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

[Rechtschreibfehler]

"Louis Vervaeke and Mauri Vansevenant" will not be the only team mates of Remco.

No but who will be the team mates that are with him when UAE and JV still have their co-leaders plus help present?

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Looking forward to destroy both Jumbo riders when he’s in top form. Mostly because Vingegaard won’t be at the same level as in the Tour

I sure hope Vingegaard won't be at the same level because otherwise this could become a rather dull affair when it comes to the GC battle.

But it's sure going to be exiting to see how Remco progressed and if he can mount a challenge to Vingegaard (and maybe peak Roglic).

 

[Tim Cahill]

They need to be on the phone to the agents of Nairo Quintana and/or Superman Lopez immediately.

 

[IndianCyclist]

So if Remco wins the Vuelta, people will say:
1. Vingegaard was not in the best shape because of the hard Tour;
2. Roglic was not in the best shape because of the hard Giro;
3. Ayuso is still young;
4. Geraint Thomas is too old.

So another Mickey Mouse race on Remco’s palmares…

But only Remco can command 4 asterixes on one race since he is Rix😁

 

[Berniece]

I sure hope Vingegaard won't be at the same level because otherwise this could become a rather dull affair when it comes to the GC battle.

But it's sure going to be exiting to see how Remco progressed and if he can mount a challenge to Vingegaard (and maybe peak Roglic).

I don’t think peak Roglic is an issue. We’ll never know what the Giro would have given but I think he would’ve won that easily

 

[Andy schleck]

I'm trying to make a poll here, but don't exactly think I can make a proper one: What team will Remco race for in the 2024 Tour de France?

SQ
Ineos
Bora
Israel
or other

Let's make a poll here....by how many minutes remco will lose to Vingegaard in the tour 2024?

A-2 minutes
B-4 minutes
C-6 minutes
D-8 minutes
E-10 minutes

 

[Berniece]

Let's make a poll here....by how many minutes remco will lose to Vingegaard in the tour 2024?

A-2 minutes
B-4 minutes
C-6 minutes
D-8 minutes
E-10 minutes

Lose? You’re in the wrong topic

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Let's make a poll here....by how many minutes remco will lose to Vingegaard in the tour 2024?

A-2 minutes
B-4 minutes
C-6 minutes
D-8 minutes
E-10 minutes

Remco will be waiting for Skeletor at the Giro and I doubt the Dane will accept the challenge.

 

[Andy schleck]

Let's make a poll here....by how many minutes remco will lose to Vingegaard in the tour 2024?

A-2 minutes
B-4 minutes
C-6 minutes
D-8 minutes
E-10 minutes

@Ilmaestro99 what is your option?

 

[Riek s]

Remco will be waiting for Skeletor at the Giro and I doubt the Dane will accept the challenge (beating weaklings at the Tour instead).

If Skeletor succeeds in being the 4th rider doing the Tour-Vuelta double.. He should consider the Giro-Tour double next year and also write history to win 3 GT in less than a single year + Giro-Tour double is only a couple of times as well.
So don't think Remco doing the Giro again gives him a possible escape

Let's make a poll here....by how many minutes remco will lose to Vingegaard in the tour 2024?

A-2 minutes
B-4 minutes
C-6 minutes
D-8 minutes
E-10 minutes

Maybe lets see after we know how he rides this Vuelta.

Also, i doubt he would put vingegaard on 2minutes let alone 10minutes. (or are those not intended as negative values?)

 

[Ilmaestro99]

@Ilmaestro99 what is your option?

If they race like this year in the Pyrenees, already after first week he would lose several minutes.

E - 10 minutes. Masnada could be a mentor and drag him round the Alpes for a top 5 spot. But several bidons will be aggressively thrown into the ground

 

[Mayomaniac]

I doubt Remco worries too much, he wants to win every race he targets no matter what.
Lefevre on the other hand is probably really nervous, today he probably started drinking even earlier than usual...

 

[Netserk]

I doubt Remco worries too much, he wants to win every race he targets no matter what.
Lefevre on the other hand is probably really nervous, today he probably started drinking even earlier than usual...

I don’t think he heard of it that early.

 

[Mayomaniac]

I don’t think he heard of it that early.

Plus it's Sunday, so he might already have a drink for breakfast...

 

[Riek s]

He thinks it could also work out as an advantage for Remco.

Patrick Lefevere over de voorbije Tour en degene die komt: “Wij gaan ervan uit dat het met Remco zal zijn”

De Tour van Soudal Quick-Step leek een grijze muis te worden, maar kreeg dankzij de ritzege van Kasper Asgreen toch nog wat kleur. CEO Patrick Lefevere maakt de balans op én blikt al eens vooruit naar de editie van volgend jaar, normaal gezien mét Remco Evenepoel.

www.hln.be

“Ik schrok er ook wel wat van. Jumbo-Visma gaat met een mastodont van een ploeg, maar het moet nog altijd gereden worden. Misschien kan het een voordeel zijn dat wij volledig voor Remco rijden en zij twee kopmannen (Vingegaard en Roglic, red.) hebben.”

 

[topcat]

Let's make a poll here....by how many minutes remco will lose to Vingegaard in the tour 2024?

A-2 minutes
B-4 minutes
C-6 minutes
D-8 minutes
E-10 minutes

Speaking of Tour 2024, suppose Vinnie rides and Rog is not selected and Vinnie's main rival is the mighty Remco. A poll exclusively for Roglic fans-Who do you cheer for?
A-Remco
B-Vinnie

 

[jaylew]

So if Remco wins the Vuelta, people will say:
1. Vingegaard was not in the best shape because of the hard Tour;
2. Roglic was not in the best shape because of the hard Giro;
3. Ayuso is still young;
4. Geraint Thomas is too old.

So another Mickey Mouse race on Remco’s palmares…

Yes, all of those things will likely be said and more I'm sure - Mas and Carapaz hadn't recovered from their Tour crashes will be another one

To me #1 is really the only legit one. If Remco wins, he'll have taken a lot of scalps and will deserve all the credit in the world and should go into next year's TdF as as a clear podium favorite after JV and Pog. And I say this as not quite a Remco hater but definitely someone who is not a fan.

 

[VayaVayaVaya]

Speaking of Tour 2024, suppose Vinnie rides and Rog is not selected and Vinnie's main rival is the mighty Remco. A poll exclusively for Roglic fans-Who do you cheer for?
A-Remco
B-Vinnie

A-Remco 100%

 

[Volderke]

Yes, all of those things will likely be said and more I'm sure - Mas and Carapaz hadn't recovered from their Tour crashes will be another one

To me #1 is really the only legit one. If Remco wins, he'll have taken a lot of scalps and will deserve all the credit in the world and should go into next year's TdF as as a clear podium favorite after JV and Pog. And I say this as not quite a Remco hater but definitely someone who is not a fan.

The opposite can be as much true as well:

If Remco loses, then...
1. he must be ill;
2. it wasn't in his racing program and it's only training for the Tour;
3. Jumbo is not riding clean;
4. He's still young. Give him 5 more years to beat Vingegaard

 

[Gargamel35]

Since Vinge took nr. 1 guy away from Roglič in JV and is now beating Pogačar too, whole Slovenia will root for Remco.

 

[jaylew]

The opposite can be as much true as well:

If Remco loses, then...
1. he must be ill;
2. it wasn't in his racing program and it's only training for the Tour;
3. Jumbo is not riding clean;
4. He's still young. Give him 5 more years to beat Vingegaard

If I follow the precedent from my previous post, I'd have to say none of those would be legit.

 

[Riek s]

The opposite can be as much true as well:

If Remco loses, then...
1. he must be ill;
2. it wasn't in his racing program and it's only training for the Tour;
3. Jumbo is not riding clean;
4. He's still young. Give him 5 more years to beat Vingegaard

some of them don't change depending on win or loose.
1, 2 and 4 are likely though

And actually related to 2: Remco focus for the WC ITT might compromise his absolute climbing peak. (e.g. he chooses a higher weight, also for the Giro, to be better in the TT).
We don't know how it affects him since he never completed the Giro. I think one of Remcos biggest fans (Logic) was rediculing Remco for this choice leading in the Giro.

 

[Big Doopie]

He thinks it could also work out as an advantage for Remco.

Patrick Lefevere over de voorbije Tour en degene die komt: “Wij gaan ervan uit dat het met Remco zal zijn”

De Tour van Soudal Quick-Step leek een grijze muis te worden, maar kreeg dankzij de ritzege van Kasper Asgreen toch nog wat kleur. CEO Patrick Lefevere maakt de balans op én blikt al eens vooruit naar de editie van volgend jaar, normaal gezien mét Remco Evenepoel.

www.hln.be

translation, please...?

 

[Big Doopie]

So if Remco wins the Vuelta, people will say:
1. Vingegaard was not in the best shape because of the hard Tour;
2. Roglic was not in the best shape because of the hard Giro;
3. Ayuso is still young;
4. Geraint Thomas is too old.

So another Mickey Mouse race on Remco’s palmares…

this is very good. but you are missing the one that has always made the most sense:

"No one else was trying."

 

[Big Doopie]

He should consider the Giro-Tour double next year and also write history to win 3 GT in less than a single year

write history how?

both merckx and froome have held all three GTs in less than a year...