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

[Andre]

Hello Gang!! Tour de Suisse 2022 is approaching. Shall we make some predictions on who will win and how will Remco do? This should be fun

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

An excellent rider who sadly had the ability for all the classics but not the endurance as he had issues digesting the gels and fuel input needed to sustain 250kms/6 hour + hard one day races without running out of energy.

So, Pidcock is the new Boasson Hagen?

Hello Gang!! Tour de Suisse 2022 is approaching. Shall we make some predictions on who will win and how will Remco do? This should be fun

If he does very well in GC, he might overtake some guys in the UCI standings, depending on how they do in Dauphiné:

1	1	-	Pogačar Tadej	UAE Team Emirates	5306
2	2	-	van Aert Wout	Jumbo-Visma	3526
3	3	-	Roglič Primož	Jumbo-Visma	3450
4	4	-	Evenepoel Remco	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team	3404
5	6	▲1	Carapaz Richard	INEOS Grenadiers	3257

 

[spalco]

Hello Gang!! Tour de Suisse 2022 is approaching. Shall we make some predictions on who will win and how will Remco do? This should be fun

The confirmed startlist is very incomplete yet, but I think it will be a big test for Remco. There's a couple serious high mountain stages in this year's race, and the competition will be a higher level too.

I actually like the parcour a lot, but it's a different beast than Algarve or Norway. I don't know about his chances, but if he does win (or comes close), he'll again push GT expectations into the stratosphere.

 

[Riek s]

The confirmed startlist is very incomplete yet, but I think it will be a big test for Remco. There's a couple serious high mountain stages in this year's race, and the competition will be a higher level too.

I actually like the parcour a lot, but it's a different beast than Algarve or Norway. I don't know about his chances, but if he does win (or comes close), he'll again push GT expectations into the stratosphere.

I can see him winning the last etappe (ITT)

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

For the die-hard supporters, Remco is now riding a criterium/kermesse race in Gullegem which is live on youtube:

(spoiler: Remco is on the attack)

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yHDdEVQSCY

 

[Big Doopie]

holy crap.

he's gone.

after being by far the most generous in pushing the break. he was gapping them when simply taking a pull. GvA in the break unable to do anything now.

totally flat course.

crazy when you think that he won on top of a 9% mountain climb less than a week ago...

 

[Didinho]

He's riding all day like it was a junior race

 

[Didier_Bel]

He is an absolute freak of nature . I read today that Remco himself considers his current level to be on par or even above that at the time of his crash at Tour of Lombardy .

I dont know ... it feels yet again as if we are on the verge of seeing truly great things from him .

 

[Didinho]

He said that this was an 8 day training period, so after Norway he did a 4h training and today was day 8. Really good training me thinks

 

[Big Doopie]

does this count as a win...? officially?

or is it too low level...?

 

[Didier_Bel]

Tour of Swiss will be a real gauge for his future ambitions in World Tour GC . So excited to watch his progress .
And let's be honest , even if he doesn't fulfill the , by now again, sky high expectations , the guy is an absolute pleasure to watch .
Always "making" the race , always trying to find the win . That's what attracts people to races .

 

[Big Doopie]

...the guy is an absolute pleasure to watch .
Always "making" the race , always trying to find the win . That's what attracts people to races .

bingo ten times over.

 

[Didier_Bel]

Other than GVA I couldn't find big names at the starting list . But who cares , these are the races that Merckx loved to participate in as well . Doing this will only increase his home popularity .

 

[LesDiablesRouges]

Other than GVA I couldn't find big names at the starting list . But who cares , these are the races that Merckx loved to participate in as well . Doing this will only increase his home popularity .

Zdenek Stybar, Oliver Naesen, Greg Van Avermaet, Sep Vanmarcke, Niki Terpstra, Dries Van Gestel, Gianni Vermeersch were the bigger name entrants.

 

[Bonimenier]

does this count as a win...? officially?

or is it too low level...?

no

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Pogacar pissing himself. I'm confident he was watching the youtube stream!

 

[pvieira91]

Still far from being a GT contender.

 

[Extinction]

Still far from being a GT contender.

Swiss will evidence how far or close he is at the moment.

 

[pvieira91]

He can win one or other non important race just to please his fanboys and no more than that.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Hello ignore button, how are you today?

 

[Extinction]

Patrick has said he is much improved since last year, as winning Liege so impressively (unfiortunately in the abscence of Pogacar, but no less for his performance) has already unequivocably revealed. Judging by the difficulty of the parcours and the quality of the field (once made official) in TdS, if Evenepoel does very well there his ambitions for GC success take a significant step forward. Period. Then the Vuelta of course will tell us much more.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Pog & Rog negiotiating with Remco one more TdF chance is a great success for the Slovenians, no doubt.

 

[Oldermanish]

He is an absolute freak of nature . I read today that Remco himself considers his current level to be on par or even above that at the time of his crash at Tour of Lombardy .

I dont know ... it feels yet again as if we are on the verge of seeing truly great things from him .

And that he has some realistic ideas about his attributes. He's comfortable enough to ride sensibly which may fulfill your prediction.

 

[Walter1234]

Swiss will evidence how far or close he is at the moment.

I am more afraid of his team in support. Who can support him in the mountains?

My analysis is the GC races this year so far was that his team is not ready for proper GC support in the mountains.

 

[Red Rick]

Shouldn't be on QS to control the race in the Vuelta really.