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Think Evanopoel can get a top 5 in this race - A.Yates won this race as a first year pro in a race which was probably a touch weaker in 2014.
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Unlike last years, Istanbul is still very cold at the moment. I'm going to the school with coat and wearing pullover at school while last year I was wearing t-shirt at school at the same time of year.tobydawq said:Long sleeves AND long legs in Turkey!?!
He definitely needs to toughen up!
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I dont think he was riding with long sleeves and long legs because he was cold those days... I think it might have been to protect his skin him from the sun. He might be sensitive to that? I have no idea, but just a thought.
He riding without any long legs today also in the rain...
Forever The Best said:Unlike last years, Istanbul is still very cold at the moment. I'm going to the school with coat and wearing pullover at school while last year I was wearing t-shirt at school at the same time of year.tobydawq said:Long sleeves AND long legs in Turkey!?!
He definitely needs to toughen up!
I dont think he was riding with long sleeves and long legs because he was cold those days... I think it might have been to protect his skin him from the sun. He might be sensitive to that? I have no idea, but just a thought.
He riding without any long legs today also in the rain...
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Hoped he'd win it, if not GC, at least the stage, but i think it was a lack of experience that did him in. Still a decent result, and had there been an ITT, he might very well have taken the overall. Anyway, expected a top 5, and he finished 4th. Next up is Romandie
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So is he gonna be the next TD who needs a ITT to be in contention for overall? Give the boy chance, he's still a pup and learning.
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As i said in the ToT thread, i'm happy he's racing the way he is. I'd rather see him try, while crashing & burning, than see him play it safe, in order to get a better result but without knowing where his limits lie. The winner of the ToT was very likely going to be the same person that won the MTF. The thing is, the entire week (as GC goes) is reduced to the result of this one climb.wheresmybrakes said:
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Not exactly the same thing, but when it comes to Italians I only remember Saronni and Cesare Cipollini, Marios older brother, who were allowed to turn pro before turning 21 because they totally dominated their opponents.Panda Claws said:
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I know that's probably not the answer you have been looking for but technically, riders like Roglic and Woods did skip u-23 races. :razz:Panda Claws said:
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But the reason why Evenepoel wore long legs, I don't know it if he didn't wear them today.
Istanbul has been simply very cold the last few days. Today was 9(!) degrees in İstanbul which is extremely abnormal for this time of the year. Normally it would be around 20-25 degrees at this time of the year.Salvarani said:Forever The Best said:Unlike last years, Istanbul is still very cold at the moment. I'm going to the school with coat and wearing pullover at school while last year I was wearing t-shirt at school at the same time of year.tobydawq said:Long sleeves AND long legs in Turkey!?!
He definitely needs to toughen up!
I dont think he was riding with long sleeves and long legs because he was cold those days... I think it might have been to protect his skin him from the sun. He might be sensitive to that? I have no idea, but just a thought.
He riding without any long legs today also in the rain...
But the reason why Evenepoel wore long legs, I don't know it if he didn't wear them today.
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Evenepoel reacts on DQS Twitter with a video:
https://twitter.com/deceuninck_qst/status/1119632992945823751
And on Instagram with a message:
https://twitter.com/deceuninck_qst/status/1119632992945823751
And on Instagram with a message:
Remco Evenepoel said:
Probably the ride that convinces me that his absolute floor is “good enough to win a number of mid tier one week stage races”. He might be better than that. He might even be a lot better than that. But he won’t be worse than that barring injury or similar.
Previously I’d have said that his floor was “competent domestique”.
Previously I’d have said that his floor was “competent domestique”.
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