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

[peterfin]

Maybe he should better ride without power meter or at least without checking it? You can do more mentally if you don't anchor yourself to a number. What he definitely does need is better ear phones!

 

[Didinho]

The pain is gone, that's what I wanna hear. And you could see it today. We need him for an even better GC battle.

 

[hfgon1]

Days like today are the days he needs to gain time. On stages like 13, 17 and 18 I'm pretty sure he will lose time on the best climbers again. So he needs to win time anywhere and I dont think the time trial will let him gain enough time. Roglic and Vingegaard are great time trialists also.

 

[Red Rick]

So let me get this straight

1. Jumbo pace all day to bring back the breakaway
2. They catch the final breakaway riders halfway the climb and then they catch nobody else and they can see literally nobody else
3. Nobody tells Evenepoel in the final 4km they're sprinting for the win
4. Evenepoel doesn't know, so he decides he doesn't sprint for the win.
5. Roglic comes the long way around at 175 meters, and he still decides it's not for the win?

My favorite one is actually that Evenepoel actually has a big habit of sprinting for minor places in stages or making at least sure he's 1st across the line. Meanwhile, Roglic tends to do the absolute opposite.

 

[Gargamel35]

So let me get this straight

1. Jumbo pace all day to bring back the breakaway
2. They catch the final breakaway riders halfway the climb and then they catch nobody else and they can see literally nobody else
3. Nobody tells Evenepoel in the final 4km they're sprinting for the win
4. Evenepoel doesn't know, so he decides he doesn't sprint for the win.
5. Roglic comes the long way around at 175 meters, and he still decides it's not for the win?

My favorite one is actually that Evenepoel actually has a big habit of sprinting for minor places in stages or making at least sure he's 1st across the line. Meanwhile, Roglic tends to do the absolute opposite.

He was cooked anyway.

 

[Volderke]

So let me get this straight

1. Jumbo pace all day to bring back the breakaway
2. They catch the final breakaway riders halfway the climb and then they catch nobody else and they can see literally nobody else
3. Nobody tells Evenepoel in the final 4km they're sprinting for the win
4. Evenepoel doesn't know, so he decides he doesn't sprint for the win.
5. Roglic comes the long way around at 175 meters, and he still decides it's not for the win?

My favorite one is actually that Evenepoel actually has a big habit of sprinting for minor places in stages or making at least sure he's 1st across the line. Meanwhile, Roglic tends to do the absolute opposite.

Let me get this straight:
You think Evenepoel is the best actor in the world and should deserve an Oscar for pretending he didn’t know.

You don’t think Evenepoel is just being stupid / doing something stupid by doing a AVV-Tokyo Olympics but reversed.

 

[Big Doopie]

Best scenario would be for Remco to put time into Vingo and Rog in the ITT while ending up 10-20 seconds down on Kuss.

JV would then be paralyzed.

 

[chickenlips]

Am I the only one thinking that the Jumbo lot are playing with this lad. Letting him lead them to the big mountains before they go in for the kill. Like a lamb to the slaughter. Poor lad, poor poor lad.

 

[Volderke]

Am I the only one thinking that the Jumbo lot are playing with this lad. Letting him lead them to the big mountains before they go in for the kill. Like a lamb to the slaughter. Poor lad, poor poor lad.

He had a blocked neck, headache and pain in the hip. Today he was painless and in total control.
I’m still doubtful if he can do well in high mountains, but if he wants to win this, he has to do well there.
If he does well, he’s in a good place as he has the tt coming up.

 

[chickenlips]

He had a blocked neck, headache and pain in the hip. Today he was painless and in total control.
I’m still doubtful if he can do well in high mountains, but if he wants to win this, he has to do well there.
If he does well, he’s in a good place as he has the tt coming up.

He may need some good luck then. I wish him all the best.

 

[IndianCyclist]

Maybe he should better ride without power meter or at least without checking it? You can do more mentally if you don't anchor yourself to a number. What he definitely does need is better ear phones!

This gut riding is the actual trump card that riders have. Pogi used it to win 2020 TDf and Jonas used it to win the TT 2023 TDF and now Remco. It is the secret technique that puts the Ineos marginal gains to shame.

 

[Big Doopie]

Press headline has “Remco rages at missed opportunity…”

I guess that’s all the haters read as it confirms their bias. He absolutely did not “rage”. Lol!

 

[Gargamel35]

Press headline has “Remco rages at missed opportunity…”

I guess that’s all the haters read as it confirms their bias. He absolutely did not “rage”. Lol!

I guess all the press are haters too. No one loves your boy poor thing.

 

[Berflamand]

He certainly is box office, no dull day with the kid!

Usually when he's this disappointed/annoyed he comes back with a vengeance.

I'm already excited to see what he has in store!

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Am I the only one thinking that the Jumbo lot are playing with this lad. Letting him lead them to the big mountains before they go in for the kill. Like a lamb to the slaughter. Poor lad, poor poor lad.

On this particular climb Remco leading and chasing Kuss wasn't really beneficial to those on his wheel. It was a good climb for Remco to set the pace. On a shallower, faster climb forcing Remco to chase can be a factor though.

 

[Big Doopie]

I guess all the press are haters too. No one loves your boy poor thing.

nah, press loooooooooooves him. because he shoots straight. not the usual bs from pro athletes.

 

[peterfin]

All his haters are just lovers in disguise. They spend too much time here. Stop hiding it and you will feel much better.

 

[Elos Anjos]

Because if you announce it after the fall your opponents will use that information to gain more time

That's the point. They would attack anyway if they could. Everyone knew he fell so there's no need for saying it again save for PR reasons. Announcing that he's suffering is hence either damage control - if Remco failed to perform - or enhancing how he performed well despite his crash related injuries.

In case some of the usual suspects doubt my assessment, this is true for every rider that goes through a crash (although I can't recall any other rider crashing after finishing a stage )

 

[Ripper]

Press headline has “Remco rages at missed opportunity…”

I guess that’s all the haters read as it confirms their bias. He absolutely did not “rage”. Lol!

Ya, I don't know what to say about headlines other than the clickbait is getting tedious. I mean, he sounded mainly disappointed in himself (I think he said he felt a bit stupid), which is really not raging. But again, he is marquee and is making Dumbo-Jizma look very vanilla.

 

[Sciatic]

Best scenario would be for Remco to put time into Vingo and Rog in the ITT while ending up 10-20 seconds down on Kuss.

JV would then be paralyzed.

I really don’t think so. You think Ving and Roglic would fold up their wings and stop attacking?

 

[peterfin]

I really don’t think so. You think Ving and Roglic would fold up their wings and stop attacking?

I think he means that their plan, whatever it is, may need adaption. They cannot support three leaders anymore. The question will be: who has the best chance to succeed? That may cause some stress and difficult decisions. My guess is they will still stick to the initial plan and only decide when Roglic or Vingegaard shows to be clearly better than the other.

 

[Big Doopie]

I really don’t think so. You think Ving and Roglic would fold up their wings and stop attacking?

Well. At least it could hold them at bay for a few stages. Imagine a scenario with Kuss in red, Remco at 20 secs and Rog/Vingo at 50-60 secs. What do they do?

 

[ManicJack]

Well. At least it could hold them at bay for a few stages. Imagine a scenario with Kuss in red, Remco at 20 secs and Rog/Vingo at 50-60 secs. What do they do?

Kuss rides dom, and Roglic and Vingo attack Remco. Kuss has no distorted dreams of winning this bike race.

 

[VayaVayaVaya]

I think Kuss can and should ride for the win as long as he holds the jersey. It might not be feasible, but when you’re as good as Sepp, IMO you should honor the jersey.

 

[Sciatic]

Well. At least it could hold them at bay for a few stages. Imagine a scenario with Kuss in red, Remco at 20 secs and Rog/Vingo at 50-60 secs. What do they do?

I would guess Roglic & Vingegaard keep attacking and Kuss sits on Remco’s wheel. Regardless, I think it will be fun to watch and see how it unfolds!