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

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It was an inauspicious start in Omloop to what we meet see from him this season...
If he doesn't perform properly during Strade Bianche I don't expect much of him anymore for this spring classics. Alaphilippe in the same form as 2021 should always ride top 5 here.
 
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Seems like a premature RIP. Lefevre likes to manipulate his riders to make them race harder but he may have just motivated a serious combatant that will end up on another team. I'd actually enjoy seeing that.
I'm guessing you'd rather Julian just give up? He'd be a great ally for Remco and Evenepoel might be the one guy that could encourage that to happen.
Three years of not a lot in terms of his capacity from years prior to that speaks for itself. I don’t want anything in particular myself
 
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Remco was already "good" in Algarve, but clearly his weight remains a concern.

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How? By swerving and crashing Evenepoel? Other than that, i don't really see how he could hurt them. That's like saying Oomen might hurt Vingegaard if he were vindictive. Also, Ala gets along with Evenepoel quite well.
that would be a stupid tactic, wouldn't it? How about being a motivated member of a competitive team? Getting along with Remco has nothing to do with being pis*sed at Patrick. Maybe he'll just take the money and retire with his lovely bride. Or Remco, whom he gets along with could encourage him to be the teammate Remco needs? That's how a captain should work.
 

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He’s done. Put a fork in him. They all sunset sooner or later. It’s his time
I wouldn't go that far. I'd say he is done just as a GT rider. I think he'll never win a Tour, but he can still win a Classica San Sebastian or a Coppa Bernocchi. He is still only 24 after all.
 
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JA isn’t pissed at Patrick
Julian didn't send me a text saying all is good. I'm glad you're on the inside, personally.
If he isn't angry, he should be. My employer airing his version of personal issues in the media is completely unprofessional and denigrates the employee's value. Most serious athletic leagues would have a player representative demanding financial damages.
It demonstrates how much like a mob franchise owning a cycling team can be.
 
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