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

[Rackham]

So, probably Kuss will be the leader in the Giro 2024, because now remco evenepoel will be the super domestique of Vingegaard in the tour 2024.

If there's some flat ITT & punchy climbs in the first part of the Tour, then Evenepoel will be ahead of Vingegaard in GC.

I'm very curious to see how they manage this. It could be an opportunity for Rog & Pog to benefit from any 'complicated' situations at Visma Soudal.

 

[Extinction]

So, probably Kuss will be the leader in the Giro 2024, because now remco evenepoel will be the super domestique of Vingegaard in the tour 2024.

Perhaps, but somehow I doubt he'd sign to that agreement. Bear in mind, it's just what I read. Who knows if it is true? Italian sources love intrigue. But if it is true, I'll be laughing my ass off, just because I read it first. If not, it adds flavor to the soup.

 

[dennisdy]

He's been looking for a big-money deal. He won't get one at JV.

 

[Extinction]

He's been looking for a big-money deal. He won't get one at JV.

If he goes that is why, otherwise it makes no sense.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Would be a far more stylish move to go to the refugee team with Landa and the others, can't support him and Vingegaard on the same team, that's just overkill

 

[theyoungest]

According to an Italian source, Remco Evenepoel would have met with Richard Plugge for 6 hours during the Giro d'Emilia and the two would have come to an agreement, not without some hesitation, that Remco agrees to go to Jumbo with the same agreement Vingegaard has at the Tour. This would be officially declared by 15 October. That is all.

How would you even have a 6 hour meeting? What would you be talking about?

 

[Lequack]

How would you even have a 6 hour meeting? What would you be talking about?

They were probably watching "the best of Remco" highlight clips.
But seriously, I'm surprised he couldn't have gotten a better deal at Ineos. They are desperate and were offering like 6 million?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

How would you even have a 6 hour meeting? What would you be talking about?

Maybe they were enjoying a 12 course meal at a fancy restaurant, like Lefevere tends to do on race days?

 

[magliaroz]

He's been looking for a big-money deal. He won't get one at JV.

Specialized may step in and pay most of his salary like they did with Sagan. Canyon also pays part of VDP salary, I think.

 

[Lequack]

 

[Extinction]

How would you even have a 6 hour meeting? What would you be talking about?

Maybe cycling, I don't know. Look, I'm only reporting an article. Could be fake news, but that's not the point. It was just something I hadn't read anywhere else. It seemed more like tabloid journalism, than a reliable outlet. But who knows? I'd be surprised if it's true, honestly, but it was worth relating.

 

[Rackham]

How would you even have a 6 hour meeting? What would you be talking about?

They held the meeting in the Pyrenees. Evenepoel was on his bike, Plugge was in the team car. They told Evenepoel to ride solo the Aubisque-Tourmalet stage of the recent Vuelta 2023 with the target time of Jonas Vingegaard's stage victory.

If he matched that, he got a contract; if not, he was sent back to Lefevere's 'Quick-Step survivors' ragtag outfit.

They do things differently at Jumbo.

 

[Berniece]

Not sure Evenepoel is going to be happy about the merger not going through. If he had a feeling SQS wasn't able to get the best out of him, he'll see next year as a lost year.

 

[Andre]

Not sure Evenepoel is going to be happy about the merger not going through. If he had a feeling SQS wasn't able to get the best out of him, he'll see next year as a lost year.

I agree, he's not going to be very happy. It won't be a complete lost year, as he'll still win some classics like LBL, possibly Tour de Flanders, La Fleche Wallone, Clasica San Sebastian, WC road race, Amstel Gold?, a high possiblity to win a few of those. I don't know which ones he'll pick cause of the training he'll have to do for the GT's and also the time he'll have to spen in high altitude training...He can always go for the Giro if he thinks Le Tour is fully covered up by Jumbo. Then there's always the week long races. One thing I'm sure is that whatever races he chooses he'll be aiming at victory, no podium or high placements will appease him. That's the way he rolls. A true champion.

 

[IndianCyclist]

New hypothesis- 2021 bad, 2022 Vuelta+Velo dOr, 2023 bad, 2024 TDF+Velo dOr

 

[Big Doopie]

New hypothesis- 2021 bad, 2022 Vuelta+Velo dOr, 2023 bad, 2024 TDF+Velo dOr

Lol at 2203 being bad.

He was unlucky to get Covid at Giro. So no GT. Nevertheless the season has hardly been “bad”.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

They held the meeting in the Pyrenees. Evenepoel was on his bike, Plugge was in the team car. They told Evenepoel to ride solo the Aubisque-Tourmalet stage of the recent Vuelta 2023 with the target time of Jonas Vingegaard's stage victory.

If he matched that, he got a contract; if not, he was sent back to Lefevere's 'Quick-Step survivors' ragtag outfit.

They do things differently at Jumbo.

Oh man, Skeletor will be very surprised with all these changes when they wake him up from a lab hibernation.

 

[Andre]

Oh man, Skeletor will be very surprised with all these changes when they wake him up from lab hibernation.

"lab hibernation"...classic!

 

[houtdffan]

Lol at 2203 being bad.

He was unlucky to get Covid at Giro. So no GT. Nevertheless the season has hardly been “bad”.

yeah, such a bad year he may end up with more PCS points than he earned last year

If a bad year is 5 GT stage wins, a monument, a classic, a WT stage race, 3 WT stage race stage wins, a 2nd and a 3rd in a WT stage race, and the WTT championship is a bad year, I'd love to see what a good Remco year is then. And this "bad year" is not finished

 

[proffate]

yeah, such a bad year he may end up with more PCS points than he earned last year

If a bad year is 5 GT stage wins, a monument, a classic, a WT stage race, 3 WT stage race stage wins, a 2nd and a 3rd in a WT stage race, and the WTT championship is a bad year, I'd love to see what a good Remco year is then. And this "bad year" is not finished

as the new Merckx, anything less than world #1 ranking is an off year

 

[peterfin]

as the new Merckx, anything less than world #1 ranking is an off year

Merckx was #2 in the rankings when he was 23 😉

 

[Valanga]

- haha Remco can't climb
- it's all because his crash
- haha he can't ride a bike
- it wasn't his fault because of whatever

Repeat 20 times, add some sarcastic "Remco is still me hero and the best ever" comments.

And I just saved the forum 20 more pages \o/

 

[SHAD0W93]

- haha Remco can't climb
- it's all because his crash
- haha he can't ride a bike
- it wasn't his fault because of whatever

Repeat 20 times, add some sarcastic "Remco is still me hero and the best ever" comments.

And I just saved the forum 20 more pages \o/

-riding for Evenepoel screwed Masnada

 

[Andre]

for me, very unspectacular. Once Remco was dropped the whole race just died away. Without Remco it's just not the same excitement.

Go Remco Go!!!

 

[Snake]

Bramati furious after the race, apparently with Remco