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

[LookProGoSlow]

All this debating.. the stand off will come soon enough and will settle the score

 

[DNP-Old]

Evenepoel, die in Catalonië op ritzege in regenboogtrui mikt, over Sanremo: “Die koers moet me wel liggen. Als het volgend jaar past, waarom niet?”

Drie weken na zijn eindzege in de UAE Tour keert Remco Evenepoel morgen terug in competitie in de Ronde van Catalonië. Evenepoel vertoefde de voorbije weken in Tenerife, waar hij een hoogtestage afwerkte om de vorm voor de komende Ronde van Italië bij te vijlen. “Ik ben nu tussen 90 en 95...

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Sanremo and De Ronde please. The former is a possibility next year, at least.

 

[jmdirt]

His legs are 'off', but I'm sure that they will come around soon!

Kit looks!

 

[VayaVayaVaya]

He looked very good today accelerating hard and clearly going 100% on this

 

[Andre]

Good stage Remco! Hopefully surpassing Roglic tomorrow.

 

[Peyroteo94]

He looks incredible. I'm almost sure he will drop a bomb tomorrow

 

[Andy schleck]

He looks incredible. I'm almost sure he will drop a bomb tomorrow

Remco Evenepoel is the new bin laden thread.

 

[DaLong]

Remco Evenepoel is the new bin laden thread.

Remco is the new Dumoulin thread?

 

[Riek s]

He seems to be very good, but not good enough to drop Roglic on these climbs.

Hope he would try to attack from behind instead of telephoning his attacks though. Because dropping someone in your wheel is a lot harder and the competition (at least atm) are very happy to limit themselves (intentional or by no other choice) to wheelsucking.

 

[Red Rick]

He seems to be very good, but not good enough to drop Roglic on these climbs.

Hope he would try to attack from behind instead of telephoning his attacks though. Because dropping someone in your wheel is a lot harder and the competition (at least atm) are very happy to limit themselves (intentional or by no other choice) to wheelsucking.

That just lets Roglic rest between accelerations.

I think Evenepoels tactics were pretty sound. Losing bonus seconds doesn't mean that much, he still basically needs to drop Roglic on Tortosa, that doesn't really change.

Tailwind all day today didn't help Evenepoel I think either.

 

[Riek s]

That just lets Roglic rest between accelerations.

I think Evenepoels tactics were pretty sound. Losing bonus seconds doesn't mean that much, he still basically needs to drop Roglic on Tortosa, that doesn't really change.

Tailwind all day today didn't help Evenepoel I think either.

Well if he cant get rid of Roglic on climbs, there is only one alternative, make sure the ettappe are won by breaks and if others want bonus points or time, they will need to get it themselves. (but for that he probably needs to be in the lead. which can happen with a TT.)

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

I think it's still a few days too soon after his altitude training. He is clearly still not even close to peak form, judging by the small peloton that barely got dropped. Not a bad thing per se.

 

[LesDiablesRouges]

He's tuning up. Remco's form is good for being 1 1/2 months out of the Giro. He's around 95%.

 

[peterfin]

If the idea was to drop others instead of outsprinting them, he started too late. The group had a good pace but not enough to reduce the pack to an elite group so the probability that some can keep his pace for 1-2 km is rather high. Next time he should test himself (and others) by going much earlier.

 

[Andy schleck]

He looks incredible. I'm almost sure he will drop a bomb tomorrow

He forgot to drop the bomb today.

 

[staubsauger]

If the idea was to drop others instead of outsprinting them, he started too late. The group had a good pace but not enough to reduce the pack to an elite group so the probability that some can keep his pace for 1-2 km is rather high. Next time he should test himself (and others) by going much earlier.

Maybe he thought he's Marco Pantani, because he's got a gorgeous model girlfriend / wife too?

More seriously it actually truly looked as if he just wanted to ride on and drop them from the front like Pantani did with Ullrich, Virenque & Riis on Alpe d'Huez in 1997!

If that works out it's actually super cool to watch I have to say in his defense!

 

[Andre]

He forgot to drop the bomb today.

...looks like the bomb got dropped on Almeida...

 

[Andy schleck]

...looks like the bomb got dropped on Almeida...

I'm not a fan of almeida.

 

[Andre]

I'm not a fan of almeida.

that's ok, Almeida had a mechanical or something and was not helped by team I think. But he rode very strong and made up the distance. Remco started the sprint too early, but in an interview he said he was pleased to have been able to put in two attacks for the first time in high altitude. I believe there could be a rivalry in the future Remco vs Almeida.

 

[Big Doopie]

Well if he cant get rid of Roglic on climbs, there is only one alternative, make sure the ettappe are won by breaks and if others want bonus points or time, they will need to get it themselves. (but for that he probably needs to be in the lead. which can happen with a TT.)

Which was kinda QS tactic at the Vuelta. Rog got few bonus seconds.

Thing is here Remco needs to drop Rog (and it seemed close today). But at Giro, Rog will likely need to come out from the safety of wheelsucking to drop Remco in the mountains.

Funny to think that I am giving the TT advantage to Remco over a dominant Olympic champ, but I am.

 

[Big Doopie]

Maybe he thought he's Marco Pantani, because he's got a gorgeous model girlfriend / wife too?

More seriously it actually truly looked as if he just wanted to ride on and drop them from the front like Pantani did with Ullrich, Virenque & Riis on Alpe d'Huez in 1997!

If that works out it's actually super cool to watch I have to say in his defense!

He appeared to be pretty satisfied at being able to accelerate twice at altitude (over 2000). Appears that he didn’t think he could do that. The fact that Rog (and Ciccone) waited until the last turn to get by him means they didn’t have it to do a normal rogStomp from 500m -1000m out even after Remco led for more than 2k.

Rog may win Catalunya, but if all he can do is follow and sprint around at the end, that bodes pretty well for Remco, methinks (see TDF 2020).

 

[red_flanders]

that's ok, Almeida had a mechanical or something and was not helped by team I think. But he rode very strong and made up the distance. Remco started the sprint too early, but in an interview he said he was pleased to have been able to put in two attacks for the first time in high altitude. I believe there could be a rivalry in the future Remco vs Almeida.

I think Remco has (or should have) his sights set a bit higher than Almeida.

 

[Big Doopie]

I think it's still a few days too soon after his altitude training. He is clearly still not even close to peak form, judging by the small peloton that barely got dropped. Not a bad thing per se.

Tho his team (other than Van wilder) was pretty crap.

They really need some reinforcements for 2024.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Tho his team (other than Van wilder) was pretty crap.

They really need some reinforcements for 2024.

Well, his team was about as good as Jumbo, which was heralded as a "TDF team" to support Roglic in the Giro. I had hoped Missnada to be able to do better this year, but so far it doesn't seem like it. Vervaeke and Serry are about what you could expect, good domestiques for a hilly stage but not the guys to be there on the final climb. Hirt was a disappointment, and frankly so was Cattaneo. Of all the guys that should be able to support him at least halfway up the final climb, only Van Wilder was up to the task.

 

[Oldermanish]

He's tuning up. Remco's form is good for being 1 1/2 months out of the Giro. He's around 95%.

As his form should be. The presences of so many guys after that pace suggests many are in the same boat. A couple more days should thin the ranks.