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

[Elos Anjos]

Don't be so sad Elos Anjos. Many people in the Basque region like the way Remco rides, whether you like it or not. Step out of your provincialist attitude just a bit....take a deep breath

Yeah whatever. I know that whatever I post is easily justified with "duh Remco hater" but I have attempted to provide why that is flawed.

Going to cycling country or region X, asking a few people about your favourite rider Y and then bragging that you found out an entirely new and never thought relationship between X and Y is just... cringe fandom.

 

[Andre]

Yeah whatever. I know that whatever I post is easily justified with "duh Remco hater" but I have attempted to provide why that is flawed.

Going to cycling country or region X, asking a few people about your favourite rider Y and then bragging that you found out an entirely new and never thought relationship between X and Y is just... cringe fandom.

"yeah whatever"...good answer for you to sweep away what is unpleasant and makes you "cringe". If these Basque people I had conversations with about cycling (cause it's the sport I enjoy), had responded in a negative way towards Remco, I'm sure it would have made you quite happy....ohmmmm. Seriously man, relax

 

[Berniece]

Going to cycling country or region X, asking a few people about your favourite rider Y and then bragging that you found out an entirely new and never thought relationship between X and Y is just... cringe fandom.

That’s the thing, it isn’t new or never thought of, it’s just known. Remco has said numerous times how much he loves the race and the area. You think the crazy cycling basque fans don’t pick that up?

 

[tobydawq]

If anyone is ready to do the required research, I'd be very interested in learning who's currently the most popular rider according to the Basque people. If Remco could be viewed as an honourary Basque, it would be a real game changer for my CQ team,

You could also just, you know, pick non-Basque riders...

 

[Froome]

@Logic-is-your-friend , @houtdffan , @Berniece , @Andre everyday about remco:

View: https://youtu.be/465GqT_EuUA?si=0RHQHYvugSCk0t1J

 

[Samu Cuenca]

You could also just, you know, pick non-Basque riders...

I am considering making other regional/national based teams for future editions.
Brestlife with riders from Brittany, Bonn Direction (North Rhine-Westphalia) and a team of Dutch sprinters called Kooijzone are all currently on the table for next season.

 

[Salvarani]

I am considering making other regional/national based teams for future editions.
Brestlife with riders from Brittany, Bonn Direction (North Rhine-Westphalia) and a team of Dutch sprinters called Kooijzone are all currently on the table for next season.

Viking team.

 

[Berniece]

@Logic-is-your-friend , @houtdffan , @Berniece , @Andre everyday about remco:

View: https://youtu.be/465GqT_EuUA?si=0RHQHYvugSCk0t1J

Not daily, but might have been close to that when he became World Champion at the age of 22.

 

[red_flanders]

Yeah whatever. I know that whatever I post is easily justified with "duh Remco hater" but I have attempted to provide why that is flawed.

I disagree, you post plenty of things which are reasonable, this just wasn’t one of them. Act like a hater, don’t be shocked when people think you’re a hater.

Have you “attempted to provide” why you had to misquote Andre to try and make your point? Why you added [sic] after the misquote as if to say, he really said this, it’s not me?

Going to cycling country or region X, asking a few people about your favourite rider Y and then bragging that you found out an entirely new and never thought relationship between X and Y is just... cringe fandom.

All I got from the post was that Andre went to the area and was surprised by the level of Remco fandom he found there. Not really that surprising as he’s won there three times now in exciting fashion, and has declared many times how much he likes the area. Locals eat that *** up. Not exactly a shocker.

Your little diatribe reads like someone looking a bit too hard for negatives that don‘t exist. We all took his comments as anecdotal, not some attempt to show that the “whole” Basque Country (the bit you added in) were Remco fans.

 

[AmRacer]

Remco fanboys hate everyone who isn't Remco.

 

[Berniece]

Remco fanboys hate everyone who isn't Remco.

Not really, I love MVDP too

 

[red_flanders]

Not really, I love MVDP too

+1. I have kind of a man-crush on MVDP, what an awesome athlete that guy is. Love Pogačar, what an attacker and racer. Really like Mads Pedersen, Wout, LaPorte, Healy...basically I love all the young riders who have brought the sport back to attacking and racing, not watching and pacing. And guys who seem like they'd be fun to grab a beer with like Geraint Thomas and Pidcock (whose riding is also fun to watch).

Being half Belgian I have some nationalistic fanboy-ism for Remco, but I love the way he rides anyway.

 

[LesDiablesRouges]

Remco fanboys hate everyone who isn't Remco.

Fanman, get it right!

I do not hate anyone who isn't Remco. I like a lot of the young Belgian riders like De Lie. Utijdbroeks, T. Nys, Van Wilder, Vansevenant, Seagart, Van Gils, Van Eetvelt.

I also like attacking riders who are all-arounders like Pogacar.

 

[tobydawq]

I also like attacking riders who are all-arounders like Pogacar.

I think you should try to control yourself. I don't want Pogi to be attacked by you!

 

[Elos Anjos]

I disagree, you post plenty of things which are reasonable, this just wasn’t one of them. Act like a hater, don’t be shocked when people think you’re a hater.

Have you “attempted to provide” why you had to misquote Andre to try and make your point? Why you added [sic] after the misquote as if to say, he really said this, it’s not me?

All I got from the post was that Andre went to the area and was surprised by the level of Remco fandom he found there. Not really that surprising as he’s won there three times now in exciting fashion, and has declared many times how much he likes the area. Locals eat that *** up. Not exactly a shocker.

Your little diatribe reads like someone looking a bit too hard for negatives that don‘t exist. We all took his comments as anecdotal, not some attempt to show that the “whole” Basque Country (the bit you added in) were Remco fans.

I'm the first to admit that I misquoted @Andre but how can you understand the jump from "I spoke to few people" to "the Basque region" if not for a logical abusive take that pushes a whole region to hold his own personal view on a rider? That was the whole point: "hey, the Basque country also adores my favourite rider" is nonsense. A complete non sequitur.

I'm not interested in how you read it. By holding to what was written I was pointing out how @Andre take could be read. Not every complement to Remco in this thread is very consistent, as you should probably know nor is any critic to Remco moved by "muh haters gonna hate".

 

[Big Doopie]

Most naive forum user.

Y r u not banned for this?

Oh right. Because we have a naive and dumbass moderator who only bans people who go against his opinion.

Just watch me get banned for doing exactly what you did.

 

[Elos Anjos]

Y r u not banned for this?

Oh right. Because we have a naive and dumbass moderator who only bans people who go against his opinion.

Just watch me get banned for doing exactly what you did.

Stating that some user is naive because he writes like one is different that stating that some mod is naive just out of spite.

 

[dennisdy]

I think that no one is coping well with the offseason. We're all a bunch of cycling addicts and the end of the season has cut off our supply! Some of you will be happy if you watch a replay of San Sebastian! The haters (myself included) should watch stage 13 of the Vuelta!

 

[Berniece]

I think that no one is coping well with the offseason. We're all a bunch of cycling addicts and the end of the season has cut off our supply!

And we’ve only just started with off-season

 

[Oldermanish]

But I was talking about actually winning the Tour and, if that were the case, his level would be so high that he wins Olympics riding the tidal wave.

Maybe one of the events if he could overcome the Tour hangover. Alot of press and other obligations to distract a guy...but we're way ahead of ourselves.

 

[LesDiablesRouges]

I think you should try to control yourself. I don't want Pogi to be attacked by you!

He wouldn't like it either. I used to coach Greco-Roman and Freestyle wrestling.

 

[Berflamand]

Quidckestwp

Your finest work so far!

 

[Elos Anjos]

He wouldn't like it either. I used to coach Greco-Roman and Freestyle wrestling.

I think Pogi will still win a battle against you or Hulk Hogan.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

I do not hate anyone who isn't Remco. I like a lot of the young Belgian riders like De Lie. Utijdbroeks, T. Nys, Van Wilder, Vansevenant, Seagart, Van Gils, Van Eetvelt.

Worst taste on the forum???? Only the great ilan van Welder should be mentioned

 

[Salvarani]

Worst taste on the forum???? Only the great ilan van Welder should be mentioned

I agree with this opinion.