So I read this morning that Quickstep roster is full at 27 riders. I guess they're not going to look for more riders to help Remco. Unless they get rid of one or two.
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They have more than enough help for remco, and i heard that Michael woods could go to quick step.So I read this morning that Quickstep roster is full at 27 riders. I guess they're not going to look for more riders to help Remco. Unless they get rid of one or two.
You don't think Landa, Van Wilder, Cattaneo and Hirt are enough? Landa in last Vuelta shape is good enough to ride top 10 in the TDF himself. Sure SQS isn't as good as Jumbo, but not sure they need to be.So I read this morning that Quickstep roster is full at 27 riders. I guess they're not going to look for more riders to help Remco. Unless they get rid of one or two.
Woods said he had a contract with Israel until retirementThey have more than enough help for remco, and i heard that Michael woods could go to quick step.
If I was a good stage hunter like bardet, Costa, Healy, skejmose, Bilbao, poweless, mohoric Kemna I would not go to le tour next year, and instead focus on Giro. Because Remco will thief all my stages after losing 20 minutes on the gc.
I agree with Jeroen Blo Blo Blo.What's the thoughts on this comment? I think Remco will do the Tour & Olympics next year, and hope he does the Tour as a learning experience. If he starts thinking he's the favourite to win, it wont be long until we get "the toys being thrown out of the pram" again. If he wants to win a GT, then do the Giro.
https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling...g-remco-evenepoels-plan-for-upcoming-campaign
Remco Evenepoel is widely expected to make his Tour de France debut in 2024. Is mounting the first Maillot Jaune challenge of his career the right call though? This is a question on the lips of many fans and analysts.
“We still have to see what Evenepoel's program is. If he rides the Tour, he will not win a Grand Tour in 2024,” analyses Jeroen Vanbelleghem for Eurosport's Kop over Kop podcast, raising concerns around the rumoured plan for the Belgian superstar. “I secretly hope that Evenepoel goes to the Giro for the classification and rides the Tour to learn. Two Grand Tours and then completing stages in preparation for the Olympic Games. If he goes for a Giro classification, I see Evenepoel succeeding.”
There's no problem if he loses the Tour. He just needs to compare what's he's capable of doing against the best.What's the thoughts on this comment? I think Remco will do the Tour & Olympics next year, and hope he does the Tour as a learning experience. If he starts thinking he's the favourite to win, it wont be long until we get "the toys being thrown out of the pram" again. If he wants to win a GT, then do the Giro.
https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling...g-remco-evenepoels-plan-for-upcoming-campaign
Remco Evenepoel is widely expected to make his Tour de France debut in 2024. Is mounting the first Maillot Jaune challenge of his career the right call though? This is a question on the lips of many fans and analysts.
“We still have to see what Evenepoel's program is. If he rides the Tour, he will not win a Grand Tour in 2024,” analyses Jeroen Vanbelleghem for Eurosport's Kop over Kop podcast, raising concerns around the rumoured plan for the Belgian superstar. “I secretly hope that Evenepoel goes to the Giro for the classification and rides the Tour to learn. Two Grand Tours and then completing stages in preparation for the Olympic Games. If he goes for a Giro classification, I see Evenepoel succeeding.”
It’s easy for people to sit and say whatever they think will happen. Remco absolutely should target the tour. Only one person can win it, and you can’t win it if you’re not in it.What's the thoughts on this comment? I think Remco will do the Tour & Olympics next year, and hope he does the Tour as a learning experience. If he starts thinking he's the favourite to win, it wont be long until we get "the toys being thrown out of the pram" again. If he wants to win a GT, then do the Giro.
https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling...g-remco-evenepoels-plan-for-upcoming-campaign
Remco Evenepoel is widely expected to make his Tour de France debut in 2024. Is mounting the first Maillot Jaune challenge of his career the right call though? This is a question on the lips of many fans and analysts.
“We still have to see what Evenepoel's program is. If he rides the Tour, he will not win a Grand Tour in 2024,” analyses Jeroen Vanbelleghem for Eurosport's Kop over Kop podcast, raising concerns around the rumoured plan for the Belgian superstar. “I secretly hope that Evenepoel goes to the Giro for the classification and rides the Tour to learn. Two Grand Tours and then completing stages in preparation for the Olympic Games. If he goes for a Giro classification, I see Evenepoel succeeding.”
To do MSR + RVV + Amstel + Liege would be a good schedule, but it's a super super super bad preparation for the Giro. He will hit giro with terrible form with that spring programme.he's at the age where he can do 2 GT in a year
The main difference between this year and last year would be giro/vuleta vs giro/tour
as I said earlier, a good schedule would be
UAE
TA
MSR
RVV
Amstel
LBL
Giro
Play with Oumi at altitude
TDF
Olympics
San Sabastien
Play with Oumi
How would he be able to do all that... Does he need to be in decent shape for RVV-LBL? Then take that form further to the Giro, immediately go to altitude and do TDF? He won't win the Giro and probably finish top 5 by the end of it, and TDF he'll lose 20min like he did at the Vuelta in a single stage, but won't be able to save it with stages and a jersey.he's at the age where he can do 2 GT in a year
The main difference between this year and last year would be giro/vuleta vs giro/tour
as I said earlier, a good schedule would be
UAE
TA
MSR
RVV
Amstel
LBL
Giro
Play with Oumi at altitude
TDF
Olympics
San Sabastien
Play with Oumi
I hate to keep dissin' Landa but his ability to maybe, possibly, hopefully assist Remco is somewhat questionable. He seems to be dropped on the cols long before things really heat up. Sure, there are recent occasions where he has ridden well but I don't recall a team leader benefitting from any efforts.You don't think Landa, Van Wilder, Cattaneo and Hirt are enough? Landa in last Vuelta shape is good enough to ride top 10 in the TDF himself. Sure SQS isn't as good as Jumbo, but not sure they need to be.
Remco first needs to make sure he can follow Jumbo's pace when they go all out, and then being able to follow Vingegaard when he goes all out. His team won't do much for him there.
Pogi couldn't even do all of that. Remco just needs to lay low on the later classics, stay away from the giro, do a week long stage race in June resisting going deep and fist banging his handlebars because he isn't winning everything.How would he be able to do all that... Does he need to be in decent shape for RVV-LBL? Then take that form further to the Giro, immediately go to altitude and do TDF? He won't win the Giro and probably finish top 5 by the end of it, and TDF he'll lose 20min like he did at the Vuelta in a single stage, but won't be able to save it with stages and a jersey.
This one sounds like the best schedule to me at least; but I'm no peak strategist at all. I hope he chooses RVV.For a rider that has never ridden two Grand Tours in the same season like Remco, it makes no sense to ride them in an Olympic season and with a favourable World Championships route. Sure, he would have a good chance of winning the Giro but there would be no GC for him in the Tour and would also need to sacrifice some major one-day races.
I think the best schedule for Remco is trying to do a modified version of the Pogačar schedule in the last seasons.
- Two early stages (Andalusia + Paris-Nice for example)
- 1st peak for the spring classics (MSR or/and RVV, Amstel, Flèche, Liège)
- Dauphiné or Tour de Suisse
- 2nd peak for the Tour + Olympics (TT + RR)
3rd peak
- World Championships both races (if needed, he could do one or two one-day races before)
- Il Lombardia
With the kind of schedule above he could finally do a proper spring classics campaign, do the Tour for GC, it will be very difficult to win the race but podium is possible, he would likely have good (though tired) legs for the Olympics and he could build a final peak for the World Championships which route is almost perfect for him and have another try at Lombardia this time hopefully with the Como finish.
Indeed, everyone competing for TDF should look at that programme. A small peak in april, but all focus on june-july. Roglic will have a similar approach. Evenepoel and Pogacar will probably go for a bigger peak from MSR-LBL.Suppose he could just look at Vingo's programme if he wants to win the Tour. It's worked for him. Plus he gets the Velo d'Or at the end of the season. Ok, maybe try and fit San Sebastian in if it doesn't work out.
Why peak for MSR? Not that his odds of winning are that poor, because it’s a crapshoot, but having to out-punch MVDP, Van Aert, Pogacar at the top of the Poggio and then hang with them on the descent doesn’t work in his favor. Maybe a few years back when folks were still calculating “no way he’ll survive doing a 50 km solo” he might have used that strategy, but I doubt riders will be dumb enough to allow him to go up the road like that now.Indeed, everyone competing for TDF should look at that programme. A small peak in april, but all focus on june-july. Roglic will have a similar approach. Evenepoel and Pogacar will probably go for a bigger peak from MSR-LBL.