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

[Tricycle Rider]

Good luck to Remco in the ITT today, all eyes will be on him. (And Almeida, of course.)

 

[houtdffan]

There was an interview with his Physio last week (after BP & Amstel), who was surprised at Remco level, expecting him to be good but not this good. Same Physio WVA went to. Says he was in constant direct communciation with both the hospital and the team trainers. At first glance i'm guessing they did a good job considering. But healing simply takes time. By his own words his shoulder is still not right, and may never be like before.

As for Remco 1 week races. I would not say it's all doom & gloom. True he has not won one. But it was craftmanship not physical superiority that saw Roglic win Catalunya. Remco could have won PN last year. I think him & Jorgenson were on par. But Jorgenson was not as well known, and Remco was too focused on Roglic. These were the races Remco went into a bigger 1 week stage race looking competitive.

Tirreno he was just not good enough. I remember being surprised Remco got in the leader jersey at Basque, and was not surprised he lost on the final day. More surprised he was there to contend the overall at all. He never looked like competing on that occasion. It was '22 and he was still only getting his feet wet at the bigger stage races at the time. And he looked like he was carrying too much weight in Basque '22 i think as well. If memory serves.

Tour de Suisse he was building back up after getting Corona during the Giro. Plus he was not going for the Tour. He more or less showed up to race before going on training for his main goals that year (vuelta). And Dauphiné & Romandie he was getting back from crashes.

What do you all think about remco summer + fall?
I would like to see him be good enough to finish top 5 in the dauphiné. Then perform similar to perhaps slightly better than last year TdF. I'll happily take that.

I would like him to ride the vuelta. Not to win it, but as training. The way MVDP rides GT as training for upcoming events. Both Kigali and UEC you'll need to be able to climb. Just incorparate the Vuelta in your training shedule. Don't worry about victories, general, ... there. Just ride according to training and for the fun of it.

2022 Suisse he had heat stroke

 

[KoopaCycling]

2022 Suisse he had heat stroke

Might be, I was thinking of the year after when he finished 3rd. Not the year Geraint Thomas (I think) won it.

 

[KoopaCycling]

5th place finish at around 1.30 from the winner in Tour de Romandie courtesy of his TT.
His form looked good. His Bike Handling seemed fine enough as well.
Objectively that's not bad given that Almeida been performing quite well all year so far.

 

[Cycling111]

5th place finish at around 1.30 from the winner in Tour de Romandie courtesy of his TT.
Objectively that's not bad given that Almeida been performing quite well all year so far.

Yes, but this year it's Almeida, last year it's Jorgenson, the year before that it's Skjelmose, and the year before that it's G. Thomas. It has to be Remco who takes a step forward in these races and not always be behind someone who's in good shape.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

I know he doesn‘t care if he‘s 4th or 5th but riding for the 8th place of someone else while you‘re in the fight for the Top 5 in any race is something that I don‘t like at all.

 

[Mayomaniac]

I know he doesn‘t care if he‘s 4th or 5th but riding for the 8th place of someone else while you‘re in the fight for the Top 5 in any race is something that I don‘t like at all.

It's called building a good relationship with your domestiques.

 

[AmRacer]

It's called building a good relationship with your domestiques.

Pogi does that when he let his domestiques winning something.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

It's called building a good relationship with your domestiques.

Of course, I also know it‘s better training for him, but I hate the idea of being in the race for a good result and then not really trying.

 

[Berniece]

Only 12s faster than Almeida, tells you a lot about his form. Nice to see him win though

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Only 12s faster than Almeida, tells you a lot about his form. Nice to see him win though

It's a bit of both though. I'm sure a top Evenepoel would have found an extra 10-15s on this course, but it was really a very good TT from Almeida. Look at Vine, Vlasov, or even Küng as reference.

 

[peterfin]

Yes, but this year it's Almeida, last year it's Jorgenson, the year before that it's Skjelmose, and the year before that it's G. Thomas. It has to be Remco who takes a step forward in these races and not always be behind someone who's in good shape.

There is no magic formula for Remco, not in this team. He needs to be either in similar shape as his competitors to hang on and win the race in the TT or in top shape by making a gap in a mountain stage. The latter only happens in june to september sofar.

 

[KoopaCycling]

There is no magic formula for Remco, not in this team. He needs to be either in similar shape as his competitors to hang on and win the race in the TT or in top shape by making a gap in a mountain stage. The latter only happens in june to september sofar.

Not gonna lie, Basque 24 would have been a great show. Maybe cause everyone looked so good, that they all went to hard and the crash happened.

 

[AmRacer]

Only 12s faster than Almeida, tells you a lot about his form. Nice to see him win though

Almeida would be 10 seconds faster if he was in form.

 

[KoopaCycling]

Remco taking a restweek. Giro announcement incoming ^^. jk.
I do hope this giro will prove more interesting than currently advertised.

 

[Berniece]

It's a bit of both though. I'm sure a top Evenepoel would have found an extra 10-15s on this course, but it was really a very good TT from Almeida. Look at Vine, Vlasov, or even Küng as reference.

In a top shape in which he would win LBL? Or at the start of a WC or GT? I would think he puts a minute on everyone

 

[red_flanders]

I’ve only seen the highlights, but it looked like Reno didn’t ever seem totally comfortable? Kinda all over his bike?

Well, never mind. He said it was “almost perfect”.

Kinda surprised to read that.

 

[Didier_Bel]

Remco said he felt immediately comfortable and that he rode a good TT but not the best he can do . He is satisfied with the result and will take this as a positive going forward .

 

[peterfin]

I’ve only seen the highlights, but it looked like Reno didn’t ever seem totally comfortable? Kinda all over his bike?

Well, never mind. He said it was “almost perfect”.

Kinda surprised to read that.

The twists and turns of the terrain and steeper sections were not favorable for his typical aero position. I think he needed to adjust a lot. There was nothing that pointed to a shoulder issue imho.

 

[Wvv]

Confirmed:

08/06: Critérium du Dauphiné
27/06: Belgian championships Time Trial
29/06: Belgian championships Road Race
05/07: Tour de France
02/08: Clásica Ciclista San Sebastián

 

[CyclistAbi]

02/08: Clásica Ciclista San Sebastián

Household race.

 

[Berniece]

02/08: Clásica Ciclista San Sebastián

Urg, just go on holiday and prepare for WC…

 

[houtdffan]

Confirmed:

08/06: Critérium du Dauphiné
27/06: Belgian championships Time Trial
29/06: Belgian championships Road Race
05/07: Tour de France
02/08: Clásica Ciclista San Sebastián

wonder if he will also do the Vuelta?

He usually has great form after a GT, so the Vuelta into the worlds would make a lot of sense

 

[danielovichdk2]

Confirmed:

08/06: Critérium du Dauphiné
27/06: Belgian championships Time Trial
29/06: Belgian championships Road Race
05/07: Tour de France
02/08: Clásica Ciclista San Sebastián

He will win those in late June. Other than that he doesn't look too good. Poor show in the Ardenners besides Amstel.

But I feel sorry for the guy witht the injuries he has suffered. Too bad for such a great athlete. But at some point being that much injured is also a bit unprofessional. And I very serious about that. You don't see Pogi being seriously injured every other year.

I am not impressed with his form as of now. But I am not trying to hate.

 

[Cycling111]

Confirmed:

08/06: Critérium du Dauphiné
27/06: Belgian championships Time Trial
29/06: Belgian championships Road Race
05/07: Tour de France
02/08: Clásica Ciclista San Sebastián

This means that he won´t do Vuelta regardless of the result of the TDF.