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

[Red Rick]

Remco allegedly did 6.8 W/KG for 26 minutes in 38 degree heat in February? Contador 7.1 for 20 on Verbier for comparison.

Yates also at an insane level.

The sun rose in the east.
Naichaca overestimated Evenepoel as heavily as possible
The sun set in the west.

 

[houtdffan]

Evenepoel takes major step toward Giro d'Italia goal with UAE Tour overall victory

'We’ll now go to altitude and start the real specific work towards the Giro' says World Champion

www.cyclingnews.com

Remco sounds supremely confident regarding the Giro. Like he knows it will be an utter slaughter

 

[topcat]

What better preparation for the Giro than the UAE tour?

 

[Riek s]

He was better then I expected. Seems he really rode his heart out on the climb to stay so close to Yates. Bodes well for what is coming.. Maybe he can take a step forward compared to the Vuelta last year.

 

[Oldermanish]

Evenepoel takes major step toward Giro d'Italia goal with UAE Tour overall victory

'We’ll now go to altitude and start the real specific work towards the Giro' says World Champion

www.cyclingnews.com

Remco sounds supremely confident regarding the Giro. Like he knows it will be an utter slaughter

He's right where he should be on form. That means training is progressively improving and hopefully will be on form at the Giro.
You're using an adjective and a conclusion that a mature Remco would never utter. The conclusion is something no GT rider would convince themselves of, either. Too much can happen in 3 weeks.

 

[Sciatic]

Not bad for 85%. What was Yates and Bilbao percentage? since we have to judge everything by percentage

They should to write it down at sign-in, just for our convenience

 

[Lequack]

The only question is, could Remco have beaten Vingegaard this week in Gran Camino?

 

[danielovichdk2]

The only question is, could Remco have beaten Vingegaard this week in Gran Camino?

Sure he could. But he will not be in any close distance in either the Giro or TdF.

I am amazed how many believe his Vuelta victory suddenly turned him into a legit GT contender. Ever wondered if the Vuelta 22 was a weak edition?

Remco is off the charts but he is no legit gt rider.

Make me eat my hat, please.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Sagan and Greg?

muur, markt tot kapel | Strava Ride Segment in Geraardsbergen, Vlaams Gewest, Belgium

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The only question is, could Remco have beaten Vingegaard this week in Gran Camino?

Not without going to jail.

 

[danielovichdk2]

Sure he could. But he will not be in any close distance in either the Giro or TdF.

I am amazed how many believe his Vuelta victory suddenly turned him into a legit GT contender. Ever wondered if the Vuelta 22 was a weak edition?

Remco is off the charts but he is no legit gt rider.

Make me eat my hat, please.

Actually let me put into more perspective.

Between the crashing and covid in Vuelta22 he got lucky. Strong performance. But also lucky.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

how many believe his Vuelta victory suddenly turned him into a legit GT contender

I love it

 

[Blanco]

With this form he won't beat Roglic. He needs to improve a lot.

 

[danielovichdk2]

I love it

I understand the paradox. But between the covid and the crashes it was no regular GT.

Hence he is no legit GT contender.

 

[tobydawq]

I understand the paradox. But between the covid and the crashes it was no regular GT.

Hence he is no legit GT contender.

Lol

 

[Big Doopie]

With this form he won't beat Roglic. He needs to improve a lot.

Well. Roglic with his present form couldn’t beat Roglic at the Giro. So not sure what your point is.

 

[houtdffan]

Sure he could. But he will not be in any close distance in either the Giro or TdF.

I am amazed how many believe his Vuelta victory suddenly turned him into a legit GT contender. Ever wondered if the Vuelta 22 was a weak edition?

Remco is off the charts but he is no legit gt rider.

Make me eat my hat, please.

Remco not a legit GT rider...

Can you please pass whatever it is you're smoking

 

[Big Doopie]

I understand the paradox. But between the covid and the crashes it was no regular GT.

Hence he is no legit GT contender.

RDS (Remco Derangement Syndrome) is alive and well. I am thrilled!

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

With this form he won't beat Roglic. He needs to improve a lot.

He climbed faster today than both Pogacar and Vingegaard's best times on Jebel Hafeet, while unlike them, he has not yet been at altitude. By how much should he improve exactly?

 

[Blanco]

He climbed faster today than both Pogacar and Vingegaard's best times on Jebel Hafeet, while unlike them, he has not yet been at altitude. By how much should he improve exactly?

Both Pogacar and Vingegaard wouldn't be dropped by Yates, nor in-from Roglic, and he will be in form by the time Giro comes.
That much.

 

[DNP-Old]

Both Pogacar and Vingegaard wouldn't be dropped by Yates, nor in-from Roglic, and he will be in form by the time Giro comes.
That much.

Funny you should say that. Pogacar got dropped so hard on Jebel Hafeet that he was closer to Eddie Dunbar than he was to Yates.

 

[Salvarani]

Nowhere in Sanremo, Trentino and Liège. The MTF was cancelled in Tirreno, so difficult to gauge his form there.

Because of the bad weather, which was the year when the moto-cam stopped working on the MTF? There was just one camera by the finish working in the end and then Nibali appeared out of the fog/clouds after a pretty long time. Missed all the action and just had to wait.

Must have been 2012 to Prato Di Tivo, right? Or am I confusing it with another race? Good times, either way.

 

[Bonimenier]

With this form he won't beat Roglic. He needs to improve a lot.

90% chance Roglic crashes out of the Giro anyway, so you're probably right.

 

[Elos Anjos]

90% chance Roglic crashes out of the Giro anyway, so you're probably right.

I would love to see those accurate calculations mumbo-jumbo.

 

[Blanco]

Funny you should say that. Pogacar got dropped so hard on Jebel Hafeet that he was closer to Eddie Dunbar than he was to Yates.

Pogacar beat Yates last two times on this mountain, if I remember correctly...

 

[Extinction]

This thread is living proof of the great flaw of democracy, too many a-holes at the voting booths.