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Remco hasn't yet won, or finished ahead of, a one day race against MvdP and Poggi where they were peaking and went for the win.
Remco hasn't yet finished ahead of Jonas, Rogla, Poggi and Thomas in GC. Both one and three week race. Where they all peaked and went for the win.
Remco hasn't yet finished ahead of Jonas, Rogla, Poggi and Thomas in GC. Both one and three week race. Where they all peaked and went for the win.
I'm confused. Weren't you the guy claiming Evenepoel fans are the ones always looking for excuses?
Also, which big races has Van der Poel EVER won without peaking, as you claim. Because as far as i know, he only won MSR, RVV, PR and WCC. Maybe i missed some races?
Yes, that was a serious question. You specified none of those stipulations, just "underside". If you were just referencing weather conditions then Mexico is certainly very rideable this time of year. Because, as you know, hypebeast Del Toro tried and failed to match Remco. Then again I don't even know if Del Toro lives in Mexico.
In any case I disagree with your point. I don't think top Colombians or Aussies are actually on their best form. They should still be targeting the letour or whatever, not their own nats.
But I do think that wherever you rate Remco compared to the his contemporaries, he's the one who most deserves this thread title given his old school way of winning.
I was there at the finish line. His first win in the rainbow jersey, my 5 year old nephew asked to buy his jersey and he’s wearing it almost every day.
Just to say something positive here.
And for who will beat who in some races or sprints, it’s mostly who has got more energy left that day and spent the least energy (if they’re equal). That’s even the thing on my Sunday group rides, every week is different.
Just enjoy the races as they are, you can’t know if someone is in peak shape or missing some %’s. We all know there are 5-10 riders who have another gear, even in base form like everyone is now.
Looking forward to the upcoming classics and stage races.
Just enjoy the races as they are, you can’t know if someone is in peak shape or missing some %’s. We all know there are 5-10 riders who have another gear, even in base form like everyone is now.
Looking forward to the upcoming classics and stage races.
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The one that couldn't follow Ivan Ramiro Sosa on the climb? I'm not sure it's great news for Remco. He is surely a much better rider than in 2020.
Vuelta a Burgos 2020 Stage 5 results
Remco Evenepoel is the winner of Vuelta a Burgos 2020, before Mikel Landa and João Almeida. Iván Ramiro Sosa is the winner of the final stage.
www.procyclingstats.com
I might have mixed up my bad (IMO) '80s bands.No, they were having a safety dance
Men Without Hats, Men at Work...
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Wrong link. Here is the correct one: https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider-vs-rider/ivan-ramiro-sosa/remco-evenepoel/same-race-results
I rate RE as one of the top.
"underside" is clearly down under. Mexico is not down under no matter how good the winter riding is.
No one is on TdF form yet.
Just confirming what I said. In 2020 Sosa was able to drop Remco on the climbs, now he is not. Like I said. Remco is a better rider today, which is normal.
Unfortunately, like many of your posts lately, that is factually untrue. He was able to "drop" (11s last k attack) Evenepoel on ONE climb. Singular. Not "the climbs". Because on the other climb 2 days earlier when Evenepoel won, Sosa lost over 7 minutes. Ouch.
Well there's intentionally ridiculous and then there's a comparison to Dumoulin.
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The title is "Remco Evenepoel is the next Eddy Merckx." I think my comparison with Dumoulin is certainly a lot more accurate than that
At the end of their career? I think Remco will have a palmares closer to Merckx than Dumoulin
Did you miss "intentionally ridiculous"?
Your comparison to Dumoulin is about as inaccurate an assessment of two riders respective skillsets as I've seen on this forum.
I don't know about that, Merckx's palmares...it's just crazy. But my point not about palmares, it's that they aren't similar riders in terms of skillset. Not aimed at you at all, but someone tell me when Dumoulin won a monument in a long breakaway? Or a dozen other races like yesterday?
Dumoulin was a grinder, a big guy with a lot of power and endurance. Not explosive. Not a classics guy. Not a one-day rider. Not small.
Sure. They both TT well and both do well in GT's. So do dozens of other riders in the last 20 years.
Remco's best comparison in recent years is Ben Healy. Although Remco is a little bit better than Healy at the moment. Let's say a rich man Ben Healy.
Remco evenepoel also have a similar climbing style like Dumoulin had. In terms of Grand Tours, i think Remco has and will have a very similar style of racing with the style of racing that dumoulin had.
They are similar on that, but Remco has the potential to be better than dumoulin with a better palmares in the end of his career.
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