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Lefevere isnt gonna sell his golden gooseAs much as I hate it, I think Remco to Ineos is a no-brainer. This is Remco's 5th year at quickstep and winning gt's has been the goal ever since 2020, where he was supposed to do the Giro before his injury. And still, even now when he has already won a gt, they have a team completely inadequate for a gc rider. Like, who is QS 2nd best climber? Jan Hirt? Remco is supposed to go to the Tour fighting against Vingegaard and Pogacar with their super teams and relying on his last man Jan *** Hirt? A talent like him would be completely stupid to stay at a team giving him this kind of support.
Meanwhile Ineos has the capabilities to build a team that could compete with UAE and JV but they are lacking a gc leader who can compete with Pogacar and Vingegaard. You really just have to put two and two together.
As much as I hate it, I think Remco to Ineos is a no-brainer. This is Remco's 5th year at quickstep and winning gt's has been the goal ever since 2020, where he was supposed to do the Giro before his injury. And still, even now when he has already won a gt, they have a team completely inadequate for a gc rider. Like, who is QS 2nd best climber? Jan Hirt? Remco is supposed to go to the Tour fighting against Vingegaard and Pogacar with their super teams and relying on his last man Jan *** Hirt? A talent like him would be completely stupid to stay at a team giving him this kind of support.
Meanwhile Ineos has the capabilities to build a team that could compete with UAE and JV but they are lacking a gc leader who can compete with Pogacar and Vingegaard. You really just have to put two and two together.
Never thrown in situations where he won't succeed? You mean like putting him vs Pogacar and Vingegaard in Tirreno while weighing 67kg?My subjective opinion is that apart from the Giro 2021 misstep, SQS has used him nearly perfectly. He's not over raced, over trained, thrown into situations where he won't succeed (although I still think he should have done the Tour this year over the Giro...).
Remco is also emotionally invested in QS (a Belgian team, they stood behind him during his recovery, etc). And he is the 2nd best paid rider in the world.
Pogacar's team support at UAE being questionable isn't really the point though. You can't possibly argue they haven't at the very least spent a bunch of money on increasing the climbing depth of the squad.I'd say Masnada and Hirt are comparable. Also, who did Pogacar have when he won his 2 TdFs? The luxury of Kuss is a bonus, of course, but not crucial. Finally, a shift to full GC takes a while to finetune. Add a rider or two, and they are set.
Remco is also emotionally invested in QS (a Belgian team, they stood behind him during his recovery, etc). And he is the 2nd best paid rider in the world.
Nothing will happen. Nothing should happen. Case closed.
Actually their A-team isn't that bad, you saw at LBL and also at Catalunya that they could control the race quite dominantly. Certainly stronger than the team with which Dumoulin won the Giro. From the last month we can't draw any conclusions. The only thing you could say is that the strongest domestique for Evenepoel, Van Wilder, would have been a bit weaker than those for Roglic and Thomas/Hart.Remco currently has the worst team support of any top tier GT contender since Dumoulin at Sunweb. Teams like Jayco/BikeExchange/Greenedge have managed to cobble together better support on smaller budgets than Quickstep, it's ultimately a matter of priorities. Seriously contending at the Tour would probably take a lot more than adding a rider or two to this team, that's for sure.
LBL and Catalunya aren't GTs, and Jumbo and Ineos can field several stronger support lineups than Quickstep's A team.Actually their A-team isn't that bad, you saw at LBL and also at Catalunya that they could control the race quite dominantly. Certainly stronger than the team with which Dumoulin won the Giro. From the last month we can't draw any conclusions. The only thing you could say is that the strongest domestique for Evenepoel, Van Wilder, would have been a bit weaker than those for Roglic and Thomas/Hart.
Thank you for pointing out they're not GTs, I wondered what I was missing.LBL and Catalunya aren't GTs, and Jumbo and Ineos can field several stronger support lineups than Quickstep's A team.
Jumbo's C-team + Kuss was better than SQS.Actually their A-team isn't that bad, you saw at LBL and also at Catalunya that they could control the race quite dominantly. Certainly stronger than the team with which Dumoulin won the Giro. From the last month we can't draw any conclusions. The only thing you could say is that the strongest domestique for Evenepoel, Van Wilder, would have been a bit weaker than those for Roglic and Thomas/Hart.
Is he?And he is the 2nd best paid rider in the world.
Jumbo's C-team + Kuss was better than SQS.
Ineos had 3 guys much better than Van Wilder, and that's after their strongest leader crashed out.
Lol. Who's saying that?But they only need one more super-dom apparently.
The rest is good enough.
Doesnt matter.Lol. Who's saying that?
Lefevere said something along those lines during the Giro in an on-air interview with Eurosport NL. Couldn't believe my ears.Lol. Who's saying that?
not "much" betterJumbo's C-team + Kuss was better than SQS.
Ineos had 3 guys much better than Van Wilder, and that's after their strongest leader crashed out.
That's why it may make sense to a cash-driven Patrick to hold up Ineos and hold Remco out of any competition that's significant until he knows what he could be paid. Trying to build a Tour team will continue to cost him and, as you've said: it's a business. Everyone is for sale.My subjective opinion is that apart from the Giro 2021 misstep, SQS has used him nearly perfectly. He's not over raced, over trained, thrown into situations where he won't succeed (although I still think he should have done the Tour this year over the Giro...). The Lombardia crash could have turned into a Dumoulin/Froome/Pinot debacle but he recovered fully.
Ineos on paper would be a great team for Remco -- can you imagine him huddling behind Ganna for 30 km toward the end of a medium mountain/transitional stage? He'd be pushing 75 watts...and Ineo's climbers (De Plus and Arensman) outperformed my expectations at the Giro.
From Ineos's side, they'd love to have a WC on the roster, and some of their GC hopefuls like Sivakov or Dani Martinez havn'et yet panned out (or are hurt). They'll likely lose C.Rod, too.
As for current riders, they know it's a business.
He definitely should do La Vuelta and revisit the Giro speculation against GT and Primoz. That'd be more interesting than this year's Tour.where has it been said Remco is doing Belgium over Suisse. It was already documented he wants to do Suisse
Quickstep had literally two guys left in the race. This isn't a benchmark.Jumbo's C-team + Kuss was better than SQS.
Ineos had 3 guys much better than Van Wilder, and that's after their strongest leader crashed out.
I'm sure you could🙂, but I think you are overreacting. Regarding LBL, there are a million what ifs, but hey, he won, right? Even if Pog could go with him, that's a 50 percent chance of winning...I'd back that strategy against the most versatile and successful rider in the peloton. Bottom line at QS: despite setbacks and living inside the Belgian cycling fish tank, Remco has more than hit his development targets, to say the least. And even experienced riders can have catastrophic crashes.Never thrown in situations where he won't succeed? You mean like putting him vs Pogacar and Vingegaard in Tirreno while weighing 67kg?
They have screwed the pooch on numerous occasions. They never took his lack of experience seriously, which inevitably led to him crashing hard sooner or later combined with his eagerness to perform. They did not supervise his injury close enough, letting a young, eager and inexperienced rider to set the pace of his own recovery, which led to his injury getting worse, his recovery taking longer and an entire year being wasted. They constantly set him up with a tactical nitwit. The plan in LBL had not changed after Pogacar crashed out. So the plan all along had been to attack on La Redoute and solo it home. Would have loved to see that happening with Pogacar there. I could go into a race per race screw up if you'd like too.
Their strongest leader? Ok, based on...?Jumbo's C-team + Kuss was better than SQS.
Ineos had 3 guys much better than Van Wilder, and that's after their strongest leader crashed out.
You can either win or not win. There's always a 50% chance.Even if Pog could go with him, that's a 50 percent chance of winning...