutch:
"We have to find the balance where I can still compete for the win in the time trial and at the same time be 3, 4 or 5 percent better uphill. I think that is possible with 62 kilos.”"

About Tour de France: "I pushed the same wattages in all the mountain stages. Also in the last week, always around 6.1, 6.2 or 6.3 watts per kilo. That is exceptional. My level was higher than two years ago in the Vuelta."

Shame Logic is banned

 

[Berniece]

Interview with Evenepoel in De Morgen a few of days ago. I contains some numbers.

Translation from Dutch:
"We have to find the balance where I can still compete for the win in the time trial and at the same time be 3, 4 or 5 percent better uphill. I think that is possible with 62 kilos.”"

About Tour de France: "I pushed the same wattages in all the mountain stages. Also in the last week, always around 6.1, 6.2 or 6.3 watts per kilo. That is exceptional. My level was higher than two years ago in the Vuelta."

Shame Logic is banned

This would imply he weight 63kg’s during the TDF. Doubt that a bit. I mean, a lot of mixed signals, but doesn’t really matter what the number is. The plan is to focus more on GT’s and changing his training for that.

 

[andrew_s]

Unfortunately totally shopped. Look where he is in real scale with the finish banners in the real shot.
It won't matter for marketing.... show him already on the first observation deck with his bike and one lonely rider in the background.

No photoshop.

The photographers will have asked for a repeat of the finish line pose just in front of them.

Doing so would allow the relative sizes of remco and the tower, and it's not the same pose as the front wheel is turned towards the photographers in the finish line pose and away in this shot.

 

[Didinho]

Tour of Britain confirmed.

 

[red_flanders]

Tour of Britain confirmed.

Can't find profiles, only route maps on the ToB site. Anyone? Thanks!

 

[awavey]

Can't find profiles, only route maps on the ToB site. Anyone? Thanks!

They haven't published them yet. I know it's really only two weeks away but, we await more details.

I can tell you the final stage starts at sea level and finishes at sea level, and has no KOM points throughout

 

[saunaking]

Every good road rider absolutely hates gravel; especially in Kansas or some other unrelenting 220km sufferfest. You might want to do it once or twice to check it out but it's not racing; it's Iditarod with no follow car or mechanics.

It's not racing?
Trackies might say the same about road racing

 

[Oldermanish]

It's not racing?
Trackies might say the same about road racing

True about the trackies....but after a diet of stage racing their complaints faded into background after several laps.
The arbitrary terrain hardships like unrideable mudholes can make some what I posted: it's Iditarod with no follow car or mechanics.
I can't ride gravel for sh*t as a new inductee of the Wheeled Masochist Club. I am better than a year ago once I realized how much better everything is with wider tires and Cushcore but going really fast is more exhilarating to me than just going hard to stay upright. Hopefully skill improvement will make it less torment; but that's purely my problem.
Altogether I'd much rather see some of the great PNW stage races return than gravel grinders.

 

[Prim]

True about the trackies....but after a diet of stage racing their complaints faded into background after several laps.
The arbitrary terrain hardships like unrideable mudholes can make some what I posted: it's Iditarod with no follow car or mechanics.
I can't ride gravel for sh*t as a new inductee of the Wheeled Masochist Club. I am better than a year ago once I realized how much better everything is with wider tires and Cushcore but going really fast is more exhilarating to me than just going hard to stay upright. Hopefully skill improvement will make it less torment; but that's purely my problem.
Altogether I'd much rather see some of the great PNW stage races return than gravel grinders.

PNW?

 

[Andre]

One positive thing about Remco not racing La Vuelta, I was able to get some work done around the house.

 

[Oldermanish]

PNW?

Pacific NW. Used to be an extremely vital racing scene for track, crits, stage races. Canada to California, all riders wanted to try the terrain and the history of some events. No more.

 

[shadowrider]

Interview with Evenepoel in De Morgen a few of days ago. I contains some numbers.

Translation from Dutch:
"We have to find the balance where I can still compete for the win in the time trial and at the same time be 3, 4 or 5 percent better uphill. I think that is possible with 62 kilos.”"

About Tour de France: "I pushed the same wattages in all the mountain stages. Also in the last week, always around 6.1, 6.2 or 6.3 watts per kilo. That is exceptional. My level was higher than two years ago in the Vuelta."

Shame Logic is banned

And a shame he never apologized about his claims about Evenepoel being poorly supervised and trained, guided by a bad nutritionist, being overweighted and then underweighted and the crash diet which caused it. Meanwhile, it was proven that these were only lies and provocations. What cycling experts and average members on this forum have known for a long time.

 

[shadowrider]

This would imply he weight 63kg’s during the TDF. Doubt that a bit. I mean, a lot of mixed signals, but doesn’t really matter what the number is. The plan is to focus more on GT’s and changing his training for that.

Riders and their entourage will never communicate about exact dates nor weight. On the contrary, they can confuse the opponents. What we can observe (visually) are the trends. Gaining weight, losing weight. In that respect, Evenepoel's (weight)course, after his crash, during his recovery, first training period, Dauphiné and second training period, was completely normal. Considering his built and metabolism. We also could notice Evenepoel gained a bit weight the week after the Tour. Ideal for being strong in the TT and a few days later in the (more classic) roadrace. So, I should say. Well done, Evenepoel and entourage.

 

[red_flanders]

And a shame he never apologized about his claims about Evenepoel being poorly supervised and trained, guided by a bad nutritionist, being overweighted and then underweighted and the crash diet which caused it. Meanwhile, it was proven that these were only lies and provocations. What cycling experts and average members on this forum have known for a long time.

Can you please stop using the term “lies”? I don’t know if it’s a translation thing, but no one is “lying” to you, they just have a different opinion. And piling on someone who’s not here to respond ain’t a great look.

 

[Wvv]

Very curious about which Olympic tweaks his outfit will get. It's Quick Step, they should do something nice #goldenRemco

 

[Berniece]

Very curious about which Olympic tweaks his outfit will get. It's Quick Step, they should do something nice #goldenRemco

Hope it's subtle, and not too much in your face. Maybe they'll only pimp his bike, and not his outfit, since that already has rainbow stripes.

How much can they actually change while being in respect of the UCI rules. For example, can they make the red stripe above the Soudal logo only gold for him? Might defer too much from the rest.

 

[Wvv]

Very curious about which Olympic tweaks his outfit will get. It's Quick Step, they should do something nice #goldenRemco

Hope it's subtle, and not too much in your face. Maybe they'll only pimp his bike, and not his outfit, since that already has rainbow stripes.

How much can they actually change while being in respect of the UCI rules. For example, can they make the red stripe above the Soudal logo only gold for him? Might defer too much from the rest.

I really liked Greg's design at BMC. Some subtle golden lines on the shirt and bibs and tweaks on the helmet and bike.

 

[Berniece]

I really liked Greg's design at BMC. Some subtle golden lines on the shirt and bibs and tweaks on the helmet and bike.

That's indeed a nice jersey, but if you combine that with the rainbow stripes he has now, it might look cluttered.

 

[houtdffan]

If remco sweeps the worlds and becomes undisputed world champion, maybe a golden rainbow jersey is appropriate

 

[Wvv]

If remco sweeps the worlds and becomes undisputed world champion, maybe a golden rainbow jersey is appropriate

A rainbow jersey with golden sleeves and helmet.
Wouldn't that be something.

 

[houtdffan]

A rainbow jersey with golden sleeves and helmet.
Wouldn't that be something.

rather it be a completely gold colored jersey with the rainbow stripes

something unique for the only undisputed world champion (he need sot sweep the worlds first, however)

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Interview with Evenepoel in De Morgen a few of days ago. I contains some numbers.

Translation from Dutch:
"We have to find the balance where I can still compete for the win in the time trial and at the same time be 3, 4 or 5 percent better uphill. I think that is possible with 62 kilos.”"

About Tour de France: "I pushed the same wattages in all the mountain stages. Also in the last week, always around 6.1, 6.2 or 6.3 watts per kilo. That is exceptional. My level was higher than two years ago in the Vuelta."

Shame Logic is banned

This would imply he weight 63kg’s during the TDF. Doubt that a bit. I mean, a lot of mixed signals, but doesn’t really matter what the number is. The plan is to focus more on GT’s and changing his training for that.

Yeah, it gets a bit tedious. He was 61.5 during the '22 Vuelta, he was 63 during the '23 Giro. At the start of the TDF he was supposedly 61.5 again. And now he 'd have been 62 with a kilogram less. While he was visually leaner during the TDF than last year's Giro. Blowing smoke again.

rather it be a completely gold colored jersey with the rainbow stripes

something unique for the only undisputed world champion (he need sot sweep the worlds first, however)

That'd be nice, but i doubt it would be ok for the UCI. The Olympics =/= UCI.