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

[Froome]

are we using the royal they to refer to Remco now? (sorry, I do not drop into this thread as often as sufferers of RDS)

They to refer remco and roglic.

 

[Berniece]

Who do you believe Remco can beat, to get to podium? If you don't believe that to be Jonas.

Everyone besides Vingegaard, now that Pogacar will start with the Giro. Doesn't mean Remco will beat them, I can definitely see Roglic finish in front of him, but I don't feel one or the other is much better so I can see both of them on the podium with Vingegaard.

 

[AmRacer]

Everyone besides Vingegaard, now that Pogacar will start with the Giro. Doesn't mean Remco will beat them, I can definitely see Roglic finish in front of him, but I don't feel one or the other is much better so I can see both of them on the podium with Vingegaard.

Rogla, Kuss and A Yates can finish in front of Remco. So it will be a great figth for second and third.

 

[Salvarani]

Rogla, Kuss and A Yates can finish in front of Remco. So it will be a great figth for second and third.

Ayuso, Hindley, C Rod, Thomas....

He has to climb better than last season, otherwise many can finish infront of him.

 

[Berniece]

Rogla, Kuss and A Yates can finish in front of Remco. So it will be a great figth for second and third.

Yeah, I can also see that happening but at least one of them will already lose a lot of time at the gravel stage. I doubt it'll be Remco with Alaphilippe, Lampaert and Asgreen with him.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Everyone besides Vingegaard, now that Pogacar will start with the Giro. Doesn't mean Remco will beat them, I can definitely see Roglic finish in front of him, but I don't feel one or the other is much better so I can see both of them on the podium with Vingegaard.

I see. Well, if you believe Remco can beat everybody, bar Jonas. Then if that is the case, rest assured he can beat them all.

 

[wheresmybrakes]

Yeah, I can also see that happening but at least one of them will already lose a lot of time at the gravel stage. I doubt it'll be Remco with Alaphilippe, Lampaert and Asgreen with him.

Because they can stop him coming off his bike or getting a puncture or two.

 

[Berniece]

I see. Well, if you believe Remco can beat everybody, bar Jonas. Then if that is the case, rest assured he can beat them all.

Haha, I know what you are implying, but there's really a difference between them.

Because they can stop him coming off his bike or getting a puncture or two.

They can guide him, and help him if there are issues. Like WVA did for Vingegaard.

 

[AmRacer]

Haha, I know what you are implying, but there's really a difference between them.


They can guide him, and help him if there are issues. Like WVA did for Vingegaard.

Remco should race Strade, really.

 

[Berniece]

Remco should race Strade, really.

I agree, but I think Lefevere said they found it too dangerous and possibly jeopardise Remco's spring season. But if you don't learn... Even more so now that there's a gravel stage in the TDF.

 

[Pantani_lives]

Paris-Nice is the more likely choice. It would be his second biggest win in a stage race. It's a good preparation for the spring and the Tour.

 

[EllaChimp]

Paris-Nice is the more likely choice. It would be his second biggest win in a stage race. It's a good preparation for the spring and the Tour.

Remco is doing Paris-Nice, according to PCS. I'm going to the last two stages again. It was such fun this year. It will be cool to see how Remco does in it.

I personally don't think of Remco as a GC rider, no matter how much PL is trying to make him one. I don't think Remco is built for it. To me he's much more suited to stage wins and riding the classics, 1-day races. He's the wrong build for or GC, imo. Same with Wout and Mathieu. Not everyone built for GC!!

 

[Berniece]

Paris-Nice is the more likely choice. It would be his second biggest win in a stage race. It's a good preparation for the spring and the Tour.

Pogacar will ride Tirreno, so now we have to wait to see what Vingegaard and Roglic will ride.

 

[EllaChimp]

Pogacar will ride Tirreno, so now we have to wait to see what Vingegaard and Roglic will ride.

Apparently Pogi was initially going to be doing Tirreno but switched to doing Catalunya instead. Yes, curious to see what Jonas and in particular Primož will be doing!

 

[Berniece]

Apparently Pogi was initially going to be doing Tirreno but switched to doing Catalunya instead. Yes, curious to see what Jonas and in particular Primož will be doing!

Oh he isn't riding Tirreno? Would think that was part of the deal when he got money to ride the Giro. Then again, neither did Remco last year.

In that case I don't expect Vingegaard, Roglic and Evenepoel to all ride Paris-Nice. One of them will go for Tirreno.

 

[houtdffan]

Remco is doing Paris-Nice, according to PCS. I'm going to the last two stages again. It was such fun this year. It will be cool to see how Remco does in it.

I personally don't think of Remco as a GC rider, no matter how much PL is trying to make him one. I don't think Remco is built for it. To me he's much more suited to stage wins and riding the classics, 1-day races. He's the wrong build for or GC, imo. Same with Wout and Mathieu. Not everyone built for GC!!

he won a GT. Remco cannot be that bad a GC rider

 

[scribers]

Remco is built nothing like wva and mvp lol

 

[staubsauger]

Isn't van der Poel quite lanky?

Evenepoel is build like di Luca!

 

[Netserk]

Evenepoel is build like

Richie Porte.

 

[KenFiamingo]

Isn't van der Poel quite lanky?

Evenepoel is build like di Luca!

Cunego imo.

 

[Salvarani]

Cunego imo.

Nah, Cunego was not as bulky. Didnt look as bulky at least.

Remco is more close to Leipheimer.

 

[Oldermanish]

Nah, Cunego was not as bulky. Didnt look as bulky at least.

Remco is more close to Leipheimer.

Remco's closer to Cavendish than Levi. Levi could go to twig thin with no butt.

 

[Salvarani]

Remco's closer to Cavendish than Levi. Levi could go to twig thin with no butt.

I actually went to check height/weight for Remco and Levi after I posted that... almost identical. Levi also a good TT:er and won plenty of one-week races, but in Grand Tours couldnt match the best. "Just" came close a couple of times.

Cavendish not so much imo. Both slightly taller and weighs more.

 

[kingjr]

Peter Luttenberger?

 

[Berniece]

It's in the title of the thread guys...