It’s maybe very difficult for him to achieve that, and would ask too much from him mentally. He doesn’t have the same build as Pogacar or VingegaardIf it's too much to ask from a pro athlete
It’s maybe very difficult for him to achieve that, and would ask too much from him mentally. He doesn’t have the same build as Pogacar or VingegaardIf it's too much to ask from a pro athlete
Or Pogacar just decided to play mindgames for no reason at all. I dunno. don't matter. This situation won't happen unless Van Wilder has a crazy day. Evenepoel sounding quietly confident ahead of the race. Hopefully we'll get another spectactle like amstel gold.He's specifically saying not to make the race hard. If Pog/UAE decide to wait, that means Pog is not feeling it and you just wasted your best chance to hurt him.
To do what exactly? Set up Remco for an attack on RaF? Or is the idea to have Remco as fresh as possible when Pog attacks on RaF hoping Remco can minimize the gap and later catch Pog and win the sprint? Well, that's a strategy I guess, but a risky one unless Remco knows something we don't. A fresh Remco ahead of RaF is also a fresh Pog, and most think Pog can distance Remco with at least 10s on RaF.Gilbert seems to have been living under a rock the past few years.
He is talking about keeping as many team mates as possible and not smoke them, to have teammates left towards RaF.
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What are we talking about here? Maybe 4 months per year, over 2 periods. If that's taking too much of him mentally, well...It’s maybe very difficult for him to achieve that, and would ask too much from him mentally. He doesn’t have the same build as Pogacar or Vingegaard
So if Pogacar is playing mindgames, and you have extra teammates after Redoute... exactly how is this going to help? Hoping you can wait 90s on your teammates after RaF, and close the gap together in the last 10km?Or Pogacar just decided to play mindgames for no reason at all. I dunno. don't matter. This situation won't happen unless Van Wilder has a crazy day. Evenepoel sounding quietly confident ahead of the race. Hopefully we'll get another spectactle like amstel gold.
But Remco has beaten Van Aert and should be favored in a bunch sprint…He's specifically saying not to make the race hard. If Pog/UAE decide to wait, that means Pog is not feeling it and you just wasted your best chance to hurt him.
Let me take this completely out of of top level cycling, and give you a sample of one: me.It’s maybe very difficult for him to achieve that, and would ask too much from him mentally. He doesn’t have the same build as Pogacar or Vingegaard
This. You can see it even see it from the photo of the finish in Amstel how, compared to the other GC rider, he is built like a little tank.It’s maybe very difficult for him to achieve that, and would ask too much from him mentally. He doesn’t have the same build as Pogacar or Vingegaard
He's built like a tank because he isn't at climbing weight. Check him during last years TDF and the '22 Vuelta. Did he look like he was built like a tank? No. Same person though.This. You can see it even see it from the photo of the finish in Amstel how, compared to the other GC rider, he is built like a little tank.
Ugh, don't get me started. He should have left QS years ago and go abroad. He's surrounded by yes-men all enabling him in whatever they think he needs/wants to hear. That's the impression i get.But Remco has beaten Van Aert and should be favored in a bunch sprint… I think some people in Remco‘s closer proximity and in Belgium just think he‘s great at everything and really believe in his sprint and punch, and it‘s holding Remco back.
No, but he was still muscular and with broad shoulders for a GC guy, Even his GT weight is relatively large when compared to rider of the same height. Pogacar is also a couple of kg over his July weight, but has far less problems uphillHe's built like a tank because he isn't at climbing weight. Check him during last years TDF and the '22 Vuelta. Did he look like he was built like a tank? No. Same person though.
Ugh, don't get me started. He should have left QS years ago and go abroad. He's surrounded by yes-men all enabling him in whatever they think he needs/wants to hear. That's the impression i get.
So you're saying he should adopt more of his wife's traditions and follow Ramadan to keep the weight down?He's built like a tank because he isn't at climbing weight. Check him during last years TDF and the '22 Vuelta. Did he look like he was built like a tank? No. Same person though.
Ugh, don't get me started. He should have left QS years ago and go abroad. He's surrounded by yes-men all enabling him in whatever they think he needs/wants to hear. That's the impression i get.
I think I should clarify i was not taking this seriously. Just giving a half tongue in cheek answer. As to your question, maybe Gilbert thinks a teammate can help close down gaps, help bring evenepoel to the finish for a sprint. I dunno. Like i said. Did not really take the whole Gilbert thing seriously. I think Evenepoel only chance (on estimated current form) is to make this a a 1vs 1 battle as quick as possible. Stay in his wheel on the climbs. Attack repeatedly on the flats.So if Pogacar is playing mindgames, and you have extra teammates after Redoute... exactly how is this going to help? Hoping you can wait 90s on your teammates after RaF, and close the gap together in the last 10km?
There is a chance Pog is feeling the length of his spring season, the longer you wait to tear up the race, the more you are playing into his hand.
So you're saying he should adopt more of his wife's traditions and follow Ramadan to keep the weight down?
I don’t think it’s added for the GC guys, just to have a more exciting final stage. So not sure what the problem is for him.
It’s just that they say it’s hard for him to achieve, and to get there he really has to focus on every single calorie he puts in his body.What are we talking about here? Maybe 4 months per year, over 2 periods. If that's taking too much of him mentally, well...
I can see him go to the finish together with Pogacar. That he’s good enough at the moment for this, but I also underestimate Pogacar a lot so…evemepoel today said he felt his best of the year on Flesch and is getting better and better. Said this comeback has been better than the one from Pais Vasco last year
Interview on the CN home page
And we saw how that panned out in the Vuelta right after. Maybe his focus should not be on 2 TTs per year, but all those other races.Well, he is a TT specialist and often need a couple of kilos extra on him to really be able to push the power against riders like Ganna. In GT's those extra kilos becomes a problem and therefore he sheds them och looks nearly as lean as other GT riders. If I remember right hes was about 63 kilos when he won Worlds ITT in Scotland.
He became double Olympic champ few weeks after TDF. I don't think power is an issue if he is a bit slimmer. We're not talking about a 70kg rider who needs to drop to 60. We're talking about a 64kg rider dropping to 61. Other climbers his size weigh 58 or less.Some riders just can‘t hold their weight quite as low without slowly losing power. Remco of course has massive watts so he can even go fast uphill, but his main skill is as a rouleur so you can‘t just assume he‘s capable of riding like a climber. Plenty of riders have had this issue before and mentality and the way their body works both play into it.
Also, at the risk of starting a new Fatco/Slimco endless discussion, I have a feeling that he's looking leaner/sharper this offseason than during previous offseasons. Maybe he's trying to keep his climbing weight during the whole year with fewer fluctuations. Or maybe it's just the haircut and my eyes are deceiving me.
Yep, it didn't go well. But Worlds ITT was his big goal that year, he really wanted to win efter coming 3rd two times and 2nd one time. And the course was quite flat. Could he have won weighing only 61 kilos? Maybe, but if he and the team decided for a higher weight I trust they had a good reason for it.And we saw how that panned out in the Vuelta right after. Maybe his focus should not be on 2 TTs per year, but all those other races.
It's not a problem for him in GTs clearly.Some riders just can‘t hold their weight quite as low without slowly losing power. Remco of course has massive watts so he can even go fast uphill, but his main skill is as a rouleur so you can‘t just assume he‘s capable of riding like a climber. Plenty of riders have had this issue before and mentality and the way their body works both play into it.