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

[Andre]

I don't care too much about his religious aspirations, but the fact that he's an Arsenal fan is just sickening.

 

[KZD]

Did not have Remco converting to Islam on my 2025 bingo card.

I was already kind of expecting it, Oumi is of Moroccan descent and Remco himself spend time their and also in Qatar during the last months and of course took her surname Rayane. If it makes him feel like a more fulfilled human being then great.

Racing wise, I hope that he can return to a decent shape already in the Ardennes races and Romandie to built up to be in top shape for the Tour and then Worlds + Lombardia combo. Cycling needs as many top riders as possible because lately it has been just Pogačar and Van der Poel dominating which is not good for the sport even though I don't really complain as I like both.

 

[Berniece]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jzI4oUi2q8

His upper body looked quite muscular due to recovery trainings

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

In a time the world desperately needs more people to step away from any form of religion, he picks another one while he wasn't even actively practicing the one he was born into. It's better than becoming a Scientologist perhaps though. Let's hope this is the last time i have to think about it when discussing his career.

 

[AmRacer]

While he's at it, why doesn't he also take his wifes last name?

He's not Dane

 

[houtdffan]

While he's at it, why doesn't he also take his wifes last name?

He did

 

[Low is rhe new high]

Is he keeping his slave name or will he change it like Cassius Clay?

 

[pelotonIQ]

He did

You're right. I almost couldn't believe it so I checked his instagram and there it stood Remco Evenepoel Rayane. Another observation that took my attention was that he has photos of their marriage and her name all over his instagram while she has nothing of him. You'd think she's single if you see her instragram profile.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Let's hope this is the last time i have to think about it when discussing his career.

No way brother, every year it will now be a topic whether fasting during Ramadan is gonna make him weaker (bad) or thinner (good)!

 

[QueenStagiaire]

No way brother, every year it will now be a topic whether fasting during Ramadan is gonna make him weaker (bad) or thinner (good)!

He‘s lucky that Ramadan will be in winter the next few years, although I doubt he‘ll obey it when he‘s racing (or even at all) since it‘s Kind of impossible as a pro cyclist.

 

[VayaVayaVaya]

Is it a Moroccan thing to take his wife’s name or…?

 

[pelotonIQ]

Is it a Moroccan thing to take his wife’s name or…?

Nowhere in the world is it a custom to take your wifes last name.

 

[Lorzenz08]

Now he just needs to change team and go to Bahrain or UAE

But joke apart, he struggled a lot mentally after his injuries and religious faith sometimes is good to get your mind outside of the " physical world issues".

 

[AmRacer]

Nowhere in the world is it a custom to take your wifes last name.

Denmark

 

[Oldman]

Unfairly or due to his family's hype machine the Belgian hope was saddled with expectations before his true skills could be developed. The Olympic RR was the best all-around test under a ridiculous media microscope. He had the right mixture of skills, tactics and luck to pull it off in style. Definitely a proud accomplishment. The OR TT was a skill test and he beat the big wattage beasts with tactical riding and little waste of momentum; another great accomplishment. The WCRR where MvP skilled the world showed the true heirarchy of that type of event. He even crashed and finished with a f*cked up shoe and won. That's not Remco's level yet or maybe never. As for a closely contested GT we have to give him time to recover, again. At his current best he's not in the top 3 and new riders are coming.
All that said, he's already had a legendary career and could get confidence from that. He should pick his goals and ignore everyone else except Umi.

Just read his assessment of his recent injuries and recovery. He projects he will test Pogacar in the upcoming races including cobbled features.
Reading that and having a similar and more involved personal damage history from racing when I thought I was "ready" tells me he's still listening to the outside pressure. He's one more solid crash from getting a shoulder implant if he doesn't give it a year.
He'll likely have one in his later adult life as it stands.

 

[Berniece]

People are making too much of the religious thing. He prays together with his wife, because they find comfort in that. That’s it.

He said specifically he isn’t converting to Islam.

 

[Salvarani]

I don't care too much about his religious aspirations, but the fact that he's an Arsenal fan is just sickening.

Oh dear, but I am not surprised. It makes a lot of sense.

 

[Jan the Man]

People are making too much of the religious thing. He prays together with his wife, because they find comfort in that. That’s it.

He said specifically he isn’t converting to Islam.

Exactly - if it makes him feel more content and at peace, great for him.

 

[Red Rick]

People are making too much of the religious thing. He prays together with his wife, because they find comfort in that. That’s it.

He said specifically he isn’t converting to Islam.

I shall erase the document of lame puns I was working on and shall simply revert to occasionally poking fun at his music tastes

 

[Didinho]

New bike day. Same same, but different.

 

[Berniece]

New bike day. Same same, but different.

I prefer it over the old version. Wasn't really a fan of that gold flake look of the old one, this is cleaner. Also a video of putting it together.

 

[kingjr]

its the opposite way around. The you men who only look at stats and goals scored are disussing whether Ronaldo is better then Messi, while those who have lived longer and seen them play knows very well that’s not the case

But yeah, i think you are very much on point with the Pogacar vs Roglic vibe. How would you describe the Vingegaard and Remco fans?

There is a "or vice versa" missing in the first part of my post =D (And Messi is better ofc)

Vingegaard and Remco is a tough one. Vingegaard fans are most likely either Danish or they just don't like Pogacar . Remco casts quite a wide net in terms of fandom, but I believe that the average age of his fans is a bit higher than that of Pogacar. I can imagine that he has quite a few Belgian fans who have been around for a while. Some of his fans remind me of the Ullrich fans in Germany back in the day, who also used to meticulously analyze every photo of his for indications of his weight.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Some of his fans remind me of the Ullrich fans in Germany back in the day, who also used to meticulously analyze every photo of his for indications of his weight.

This! I almost never think of old Ulle these days, but when people discuss Remcos weight it all comes back to me. And it wasn't just the fans, the media would go on about his weight too, his prep, how his form can be "interpreted" if you imagine a differnt weight and so on.

 

[KoopaCycling]

So Evenepoel converted to Islam it seems, though my translator could be wrong? I guess that rules a potential Visma transfer out in the future.

Now we know why he has that beard

 

[EddyMazzoleni]

Petition to rename the thread "Remco Evenepoel: the sword bicycle of Allah"

On a more serious note, I think people are making to much of a fuss abou it. It seems to me what he was talking about was more of a spiritual thing rather than standard organised religion.