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Didinho

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Logic-is-your-friend said:
A few years ago, in his first season he was in a break with two other guys. According to one of them (De Bond) he had to push over 100 watts more in Remco's wheel than in the other guy's (Wallays) wheel.

Not the same thing but gives you an idea.
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And if Campenaerts couldn't hold his wheel on a flat course, you know the guy behind him is suffering.
 
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Extinction

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The worst thing about a concerted TTT effort is fading back to get hitched on again at cruise speed. When a small guy revs it up before or after your pull it's a calvary.
 
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Peyroteo94

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He looks powerful. Never saw this explosive finish from Evenepoel before. He always was a diesel who destroyed everyone with a hard tempo, a little bit like robobasso. But that sprint was impressive, I wasn't expecting that. It is important for him to not lose those 5/10 seconds to a uphill sprinter like Roglic in the Giro.
 
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Peyroteo94 said:
He looks powerful. Never saw this explosive finish from Evenepoel before. He always was a diesel who destroyed everyone with a hard tempo, a little bit like robobasso. But that sprint was impressive, I wasn't expecting that. It is important for him to not lose those 5/10 seconds to a uphill sprinter like Roglic in the Giro.
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Take a look at last year's Vuelta stage 18 and ditto Tour of Norway stage 5.
 
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Andy schleck

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Peyroteo94 said:
He looks powerful. Never saw this explosive finish from Evenepoel before. He always was a diesel who destroyed everyone with a hard tempo, a little bit like robobasso. But that sprint was impressive, I wasn't expecting that. It is important for him to not lose those 5/10 seconds to a uphill sprinter like Roglic in the Giro.
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He's got some explosiveness. He did a nice attack on Liege Bastogne Liege.
 
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Barkintheeye

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Big Doopie said:
I think it also is about freshness. If he is the freshest, and he is now more often than not, then he will beat the others who are exhausted…
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Professional coaches expresses that the main difference among pro-riders is NOT max capacity (for different time periods i.e. power curve) but rather the % of the power curve after a couple of hours of hard racing, i.e. the ability to repeat hard efforts close to the optimal capacity.
 
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Extinction

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Barkintheeye said:
Professional coaches expresses that the main difference among pro-riders is NOT max capacity (for different time periods i.e. power curve) but rather the % of the power curve after a couple of hours of hard racing, i.e. the ability to repeat hard efforts close to the optimal capacity.
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It's called how fast you can recover after an interval and reproduce the same power, 1, 2, 3 times again until the elastic breaks. And this happens after repeated accelerations in the group that makes everybody tired, until someone with more in the tank surges ahead
 
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Extinction said:
It's called how fast you can recover after an interval and reproduce the same power, 1, 2, 3 times again until the elastic breaks. And this happens after repeated accelerations in the group that makes everybody tired, until someone with more in the tank surges ahead
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the amount of times he attacked and also closed down others in the worlds (and over 270+ kms!) and then still simply pulled away, may be evidence that no one does this better...
 
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Extinction said:
It's called how fast you can recover after an interval and reproduce the same power, 1, 2, 3 times again until the elastic breaks. And this happens after repeated accelerations in the group that makes everybody tired, until someone with more in the tank surges ahead
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Fatigue resistance. Something most of the best riders have in abundance. If Remco is superior in this aspect I wouldn't know....
 
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Andy schleck said:
Jokes apart, the weak was strong at LBL. Remco did a great ride. But this year he will be more marked when he does his attacks.
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Last year's LBL was something extra. Always great when somebody goes flat out at Côte de La Redoute. Maybe not the toughest hill on the course but arguably the most epic.
 
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Andy schleck said:
Jokes apart, the field was strong at LBL. Remco did a great ride. But this year he will be more marked when he does his attacks.
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He was already being marked then as well though. Some favorites were foolishly too far back and they were all sprinting to get back on his wheel but got demolished. Honestly if he has one of these days like in San Sebastian then it doesn't matter if he's being marked or not.
 
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