With a modem and access to BBS boards (hosted by universities, NASA and others institutes) using a terminal program you could already 'surf' in the late 70's. It was also my first encounter with the internet (in the early 90's).
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Bruyneel has acknowledged he was talking out the side of his neck when he said Evenepoel was thinking about doing the WHR soon. Somebody must have reached out to him and told him he was full of crap. Those WEDU / The Move podcasts are really tough to listen to. One dumb take after another. Now Seixas is one of the 6 best riders in the world. Insufferable hogwash.
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Article about the performance team of RBH on working with Evenepoel. They start in the offseason and hope Evenepoel understands there’s still a lot of work to be done.
www.cyclingweekly.com
'I think we'll improve him' - Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe plot performance gains for incoming Remco Evenepoel
Dan Bigham hopes to make Belgian time trial star 'even more outrageous than he already is'
www.cyclingweekly.com
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Theres a lot of work for Remco to be done, but probably not that much when it comes to TT and that’s probably not what he should spend a lot on time about.
When looking at Bigham at Ineos and also the general TT level of Bora this year I do wonder if Bigham perhaps is one of those sport scientists that goes crazy in the deep on some small stuff while he doesn’t quite get the big stuff right. But that’s purely speculation. I wouldn’t be surprised if Remcos TT level slightly drops (at the beginning) in the new team, even if it’s still Specialized.
When looking at Bigham at Ineos and also the general TT level of Bora this year I do wonder if Bigham perhaps is one of those sport scientists that goes crazy in the deep on some small stuff while he doesn’t quite get the big stuff right. But that’s purely speculation. I wouldn’t be surprised if Remcos TT level slightly drops (at the beginning) in the new team, even if it’s still Specialized.
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Well, it seems fairly obvious, Bora needs to transform him into a climbing world beater. Anything else would be a poor investment. Like what Sky did to Froome, which I'm using only as the paradigmatic example, not clinical stuff. I'm not saying this can be done, only that it must to really get that good return on the investment.
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Bruyneel has no inside info. He acts like it just to get his brand up.
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Article about the performance team of RBH on working with Evenepoel. They start in the offseason and hope Evenepoel understands there’s still a lot of work to be done.
'I think we'll improve him' - Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe plot performance gains for incoming Remco Evenepoel
Dan Bigham hopes to make Belgian time trial star 'even more outrageous than he already is'
Bigham is a TT guy though. It's not the TT remco needs to improve.
Still it's good they are looking forward to working with remco and trying to improve him.
So long as they don't sink the ship trying stuff out.
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The article doesn’t only quote Bigham, and he’s just saying there is always room for improvement, which is true. You don’t want to keep doing the same for 3 years and suddenly lose time trials.
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Like I said, it's good they are looking to improve remco. Hopefully it's a fruitful union.
You just always need to be careful.
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In any case how to send a petition to Remco to try and make him ride Chrono des Nations as well.
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The race lost his prestige a bit. Would be nice to see him win 1 more race, and then call it quits for the season. I don't care which one he wins
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it still be nice to see him win it. especially since TT seems to come natural atm.
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If they can keep him injury free, that in of itself will make it fruitful.
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In both PN and Catalunya he was happy to ride with the winner on the last stage in order to get the stage win gifted to him rather than fight for GC.
I don't see that as a winning mentality. And certainly not to a greater degree than what Vingegaard has shown. So I don't know why you don't think Vingegaard has a winning mentality.
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Did you see those races? He kept going for the win, attacked multiple times over and over again. Then he won the sprint both times.
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He didn't attack once he was away with Jorgenson. But he made sure that his pose was prepared for the gift he received after he had given up on the GC.
How is that showing a greater winning mentality than how Vingegaard usually rides?
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So when he dropped Vlasov that wasn’t because he accelerated? He does seated attacks too if you aren’t aware.
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He went at a steady pace. Fine if you don't want to risk anything and just make sure that you can win the stage.
He cooperated with Jorgenson immediately and was happy to pull him a lot before Eze. He didn't ride as if only 1st in GC counted.
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I just don’t understand why you push this narrative that he doesn’t attack and go for the win.
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Because he showed no winning mentality in that race. He was happy to finish with a gifted stage win after helping Jorgenson secure the GC.
Supposedly, it was not just an ordinary ride, but an example of why he has a winning mentality and Vingegaard doesn't. Does the latter never attack? Never ride away from his competition? Never fight even when not the strongest? Never defend a lead?
I haven't seen any argument for Evenepoel's winning mentality that doesn't also apply to Vingegaard.
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That ain't true and you know it. I watched both stages. Remco tried everything. when it became clear he could not get them of his wheel, only then did he switch to chasing the stage win. But not after trying his best to get the GC. he attacked on both stages, and attacked both Roglic and Jorgenson multiple times.
To suggest otherwise, is to try and get away with a lie and hope it sticks with people whom are either unaware of the truth or have an hidden agenda against remco. I'm kinda surprised you would post such an obvious lie and try and make an argument off that.
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After he got away on Peille with Jorgenson, where were the multiple attacks for the overall victory?
What was it about his ill-timed attacks on Peille that showed a greater winning mentality than what Vingegaard has done? Or was it riding with Jorgenson and pacing the last climb that sets Evenepoel apart from Vingegaard?
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We both know he upped the pace and tried several times to dislodge Jorgenson. Jorgenson just did not budge.
Cease the lie. it's a dumb one, and anyone that watched the race or re-watches it can easily tell for themselves you be lying.
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