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

[Ilmaestro99]

Fausto gives his congratulations to Remco

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[Logic-is-your-friend]

Get out of here with that salty comment.

It's just his way of saying he also thinks Evenepoel would have won the 2020 Giro and Lombardia.

 

[DoYouEvenRideBruh]

A much needed boost of confidence for the young rider. Congrats Remco, let's go smash the Vuelta next.

 

[Extinction]

A much needed boost of confidence for the young rider. Congrats Remco, let's go smash the Vuelta next.

Well, he shall need to have a different body type come mid-August to do so.

 

[Unchained]

This guy rides like a cartoon,a drawing,hands in the drops, flat back, quiet upper body, fluid circled pedal stroke,kind of exactly what you are supposed to look like racing a bike, but his power is from beyond,when he stands up and crushes the cranks for even a few seconds few can stay with him and in the saddle his legs flying like a 10,000 watt sewing machine motion with RPMs that make him appear that he is in the small chain ring..I see poetry watching him..there are other current racers that have crazy quantities of talent but pound for pound don't see anyone better overall

 

[Extinction]

This guy rides like a cartoon,a drawing,hands in the drops, flat back, quiet upper body, fluid circled pedal stroke,kind of exactly what you are supposed to look like racing a bike, but his power is from beyond,when he stands up and crushes the cranks for even a few seconds few can stay with him and in the saddle his legs flying like a 10,000 watt sewing machine motion with RPMs that make him appear that he is in the small chain ring..I see poetry watching him..there are other current racers that have crazy quantities of talent but pound for pound don't see anyone better overall

Just like to see him more lithe come GC appointments

 

[houtdffan]

With Alap likely out for a while, may need to consider sending him to the tour now

 

[DoYouEvenRideBruh]

With Alap likely out for a while, may need to consider sending him to the tour now

If he really needs to lose that many kilos before being competitive in a GT, then it's more realistic he'll be able to do that by September rather than July. Well, the Tour might help with that, but it may be be slightly overkill as a fitness program...

 

[Netserk]

It's just his way of saying he also thinks Evenepoel would have won the 2020 Giro and Lombardia.

If you think it was salty, how does that square with my post before that?

 

[houtdffan]

If he really needs to lose that many kilos before being competitive in a GT, then it's more realistic he'll be able to do that by September rather than July. Well, the Tour might help with that, but it may be be slightly overkill as a fitness program...

Shouldn't he be able to lose 1-2 kg just doing the Tour de Suisse?

 

[Blanco]

The boy became a man!

 

[Pantani_lives]

He finally lived up to the hype. That was the most impressive solo since Jimi Hendrix on Woodstock.

 

[hayneplane]

Magnificent ride. I do think the big crash helped his solo as there were a lot less domestiques left to chase as some were burned in bringing their leaders back to the peloton.

Being clear helped as he could then ride Roche Aux Faucons at a strong constant tempo rather than trying to react to surges.

Strong and gutsy performance that shows he has the endurance to make the difference in a long and hilly race.

 

[Extinction]

Magnificent ride. I do think the big crash helped his solo as there were a lot less domestiques left to chase as some were burned in bringing their leaders back to the peloton.

Being clear helped as he could then ride Roche Aux Faucons at a strong constant tempo rather than trying to react to surges.

Strong and gutsy performance that shows he has the endurance to make the difference in a long and hilly race.

Although the crash also principally affected Quick-Step with Alaphilippe out. In any case, many of the riders who went down surely would not have been there deeper in the race to mount a chase. Without the crash, Remco still attacks and Alaphilippe sits on for the sprint, which would have deterred many from towing him to the finish.

 

[KZD]

Amazing win in what is probably the best suited monument for Evenepoel. I still would like to see him race Flanders despite the cobbles and Amstel should also be a good race for him.

I remain a bit skeptic about GTs at least as of now but I hope that he can reach the World Championships in good condition as he will be a favourite for the ITT and an outsider for the road race.

 

[hayneplane]

Although the crash also principally affected Quick-Step with Alaphilippe out. In any case, many of the riders who went down surely would not have been there deeper in the race to mount a chase. Without the crash, Remco still attacks and Alaphilippe sits on for the sprint, which would have deterred many from towing him to the finish.

Without the crash I fear Quick Step would have stupidly repeated the FW script of using Vansevenant to track moves and shackle Remco to Alaphillipes hip.

 

[Extinction]

Without the crash I fear Quick Step would have stupidly repeated the FW script of using Vansevenant to track moves and shackle Remco to Alaphillipes hip.

Nah, not today. For one thing, the arrival was completely different and for another Remco clearly had supersonic legs.

 

[hayneplane]

Nah, not today. For one thing, the arrival was completely different and for another Remco clearly had supersonic legs.

That is all true but never underestimate the ability of cycling teams to make catastrophic stupid tactical decisions mid race

 

[Mayomaniac]

That is all true but never underestimate the ability of cycling teams to make catastrophic stupid tactical decisions mid race

After seeing how Quickstep rode this spring everything is possible...

Great win for him, and I already talked about him as a main contender for LBL at the start of 2020:

The betting odds thing is a bit absurd, he's still really young and until now he has always been better on hilly and medium mountain filled terrain than on proper mountains.
I expect him to be a legit contender for lbl and the olympics this year, not for the Giro.

 

[Lequack]

He is now again the next Eddy Merckx, no matter what the actual Eddy Merckx says. Also the favorite to win the Vuelta.

Spectacular win today, he animates any race that he is part of.

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

He finally lived up to the hype. That was the most impressive solo since Jimi Hendrix on Woodstock.

And a more powerful punch than Tyson Fury's.

 

[Extinction]

That is all true but never underestimate the ability of cycling teams to make catastrophic stupid tactical decisions mid race

Well were Quick-Step to have done that again (and I argured they deployed Remco terribly at FW), somebody's head would have been rolling for sure.

 

[dutchdescent]

Great win today, but the hype is immediately too much imo. You cannot draw conclusions for GT victory or even competitiveness in GT’s from this win.

 

[Valanga]

Great win today, but the hype is immediately too much imo. You cannot draw conclusions for GT victory or even competitiveness in GT’s from this win.

It's not because one or two make that jump, that it's a hype.
A hype would be a significant bunch doing that, but I think most realise a monument isn't a GT ;-)

 

[Extinction]

Great win today, but the hype is immediately too much imo. You cannot draw conclusions for GT victory or even competitiveness in GT’s from this win.

Nobody has, but nevermind.