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

[hayneplane]

Yes, but there have been instances like this in the past as well, and they are not talking to him. As far as these outburst go, he isn't in the best team to calm him down i'm afraid.


In Dutch it's to make an elephant out of a mosquito.
I agree with your post, but somebody really should tone him down, or at least teach him to wait 5 minutes before tweeting in a response to events that stir his emotions.

Definitely agree with you about the team thing. Nobody in cycling would be surprised if it turned out that twitter comment had instead been by Patrick Lefevre. When the boss of the team sets the tone it’s not altogether surprising that others follow.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

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[hayneplane]

Lol @ no gifts. Since when has he ever ridden in anything less than a cannibalistic manner. Hard to think of a time other than with Gilbert in 2019 Worlds where he has sacrificed himself when having a chance to win to try to help others.

 

[Berflamand]

Lol @ no gifts. Since when has he ever ridden in anything less than a cannibalistic manner. Hard to think of a time other than with Gilbert in 2019 Worlds where he has sacrificed himself when having a chance to win to try to help others.

Maybe he sees him falling in Lombardia and therefore not being able to ride Tirreno, Worlds and Giro as a 'gift' to the others since they were now able to win something as well.

 

[hayneplane]

Maybe he sees him falling in Lombardia and therefore not being able to ride Tirreno, Worlds and Giro as a 'gift' to the others since they were now able to win something as well.

A lot of us on the forum and the bookies odds certainly saw it that way.

 

[Faserr]

Why so serious Evenepoel? I hope he is having fun a bit while riding his bike

 

[Lo squalo di messina]

No more gifts haha what a sad little man.His dad was crying in the news today how he got his tools stolen from his van. This happens all the time over here but no golddigger dad thinks he special

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Proves again that he might be the most dislikable guy from the peloton. I feel sorry for the Belgians.

You'll be happy to know (or maybe you already did but didn't think it was relevant to your case) that he got in contact with the guy and offered his appologies in person.

No more gifts haha what a sad little man.His dad was crying in the news today how he got his tools stolen from his van. This happens all the time over here but no golddigger dad thinks he special

What an embarrassing post.

 

[Lo squalo di messina]

You can find it sad all you want i dont care but dont refuse to see the kid has a problem. He had to excuse himself again after his stupid Motard de merde post. Its always the same with him stupid comments and then he has to apologise again and again. He makes himself look like a goddamn fool with all the backpedalling.

 

[Eclipse]

All I know is I'm excited to see him race again because you absolutely know he's going to want to try and make a statement right out of the blocks

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

You can find it sad all you want i dont care but dont refuse to see the kid has a problem. He had to excuse himself again after his stupid Motard de merde post. Its always the same with him stupid comments and then he has to apologise again and again. He makes himself look like a goddamn fool with all the backpedalling.

I'm sure you've never said stupid ***. I read two of your post and ding ding ding. Yes, he says stupid things, yes, he's too impulsive but at least he does apologize. It's got nothing to do with backpedaling, but with common sense and curtsy. I agree that he needs to learn to control himself, to think twice before putting something on twitter, but you also need to realize he's 20, and has been one of the riders, if not the one most in the spotlights for the past 18 months. Most other riders get to stay in the out of the spotlight until they are 24. Even Pogacar is 2 years older than Evenepoel. And people also forget or neglect to realize that he was playing high-level football (soccer) until he was 17, a completely different culture with a completely different mentality. Maybe if you started checking social media of other 20 old riders/footballers/athletes, you would find similar stupid comments, with one difference, that they don't get retweeted or make it as international news.

As for your comment about his dad, it weren't just "his tools" that were stolen, it was thousands of euro's worth of equipment and new kitchen appliances. As if he doesn't have the right to be mad for getting robbed. But again, with someone else it doesn't make the news, with him it does. And apparently you think that the Evenepoels write the news themselves and decide what each newsoutlet has to put on their frontpage. They don't. So if you don't like that sensational clickbait type of news, i suggest you take it up with the newsoutlet in question. But the fact that you even have to mention this and present it as if it were incriminating, shows what you are here for.

 

[richwallone]

Yes, he is the “new” Merckx!!! I wish him all the best to reach as far and as high in his future racing career to rival Merckx palmares... I know it’s impossible but still... And being 20yo, I’d cut him some slack... We all did, or at least I did, some stupid *** at that age

 

[Lo squalo di messina]

I'm sure you've never said stupid ***. I read two of your post and ding ding ding. Yes, he says stupid things, yes, he's too impulsive but at least he does apologize. It's got nothing to do with backpedaling, but with common sense and curtsy. I agree that he needs to learn to control himself, to think twice before putting something on twitter, but you also need to realize he's 20, and has been one of the riders, if not the one most in the spotlights for the past 18 months. Most other riders get to stay in the out of the spotlight until they are 24. Even Pogacar is 2 years older than Evenepoel. And people also forget or neglect to realize that he was playing high-level football (soccer) until he was 17, a completely different culture with a completely different mentality. Maybe if you started checking social media of other 20 old riders/footballers/athletes, you would find similar stupid comments, with one difference, that they don't get retweeted or make it as international news.

As for your comment about his dad, it weren't just "his tools" that were stolen, it was thousands of euro's worth of equipment and new kitchen appliances. As if he doesn't have the right to be mad for getting robbed. But again, with someone else it doesn't make the news, with him it does. And apparently you think that the Evenepoels write the news themselves and decide what each newsoutlet has to put on their frontpage. They don't. So if you don't like that sensational clickbait type of news, i suggest you take it up with the newsoutlet in question. But the fact that you even have to mention this and present it as if it were incriminating, shows what you are here for.

His whole family is looking for attention as much as evenepoel himself. He likes to belittle other riders and paints their victories as Luck or some kind of gift from the King himself. Thats not the same as doing some stupid *** when you are young. Why do you even spend your time defending him post after post. I dont care about your opinion and neither should you about mine.
Ok checked your post history and i m starting to understand whats going on here. Thank god for ignore.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

His whole family is looking for attention as much as evenepoel himself. He likes to belittle other riders and paints their victories as Luck or some kind of gift from the King himself. Thats not the same as doing some stupid *** when you are young. Why do you even spend your time defending him post after post. I dont care about your opinion and neither should you about mine.
Ok checked your post history and i m starting to understand whats going on here. Thank god for ignore.

Joke of the week so far, this guy checking other people's post history.

 

[Lo squalo di messina]

Joke of the week so far, this guy checking other people's post history.

Well yes it kinda begs the question why somebody gets his panties in a bunch so much because of valid criticism. Dont worry i only read a couple and stopped because that was enough stupid for one day.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Well yes it kinda begs the question why somebody gets his panties in a bunch so much because of valid criticism. Dont worry i only read a couple and stopped because that was enough stupid for one day.

You are aware we can all read your post history too, right?
You can go hate on Evenepoel again in your Nibali topic now.

I also don't think you really grasp the concept of a discussion forum.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

T-1000 with liquid metal upgrade ready to kill again.

 

[Lo squalo di messina]

You are aware we can all read your post history too, right?
You can go hate on Evenepoel again in your Nibali topic now.

I also don't think you really grasp the concept of a discussion forum.

Please tell us again how real the evenepoels are because daddy showed up with plaster on his face for an interview.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Please tell us again how real the evenepoels are because daddy showed

Please see a doctor.

 

[Boes]

Lo squalo di messina, you must be a troll.
If not, wow, just wow...

 

[Lo squalo di messina]

Half the time i get server error thats why it only showed half my post. Dont be so dramatic.

 

[red_flanders]

Well yes it kinda begs the question why somebody gets his panties in a bunch so much because of valid criticism.

The bolded might be the sticking point here...

 

[Lo squalo di messina]

The bolded might be the sticking point here...

Look what he did with bettiol...thats the thing that made me mad by the way. Bettiol won flanders fair and square. There s a reason why he needs to issue apology after apology. I m far from the only one to have these thoughts about evenepoel so its not just me.

 

[wheresmybrakes]

He has nearly half the comments Valverde has in his thread and how long has Valverde been around with his achievements! Maybe there is too much hyped up rubbish posted that folk get sick of reading. Just MO.

 

[Boes]

Look what he did with bettiol...thats the thing that made me mad by the way. Bettiol won flanders fair and square. There s a reason why he needs to issue apology after apology. I m far from the only one to have these thoughts about evenepoel so its not just me.

Actually, it's Bettiol that apologized afterwards for calling out Quick Step after his win in RVV.