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

[Boehmand]

Ahh, Swedish dance bands ...

We have those in Denmark too.

I wonder how many countries have those kinds of bands - or if it is a Scandinavian thing?

Crap bands of middle aged men wearing matching cartoonish outfits, while playing crap original music that all sounds like the same 80s ABBA song - but with moronic Danish texts - usually for a rural audience past the age of 50.

 

[Rob5091]

I think most countries have some variation of the dance band routine. Music for the elderly to sway around to ("some dance to remember, some dance to forget") and think they're teenagers again. The baby boomers shuffling along.
Outside of Scandinavia I'd guess it's most cover bands who turn up for weddings, working men's clubs etc.

 

[IndianCyclist]

I don’t think this years Vuelta is a good benchmark for Remco’s performance in GT’s. Without covid the Giro would’ve been a great comparison.

I can definitely see him finish on the podium, time will tell.

Not so much about the podium but how far from the winner w.r.t time. 5+ will be back to drawing board. 2- will set the scene for many exciting battles in the future.

 

[pastronef]

ah si, ya se quien es

Uijtdebroeks swamp creature?

 

[Andre]

Uijtdebroeks swamp creature?

That's what proffate said. Probably from that funny interview that Mas had, when he said "El joven de Bora and then the interviewer mentioned Uitjdebroeks by name and Mas said "si, bla bla blo"...that was hilarious every time I watch it

 

[scribers]

This kid is cheeky and I love to dislike him in the best possible way. Sort of like the hot headed napoleon (aero) of the peloton.

 

[Andre]

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Remco's really let himself go since I last saw him.

 

[scribers]

We all know the pressure is getting to him

 

[proffate]

Uijtdebroeks swamp creature?

Right, doesn't his name mean out of the swamps or something? I wasn't particularly trying to be opaque

 

[red_flanders]

Right, doesn't his name mean out of the swamps or something? I wasn't particularly trying to be opaque

I thought it was "out of the pants". Which is fantastic.

 

[HelloDolly]

what happened with the move to Ineos ? Surely he is not staying with Quickstep ?

 

[rghysens]

I thought it was "out of the pants". Which is fantastic.

Nowadays "broek" means pants (rather trousers, to be correct), but a long time ago it also had a totally different meaning, namely "marshy ground/swamp". Basically, the meaning of his name is the same as "Vandenbroucke", which isn´t an uncommon name in Flanders. The word has the same origin as the English "brook". Etymologically the two meanings of broek have nothing to do with each other, so I don´t know where the current meaning of broek came from.

 

[BigCoward]

Remco all in for the tour is the best hope for Pog to win. They can both mix it up with random attacks in ways that Vingo is far less comfortable with. He just needs to stay in contention long enough to be relevant.

 

[dazaau]

Remco all in for the tour is the best hope for Pog to win. They can both mix it up with random attacks in ways that Vingo is far less comfortable with. He just needs to stay in contention long enough to be relevant.

And Roglic too! Going to be good.

 

[Faserr]

Hopefully all four can start and finish.

 

[Berniece]

Hopefully all four can start and finish.

Some of the top contenders for podium are already going to be out of contention after stage 9 though. I expect someone to lose multiple minutes there, it won't be Pogacar.

 

[wheresmybrakes]

Then it will be down to 2 come the second rest day.

 

[scribers]

Remco all in for the tour is the best hope for Pog to win. They can both mix it up with random attacks in ways that Vingo is far less comfortable with. He just needs to stay in contention long enough to be relevant.

Agreed. Vingo has to cover all of these attacks. Pressure is entirely on him as returning two-peat champion.

 

[AmRacer]

Remco all in for the tour is the best hope for Pog to win. They can both mix it up with random attacks in ways that Vingo is far less comfortable with. He just needs to stay in contention long enough to be relevant.

Neither Pog nor Remco will let the other one go.

 

[scribers]

Pog ain’t dragging vingos ass up to any attacks. He certainly should let remco get away. That pressure on Vingo will be matches burned.

 

[Netserk]

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.

 

[dennisdy]

Remco all in for the tour is the best hope for Pog to win. They can both mix it up with random attacks in ways that Vingo is far less comfortable with. He just needs to stay in contention long enough to be relevant.

Vingegaard got the measure of Remco during the Vuelta. He won't have to worry about his attacks. The last week of the tour has some serious mountain stages. Stage 19 has three mountain summits over 2000 meters. Remco won't be mounting a challenge that day.

 

[Froome]

Agreed. Vingo has to cover all of these attacks. Pressure is entirely on him as returning two-peat champion.

The pressure is entirely on him since he is the two time champion, but the guy that don't win the tour since 2021 and the other 2 guys that never won the tour, don't have any pressure, specially the guy with 34 years....very logic.

I thought pogacar didn't beat vingo in the Tour because of the wrist injury and not ideal preparation for doing the classics, and now i see people saying that he needs remco and roglic by his side to beat Vingegaard. Very logic assessments.

 

[Boehmand]

Remco all in for the tour is the best hope for Pog to win. They can both mix it up with random attacks in ways that Vingo is far less comfortable with. He just needs to stay in contention long enough to be relevant.

It's not that simple IMO.

It's not like Pogacar will let Evenepoel go - or Roglic for that matter - or vice versa.

The ones who can really capitalise from multible contenders are their lieutenants, so Kuss, Yates/Ayuso, Hindley, Landa, because they are less likely to get reeled in by one of the big 4, because they will all fear getting countered after the effort.