or not, because he isn't rated as the best climber in the peleton. while today he did well for being a bad day (for whatever reason)(maybe he is just overrated as a climber)
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or not, because he isn't rated as the best climber in the peleton. while today he did well for being a bad day (for whatever reason)(maybe he is just overrated as a climber)
What happens if today was actually a good day?or not, because he isn't rated as the best climber in the peleton. while today he did well for being a bad day (for whatever reason)
Assuming we ignore him saying he had a bad day, or that his power was below what he produced over multiple climbs last year. Sure if this was his best day for such a climb with such a lead-in, he will need more ITT km to be somewhat competitive.What happens if today was actually a good day?
Why would this be a good day? He has already shown to being able to drop Roglic, Almeida, Uitdebroecks and Ayuso.What happens if today was actually a good day?
He has 2 more difficult days to make it to week 2. He hasn't shown anything against his main comp in a week 3.Why would this be a good day? He has already shown to being able to drop Roglic, Almeida, Uitdebroecks and Ayuso.
i mean, this much has been evident for years.(maybe he is just overrated as a climber)
Tomorrow is easy, Saturday that climb is only 4km, I would think he's able to follow, Sunday the climb might not be difficult enough. I expect him to not lose time anymore, get better, because I think he's actually not well, and then take time in the TT again, and lead by 30-40s.He has 2 more difficult days to make it to week 2. He hasn't shown anything against his main comp in a week 3.
Exactly, you don't headline on the front page your intentions. You always dissimulate or speak in sibyline verses.Le Patron has been too outspoken regarding his tactics recently: speaking about getting rid of the red jersey and sticking to Jonas wheel. So JV attacked with Kuss in the breakaway and then with Primoz on the last climb! Le Patron still isn't realizing that those yellow guys he was chasing are merely doms of the mighty Sepp!
Remco was brilliant on steep gradients on shorter climbs last year, first when he dropped Yates in San Sebastian and then on Les Praeres in Vuelta where he dropped all GC-riders with more than half a minute. But both of these were only like 4 km.It is a well known ''secret'' that Remco does bad on consistently steep gradients, anything above 8% looks to be his weakness.
Last 5kms of this climb was 10%
It is a well known ''secret'' that Remco does bad on consistently steep gradients, anything above 8% looks to be his weakness.
Last 5kms of this climb was 10%
You're not fooling anyone with that 2,5km steep bit before it then eased upLa Vuelta ciclista a España 2022 Stage 9 results
Louis Meintjes is the winner of La Vuelta ciclista a España 2022 Stage 9, before Samuele Battistella and Edoardo Zambanini. Remco Evenepoel was leader in GC.www.procyclingstats.com
I mean clearly this wasn't his peak level right? Nobody can tell me with a straight face they think that.
Now as I wrote before, I'm not sure how long one can keep laying the blame on injuries and illnesses. But any talk trying to put this down to stuff like "the climb just didn't suit him" or "this is just his normal level" is clearly missing the point.
The 'problem' is that he said the same thing last year in the stage he dropped a lot of time. So its hard to distil any useful information until further up the road.In a way, after reading his post race interview, I think this was 95% his level and maybe 5% influenced by little inconveniencies like his crash or maybe a tiny bit of fighting a virus.
He said it was hard and in the end he was done. And just looking at Vingegaard and roglic, they were done too at the finish. It was a hard climb, Remco couldn’t handle the change in rhythm and jumbo had to work very hard for half a minute, so they didn’t really have much more to give than Remco.
Everybody more or less on their level, and either things can change for the better or the worse.
It wasn't. But to me there's a clear trend of Evenepoel performing best in the mountains on unipuerto stages that are raced pretty soft before the final climb. And today was not that.La Vuelta ciclista a España 2022 Stage 9 results
Louis Meintjes is the winner of La Vuelta ciclista a España 2022 Stage 9, before Samuele Battistella and Edoardo Zambanini. Remco Evenepoel was leader in GC.www.procyclingstats.com
I mean clearly this wasn't his peak level right? Nobody can tell me with a straight face they think that.
Now as I wrote before, I'm not sure how long one can keep laying the blame on injuries and illnesses. But any talk trying to put this down to stuff like "the climb just didn't suit him" or "this is just his normal level" is clearly missing the point.
Let's not beat around the bush Prares was very steep but only for 2,5km before it went down to 7%.Remco was brilliant on steep gradients on shorter climbs last year, first when he dropped Yates in San Sebastian and then on Les Praeres in Vuelta where he dropped all GC-riders with more than half a minute. But both of these were only like 4 km.
Im not sure its correct that Remco always struggle on steep gradients, but he is performaning a bit more unstable here.
Nope. If he was at 95% of his level he would have lost minutes.In a way, after reading his post race interview, I think this was 95% his level and maybe 5% influenced by little inconveniencies like his crash or maybe a tiny bit of fighting a virus.
He said it was hard and in the end he was done. And just looking at Vingegaard and roglic, they were done too at the finish. It was a hard climb, Remco couldn’t handle the change in rhythm and jumbo had to work very hard for half a minute, so they didn’t really have much more to give than Remco.
Everybody more or less on their level, and either things can change for the better or the worse.
He must be deprived of sleep having nightmares about Angliru every night.It is a well known ''secret'' that Remco does bad on consistently steep gradients, anything above 8% looks to be his weakness.
Last 5kms of this climb was 10%
It was a normal day for remco. His level was similar to the all mighty Mas.What happens if today was actually a good day?
That stage is probably in Jumbos crosshair.He must be deprived of sleep having nightmares about Angliru every night.