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I thought that as well, but I changed my mind after I looked at the stage profiles.The Giro is a backended route with barely a mountain to be seen in the first 12 stages - With 2 ITT's by this stage then Evanapoel should be at the pointy end - There's a decent chance he could finish the race with the backended route.
I thought that as well, but I changed my mind after I looked at the stage profiles.
Stage 5: Etna
Stage 6: A climb of 19,5 km (only 4% gradient)
Stage 7: A very challenging stage (223 km!) with a climb of 25km near the end
Stage 10: Much more difficult than it looks with several steep climbs (one has up to 20% gradient) near the end.
Stage 12: 205 km and 3800 altimeters!
Learned to take powernaps from Iljo Keisse.
Wouldn't it make sense to have him do internships both in cyclocross and track teams? Two opposites as far as cycling goes, but bike handling plays a big part in both and might complement riding in peloton.
You're a visionary, Logic. Considering his running skills and stamina, he might do better than expected on slow, muddy tracks. Unfortunately, they're less frequent than they used to be in the Liboton era.This was a post of mine from 2018. And now...
Apparently he's asked Sven Vanthourenhout several times, and they've made an arrangement to follow up on it next winter. I actually think it might help him not only for bikehandling, but maybe his short punchy efforts as well. He's even mentioned wanting to ride a race once, but Vanthourenhout thinks he was just joking. Actually, he's done a CX race once when he was a small kid.
If he wins the mountain stage against G. Martin and the ITT against Ganna (who he's already beaten twice) you'll know you have something special. But not after winning San Sebastian at 19 y.o. after coming back in the final from a mechanical and riding away to finish solo?Remco is extremely confident after having seen his test results. It seems as if he is now able to "push" more than 7 watt/kg which is world class performance level. We will see how he will perform in Argentina. If he wins the mountain stage and the time trial we know that we have somebody special.
For how long can he hold 7w/kg now? Last year he was around 6.8 for 30 minutes, which is also the highest level Froome ever got to.Remco is extremely confident after having seen his test results. It seems as if he is now able to "push" more than 7 watt/kg which is world class performance level. We will see how he will perform in Argentina. If he wins the mountain stage and the time trial we know that we have somebody special.
He lost over 4kg compared to this time last year, when he was reported to weigh 63-64kg. Meaning 1-2 kg compared to when he won San Sebastian. So it's very possible he is still simply pushing the same watts, but being lighter. Pushing 420W at 61kg is 6.85w/kg, while pushing the same at 59kg is indeed over 7w/kg.For how long can he hold 7w/kg now? Last year he was around 6.8 for 30 minutes, which is also the highest level Froome ever got to.
The way I took those comments was more that it would be highly impressive for his base level to be so high in all areas to be able to win the TT and Queen stage in the same race at this early stage in his career regardless of each stage only having 3-4 notable other contenders.Remco thinks Roglic will the guy to beat at the Olympics. Cancellara doesn't seem to think so, because he doesn't think the guys coming out of the TDF will be ready.
If he wins the mountain stage against G. Martin and the ITT against Ganna (who he's already beaten twice) you'll know you have something special. But not after winning San Sebastian at 19 y.o. after coming back in the final from a mechanical and riding away to finish solo?
Anyway, where did you hear/read about new test results?
Evenepoel: Everything should be better than last year
Belgian begins big year at Vuelta a San Juanwww.cyclingnews.com
^ Evenepoel implying that he may be in (even) better shape than Alaphilippe and that the roles could be reversed this time (re: him having to work for Alaf last year) ...but "the race will decide" (paraphrased).
They will both go all out in the TT and then "help each other out as much as possible" on the MTF.
The way I took those comments was more that it would be highly impressive for his base level to be so high in all areas to be able to win the TT and Queen stage in the same race at this early stage in his career regardless of each stage only having 3-4 notable other contenders.
The only question is how he will cope with the altitude.Well, during training camp in Calpe the riders of DQS have some mini competitions. Evenepoel won all those he participated in, except for one, where he wasn't able to drop Jakobsen who beat him in the sprint. If Alaphilippe is in the same shape he was in last year, i think Remco will be better (than Alaphilippe). He was already close last year, he's grown a lot stronger past season, and he's lost a lot of weight on top of that. My money is on Evenepoel this week.
Also, that article reads like a bad google translation. "I will not be awake in the night about this."
... So, basically what they mean is "he won't lose any sleep over it."
Yeah, probably, but i think he's shown already to be something special. And i think winning San Sebastian or even the EU ITT title in his first year, is harder to do than winning an easy pedaling, early season GC with virtually no noteworthy GC competition, in his second year. I just found it a bit of an odd statement. That's all.
He has done tests recently and said he didn't lose power over 1800m. What or if that means anything at 2600m, i don't know. He also did the same climb last year, and altitude wasn't really much of an issue back then.The only question is how he will cope with the altitude.
Then provided he stays on the bike, I see an easy victory for himView: https://www.instagram.com/p/B7wHfZao9B2
View: https://twitter.com/deceuninck_qst/status/1221176947876691968
He has done tests recently and said he didn't lose power over 1800m. What or if that means anything at 2600m, i don't know. He also did the same climb last year, and altitude wasn't really much of an issue back then.
Not how any rider wants to start the seasonHe is ok after his crash according to DQS twitter.
Whether it's true his bike handle skills in the peloton have room for improvement or not, this time there was nothing he could've done.Remco sure has trouble staying on his bike. Whether it is his own fault or it couldnt be avoided, because that is just the sport. Sometimes you make your own luck though.
If you saw this crash you would not be commenting like that. It happened up at around the 5th row so front 25-30 riders so even good positioning didn’t save riders.Remco sure has trouble staying on his bike. Whether it is his own fault or it couldnt be avoided, because that is just the sport. Sometimes you make your own luck though.