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.
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