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

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Can we have a surprise start in Sanremo with Magnier out? Unlikely but why not? They always say it’s an easy race untill the finale. He’s done hard 200km+ training days already. I guess he could. But better not rush him.

Would love to see a duo attack from the Cipressa with Pogi.
 
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Can we have a surprise start in Sanremo with Magnier out? Unlikely but why not? They always say it’s an easy race untill the finale. He’s done hard 200km+ training days already. I guess he could. But better not rush him.

Would love to see a duo attack from the Cipressa with Pogi.
Doubt it. If he started people expect something and he isn’t ready for that yet
 
Basically he said Remco can win the Tour if Pogacar crashes out. He doesn't forget how Nibali won a Tour.
Yeah he’s not wrong. Same reason Roglic shouldn’t give up. If fortune had favored the bold (Contador) as it was supposed to, he could have won 5-7 Tours. And if Sastre, Shleck, Evans, Wiggins, and Nibali hadn’t bothered to show up/target the Tour, they would each have 0.
 
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Yeah he’s not wrong. Same reason Roglic shouldn’t give up. If fortune had favored the bold (Contador) as it was supposed to, he could have won 5-7 Tours. And if Sastre, Shleck, Evans, Wiggins, and Nibali hadn’t bothered to show up/target the Tour, they would each have 0.
[content deleted]Contador only won the tour 2009 dominating the field. 2007 and 2010 were very close. Nibali’s was probably more dominant than Contador ever realized in the tdf. Contador has the best gt record of that generation, but you always felt that he could be beaten if he wasn’t 100%. Froom and he who can’t be named but won 7 tours would be better names to make this case. I don’t know if evenepoel has given up on beating the two super gt riders in a fair fight, I don’t think he has. I think he feels that with a 100% prep and a course that suits him, vinge sure could be beaten. Pogacar probably would require a 2022-23 scenario, and even then…
 
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My guess would be that he would want to win a race like tirreno/PN first. Not sure how compatible winning those stage races are with san remo, but i have a feeling few managed to win both in the same season.
 
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With Remco making another comeback, what are everyone expectations this year?
Me personally I'd like for him to target winning the following (even though i'm not sure he'll even compete in half of these):

-Brabantse Pijl
- Romandy
- National TT
- UEC Road Race

+ Throw everything you got at TdF and see where you'll end up against Pogacar and Vingegaard.

winning anything else would be just gravy in my books after all that happened again.
 
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Never thought I would say it, but seeing what Pog did yesterday, I now believe Remco can win MSR. Sure, he would never be a favorite, but if it blows up already on the Cipressa, there is always a chance for Remco to sneak away in the last couple of kilometers and solo to a win.
 
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