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

[AlpRaid]

As much as i have enjoyed seeing Remco in action, and am looking forward to next week. Reality is that the 'real' season start from Catalunya onwards. I do not want to belittle the races so far. They have been great. But the races that truly matter only start then.

Pretty sure Remco and Red Bull know this. Some ppl hype on social media is getting a bit out of hand.

Hopefully remco and red bull will not be judged by all that

Agreed.

I actually do not think UAE Tour is going to be the result some here thinks. A TT win and a podium maybe. He only goes to altitude after. Remco’s long climbing benefits from altitude training more than the standard GC candidate.

 

[houtdffan]

Agreed.

I actually do not think UAE Tour is going to be the result some here thinks. A TT win and a podium maybe. He only goes to altitude after. Remco’s long climbing benefits from altitude training more than the standard GC candidate.

he think is, nobody is good enough at UAE to take back time they lose in the TT

Not overhyped Del Toro. Not Yates

Vingo could have been

 

[YavorD]

just noticed this good result for Remco on Sunday - seems he had the measure of Almeida on the climbs

Don't think Almeida has any realistic chance against Evenepoel on these climbs.
It would be much more interesting to me if Del Toro was here and Almeida in UAE Tour.
It would also give a much clearer picture on Evenepoel's early season level as well

 

[AlpRaid]

The reality is that Pogacar performs better in time trials during the Tour because it's the only time he puts in the effort to train beforehand.

Rotflmfao

And you know this how?

Tx for giving me huge laughs!

 

[Tonton]

1478 pages later...well, can Remco win ONE TdF? Forget the Merckx stuff. I believe in him more than in Jonas, whose ship was wonderful but it has sailed. Cheering for Remco, class-act and I believe that he hasn't reached his prime. Allez Remco! Only he can slain the dragon.

 

[KoopaCycling]

Just saw a video of a kid chasing Remco for an autograph. Glad Remco just ignored him. That kid showed no respect.

 

[Eagle_Alps]

I'd like to get back to a prologue, early long TTT (~75km) and ITT (~65km), followed by the stage 19 long ITT (~60km) where recovery really comes into play

If the best climber does not win, tell that climber to ride his TT bike some more so he does not lose so much time

OMG Why didn't you tell that to Roman Bardet ten years ago??

https://www.lemonde.fr/cyclisme/article/2017/07/28/cyclisme-apres-avoir-tutoye-les-sommets-romain-bardet-cherche-a-se-reconcilier-avec-le-chrono_5166181_1616656.html

Romain Bardet « J’ai fait le choix de ne pas me concentrer dessus, notamment, car je n’aime pas m’entraîner avec le vélo de contre-la-montre. Je trouve ça ennuyeux et j’en ai payé le prix fort 》
"I made the choice not to concentrate on it, because I don't like to train on the TT bike. I think it's boring and I paid the price "

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Good thing Pogacar’s weight has never been discussed in relation to Roubaix, or MVDP’s for LBL or Lombardia…

According to his own words up to 67 kg in early season classics and 64-65 kg for the Tour. Obviously even with early season weight (66-67 kg) he easily smashes stage-races. As for 67 kg for the cobbles it looks like a reasonable compromise considering he has to peak for the Tour afterwards.

 

[Berflamand]

But nobody uses his weight as an excuse when he doesn't win.

I think you've made your point by now.

 

[KoopaCycling]

So who do you all think would win if they rode the Tour alone?
If they kept all the stages and parcours, but you had to ride every stage solo without a peloton.
Just them and their bike, needing to finish every stage as quick as possible.

 

[AmRacer]

So who do you all think would win if they rode the Tour alone?
If they kept all the stages and parcours, but you had to ride every stage solo without a peloton.
Just them and their bike, needing to finish every stage as quick as possible.

21 ITT stages with 30 minutes between the riders at each stage?

 

[Berniece]

So who do you all think would win if they rode the Tour alone?
If they kept all the stages and parcours, but you had to ride every stage solo without a peloton.
Just them and their bike, needing to finish every stage as quick as possible.

Pogacar

 

[Cycling111]

So who do you all think would win if they rode the Tour alone?
If they kept all the stages and parcours, but you had to ride every stage solo without a peloton.
Just them and their bike, needing to finish every stage as quick as possible.

Pogacar. He did it in 2020 (and he was alone in the Vuelta 2019) and last year he raced alone in the European Championships. I'm not saying the World Championships because people will say Del Toro , but we already saw how much he needed it in the European Championships.
He also rode alone a race like Roubaix in his first participation. He's a rider who handles himself well on his own.

 

[jotafap]

So who do you all think would win if they rode the Tour alone?
If they kept all the stages and parcours, but you had to ride every stage solo without a peloton.
Just them and their bike, needing to finish every stage as quick as possible.

Pogacar blindfolded, with a cold and probably only 1 leg needed.

 

[topcat]

So who do you all think would win if they rode the Tour alone?
If they kept all the stages and parcours, but you had to ride every stage solo without a peloton.
Just them and their bike, needing to finish every stage as quick as possible.

Nibali

 

[kingjr]

So who do you all think would win if they rode the Tour alone?
If they kept all the stages and parcours, but you had to ride every stage solo without a peloton.
Just them and their bike, needing to finish every stage as quick as possible.

All stages? Wout van Aert

 

[chickenlips]

So who do you all think would win if they rode the Tour alone?
If they kept all the stages and parcours, but you had to ride every stage solo without a peloton.
Just them and their bike, needing to finish every stage as quick as possible.

I think it would depend on Remcos weight. (This is a flippin joke!)

 

[topcat]

Who do you think would win if they had to ride all stages on a tt bike?
On a penny farthing?

 

[KoopaCycling]

Pogacar. He did it in 2020 (and he was alone in the Vuelta 2019) and last year he raced alone in the European Championships. I'm not saying the World Championships because people will say Del Toro , but we already saw how much he needed it in the European Championships.
He also rode alone a race like Roubaix in his first participation. He's a rider who handles himself well on his own.

No i mean literally alone. No one else, but you. You do the whole route completely alone. Not you alone within a peloton. Just you alone. There is no peloton.

 

[KoopaCycling]

I kinda like the Wout van aert answer. I think you would need a big engine too come on top. As there is no hiding from the wind, no draft.

I am not even sure how Healey would do. Cause he does have an engine and will handle the mountains just fine. But despite the engine he would lose lots of time on the flat methinks.

 

[SHAD0W93]

No i mean literally alone. No one else, but you. You do the whole route completely alone. Not you alone within a peloton. Just you alone. There is no peloton.

Lachlan Morton 100% wins

 

[Red Rick]

Lachlan Morton 100% wins

The hyperspecialization propaganda from former bang average pro riders is off the charts.

Don't get me wrong, I love the idea of gravel, but the idea that races where 45 year old journalists with a hobby get top 30 within 20 minutes would not get completely eviscerated by top WT professionals is hilarious.

 

[SHAD0W93]

The hyperspecialization propaganda from former bang average pro riders is off the charts.

Don't get me wrong, I love the idea of gravel, but the idea that races where 45 year old journalists with a hobby get top 30 within 20 minutes would not get completely eviscerated by top WT professionals is hilarious.

Morton has been the few riders to ride the stages completely by himself, which was what is being asked. Just as much as it’s a physical feat, it’s also a big mental challenge to be completely by yourself and alone.

 

[peterfin]

So who do you all think would win if they rode the Tour alone?
If they kept all the stages and parcours, but you had to ride every stage solo without a peloton.
Just them and their bike, needing to finish every stage as quick as possible.

Considering the mental part of doing this all alone: Thomas De Gendt

 

[KoopaCycling]

Dan Lorang apparantly talking about Remco having too much leg muscle for a climber. For now they hold off on making any changes regarding that cause it would effect his TT and messing with it will probably also open up a can of worms they probably ain't ready for. They are willing to do whatever it takes but for now they just gonna keep it as is and see how succesful his season is, and if remco ends up happy with his season under current leg muscle conditions.