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

Page 707 - Get up to date with the latest news, scores & standings from the Cycling News Community.
His altitude adaptation should have worn off by now and he hasn't done any altitude training (only after TDS). So his level in this TDS will be quite we bit below his best.
If WVA didn't participate i would have thought the ITT are a piece of cake, but that will b a hard battle now. (since WVA is fully prepared)

For the mountains, we will need to see... I don't think we have seen him climbing at strato levels without his altitude camps. So it would suprise me if he is riding like in catalunya..
 
His altitude adaptation should have worn off by now and he hasn't done any altitude training (only after TDS). So his level in this TDS will be quite we bit below his best.
If WVA didn't participate i would have thought the ITT are a piece of cake, but that will b a hard battle now. (since WVA is fully prepared)

For the mountains, we will need to see... I don't think we have seen him climbing at strato levels without his altitude camps. So it would suprise me if he is riding like in catalunya..
This is entirely possible.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Big Doopie
His altitude adaptation should have worn off by now and he hasn't done any altitude training (only after TDS). So his level in this TDS will be quite we bit below his best.
If WVA didn't participate i would have thought the ITT are a piece of cake, but that will b a hard battle now. (since WVA is fully prepared)

For the mountains, we will need to see... I don't think we have seen him climbing at strato levels without his altitude camps. So it would suprise me if he is riding like in catalunya..

He didn't have any altitude training before Cataluyna or the UAE Tour. He dropped watt bombs in each
 
His altitude adaptation should have worn off by now and he hasn't done any altitude training (only after TDS). So his level in this TDS will be quite we bit below his best.
If WVA didn't participate i would have thought the ITT are a piece of cake, but that will b a hard battle now. (since WVA is fully prepared)

For the mountains, we will need to see... I don't think we have seen him climbing at strato levels without his altitude camps. So it would suprise me if he is riding like in catalunya..
Those ITT's might be hard fought between Remco, Wout, Ganna and home riders Küng and Bissegger.

It could give some indication for the WC TT although the first TT is probably too short for that.
 
“We have Remco back on the team and we are looking forward to it. The two individual time trials suit him, but also guys like Kasper, Mauro and Mattia can do something nice on those stages. As Remco returns after illness, we’ll just take it day by day and see what he can do in the mountains, where he’ll also have James to help him, in addition to the other guys. For the flat stages, our man is Tim, who can count on Bert to guide him, so we’re confident in our chances of getting some good results”, said sports director Geert Van Bondt.

 
If he can go in le Suisse, he can go to a trainingcamp for 2 weeks in livigno or somewhere to prepare le tour. He can go to the Tour without pressure. To ride the tour in the world championship jersey could be a once in a lifetime opportunity , he can try a gc but if he doesn't have it he can get a great stage win or two in the rainbow jersey. And this would set him up perfectly to defend his title in Scotland.

I don't really understand the plan to do Suisse instead
 
If he can go in le Suisse, he can go to a trainingcamp for 2 weeks in livigno or somewhere to prepare le tour. He can go to the Tour without pressure. To ride the tour in the world championship jersey could be a once in a lifetime opportunity , he can try a gc but if he doesn't have it he can get a great stage win or two in the rainbow jersey. And this would set him up perfectly to defend his title in Scotland.

I don't really understand the plan to do Suisse instead
I very much agree with your first paragraph. But I think Suisse fits in fine with all that.
 
If he can go in le Suisse, he can go to a trainingcamp for 2 weeks in livigno or somewhere to prepare le tour. He can go to the Tour without pressure. To ride the tour in the world championship jersey could be a once in a lifetime opportunity , he can try a gc but if he doesn't have it he can get a great stage win or two in the rainbow jersey. And this would set him up perfectly to defend his title in Scotland.

I don't really understand the plan to do Suisse instead
Im no expert on training, but that plan seems a bit cramped. I think you at least want a few days rest before TdF, and you also have some logistical things when riding that race - team presentation etc., so realistically its closer to 1 week proper training before TdF when you also wanna recover a bit after Suisse.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Big Doopie

TRENDING THREADS