Red Rick
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Sanremo - controllable risk but chance of winningyup. I can’t wait for JV to send Vingo and Rog to try win Paris -Roubaix. After all, there’s little cost.
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Roubaix - uncontrollable risk and no chance of winning
Sanremo - controllable risk but chance of winningyup. I can’t wait for JV to send Vingo and Rog to try win Paris -Roubaix. After all, there’s little cost.
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As PL has stated, an in form Remco can do well in ANY race.Sanremo - controllable risk but chance of winning
Roubaix - uncontrollable risk and no chance of winning
As PL has stated, an in form Remco can do well in ANY race.
As PL has stated, an in form Remco can do well in ANY race.
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.
Barely anyone really peaks for 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.
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.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?
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.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.
Three?Remco will ride Roubaix later in his career especially if he's able to win the other four monuments.
In some interviews over the past few days, he shed some light on his schedule for 2023.
His big goals are:
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.
- Giro
- Clasica San Sebastian
- WC TT
- Lombardia
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.
MSR, PR, RdF, LBL, GdLYep, three. I must refrain from tired posting![]()
MSR, PR, RdF, LBL, GdL
RdF is weirdMSR, PR, RdF, LBL, GdL
Always call it RvV and ik spreek een beetje Vlaams (I speak a little bit of Flemish)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.RdF is weird
Got it RogerI think people know what the monuments are. But he has won one already, so he is missing three before Roubaix.
If you want to discuss Roglic, please take it to the Pogacar thread. We are now discussing Evenepoel in the Roglic thread.So, Primoz for the Giro,be on your very best...
Which is why I posted about Roglic in the Evenepoel thread.If you want to discuss Roglic, please take it to the Pogacar thread. We are now discussing Evenepoel in the Roglic thread.