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

[peterfin]

Valverde, De Gendt, Pedersen ... the list grows of experienced and successful riders that recognize the incredible performance of Evenepoel in 2022. And its not just a gut feeling, they feel it in their legs too!

 

[Red Rick]

Pedersen with complete loser mentality and acting smart about it. For a guy who says most riders are dumb he's not coming across too hot here

Noone in Denmark should give Vingegaard any *** anymore for not representing Denmark

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Mads Pedersen on why he didn't attend the WCC:

“Oh, I have zero regrets about that decision. After one week in the Vuelta I had already predicted that to everyone: Evenepoel is going to crush us all in Australia. And I 'm not about to go to Australia for ten days to finish second in the best scenario. He was super impressive in the Vuelta. And that's the way he rides, right? Just attack from afar, where he also has Wout van Aert at the WCC. Not that he got a free ticket, far from it, but if the rest looks a bit at Van Aert, the path is even more open for him.”

Someone like Colbrelli, who has a bit more passion for racing and is an intelligente road racer, would have gone to Australia, find Remco wheel and sit on it and win the world championships.

Instead Pedersen, despite having a great chance to win for his country and for himself on a course that suits him, in the best form of his life, decide to go holidays. He can't be bother to go on a first class flight to a nice part of the world and ride his bike whilst staying in top hotel, do a race etc. So weak mindset. Not a surprise that he keeps bottling the biggest races since his 1st World championships win. He could win a second and become a real great of the sport but he rather win some mickey mouse vuelta stages.

 

[Bonimenier]

Someone like Colbrelli, who has a bit more passion for racing and is an intelligente road racer, would have gone to Australia, find Remco wheel and sit on it and win the world championships.

Pretty sure Colbrelli wouldn't, since he didn't.

 

[Oldermanish]

Someone like Colbrelli, who has a bit more passion for racing and is an intelligente road racer, would have gone to Australia, find Remco wheel and sit on it and win the world championships.

Instead Pedersen, despite having a great chance to win for his country and for himself on a course that suits him, in the best form of his life, decide to go holidays. He can't be bother to go on a first class flight to a nice part of the world and ride his bike whilst staying in top hotel, do a race etc. So weak mindset. Not a surprise that he keeps bottling the biggest races since his 1st World championships win. He could win a second and become a real great of the sport but he rather win some mickey mouse vuelta stages.

He did state the reality of the situation and he knows his limitations. Not everyone showed up so why does he get the b*tch treatment for being honest?

 

[red_flanders]

He did state the reality of the situation and he knows his limitations. Not everyone showed up so why does he get the b*tch treatment for being honest?

Only Italians have real passion for racing.

 

[Lequack]

He has arrived in Argentina for his first race of the season, which he will of course win.

 

[Lequack]

He has more arm veins than usual, that only means other riders have no chance whatsoever

 

[red_flanders]

Random Masters rider tagging along? Sounds like good fun!

 

[Berflamand]

Greg Van Avermaet on training with Evenepoel in Spain:

"What Remco can do is unseen. Last week I was riding at my treshold point for a while and yet he flew past me, almost whistling. I had never experienced that before."

 

[DNP-Old]

He has more arm veins than usual, that only means other riders have no chance whatsoever

He’s almost bursting out of his suit, massive tricep gains.

 

[houtdffan]

Greg Van Avermaet on training with Evenepoel in Spain:

"What Remco can do is unseen. Last week I was riding at my treshold point for a while and yet he flew past me, almost whistling. I had never experienced that before."

could be an absolute slaughter in any race Remco rides in if he already has this form

 

[tobydawq]

could be an absolute slaughter in any race Remco rides in if he already has this form

Or Greg is now a Gran Fondo level rider.

 

[Berflamand]

Or Greg is now a Gran Fondo level rider.

In the same interview he acknowledges that last year was bad and he said about his current form:

"I feel good. My level is better than in past years, I have also returned to my old training methods. Lots of hours and intensity. I have a new trainer: Stephen Barrett. He first phoned my trainer from at BMC, Max Testa. Max knows what's good for me: a bit of drilling. Apparently that's the only way to get me going anymore."

But yeah he's obviously not the rider anymore he once was.

 

[Lequack]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1613694121243205641

View: https://twitter.com/vueltasanjuanok/status/1613694121243205641

 

[Barkintheeye]

When is the first showdown between the big guns we can expect to see, i.e. between Remco, Pog, WVA and MVDP? Will be better than the O.K. Corral for sure.

 

[Berniece]

When is the first showdown between the big guns we can expect to see, i.e. between Remco, Pog, WVA and MVDP? Will be better than the O.K. Corral for sure.

WVA v. MVDP v. Pogacar => Strade Bianche
Remco v. Pogacar => UAE Tour

 

[Barkintheeye]

WVA v. MVDP v. Pogacar => Strade Bianche
Remco v. Pogacar => UAE Tour

Too bad Remco is not doing SB. Will they all line up for either RVV, MSR or P-R?

 

[Bonimenier]

Too bad Remco is not doing SB. Will they all line up for either RVV, MSR or P-R?

No Remco isn't doing any of those races. World's might be the race to see them all head to head although 2 are on the same team there.

 

[red_flanders]

WVA v. MVDP v. Pogacar => Strade Bianche
Remco v. Pogacar => UAE Tour

I find myself annually hard pressed to give a *** about the UAE Tour. Not sure even Evenepoel can change that. For me it used to be really interesting to see him in the early races, any racing from him was interesting. Now after hitting all those targets last year, I don't have the same excitement for San Juan and UAE.

 

[Berniece]

I find myself annually hard pressed to give a *** about the UAE Tour. Not sure even Evenepoel can change that. For me it used to be really interesting to see him in the early races, any racing from him was interesting. Now after hitting all those targets last year, I don't have the same excitement for San Juan and UAE.

Me neither, sure it's World Tour but so is Benelux Tour or that stage race in China. I also don't really care about those, because they mostly don't have the top field with them, and the race itself doesn't have the prestige of a Paris-Nice for example.

I'm going to watch though, I'm eager to see how he fairs against Pogacar after last year. Last time they did a stage race against each other was Tirreno, so things have changed a bit for Remco since then.

 

[tobydawq]

Me neither, sure it's World Tour but so is Benelux Tour or that stage race in China. I also don't really care about those, because they mostly don't have the top field with them, and the race itself doesn't have the prestige of a Paris-Nice for example.

I'm going to watch though, I'm eager to see how he fairs against Pogacar after last year. Last time they did a stage race against each other was Tirreno, so things have changed a bit for Remco since then.

The Benelux Tour is awesome.

 

[KZD]

Its a bit of a shame that Remco only rides LBL and Lombardia this year but I really hope he targets Strade, MSR and RVV in the next years. If there a rider capable of rivalling Pogačar in GT's + monuments at the same time its him.

 

[Boes]

Its a bit of a shame that Remco only rides LBL and Lombardia this year but I really hope he targets Strade, MSR and RVV in the next years. If there a rider capable of rivalling Pogačar in GT's + monuments at the same time its him.

I'm not so sure about Strade
I do agree about RVV. That's a race he should win at least once in his carreer.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Its a bit of a shame that Remco only rides LBL and Lombardia this year but I really hope he targets Strade, MSR and RVV in the next years. If there a rider capable of rivalling Pogačar in GT's + monuments at the same time its him.

Only one he has a realistic chance of winning in the next 2 years is Sanremo. I guess the team already has Alaphilippe as the attacking option and that's why he not there in 2023