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

[wheresmybrakes]

I'm impressed that he can fit into his wife's trainers. He must be wearing those for a bet. LMAO

 

[Berniece]

I'm impressed that he can fit into his wife's trainers. He must be wearing those for a bet. LMAO

I think it was a gift from the sponsor. Nonetheless the rainbow doesn't match well with the pink.

 

[Lequack]

Honestly it looks like you took regular white shoes and dipped them in pink paint. No design consideration whatsoever, with different accents and stuff.

 

[Andre]

I dislike those sneakers

 

[Panda Claws]

Only in Milan will it be truly fashionable.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

The guy that works with Jumbo Visma on their aero position in the windtunnel, says it is basically impossible to be more aerodynamic than Evenepoel on a TT bike.

https://www.knack.be/sport/wielrennen/aerodynamischer-dan-evenepoel-op-een-tijdritfiets-zitten-lijkt-me-onmogelijk/

 

[Jagartrott]

His bike handling has improved significantly compared to 2020/2021, I think. Of course, he now probably has more than double the amount of race kilometers (acquired over 2021-2023) than everything that came before. Still, good job that he overcame his fear after that horrible Lombardia crash.

 

[red_flanders]

The guy that works with Jumbo Visma on their aero position in the windtunnel, says it is basically impossible to be more aerodynamic than Evenepoel on a TT bike.

https://www.knack.be/sport/wielrennen/aerodynamischer-dan-evenepoel-op-een-tijdritfiets-zitten-lijkt-me-onmogelijk/

Paywall blocked for me.

 

[proffate]

Paywall blocked for me.

https://archive.md/PkQ4X

 

[LesDiablesRouges]

With all the amazing sneaker artists out there someone needs to come up with something way better than than those. They are dreadful. Like somone took some white trainers and dunked them in a pink paint vat and then slapped rainbow stickers on the sides.

There are sneakers(trainers for you Brits) out there that have some insanely intricate designs on them. Granted time is obviously an issue, but if he were to win the Giro, he should get a commissioned pair that have some cool art, like a portrait of Remco wearing Napoleon's classic military outfit in a Darth Vader helmet swinging pink ribbons that turn into tentacles enveloping the Giro trophy.

 

[steffr222]

The guy that works with Jumbo Visma on their aero position in the windtunnel, says it is basically impossible to be more aerodynamic than Evenepoel on a TT bike.

https://www.knack.be/sport/wielrennen/aerodynamischer-dan-evenepoel-op-een-tijdritfiets-zitten-lijkt-me-onmogelijk/

Castelli apparently says he has aero skin too

Remco's god-gifted aero skin: faster than fabric?

Castelli says everything they thought they knew about aerodynamics does not apply to Remco Evenepoel.

escapecollective.cc

 

[Valanga]

Castelli apparently says he has aero skin too

Remco's god-gifted aero skin: faster than fabric?

Castelli says everything they thought they knew about aerodynamics does not apply to Remco Evenepoel.

escapecollective.cc

So ... what about the socks? Back to ankle socks?
Or does the UCI also set a minimum height for socks?

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

So ... what about the socks? Back to ankle socks?
Or does the UCI also set a minimum height for socks?

He will be riding the next TT buttnaked.

 

[RedheadDane]

Fun fact; the only time he has worn white in a GT was stages 7-11, when he was second in that competition after first Valter, and then Bernal.
Now he's second after pink-jersey wearer Leknessund, so if he chooses to wear white tomorrow, he will on two occasions have worn white in a GT without actually leading the BYR competition, and on two occasions have lead the BYR competition in a GT without actually wearing white.

 

[Panda Claws]

https://archive.md/PkQ4X

Work blocked this for me

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Work blocked this for me

Then find another job.

 

[Venge 82]

I wonder what SQS's intention was. To allow Remco's helpers to rest and ride in quietly? Or were they not able to hang on?
At first glance, I thought it was a smart move, but supposing Remco were to face mechanical problems, there should always be a Van Wilder in there, right?
Or do I miss something?

 

[Barkintheeye]

…and did SQS / Evenepoel intentionally give up the maglia rosa? Rest day? As long as he is ahead of Roglic… pas de problème

 

[Oldermanish]

…and did SQS / Evenepoel intentionally give up the maglia rosa? Rest day? As long as he is ahead of Roglic… pas de problème

I'd say so or decided to when no other team put much effort into the pursuit. Remco, Primoz and the Ineos clan were all lucky not to get caught up in wet downhill crashes. Stage 5 to the last....

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

I wonder what SQS's intention was. To allow Remco's helpers to rest and ride in quietly? Or were they not able to hang on?
At first glance, I thought it was a smart move, but supposing Remco were to face mechanical problems, there should always be a Van Wilder in there, right?
Or do I miss something?

One would think so. But SQS works in mysterious ways. Ofcourse if they choke their own riders for no good reason, this can be expected.

 

[Gratemans]

I don't know, but they seemed to smoke a lot of domestiques by letting them chase down waaay to many attacks in the beginning. It was just a very weird thing to watch for me.
Remco at the moment is quite on top. There's still another huge flat ITT coming, and he seems to be confident when it comes to the big mountain stages.
What the team did today doesn't exude confidence at all though, they seemed like a nervous bunch trying to control everything, spending too much energy and it ended up kind of isolating Evenepoel. I don't get it. They're a team with a lot of history and experience. Both on and off-course. They should know how to take advantage / make other teams do the work as well.

 

[Jungle Cycle]

better lern it already..

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljiufQjgous

 

[tobydawq]

better lern it already..

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljiufQjgous

I'm so confused right now. There is an old Danish song with this exact music (okay, music is obviously not the right word - but I don't think melody would be correct either. Maybe hook or tune - my music lingo is horrible) and I certainly didn't know that was internationalised...

Edit: 10 seconds on Wikipedia, and I can see that the Danish song I knew was apparently a Danish version of an Italian song called Sarà perché ti amo.

 

[Venge 82]

Still puzzled about the situation yesterday. On Flemish television (VTM), Wuyts and Bakelants were critizing INEOS as if they were pacing Remco and bringing him safe to the finishline (like teammates). Nobody felt like attacking at the pace they imposed.

BUT, I can see 2 reasons:
- Making Remco nervous by displaying the weakness of his team.
- A bit far-fetched perhaps, but showing that Remco would be a better fit at Ineos also crossed my mind for a while

Anyway, good that the SQS can "rest" for a few days.

 

[IndianCyclist]

Remco should have signed for Ineos instead of the miser Pat's team. I still find it surprising that the richest team isn’t able to sign the top 3 GT stars, Pogacar, Jonas, Remco. While the first 2 are well supported, Remco isnt.