The ITT is probably without TT bikes which needs to be taken into account.
They are slower (less aero, less stiff, and i think different wheelbase as well), but easier to handle (front wheel fork angle), lighter and more comfortable compared to an ITT bike. An ITT bike is something not many riders specifically train on, except GC riders and ITT specialists.How would a ITT without Tt bikes impact the result?
I'm concerned about the hype he is on and the pressure. He is basically the biggest star in Belgium currently. At his age this is something that is really dangerous. Not a lot of young people can cope with this kind of stardom. It would be completely different if he was danish, Italian, German or American. In those countries there would still be dozens or hundreds of athletes that are under much more attention.
Hope his parents, management and team protect him.
Even if there's two or three bigger ones you get my point and if he does win something really big at his young age like Liege or Amstel it will be him at the top. He has also become "Man of the year" in Belgium. Not just Sportsman of the year. CRAZYIs he bigger than Kevin De Brunye and Edin Hazard?
At the moment, there is certainly more buzz around Evenepoel than De Bruyne and Hazard. That will likely change when the Belgian National Team will be labeled favorites this summer, to take the European Championship. He also won "Sportsman of the Year" last month, ahead of both of them, by a large margin.Is he bigger than Kevin De Brunye and Edin Hazard?
Finally, it's official: Remco will ride the Giro d'Italia 2020.
It's been known for a while, but only made official today in Gazzetta dello Sport.
He said they're gonna take it day by day. I actually believe that. I think he'll try to follow the big boys in the first week, and based on how that goes, decide what makes most sense. Perhaps they feel even a top 20 is worth pursuing (and why not), or maybe he'll get knocked back 20 minutes in one stage and focus on a stage win, or just freewheel towards the ITT's. Had this Giro come one year later (i mean with the same line-up and the same course & ITT's) he'd definitely have gone for GC, but now it is likely too soon to see it through. If it weren't for Pogacar and Bernal, we'd all have more realistic expectations, lol.Do you think Evanopoel will be riding for GC ? Doubt it very much.
Algarve as well.He's going to face Van der Poel in three races at least: Tirreno, Brabantse Pijl and la Flèche Wallonne.
He said they're gonna take it day by day. I actually believe that. I think he'll try to follow the big boys in the first week, and based on how that goes, decide what makes most sense. Perhaps they feel even a top 20 is worth pursuing (and why not), or maybe he'll get knocked back 20 minutes in one stage and focus on a stage win, or just freewheel towards the ITT's. Had this Giro come one year later (i mean with the same line-up and the same course & ITT's) he'd definitely have gone for GC, but now it is likely too soon to see it through. If it weren't for Pogacar and Bernal, we'd all have more realistic expectations, lol.
By the way, he's also riding Algarve & Tirreno Adriatico.
Yep, it was pretty obvious from the pictures but nice to have official confirmation nonetheless.Evenepoel has lost 4 to 5 kilo!!![]()
... Because with Remco, it seems as if the unimaginable does not exist and that his crazy teenage pipe dreams are just realistic goals for a generational talent.
Don't expect Evenepoel to finish on the podium straight away.
I wondered about that and thought getting experience of Italian roads and racing conditions would be sensible ahead of the Giro.
With regard to the Giro I hope there will be no intentional time loss at least until a situation arises where he is over 5 minutes down. If top 15 looks out of reach then sure conserve energy and tank a couple of stages in the grupetto to allow some rest and freedom to pick a stage to attack in the breakaway.
The course suits him better than a typical Vuelta would.