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

[shadowrider]

He needs to lose 4 kg before the Tour

I can see they already started to drill holes here and there in his body. Marginal gains, but usefull. And unlike the milling of bicycles, still not banned by the UCI.

 

[Berniece]

I hope the team keep Tom Steels as DS alongside remco instead of that knucklehead klaas.

I don't think they will. Remco is a big fan of Klaas himself.

 

[Unchained]

Stage win,overall and team given a great look at what Landa is capable of right now, for Europeans, He is a Chevy 350, guy just keeps going, great work

 

[KZD]

Very good start of the season for Remco with 3 wins in Portugal. The only thing missing was a road stage win in the Algarve.

Now onto Paris-Nice where a much tougher challenge awaits.

 

[Netserk]

The TTT should really suit him. He can take race winning time there.

 

[Netserk]

What more do you wish from P-N? (compared to previous editions)

 

[Didinho]

Stage 4 and 7 looks hard enough. Don’t think he will gain a lot in the TTT.

 

[tobydawq]

Word. Can't count his ribs.

I think he has 24.

 

[tobydawq]

What more do you wish from P-N? (compared to previous editions)

RR saying a route is really bad is a non-statement as its opposite is an impossibility.

 

[Netserk]

- Take the TTT
- Burn it
- Pile the ashes in a nuclear waste barrel
- Drop said barrel at bottom of ocean.

Aside from that - Auron is an awful, awful MTF.

Auron is fine for this race. Only Couillole and Turini have been significantly harder (and not recently delivered great racing). Auron is as steep as those two.

I like the TTT, it was great fun last year with Pogi burning up his team and Jumbo not burning up their riders quick enough.

Mont Brouilly is a really good stage, and we could plausibly have GC racing 7 out of 8 days.

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It should really suit Evenepoel, but also offer plenty terrain for Rogla (and others) to attack him. Can't wait.

 

[Andre]

I think he has 24.

He gave one to Eve...n....e....p....o....e....l

 

[Netserk]

He gave one to Eve...n....e....p....o....e....l

He's done a Marilyn Manson?

 

[houtdffan]

had a bike malfunction on the final climb. Could not get into the small ring. Did the final climb on the big ring

 

[Berniece]

had a bike malfunction on the final climb. Could not get into the small ring. Did the final climb on the big ring

When it doesn’t influence the GC it doesn’t matter that much. He could laugh with it after the race. And I’m not sure if he would’ve beat Martinez, it’s not like Remco has been at altitude yet.

 

[tobydawq]

Especially if you ignore every time I say the opposite.

True. But one doesn't have to do that. Maybe 'awful' isn't always the word but the focus surely is always on the negative things.

 

[Extinction]

I think he has 24.

Well Adam had on less, apparently, Eve-napoel could too?

 

[Extinction]

If Remco loses 4 kg he won't have his full TT power. It was meant as a joke, and sort of serious comment. Maybe should've a smiley emoji.

Got it, however, as Froome-dog and Skeletor have shown, you can hit maximum low body fat and still have the Power. This is Soudal's big prep task.

 

[Didinho]

had a bike malfunction on the final climb. Could not get into the small ring. Did the final climb on the big ring

Rewatched it and you can clearly see him riding a lot more out of the saddle as usual, in a too big gear. Didn't noticed it live because he looked really good and in control.

Looking forward to Paris - Nice and his first battle with Roglic etc.

 

[proffate]

Got it, however, as Froome-dog and Skeletor have shown, you can hit maximum low body fat and still have the Power. This is Soudal's big prep task.

Well, some can do that. I think it's an innate talent like VO2 or sprinting, not necessarily something everyone has equal access to. At what energy balance does the body stop producing the useful hormones and go into survival mode?

As a fan I don't enjoy the side of the sport that is "starve yourself to win" because that's not behavior I think we should emulate. Like people idolize Lebron James because he can run fast and jump high and has good coordination. We idolize our cycling heroes because they exist less than the next guy?

 

[shadowrider]

Got it, however, as Froome-dog and Skeletor have shown, you can hit maximum low body fat and still have the Power. This is Soudal's big prep task.

I have the greatest doubts about whether that was "natural" for Froome.

 

[Divergence]

Well, some can do that. I think it's an innate talent like VO2 or sprinting, not necessarily something everyone has equal access to. At what energy balance does the body stop producing the useful hormones and go into survival mode?

As a fan I don't enjoy the side of the sport that is "starve yourself to win" because that's not behavior I think we should emulate. Like people idolize Lebron James because he can run fast and jump high and has good coordination. We idolize our cycling heroes because they exist less than the next guy?

There is no reason why body fat should give one power. Therefore, in order to perform at one's absolute best, one should have as low a body fat percentage as possible.

 

[scribers]

You eat the right steaks it’ll lean you out right now

 

[CyclistAbi]

Congrats on using the big chain and being a victor.

 

[DNP-Old]

Congrats on using the big chain and being a victor.

Thanks man, I appreciate it.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Thanks man, I appreciate it.

You're welcome.