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

[Ilmaestro99]

Giro d’Italia 2023, Remco Evenepoel traccia la linea: "Voglio vincere almeno una tappa e salire sul podio"

Remco Evenepoel fissa i propri obiettivi per il Giro d'Italia 2023. Il campione della Soudal-Quick Step incentrerà la prima parte della propria stagione sulla

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Remco a bit modest in his Giro goals. Podium plus 2 stage wins

Seems a reasonable goal, not modest. He can win two of the ITTs. The Giro is a real GT, the most recent vuelta was a mickey mouse grand tour with embarrassing route and remco was losing time to an injured Roglic on 2 weeks of training. Remco winning that Vuelta against Mas, unknown Ajuso, and some other teenagers doesn't indicate that he can win toughest GT of the year.

 

[IndianCyclist]

He gets to pick five of his teammates. The other two will be picked by the team.

They actually meant to say " here are 5 climbers of the team. Pick any 5 of them". So everybody is happy that they got their choice

 

[KZD]

Seems a reasonable goal, not modest. He can win two of the ITTs. The Giro is a real GT, the most recent vuelta was a mickey mouse grand tour with embarrassing route and remco was losing time to an injured Roglic on 2 weeks of training. Remco winning that Vuelta against Mas, unknown Ajuso, and some other teenagers doesn't indicate that he can win toughest GT of the year.

He lost time to an injured Roglič after crashing on stage 12 and gaining much more time on the first 10 stages and Mas was the only one staying with Pogačar until the end of Il Lombardia after actually dropping him the weekend before...

Also Ayuso didn't come out of the blue, the kid just had won the U23 Giro the year before at 18...

Still podium and two stages wouldn't be a bad Giro for Remco but I hope for the win. At least Giro 2023 will have a proper route instead of the climbers borefest that we had in 2022.

 

[Andy schleck]

Seems a reasonable goal, not modest. He can win two of the ITTs. The Giro is a real GT, the most recent vuelta was a mickey mouse grand tour with embarrassing route and remco was losing time to an injured Roglic on 2 weeks of training. Remco winning that Vuelta against Mas, unknown Ajuso, and some other teenagers doesn't indicate that he can win toughest GT of the year.

Winning two TTs, and then work for the leader masnada, seems a reasonable goal.

 

[tobydawq]

Seems a reasonable goal, not modest. He can win two of the ITTs. The Giro is a real GT, the most recent vuelta was a mickey mouse grand tour with embarrassing route and remco was losing time to an injured Roglic on 2 weeks of training. Remco winning that Vuelta against Mas, unknown Ajuso, and some other teenagers doesn't indicate that he can win toughest GT of the year.

Lol.

 

[Lequack]

Can he win against grown men and uninjured riders?

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Will Remco only pick fellow Belgians?

Yes, we're all chauvinists and racists.

 

[Lequack]

Yes, we're all chauvinists and racists.

Nah I didn't mean it like that. But he owes them for the help winning the world champs.

 

[gregrowlerson]

Will Remco only pick fellow Belgians?

Not sure.

One thing I am sure of, is that llmaestro99 wouldn't pick any even if they were potatoes.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Nah I didn't mean it like that. But he owes them for the help winning the world champs.

Pretty sure he's only allowed to pick guys from Quickstep, so Van Aert, Hermans, Stuyven, Van Hooydonck and Dewulf would probably decline. That leaves Serry and Lampaert. Even if he would pick them, he still has 3 open slots. But i'd think he'd rather pay his gratitude to the guys who helped him in the Vuelta than the Worlds anyway.

As i said before, i think he'll take Van Wilder, Serry and Vervaeke. Then Hirt (unless that's one of the 2 guys management pushes) and Masnada. Personally i'd take Cattaneo over Vervaeke, but given Vervaeke's been a loyal dom all year, i think he'll pick him.

 

[Andy schleck]

Yes, we're all chauvinists and racists.

You shouldn't be racists, just because lukaku missed 4 clear goals.

You are not racist and chauvinist dear @Logic-is-your-friend. You are just a stan of remco.

 

[IndianCyclist]

Nah I didn't mean it like that. But he owes them for the help winning the world champs.

Would it not be better to not select them. I mean who would expresss his gratitutde by putting them thru a gruelling 3 week grand tour where they have to literally slave for him going thru the pain barrier every time. How would that be expressing gratitude?

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Would it not be better to not select them. I mean who would expresss his gratitutde by putting them thru a gruelling 3 week grand tour where they have to literally slave for him going thru the pain barrier every time. How would that be expressing gratitude?

I like you IndianCyclist, and to show my appreciation i will let you mow my lawn.

 

[Andre]

Remco could also ask them if they'd like to help him and participate in his second GT victory before choosing them

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Why are they letting Remco pick his own teammates ? Really stupid decision.

 

[Lequack]

He is now Belgian of the year. All other Belgians better luck next year

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1608915710612484097

View: https://twitter.com/EvenepoelRemco/status/1608915710612484097

 

[Ilmaestro99]

He is now Belgian of the year. All other Belgians better luck next year

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1608915710612484097

View: https://twitter.com/EvenepoelRemco/status/1608915710612484097

Well, as expected, he was the only Belgian who won something significant this year.

 

[Salvarani]

Lukaku for me and everyone else.

 

[Andy schleck]

Well, as expected, he was the only Belgian who won something significant this year.

Courtois?

 

[Bonimenier]

Well, as expected, he was the only Belgian who won something significant this year.

Belgian of the year, not Belgian sportman of the year.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Belgian of the year, not Belgian sportman of the year.

I don't know any notable Belgians.

 

[Lequack]

There is Jean Claude Van Damme.

 

[Bonimenier]

I don't know any notable Belgians.

Already noticed you don't know that much.

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

There is Jean Claude Van Damme.

He's not even the top ten according to this site.
Plastic Bertrand however sits proudly at number five.

https://www.famousbelgians.net/

 

[IndianCyclist]

He's not even the top ten according to this site.
Plastic Bertrand however sits proudly at number five.

https://www.famousbelgians.net/

What happened to Father Damien. He should be at the top. He was named the greatest begian ahead of Merckx