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

[hayneplane]

well? Sure. But why prioritize the worst least significant monument, a race that he has little chance to win over all the races he can excel at?

he will be 23. So many other priorities. And I would rather see him win 5 LBLs and 5 Lombardias before he even waste one of his peaks on effin’ MSR.

i don’t think anybody suggested specifically aiming to peak for MSR. He can go well even at the very start of his Ardennes/Giro form curve.

 

[Red Rick]

i don’t think anybody suggested specifically aiming to peak for MSR. He can go well even at the very start of his Ardennes/Giro form curve.

Barely anyone really peaks for MSR.

I think he can win de Ronde, he's won Flandrien 1.1 races a lot.

Roubaix is probably more much difficult because being so light is actually a disadvantage there even if it's the purest rouleurs race there is. Also doesn't he hate cobbles anyway?

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Barely anyone really peaks for MSR.

I think he can win de Ronde, he's won Flandrien 1.1 races a lot.

Roubaix is probably more much difficult because being so light is actually a disadvantage there even if it's the purest rouleurs race there is. Also doesn't he hate cobbles anyway?

Yeah he hates cobbles, he bailed out of the junior Roubaix race after 2 flats and having to walk for a few miles iirc. He was in the lead at the time of the mechanicals. Not sure if solo or in a lead group.

I think "fat Remco" (early 2022) could be heavy enough (reported over 66kg back then), but the cobble technique is probably a bigger issue.

 

[Extinction]

well? Sure. But why prioritize the worst least significant monument, a race that he has little chance to win over all the races he can excel at?

he will be 23. So many other priorities. And I would rather see him win 5 LBLs and 5 Lombardias before he even waste one of his peaks on effin’ MSR.

Because it is a monument to be respected. He doesn't have to win it, but he should give it a go. It's part of the history of the sport, la Primavera, like the Ronde and PR, which, at some point, he should also ride to win. That's what a champion and rider of his calibre should do.

 

[LesDiablesRouges]

Remco will ride Roubaix later in his career especially if he's able to win the other four monuments.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Remco will ride Roubaix later in his career especially if he's able to win the other four monuments.

Three?

 

[LesDiablesRouges]

Three?

Yep, three. I must refrain from tired posting

 

[Berflamand]

In some interviews over the past few days, he shed some light on his schedule for 2023.

His big goals are:

• Giro
• Clasica San Sebastian
• WC TT
• Lombardia

The only races that are already planned for sure in the first part of the season are San Juan, Liège and the Giro. He's unsure what his form will be like for Liège because at that time the focus will be on starting the Giro with the best form possible.

Before Liège and the Giro the plan is to race 4 or 5 smaller stage races and a lot of training/altitude camps. The idea right now is to race the UAE Tour but that is not 100% sure. Algarve is another option because of the TT.

 

[Big Doopie]

In some interviews over the past few days, he shed some light on his schedule for 2023.

His big goals are:

• Giro
• Clasica San Sebastian
• WC TT
• Lombardia

The only races that are already planned for sure in the first part of the season are San Juan, Liège and the Giro. He's unsure what his form will be like for Liège because at that time the focus will be on starting the Giro with the best form possible.

Before Liège and the Giro the plan is to race 4 or 5 smaller stage races and a lot of training/altitude camps. The idea right now is to race the UAE Tour but that is not 100% sure. Algarve is another option because of the TT.

this is exactly what I imagined. Got some flak on here when I suggested LBL will be difficult because of altitude camp scheduling for optimal giro shape would make peak at LBL unlikely.

Belgian, European and World road races should be secondary goals along the way as long as the routes are challenging enough.

 

[Extinction]

Yep, three. I must refrain from tired posting

MSR, PR, RdF, LBL, GdL

 

[tobydawq]

MSR, PR, RdF, LBL, GdL

I think people know what the monuments are. But he has won one already, so he is missing three before Roubaix.

 

[Bonimenier]

MSR, PR, RdF, LBL, GdL

RdF is weird

 

[LesDiablesRouges]

RdF is weird

Always call it RvV and ik spreek een beetje Vlaams (I speak a little bit of Flemish)

 

[SHAD0W93]

RdF is weird

Yeah I don’t know if I’ve seen anyone not use RvV and rarely TdF but then that gets confused with TDF.

 

[Extinction]

I think people know what the monuments are. But he has won one already, so he is missing three before Roubaix.

Got it Roger

 

[Extinction]

So, Primoz for the Giro,be on your very best...

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

So, Primoz for the Giro,be on your very best...

If you want to discuss Roglic, please take it to the Pogacar thread. We are now discussing Evenepoel in the Roglic thread.

 

[Extinction]

If you want to discuss Roglic, please take it to the Pogacar thread. We are now discussing Evenepoel in the Roglic thread.

Which is why I posted about Roglic in the Evenepoel thread.

 

[Extinction]

And in any case, should both Roglic and Evenepoel show up in Italy in top form, we should have a Clash Royale of epic proportions.

 

[Lequack]

Why do people in the background look like cardboard cutouts?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1607074288523440128

View: https://twitter.com/EvenepoelRemco/status/1607074288523440128

 

[Big Doopie]

Either they have been photoshopped in or the background behind them is virtual/fake.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Either they have been photoshopped in or the background behind them is virtual/fake.

Only Oumi looks out of place. Possibly they applied some filter which has the unfortunate side-effect of looking cut out (due to changed/unnatural lighting).

 

[Panda Claws]

I think it's just Remco that has been photoshopped in.

 

[Sandisfan]

I think it's just Remco that has been photoshopped in.

Looking back at it a 2nd time That's what it looks like.

 

[Red Rick]

Wtf how can I spin this.