Paris 2024 and Wollongongongong say hi.Don't think Mads, Mathieu and Pogi let him go.
Paris 2024 and Wollongongongong say hi.Don't think Mads, Mathieu and Pogi let him go.
They have learned from WC, of course. And Wout was the key in the ORR.Paris 2024 and Wollongongongong say hi.
Evenepoel didn't lose the 2022 Vuelta or the 2024 TdF podium today. He's simply one of the guys that can be the best of the rest behind Vingegaard and Pogacar.
I saw AGR.They have learned from WC, of course. And Wout was the key in the ORR.
That's why they won't let him go.
AGR, yeah Pogi was a little bit overconfident at what he could do. It's Ala's fault 😁I saw AGR.
They didn't.
The thing with Evenepoel though is that he actually has many other things he's (comparatively) better, and some things he's the best in the world in. So, unlike every other GC rider, focusing your year on getting at best 3rd in the Tour de France is much more of a waste.Right, tell everyone not named Vingegaard and Pogacar to stop riding GT's then.
Never understood why people always overreact.
Yeah, this is my issue. Imo he should peak for spring to the detriment of his summer, and then peak again in the autumn. What's the added value in peaking for summer? The value in autumn is world titles.Again though, his GT prep does not harm his classics/early spring season.
Why do people want to shoerhorn him.
He can peak for spring then peak for summer, than see what's left in the tank for the fall.
Just like every other rider.
No training base from the winter, so you can do the high intensity work, get better for a while, but you're not gonna recover as well so instead of getting better during the TdF you're just gonna go downhill from where you start.
Nah I think he lost too much time for that. Also, you're coming back from a lower level than you were when you start training in the winter. Winter training is just more consistent and has more high intensity work than back in the day according to Matthieu Heijboer, the head of performance of Visma.Couldn't they just shift winter base training to the spring? Then preparation for the Tour would be similar to preparation for the Giro with a normal winter, or am I missing something?
He needs to shift to another team as #1 priority. At least he's had an ample demonstration of GC team strategy by the other contenders and can make an informed choice.Couldn't they just shift winter base training to the spring? Then preparation for the Tour would be similar to preparation for the Giro with a normal winter, or am I missing something?
That's why they won't let him go.
Except Pog...Pog is peaked for every day of the year. It's like he is in a constatant state of fitness orgasm, peaking, and peaking, and peaking. That guy is not edging any fitness.Again though, his GT prep does not harm his classics/early spring season.
Why do people want to shoerhorn him.
He can peak for spring then peak for summer, than see what's left in the tank for the fall.
Just like every other rider.
It is rare to see that demoralizing of a ride. I felt sorry for him, and I don't ever feel sorry for him.This was tough to watch.
Because it is decided that he will have a bad winter every year?So reading this it's been decided Remco is no longer a GT threat and we need to view him in terms of potential for one-day classics?
Came here to say this. All that effort, training, and sacrifice. Must just feel terrible. Feel for the kid.It is rare to see that demoralizing of a ride. I felt sorry for him
Tbf he never reached the level of last year Tour at all this year. In 2024 he reached about 6.4 w/kg on every final climb in the Tour, this year he is just plateud at 6.0/6.05No training base from the winter, so you can do the high intensity work, get better for a while, but you're not gonna recover as well so instead of getting better during the TdF you're just gonna go downhill from where you start.
I'm pretty sure he said himself he was between 6.1 and 6.3 on all the Tour MTFs, so I think there's some overestimation going on there.Tbf he never reached the level of last year Tour at all this year. In 2024 he reached about 6.4 w/kg on every final climb in the Tour, this year he is just plateud at 6.0/6.05
Actually and even within this Tour you can see his peak and average efforts. JV has made it very easy on him based on his ability to surf the pack. Today's TT you saw full commitment, likely because it was so short and he felt his major competition for Stage 14 would do the same. He goes into some races below peak but has enough to strategically game the other guys. Last year's Giro was a case in point where he was serious until everyone gave up and let him go on every surge. It became a training camp.Except Pog...Pog is peaked for every day of the year. It's like he is in a constatant state of fitness orgasm, peaking, and peaking, and peaking. That guy is not edging any fitness.
Maybe there is some overestimation but if it's sistematic the bulk of the argument still stands, especially considering his best performance came in arguably the hardest stage in the Tour.I'm pretty sure he said himself he was between 6.1 and 6.3 on all the Tour MTFs, so I think there's some overestimation going on there.
But races are so different you cannot 1:1 compare them. 6.3 on PdB last year isn't the same as 6.3 on Hautacam this year because circumstances are different.
I just made the post so I could use the words "orgasm" and "edging" in relation to Pog.Actually and even within this Tour you can see his peak and average efforts. JV has made it very easy on him based on his ability to surf the pack. Today's TT you saw full commitment, likely because it was so short and he felt his major competition for Stage 14 would do the same. He goes into some races below peak but has enough to strategically game the other guys. Last year's Giro was a case in point where he was serious until everyone gave up and let him go on every surge. It became a training camp.
Comparing him to early season Remco when fan fever was hottest is a great example. Remco was good but very underraced due to recovery training. That's exploitable and you may not see actual peak efforts out of either of those riders. When it happens; you know pretty quickly who has overcommitted.
MvP schooled Tadej in PR after Teddy crashed by making him work to get closer, then increasing the gap where he knew he could make the biggest difference at that late point in the race. He was much stronger than TP and used his fitness appropriately. He walks from cyclocross WC to Tour stage winner with the same ease as Pogacar.
Pogacar is definitely the most complete trained rider for this Tour. Is it all real? I don't know and few do.