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

[AmRacer]

Pog didn’t follow deliberately to put Jonas in a tough position. I have no doubt he could’ve followed.

I meant that you can see Evenepoel not going completely all out.

So none of them went full gas then.

 

[Oldermanish]

But that’s not at all what he’s saying if Bernice has posted the right translation?


This isn’t at all the same as you propose. He’s talking about the kilometers he was alone ahead of them that he probably could’ve ridden faster, not that he could’ve dropped Pogacar earlier??

It seems to express that fear of attempting a move that can be followed by minutes of loss when those two decide to get it on. Not an unnatural response when you find yourself off the front with opponents you think are stronger. Seems like he's being honest about his confidence and maybe learned from it.

 

[Berniece]

So none of them went full gas then.

Vingegaard did

 

[Berniece]

I am actually the one placing it in context and assessing it for what it actually implies. And if what it implies sounds ludicrous then I am not the one who said it.

If I'm gonna be generous I'll say he didn't think his words through very much, in which case that wouldn't be the first time.

You are making incorrect assumptions about his implications

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

I am actually the one placing it in context and assessing it for what it actually implies. And if what it implies sounds ludicrous then I am not the one who said it.

If you had worded yourself correctly from the start and not been writing "Well I would stop if he just stopped saying things like "I could have dropped Pogacar but chose not to" referring to a stage where Pogacar cleaned him off the wheel earlier." which obviousely is a false translation of what he actually said I dont think anyone would've had a problem with what you wrote.

 

[Peyroteo94]

How to not love Remco and his diehard fans? I'm again getting hyped about his 2025 season, waiting for him to win the Tour, dropping Pogi and Vingegaard!

 

[Berniece]

How to not love Remco and his diehard fans? I'm again getting hyped about his 2025 season, waiting for him to win the Tour, dropping Pogi and Vingegaard!

No one said that

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

How to not love Remco and his diehard fans? I'm again getting hyped about his 2025 season, waiting for him to win the Tour, dropping Pogi and Vingegaard!

Nice trolling

 

[Berniece]

Nice trolling

It’s alright, he’s probably still insecure about Evenepoel being able to earn 10M at Bora while Pogacar only earns a measly 8M at UAE

 

[Wvv]

Haters, trollers and out-of-context pullers annoy me dearly.

In any thread. But this is one is the pinnacle.

 

[Peyroteo94]

It’s alright, he’s probably still insecure about Evenepoel being able to earn 10M at Bora while Pogacar only earns a measly 8M at UAE

Not bothered at all. I like seeing riders getting paid more and more. Cycling is brutal and it's nice to see this sport growing and getting more popular. The only thing I said was Bora is overpaying him because they are desperate to have one of the Big 6 in the future (Roglic is getting old). But of course you misjudge everything.
Never said Remco told he would have dropped Pogacar in stage 17 if he went all out. But there was a user (a Remco diehard fan) who said that and I just answer to it. Some of you need to back to reality and see things rationally but maybe it is a belgian characteristic.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Nice trolling

This is the only answer I can give when I see some posts here.

 

[Berniece]

Not bothered at all. I like seeing riders getting paid more and more. Cycling is brutal and it's nice to see this sport growing and getting more popular. The only thing I said was Bora is overpaying him because they are desperate to have one of the Big 6 in the future (Roglic is getting old).

I was joking

 

[Berniece]

That beeing said its cope and fans should know better it just put em into a bad light as not sincere/objective imo. Evenepoel did good why not leave it at that he is a young fantastic talent still in cycling terms historically at 24 years old in GT perspective thats young historically. No need to make it out to be anything else. Two guys are better than him it shoudlnt be anything anyone even debate at the moment in a GT even..

No one is saying otherwise, it’s just that people don’t see saying: “during stage 17 when i had a gap I didn’t went all out because I didn’t prepare or expect that to happen”, as coping.

 

[James M]

No one is saying otherwise, it’s just that people don’t see saying: “during stage 17 when i had a gap I didn’t went all out because I didn’t prepare or expect that to happen”, as coping.

hehe get it didnt read past all pages, my bad. While i agree about the coping stuff to some degree before not in this particular case, this year or during the Tour been all W assesements to me more or less. Theres alot of nitpicking to find stuff to hate on Evenepoel for weird reasons to me, alot of that, which make no sense to me. Guy is offensive on and off the bike, cocky, talented, good its nothing bad about that.

 

[AmRacer]

Nice trolling

Troll troll

 

[Berniece]

Started training again for 2025. Would be good if we can finally get an official Giro route announced, so we can more easily speculate about his calendar.

https://imgur.com/AuzctsX

 

[KoopaCycling]

As it happened i was on youtube, when 'Remco perche ti amo came up. Would be nice if 2025 is the year this song can be played during the final podium of the giro.

Also i like the Mamba mentality comment. Although it don't fully translate to his own personality. He has the work ethic, but i don't think he will ever think of his competition as enemies to overcome.

 

[Berniece]

As it happened i was on youtube, when 'Remco perche ti amo came up. Would be nice if 2025 is the year this song can be played during the final podium of the giro.

Also i like the Mamba mentality comment. Although it don't fully translate to his own personality. He has the work ethic, but i don't think he will ever think of his competition as enemies to overcome.

No indeed, cycling isn’t that cut throat anymore. It’s not really a contact sport, or a sport influenced by taunting like Basketball.

 

[Andre]

No indeed, cycling isn’t that cut throat anymore. It’s not really a contact sport, or a sport influenced by taunting like Basketball.

Good point. I think I saw a taunt once when Lance stared at Ulrich.

 

[wheresmybrakes]

So, he's started training again after having his wisdom teeth taken out. He's taking this weight loss program to extremes. Will it be enough to get him up those hills faster, or does he need to lose more teeth? lol

 

[Berniece]

So, he's started training again after having his wisdom teeth taken out. He's taking this weight loss program to extremes. Will it be enough to get him up those hills faster, or does he need to lose more teeth? lol

He can obviously also lose his big balls, but that would result in a more boring race from him

 

[KenFiamingo]

So, he's started training again after having his wisdom teeth taken out. He's taking this weight loss program to extremes. Will it be enough to get him up those hills faster, or does he need to lose more teeth? lol

Less teeth to grind trying to follow Pogacar also saves energy.

 

[Andre]

I don't know if its been mentioned yet, but apparently Remco is in California training with wind tunnels and researching nutrition info.

 

[red_flanders]

I don't know if its been mentioned yet, but apparently Remco is in California training with wind tunnels and researching nutrition info.

Yeah, I've seen him on Strava running in the Morgan Hill (Specialized) area a bit to the south of where I'm at.

We get Kate Courtney training on all the trails we ride locally. Uphill her times are ridiculous, but it actually kinda pisses me off that she's faster than me on some of the downhills. The steeper it gets the more I have an edge on her...