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

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

Lefevere needs to be really careful when he rates Remco‘s current value as „100 millions“… Remco was good, but:

LBL has been won by Maxim Iglinskiy before. The Vuelta was once won by Papy Horner. And even Kwiatkowski once became World Champion.

So we have to wait and see what Remco will deliver in a TdF against Vingegaard. And don‘t forget, Vinge let Pogi look like a CT rider on Granon and Hautacam… Vinge in 2022 brought Pogi‘s decline. Will Jonas in 2023 bring Remco‘s decline?…

Well, have those riders mentioned above all three win all of those races in one season? Absolutely not. Jonas vs Pogi is going to be a generational battle, and throw Remco in there and there is not a better generation for GC riders. Pogi is not decling, respectfully stop your trolling.

 

[Skijumper Roglic fan]

Let‘s hope Remco has a good winter, and doesn‘t spend next months like him:

https://viva-deutschland.fandom.com/de/wiki/Fleischmann.TV

 

[Lequack]

I am ready for fat Remco tearing up the cobbled races.

 

[Lorzenz08]

What if Remco Evenepoel is not the next Merckx, but rather the next Valverde ? :O

 

[Lequack]

Well then he has 20 good years ahead of him.

 

[wheresmybrakes]

What if Remco Evenepoel is not the next Merckx, but rather the next Valverde ? :O

LOL Remco gonna have to learn how to wheelsuck big time.

 

[houtdffan]

Remco leaving the door open for the tour

If he does the giro, he should not do the tour. It's a year too early for him to do that double

 

[Lequack]

The real Merckxx would have done the double

 

[Lorzenz08]

Well who will be his biggest challenger at the Giro ?
Carapaz ? Hindley ? ...
Come on, I want to see him trade blows with Pogi and Vingi.

 

[Lorzenz08]

I have a little thought in mind.
If Evenepoel does the TdF, I think Vingi should be terrified.
In the sense that Pogi and Evenepoel can attack and take time even in non hard climb stages.

They could even work together on those stages.

 

[Sciatic]

Now we know the real reason he’s skipping Lombardia:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1578085958267838465

View: https://twitter.com/qst_alphavinyl/status/1578085958267838465?s=46&t=l-TzqjwT7nOIf1aAIlLSuw

 

[Bonimenier]

The real Merckxx would have done the double

Pretty sure the real Merckx didn't do that

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Now we know the real reason he’s skipping Lombardia:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1578085958267838465

View: https://twitter.com/qst_alphavinyl/status/1578085958267838465?s=46&t=l-TzqjwT7nOIf1aAIlLSuw

The cycling episode is over, finally Remco is back where he belongs.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Half of these posts were just people hoping he would fail lol

30k of Contador post were the same and LaFlo.

 

[SHAD0W93]

And even Kwiatkowski once became World Champion.

Are we really crapping on FlowerPower when he took the money to help Ineos’s GC bid?

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Pretty sure the real Merckx didn't do that

He was still 23 when he started the Giro in '69 (which he didn't finish), but he was 24 by the time the Tour started.

 

[spalco]

LBL has been won by Maxim Iglinskiy before. The Vuelta was once won by Papy Horner. And even Kwiatkowski once became World Champion.

Ok, but who won all three in one year, at 22 years of age?

And what do you mean with "even Kwiatkowski" btw? He is an excellent cyclist, and well worthy of winning the WC. I don't think he should be mentioned in such a context at all.

 

[Berflamand]

The kid's grown up, he just got married.

 

[Berniece]

The kid's grown up, he just got married.

The picture behind the wheel. It's as if a child is driving the car.

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

The picture behind the wheel. It's as if a child is driving the car.

Yeah but he's also very aero; none of his head goes about the windscreen.

 

[Skijumper Roglic fan]

Ok, but who won all three in one year, at 22 years of age?

And what do you mean with "even Kwiatkowski" btw? He is an excellent cyclist, and well worthy of winning the WC. I don't think he should be mentioned in such a context at all.

Yeah, agree, my text was rather meant to be little bit ironic…

Kwiat indeed is an excellent rider. He doesn‘t look intimidating, but is so strong. His palmares is already great, and he‘s still super. (Only thing that is sad is that he probably wasted years when riding for others instead of being leader. But he apparently wanted it this way, and certainly earned a lot of money with being one of the best-paid domestiques of his generation…)

 

[Bolder]

The picture behind the wheel. It's as if a child is driving the car.

At least it's an MGB and not an MG Midget...

 

[Red Rick]

Yeah he can win GTs but he still can't hide helmet strap tan lines

 

[Sandisfan]

The kid's grown up, he just got married.

The picture behind the wheel. It's as if a child is driving the car.

Yeah but he's also very aero; none of his head goes about the windscreen.

Well at least unlike the little old ladies driving the large 70's American cars he doesn't have to look through the steering wheel. LOL

 

[Pantani_lives]

It's obvious who'll be wearing the pants in that marriage.