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Worlds doesnt suit him next year so why not go for the double, with Giro as the main target.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.
Yeah, I don’t even expect a top 5 for LombardiaIs he done for the season?
I don’t think he meant it literally, more in the line of should we expect any resultsNo...he'll be racing in the next Italian
It's probably both physical and mental. He said getting ready for the WC was a huge challenge after the olympics. It was difficult to focus again and he had a week delay being sick. For Lombardy he was totally fed up with the trainings and wanted to use the races to get in shape but the weather makes it difficult. We shouln't expect to much from him this Saturday. The focus should go to 2025, hopefully without bad crash this time.So he should be exhausted.
Bad crash, rushed recovery and build for the tour, amazing Olympics, then managed to retain his worlds TT.
Italian gods are punishing him for the pineapple pizza at Pizza Hut.Evenpoel and italian races remain not the best of friends. By now i would not be surprised if Remco ain't regretting going to Italy this season altogether.
Rain always, DNF, bad result, aborted, ... . He can't be having the best of times right now.
The early season and late season sheduling of the Italian races doesn't help him. It's not just a matter of shape. Rain and cold have impacted his results before, especially when it involves climbing and more importantly decending, a feature of all Italian races. I think that a core temperature drop has an impact on his power output. It looks like his diesel engine suffers in those conditions.Evenpoel and italian races remain not the best of friends. By now i would not be surprised if Remco ain't regretting going to Italy this season altogether.
Rain always, DNF, bad result, aborted, ... . He can't be having the best of times right now.
Good for him, I do the same.otherwise to me it's like stale nan bread with a dollop of ketchup on top.Italian gods are punishing him for the pineapple pizza at Pizza Hut.
See the clinicSo the often repeated theory that Remco would gain time back in the flat on Pogacar... any updates?
People just need to come to grip with that Pogacar is better than anyone else and thats okei. Its no shame in that same applies for everyone else in the history of the sport. Evenepoel is great Pogacar is just alot better.So the often repeated theory that Remco would gain time back in the flat on Pogacar... any updates?
That was always a backwards way of thinking... because the strongest rider on the day is probably the one that drops the other. That is more logical than basing it on that a rider should be capable of it without thinking about how he feels in the moment it actually happens, when you are putting him in that situation. It is not something you can calculate. That he will gain back the time.So the often repeated theory that Remco would gain time back in the flat on Pogacar... any updates?
Indeed chapeau to Evenepoel, good race. Great way to end a good season im particular happy he tried his best.At their very best, Remco is the slightly better TT'er. So he should be minimally better on the flat in perfect conditions. Perfect conditions rarely exists. And pogacar the strongest rider atm (and prob. will be most of the time). Fatique, form of the day obviously matters.
That said Remco can be proud of today's race. Clear 2nd best. Without Pogacar he wins his first Lombardia today. Obviously Pogacar raced. So that point is moot. Still Remco did well, Especially after how bad it looked last week.
No doubt he would rather have won, but best Lombardia result so far. Can definitely be happy with that, and maybe built on it.
Honestly, remco looked strong today. However there exists this one man who can simply do things no one else seems to have answers for.