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

[Extinction]

I thought I read somewhere that this was all a shock to the Evenepoel crew. Not sure the truth of all that, but I haven’t seen any evidence to suggest they knew about it before.

I was just speculating, of course, but maybe there were strange vibes, nothing was positive, dad and boss have a riff and son says to both shut the f-up. It's not healthy. He cannot have gone into the Vuelta at ease.

INEOS has the best kit, by a long shot. Easy choice. 😉

Right, British 007! Slick, cool, under-toned and rational, sober and sleek. But I hate the orange.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

INEOS has the best kit, by a long shot. Easy choice. 😉

Remco gonna wear NC jersey / EC jersey / WC jersey most years and for most stage races the next 2 seasons likely a youth jersey and hopefully a lot of leaders jerseys as well, so nice kit shouldn't be high on his priority list

 

[Andre]

I still like the Bora outfit.

 

[CyclistAbi]

...well well, Roglic and Remco might become team mates at Ineos

And Thomas the mediator.

 

[Oldermanish]

No, unfortunately, at 33, Roglic is a thing of the past, as far as they are concerned. They need money, because money talks and people walk!

JV gets the buyout cash. At 33 he is not their future until they do the deal to sell him off: then they get to pay the toll when he wrecks a race or two against them.

 

[Extinction]

JV gets the buyout cash. At 33 he is not their future until they do the deal to sell him off: then they get to pay the toll when he wrecks a race or two against them.

It's le Tour, le Tour and le Tour and he won't wreck that race against them. Nobody can, if Vingegaard is in top shape.

 

[Oldermanish]

It's le Tour, le Tour and le Tour and he won't wreck that race against them. Nobody can, if Vingegaard is in top shape.

I wouldn't be so certain. Putting him in as a mutual assailant with Pogacar for their common good; do you really think Jonas could handle that? His wins have come with great support so he'll get to prove he doesn't need that help. It's not as easy when the entire strategy includes much more defense.

 

[Extinction]

I wouldn't be so certain. Putting him in as a mutual assailant with Pogacar for their common good; do you really think Jonas could handle that? His wins have come with great support so he'll get to prove he doesn't need that help. It's not as easy when the entire strategy includes much more defense.

Absolutely, yes. Every Tour winner, more or less, has great support. Jonas absolutely crushed the TT and you don't have support there. That's where he broke Tadej, both mentally and physically. For the rest he's got Kuss, the best in the business in the mountains support role. I don't buy the Pog-Rog alliance, because if one attacks the other must follow. They are every bit of rivals as Jonas is to each of them. And then, how do they drop Jonas? Rog isn't able to do it and Pog only can if Vingegaard makes a tactical mistake. But he has learned from the Tourmalet stage last year, so won't be pulling Pog up any climbs again. To the contrary, when Jonas attacks how are they going to stay with him?

Bar illness, a crash or injury, unless they mess up his prep, which is highly unlikely, Vingegaard is too strong for them.

 

[theyoungest]

I wouldn't be so certain. Putting him in as a mutual assailant with Pogacar for their common good; do you really think Jonas could handle that? His wins have come with great support so he'll get to prove he doesn't need that help. It's not as easy when the entire strategy includes much more defense.

This is assuming that Roglic and Pogacar will work together... and that Roglic likes Pogacar more than Vingegaard, which I don't think is the case.

 

[Berniece]

This is assuming that Roglic and Pogacar will work together...

People always think those things will happen, but that rarely the case. Look at this Vuelta, did Bora, Movistar, Bahrein and UAE work together. Nope. It's every team for itself.

 

[EddyMazzoleni]

People always think those things will happen, but that rarely the case. Look at this Vuelta, did Bora, Movistar, Bahrein and UAE work together. Nope. It's every team for itself.

UAE and Movistar can't even work as a team within their own, how can you expect them to join forces with someone else?

 

[red_flanders]

Remco gonna wear NC jersey / EC jersey / WC jersey most years and for most stage races the next 2 seasons likely a youth jersey and hopefully a lot of leaders jerseys as well, so nice kit shouldn't be high on his priority list

Fair point!

 

[CyclistAbi]

It's le Tour, le Tour and le Tour and he won't wreck that race against them. Nobody can, if Vingegaard is in top shape.

Remco can.

 

[Oldermanish]

This is assuming that Roglic and Pogacar will work together... and that Roglic likes Pogacar more than Vingegaard, which I don't think is the case.

This is fantasy league strategy so whether someone likes a particular opponent is relative up to the moment you share an opportunity to get rid of a third competitor. Both would be eager to put time into Jonas, or should.

 

[Oldermanish]

UAE and Movistar can't even work as a team within their own, how can you expect them to join forces with someone else?

Movistar can barely work within their own ranks....another reason why a non-Spaniard shouldn't look to that organization for an answer.

 

[stekelegel]

I like the idea of evenepoel going to the tour together with Vinge. It’s his first tour, with the best team, no total pressure on him, he can ride podium in Jonas shadow, win like Kuss, or take over when anything happens.

 

[Extinction]

I like the idea of evenepoel going to the tour together with Vinge. It’s his first tour, with the best team, no total pressure on him, he can ride podium in Jonas shadow, win like Kuss, or take over when anything happens.

Do you really think Evenepoel is going to Jumbo? With Vingegaard? I know it's what seems to be in the works, but really? If that were the case, then the cycling world truely is turned upside down. I don't understand anything anymore, except that money and business rule. I'm aware of that, mind you, but still. And what would Remco's role be at the Tour? Domestique? Stage hunter? Co-captain? Amphibion? Once there was Lemond hooking up with Hinault at la Vie Claire, but one was in the twilight of his career, the other a Tour podium phenom. Whereas Vingo is in the prime of his career and Evenepoel has had hick-ups. I can't see this going well.

 

[red_flanders]

It’s interesting that many are focusing on the potential conflict with Vingegaard. I tend to think that could work out, with Remco learning a few things from the Dane, and the personalities I think potentially meshing well.

The more natural conflict strikes me as being with WVA during races like LBL. That’s not the bulk of the season so maybe not that big a deal, but still something to work out. WVA can’t be terribly excited about having to share the spotlight he seems to really love with a media magnet like Evenepoel, especially if Remco harbors eventual Flanders/E3/Wevelgem style ambitions.

Add the Belgian press to that equation…

 

[Extinction]

It’s interesting that many are focusing on the potential conflict with Vingegaard. I tend to think that could work out, with Remco learning a few things from the Dane, and the personalities I think potentially meshing well.

The more natural conflict strikes me as being with WVA during races like LBL. But that’s not the bulk of the season so maybe not that big a deal, but still something to work out. WVA can’t be terribly excited about having to share the spotlight he seems to really love with a media magnet like Evenepoel, especially if Remco harbors Flanders eventual ambitions.

Add the Belgian press to that equation…

To the bolded, are you an astrologer? Magus? Hierophant?

 

[red_flanders]

To the bolded, are you an astrologer? Magus? Hierophant?

Normal observer of humans and a guy with a few summers behind him, but I also read the entrails of a fish I got from a danish market this morning…

 

[Extinction]

Normal observer of humans and a guy with a few summers behind him, but I also read the entrails of a fish I got from a danish market this morning…

So you are a magus! Apuleius docet!

 

[Red Rick]

Refusing to race with Vingegaard should erase like 5 years of "too much pressure at Tour" bs.

In reality, Evenepoel would benefit insanely from being at Jumbo.

 

[Netserk]

Why didn't he race today?

 

[AmRacer]

Why didn't he race today?

He's preparing for Il Lombardia

 

[Ulle97]

We're due a video on the YouTube channel soon.
Looking forward to great content again.