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It made no sense, but as soon as the gap entered the 20s I knew he'd win.
I believe Remco and VdP could really change the dynamics of how classics are raced. You really can't wait and hope your teammates will reel them in + if they ever are dropped you have to kill them, never give them a chance to get back. Could make for some great racing in the next few years.
I believe Remco and VdP could really change the dynamics of how classics are raced. You really can't wait and hope your teammates will reel them in + if they ever are dropped you have to kill them, never give them a chance to get back. Could make for some great racing in the next few years.
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Now I'm just waiting for a race with Recmo and VdP. Crazy attacks from 60km out and the peloton outside of the time limit because they thought thye could bring them back
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Has there ever been a comparable 19 y.o. or is this as unprecedented as I think it is. Right now I'm just in a "this can't be real, what is everyone missing about this guy that would make his performances explainabel" mode. I mean the guy is supposed to be years away from his peak. Unreal just unreal
Gigs_98 said:
Merckx won Milan - San Remo at the age of 20. Sagan won stages in Paris - Nice when he was 20 as well. Frank Vandenbroucke won a stage at the Tour Méditerranéen when he was 19.
Due to his mental strenght, I'd say he'll probably avoid to become VDB 2.
I checked the historic junior results and there's never been anyone who won the junior road race and time trial world title. If that doesn't make him unique, surely the ease with which he won set's him apart.
His endurance is phenomenal. This is best illustrated by his 13th spot in the Brussels half marathon when he was 16 years old when he was supposed to recover after a football game the day before.
I would hate racing against him. Not only because he's so good, but also because of his mental strength and time trial capacity. You can't ever lose sight of him or you'll see him again behind the finish line. That has to be unnerving.
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Re: Re:
An way way better version of De Gendt surely. But the obviously have a similar skillset. I just cannot see Evenepoel saving himself for the 3rd week in a GT, doing all this positioning and energy saving day after day. Also, like said before, his climbing is very good but compared to this his motor on the flats/false flats is simply insane. But yes, interesting enough which races he is going to win in the future (with quite a possibility of them being a wide range).
red_flanders said:
An way way better version of De Gendt surely. But the obviously have a similar skillset. I just cannot see Evenepoel saving himself for the 3rd week in a GT, doing all this positioning and energy saving day after day. Also, like said before, his climbing is very good but compared to this his motor on the flats/false flats is simply insane. But yes, interesting enough which races he is going to win in the future (with quite a possibility of them being a wide range).
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Will it always be possible to prevent him from? He rides them off with brute force.ppanther92 said:
Anyway, i still can't see a GC dominator(though he might win one or another) but more a better version of De Gendt. His power on flats and false flats is insane. His climbing and positioning still lacks behind.[/quote]
You must be joking. Tell me you’re joking.[/quote]
An way way better version of De Gendt surely. But the obviously have a similar skillset. I just cannot see Evenepoel saving himself for the 3rd week in a GT, doing all this positioning and energy saving day after day. Also, like said before, his climbing is very good but compared to this his motor on the flats/false flats is simply insane. But yes, interesting enough which races he is going to win in the future (with quite a possibility of them being a wide range).[/quote]
Really a lot of young TT prospects turn out to be great gc riders even if they weren't hyped as climbers when they were young. Just look at dumoulin, Thomas, Wiggins,...
A big engine is usually one of the most important skills to have for a future gt dominator
Also, de gendt once got mighty close to winning the giro. If you are a much much better version of him that basically already makes you a gt gc contender
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Let me go out on a limb and predict when all is said and done we’ll have a good laugh about mentioning this kid and De Gendt in the same sentence. No offense to De Gendt, he’s a nice rider, but this kid is a generational talent.
About successful 19 year old cyclists, only one example comes to mind: Guiseppe Saronni. Although he became pro in the year he turned 20, being born in September he was only a few months older than Evenepoel. Before the age of 20, he was 3rd in Tirreno Adriatico, 2nd in Fleche Wallone, 9th in the WC and he won Trofeo Pantalica, Giro del Friuli, Tre Valli Varesine and Giro del Veneto. 
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- May 14, 2011
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De Gendt is 67Kg. Evenepoel is just 61Kg. I think this is a bit scary for future grand tour potential. I think the biggest risk is if he can stay focused at his age.
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Apparently Omar Fraile told Basque Television that he was pulling full gas in order to catch Evenepoel and Skujins, but that the other guys couldn't follow and sometimes left a gap.
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Tonton said:
The Belgian media don't want to overhype him like they did with VDB, so they start every report by saying, "We are not going to call him the new Eddy Merckx!"
His style, a time trialist who always attacks, unavoidably makes you think of two riders from the past: Merckx and Hinault. Whether he'll obtain a victory list comparable to those two is a very different matter, but winning the Tour of Belgium and CSS at 19 is a splendid start. I don't think he's going to burn out like other young hypes, because he seems mentally stable and he's surrounded well. It's just impossible to make predictions in the long term. Where will he stand in four or five years? We don't know, but he certainly looks like an exceptional talent.
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While the De Gendt comparison can come off as disrespectful, I think its a very good one actually on some levels. You can count the riders on one hand who can do what he did to Saint Etienne, IMO his best stage win ever, maybe along with Stelvio (which meant more and is more legendary, but still.)
On paper Remco should be a great stage racer, but I somehow feel that he will just be as good in hard one day races. He is just incredible at going solo.
On paper Remco should be a great stage racer, but I somehow feel that he will just be as good in hard one day races. He is just incredible at going solo.
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