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

[Big Doopie]

It's a polarizing thread so I guess people want attention.

Nah. I am just wanting 1000 pages by the start of 2023 season.

 

[gregrowlerson]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1590421176492302336

View: https://mobile.twitter.com/klusmaan/status/1590421176492302336

I don’t think Hirt was supposed to say this….

Jan is just hirt about the Remco thread not talking about Remco.

 

[wheresmybrakes]

Suppose it's one way of keeping his page count up so it looks like he's a popular rider.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Yup, understood.

Just question if that means this is the place for a 5-page discussion on which pro races are most prestigious.

They’d be more prestigious if Evenepoel won them. Which makes it relevant honestly.

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

Yup, understood.

Just question if that means this is the place for a 5-page discussion on which pro races are most prestigious.

It's as valid as the five page discussion about the Velo D'Or on Van Aert's thread

 

[red_flanders]

It's as valid as the five page discussion about the Velo D'Or on Van Aert's thread

Oh, we have that too.

 

[gze]

Not much is going on with Remco atm save for training. Even then it's not very exciting. Things will pick up in January

Not everybody seems to agree with that…
I (might have) heard from a friend of a friend of a friend of Oumi that in contradiction to e.g. in September, currently Remco’s 3 to 5 minutes efforts are out of this world!

 

[Boes]

Not everybody seems to agree with that…
I (might have) heard from a friend of a friend of a friend of Oumi that in contradiction to e.g. in September, currently Remco’s 3 to 5 minutes efforts are out of this world!

You mean his 3-5 min efforts with Oumi?

 

[gze]

You mean his 3-5 min efforts with Oumi?

You have a dirty mind…

If Hollywood has thought us one thing, it is that to reach peak performance one has to continuously was his car in the off season…
“wax on, wax off”

The friend of the friend of the friend of Omi was clearly referring to Remco washing his car, obviously…

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

You have a dirty mind…

If Hollywood has thought us one thing, it is that to reach peak performance one has to continuously was his car in the off season…
“wax on, wax off”

The friend of the friend of the friend of Omi was clearly referring to Remco washing his car, obviously…

He has a dirty mind for saying exactly what you are implying?

 

[Andre]

In the upcoming Netflix series for this thread, which actress would play Oumi? I vote for
Roselyn Sanchez...oh yeah this is a poll.

 

[LesDiablesRouges]

Here's my guess for Remco's schedule (days)

46 race days.

January
San Juan (5)

February
Kuurne Brussels Kuurne (1) ?

March
Tirreno Adriatico (7)
3/18/23 - Milan San Remo (1)

April
4/2/23 - RvV (1)
4/16/23 Amstel Gold (1)
4/23/23 - LBL (1)

May
Giro (21)

June
Belgian RR (1)
Belgian ITT (1)

July
Classica San Sebastian (1)

August
WC ITT (1)
WC RR (1)

September
GP Quebec (1)
GP Montreal (1)

October
Lombardy (1)

 

[tobydawq]

Here's my guess for Remco's schedule (days)

46 race days.

January
San Juan (5)

February
Kuurne Brussels Kuurne (1) ?

March
Tirreno Adriatico (7)
3/18/23 - Milan San Remo (1)

April
4/2/23 - RvV (1)
4/16/23 Amstel Gold (1)
4/23/23 - LBL (1)

May
Giro (21)

June
Belgian RR (1)
Belgian ITT (1)

July
Classica San Sebastian (1)

August
WC ITT (1)
WC RR (1)

September
GP Quebec (1)
GP Montreal (1)

October
Lombardy (1)

Six race days from July to October?

I don't think this is a very good guess...

 

[KZD]

Here's my guess for Remco's schedule (days)

46 race days.

January
San Juan (5)

February
Kuurne Brussels Kuurne (1) ?

March
Tirreno Adriatico (7)
3/18/23 - Milan San Remo (1)

April
4/2/23 - RvV (1)
4/16/23 Amstel Gold (1)
4/23/23 - LBL (1)

May
Giro (21)

June
Belgian RR (1)
Belgian ITT (1)

July
Classica San Sebastian (1)

August
WC ITT (1)
WC RR (1)

September
GP Quebec (1)
GP Montreal (1)

October
Lombardy (1)

46 race days seems too little.

I don't expect him to start in San Juan, but in Algarve or Andalusia and I expect him to ride Strade Bianche instead of KBK and Itzulia instead of RVV, riding the latter in a Giro year together with MSR and LBL seems very far fectched. After the World Championships, I expect him to ride Benelux Tour instead of travelling all the way to Canada and then he will need to ride a few one day races in Italy to prepare for Il Lombardia (probably Giro dell'Emilia and Tre Valli Varesine).

 

[hayneplane]

Here's my guess for Remco's schedule (days)

46 race days.

January
San Juan (5)

February
Kuurne Brussels Kuurne (1) ?

March
Tirreno Adriatico (7)
3/18/23 - Milan San Remo (1)

April
4/2/23 - RvV (1)
4/16/23 Amstel Gold (1)
4/23/23 - LBL (1)

May
Giro (21)

June
Belgian RR (1)
Belgian ITT (1)

July
Classica San Sebastian (1)

August
WC ITT (1)
WC RR (1)

September
GP Quebec (1)
GP Montreal (1)

October
Lombardy (1)

Likely another short stage race in February and definitely at least another 4/5 post worlds one day races.

 

[houtdffan]

Remco already said a very light early season, then becoming very intense toward the middle.

So why is he going to race in January?

He had ~61 racing days this past season. Cannot see him only having 46 this year

 

[Lequack]

He owes it to the Belgians to race more.

 

[Andre]

In the upcoming Netflix series for this thread, which actress would play Oumi? I vote for
Roselyn Sanchez...oh yeah this is a poll.

This didn't go over to well....apologies

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

This didn't go over to well....apologies

She's 50. How is she going to play a 22 year old.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

She's 50. How is she going to play a 22 year old.

Have you watched Grease? The actors there were almost double the age as the high school kids they were portraiting

 

[Berniece]

Here's my guess for Remco's schedule (days)

46 race days.

January
San Juan (5)

February
Kuurne Brussels Kuurne (1) ?

March
Tirreno Adriatico (7)
3/18/23 - Milan San Remo (1)

April
4/2/23 - RvV (1)
4/16/23 Amstel Gold (1)
4/23/23 - LBL (1)

May
Giro (21)

June
Belgian RR (1)
Belgian ITT (1)

July
Classica San Sebastian (1)

August
WC ITT (1)
WC RR (1)

September
GP Quebec (1)
GP Montreal (1)

October
Lombardy (1)

I don't see him riding San Juan, Kuurne, MSR, and RvV. I also think he'll do more 5-7 day stage races here and there

 

[Berflamand]

I don't see him riding San Juan, Kuurne, MSR, and RvV. I also think he'll do more 5-7 day stage races here and there

Regarding MSR he already said that it is an option for next year but it is still undecided. He'd actually like to race it and he regrets not having ridden it this year (it became a last minute option because many riders of the team were ill at that moment).

 

[Berniece]

Regarding MSR he already said that it is an option for next year but it is still undecided. He'd actually like to race it and he regrets not having ridden it this year (it became a last minute option because many riders of the team were ill at that moment).

Oh I didn't know that, well in that case he might indeed ride it. I can also see him winning it, in the right circumstances.

 

[Andre]

She's 50. How is she going to play a 22 year old.

Yes, my mistake. I didn't see the date of birth when I saw her photo.

 

[houtdffan]

Sounds like a giro-tour double next year

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/remco-evenepoel-back-in-training-in-spain/

Evenepoel and several teammates have hinted he will target the 2023 Giro d’Italia but he would also fast-track his Grand Tour ambitions and make his debut at the Tour de France.