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

[Andre]

fantastic attack by Remco today...only a few riders could hang on. Plus he looks real good handling the bike much better. He looked relaxed and barely looking like he was exerting much effort

 

[noob]

Also good interview

 

[Netserk]

Also good interview

So he slid (his back wheel) 75 m to go, 50 m before the other two crashed.

 

[Extinction]

Also good interview

The mentality of a champion.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

If he can drop the competition on the finishing climb tomorrow he is back on the track of the hype.

That is a big IF. If he loses less than 15-20s I would be totally on the hype train again. If he drops everyone I'm going to Belgium to force Lefevre to make him ride the Tour lol.

 

[Andre]

So he slid (his back wheel) 75 m to go, 50 m before the other two crashed.

Yes...I guess Vlasov crashed just ahead of Remco and that's why Martinez took 2 seconds at the finish. I haven't seen any footage of it, so I'm not sure

 

[Bonimenier]

That is a big IF. If he loses less than 15-20s I would be totally on the hype train again. If he drops everyone I'm going to Belgium to force Lefevre to make him ride the Tour lol.

He really should do the Tour. Not with the expectations to finish high in GC, but it's the parcours that probably should suit him the best.

 

[Netserk]

Yes...I guess Vlasov crashed just ahead of Remco and that's why Martinez took 2 seconds at the finish. I haven't seen any footage of it, so I'm not sure

If anyone wants to see the reason for the fall at the end, here is a video

 

[Andre]

thank you Netserk

 

[Extinction]

Yes, but if Vingegaard and Vlasov hadn't crashed, Remco would have come 5th it seems from that shot. But, then again, if his wheel slid 50 meters before then he has an excuse.

 

[Andre]

either way...what a race!!!

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

So he slid (his back wheel) 75 m to go, 50 m before the other two crashed.

He should gain some more weight to prevent that from happening.

 

[AlfaLum]

Really really interesting to see what will happen with Remco tomorrow. So far I have really enjoyed the way he raced this week. He had some tough moments on the steeper climbs, but on other parts he is such an attacking rider.

I think somehow tomorrow he will go down again trying to defend the first place in GC against better climbers. But hopefully he can manage to stay on for a long while to make it an exciting race. For me the big favorite is Martinez now. But interesting to see if Evenepoel can pull this one off.

 

[Red Rick]

Guys, you know who lost Itzulia last year?

 

[Extinction]

Really really interesting to see what will happen with Remco tomorrow. So far I have really enjoyed the way he raced this week. He had some tough moments on the steeper climbs, but on other parts he is such an attacking rider.

I think somehow tomorrow he will go down again trying to defend the first place in GC against better climbers. But hopefully he can manage to stay on for a long while to make it an exciting race. For me the big favorite is Martinez now. But interesting to see if Evenepoel can pull this one off.

2 secs is crazy to defend. He needs to drop Martinez, but that is a tall order.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

2 secs is crazy to defend. He needs to drop Martinez, but that is a tall order.

Not necessarily. If there is a break ahead, he can just stay with Martinez, which makes it a lot more doable than dropping him. Still, my expectations are that he can't manage to hold on, but he's surprised me this week tbf.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Even if he falls down to like 5th or something tomorrow, it's still been a great week for him. No one really believed he would win the race, did they?

 

[AlfaLum]

Even if he falls down to like 5th or something tomorrow, it's still been a great week for him. No one really believed he would win the race, did they?

I thought Primoz would win this easily. But apparently he saw the best one-week stage racer topic and decided he did not want to improve on that ranking.

 

[Netserk]

Guys, you know who lost Itzulia last year?

[Insert drunk sex scene from The Wire]
He did manage to get some good wins this year.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

[Insert drunk sex scene from The Wire]
He did manage to get some good wins this year.

Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit

 

[JosefK]

With no Roglstomp as a possibility, the final day is wide open at Itzulia 2022 (though Martinez looks to be the favorite for the hills). Should be fun. I am wanting to jump aboard the Remco hype train. How could a fan not love the way this young man races?

 

[peterfin]

The weather will be a key factor tomorrow. It will likely rain and it will be significantly colder than today. Remco's 'feeling' in his legs has a high correlation with how he performed in the past and even in this race. I think he should attack prior to the last climb to have a chance of winning.

 

[Extinction]

Not necessarily. If there is a break ahead, he can just stay with Martinez, which makes it a lot more doable than dropping him. Still, my expectations are that he can't manage to hold on, but he's surprised me this week tbf.

All I can say is godspeed Remco (with nothing to take away from Martinez, cause he is a right good bloke and so strong).

 

[Mayomaniac]

He should gain some more weight to prevent that from happening.

Are you know also one of his coaches at Quickstep?
He looked good today, I'm still not sold on the whole have him gain weight strategy (I don't think he really needed to improve his explosiveness), but we'll see.

 

[Skijumper Roglic fan]

I think the Yellow Jersey Remco now wears in Itzulia is absolutely well deserved. It‘s a reward for the character he showed all week.

I already wrote him off a little bit, after Tirreno.

Since Monday, and especially today, he has been showing that he has the mind and body of a champion. I am very happy for him, and even wish him that he now podiums or even wins the overall there in Basque Country.

It would be another highlight on his palmares.