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

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Alaphilippe was going backwards pretty early up the climb so that wouldn't have worked.

Alaphilippe was at the front the moment Roglic moved up. Remco wasn't.

 

[Valanga]

Remco should just have followed Alaphilippe and Van Wilder.

He should have indeed. I guess that was the plan. They were all three positioned on the left of the road, but too much shouldering, Alaphilippe probably not the easiest one to follow, ...

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

Alaphilippe was at the front the moment Roglic moved up. Remco wasn't.

Ah I must have been thinking about further up when Van Wilder came to the front and looked behind to see no team mates.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Ah I must have been thinking about further up when Van Wilder came to the front and looked behind to see no team mates.

Regardless, both IVW and JA were at the front at one point, Remco never was.

 

[ppanther92]

Nice job so far. Keep it going.

 

[spalco]

I'm so happy, he can make a very hard thing look so easy when he's really on. Great job!

 

[sir fly]

Seems he sorted the pacing.

 

[IndianCyclist]

Remco did his work. Now it is upto his team to protect him. That should mean JA completely at his service.

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

Remco did his work. Now it is upto his team to protect him. That should mean JA completely at his service.

And Masnada. He has had his two days in the break.

 

[Barnacle Bill]

Great ride, powered up that climb with Mas in his wake. Impressive start and quite a moment to see him in red.

 

[Big Doopie]

i have said it before...

remco reminds me most of hinault.

diesel climber, not paying attention that riders are on his wheel, just dropping them at pace, super TTer.

 

[spalco]

i have said it before...

remco reminds me most of hinault.

diesel climber, not paying attention that riders are on his wheel, just dropping them at pace, super TTer.

He seems much friendlier than hinault though, i can't see remco punching a farmer or pushing someone off the stage.

 

[Riek s]

Nice performance, needed to record since couldn't watch live.. Surpised they couldn't catch Jay though.. So it wasn't a nuclair performance. (or Jay did, given he is a big chunk heavier). As mentionned in the vuelta stage topic, i wonder how deep he went or if he kept reserve to follow Mas just in case?).
Rather big differences for being a Cat 1 climb.

 

[Big Doopie]

He seems much friendlier than hinault though, i can't see remco punching a farmer or pushing someone off the stage.

lol... not totally sure about that after the many chronicled moments when he has waved his arms in frustration or pushed an Ineos rider...

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Lucky Remco, the others didn’t bother today.

 

[Extinction]

Impressive, really didn't see that coming today. He simply rode tempo and dropped all the other favorites bar Mas, who could only follow. Smart not accellerating wildly, which means he is thinking long game. Hopefully he doesn't have a bad day, but if he continues like this through the TT it looks great.

 

[Bonimenier]

Impressive, really didn't see that coming today. He simply rode tempo and dropped all the other favorites bar Mas, who could only follow. Smart not accellerating wildly, which means he is thinking long game. Hopefully he doesn't have a bad day, but if he continues like this through the TT it looks great.

Hopefully he does have a bad day otherwise this isn't going to be the most exciting Vuelta.

 

[Volderke]

So Bambi is leading a Micky Mouse GT that nobody cares about even starting, let alone fighting for GC as they are either preparing for Worlds or just have to show up to fill the team quotum...

 

[Big Doopie]

Hopefully he does have a bad day otherwise this isn't going to be the most exciting Vuelta.

because it was bound to be thrilling if there was no challenge to rog.

seriously, you haters gotta get a grip.

 

[Bonimenier]

because it was bound to be thrilling if there was no challenge to rog.

seriously, you haters gotta get a grip.

Must be the first time I got called a hater in this thread

 

[Big Doopie]

Must be the first time I got called a hater in this thread

you're welcome.

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

Lucky Remco, the others didn’t bother today.

They tried but they were either carrying injuries, were undertrained, were not yet at their peak, had no team support blah blah blah

 

[Big Doopie]

They tried but they were either carrying injuries, were undertrained, were not yet at their peak, had no team support blah blah blah

and this is just a training race for their future goals.

forgot that one. ;-)

 

[Oldermanish]

Hopefully he does have a bad day otherwise this isn't going to be the most exciting Vuelta.

Give the kid a break! He's been under the spotlight for unfulfilled expectations and had a good day. It's not over but he showed discipline and finished it off.

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

and this is just a training race for their future goals.

forgot that one. ;-)

And I should have added that there was no way Remco could have done this if Vin, Pog or the big green monster were at the Vuelta.