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

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Maybe i'm guilty of slightly overrating Remco, or expecting to much. But if you told me at the start of 2024 that Remco would finish the season without 1 semi-classic/classic win and without 1 major GC win. I would have had a hard time believing that. That crash & coming back obviously cost him. And what he did achieve was great. But i do believe the Olympics saved his season.
 
I am of the believe Vingegaard wil go to the Giro, and Pogacar to the Vuelta next year. As for Evenepoel i would not consider doing the double next year unless the giro parcours is perfectly suited to me. In that case i might even choose to go to the giro and leave the tour be. Once i have chosen my main GT, i'd build the season around that. But who am I to decide for Evenepoel. I just hope he"ll have a succesful season.
 
I am of the believe Vingegaard wil go to the Giro, and Pogacar to the Vuelta next year. As for Evenepoel i would not consider doing the double next year unless the giro parcours is perfectly suited to me. In that case i might even choose to go to the giro and leave the tour be. Once i have chosen my main GT, i'd build the season around that. But who am I to decide for Evenepoel. I just hope he"ll have a succesful season.
I think Vingegaard wants to do the Tour + Vuelta double. They’ll want to set the record straight, close the gap to Pogacar and beat him two times.

I can see Remco do the Giro + Tour double, but then I don’t expect much from him at WC anymore.
 
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My point is that you don't automatically think it's a lost battle, definitely not Evenepoel
For the few remaining races, with Remco not at his best, he may acknowledge it's a lost battle. Now he knows what needs to be done to next year, and he will put in the hard hours into that. When he decides to go up against Tadej, he and all of us will see how it goes. I do think he believes he can reach Tadej level, until proven otherwise next season. If ever.
 
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