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

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Tell me then, when during the climb was Nibali positioned to try to follow him?

Observation beats interpretation. Show me an image that supports your postulate.


Don't get why we are now questionning other rider statements.. based on what? some tv images we have? Would advice to start riding in the peleton and then you can talk about it.

No matter where Nibali is/was he knows the speedup of the peleton and that they hand't caught him. He gives his opinion. you can disagree with his opinion, but be fair about it instead of finding excuses why his opinion as a rider that was involved in the race is wrong whereas a banksitter watching tv fragments is right. We as viewers have absolutely no id what goes on in the peleton and what they can see/hear/feel.
 
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Don't get why we are now questionning other rider statements.. based on what? some tv images we have? Would advice to start riding in the peleton and then you can talk about it.

No matter where Nibali is/was he knows the speedup of the peleton and that they hand't caught him. He gives his opinion. you can disagree with his opinion, but be fair about it instead of finding excuses why his opinion as a rider that was involved in the race is wrong whereas a banksitter watching tv fragments is right. We as viewers have absolutely no id what goes on in the peleton and what they can see/hear/feel.
Evenepoel's attack was well-covered. Nibali did not try to go with him. He was not even sitting anywhere near him. That's the factual truth.

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Where was Nibali? How did he try to follow him?
 
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You have to look earlier on Redoute to see where Nibali is positioned (remember he is in Astana colours, nowhere to be seen on the previous images):
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He is near the back, with probably more than 30 riders between him and Evenepoel (EDIT: I counted that to 29 riders between them).
 
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Oh ye of little faith! Zero evidence? He's just warming up, and after his setback. He shall, wait and see. Remember Remco came late to cycling. Already this year, at 23, we should see climbing performances that will be stratospheric. By the time he's 25 he'll be dropping them all in the mountains of the Grand Bouclé. It's his destiny!
"Lack of evidence?" "Just because there is little evidence yet doesn't mean there is a lack of evidence." o_O
 
Oh ye of little faith! Zero evidence? He's just warming up, and after his setback. He shall, wait and see. Remember Remco came late to cycling. Already this year, at 23, we should see climbing performances that will be stratospheric. By the time he's 25 he'll be dropping them all in the mountains of the Grand Bouclé. It's his destiny!
When he gets 25, the dawg will have 40 years, and will win the tour de france like Horner won vuelta 2013. No chance for remco. The dawg is getting the hard miles until 40 also after his setback.
 
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Ah, well that's too bad. Roglič just stronger. Chapeau to him!
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This is what I responded to. Not an interpretation, not an opinion. A factual statement. A false statement.
If you are so presumptuous as to think Nibali didn't know what he was talking about then you are wasting your time with me. You want to put footage before being there, go ahead.
 
He's been a better teammate to Roglic than the Jumbo guys, so i understand your sentiment.

Nah. He gave it his best. As he had to try just that if he wanted to move forward in GC. Roglič was just better. No shame in that. On top of that Remco said in his post race interview Roglič is an idol to him. And that he for sure will try again. Hence it's not the end of the world.
 
Nah. He gave it his best. As he had to try just that if he wanted to move forward in GC. Roglič was just better. No shame in that. On top of that Remco said in his post race interview Roglič is an idol to him. And that he for sure will try again. Hence it's not the end of the world.
Roglic was smarter. Or in this case it would be more fitting to say, Remco was dumber. He did not give it his best, he played right into the hands of Roglic.
 
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