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

[Berniece]

Having won a GT already is irrelevant. His ideal weight is being brought up as an issue, so clearly my point holds.

EDIT: specially after the Vuelta 2023 debacle.

You didn't really have a point. You are trying to be *** in a fanboy topic.

Next time don't type something that is easily debunked.

 

[Elos Anjos]

You didn't really have a point. You are trying to be *** in a fanboy topic.

Next time don't type something that is easily debunked.

Numerous pages discussing Remco's misshaps prove me otherwise. But go on and make use of your blinders, you're part of the show, puppet.

 

[KZD]

Its hilarious how Remco haters put in question the simple fact that he already won a Grand Tour.

Sure, Remco didn't beat Pogačar or Vingegård and Roglič crashed out while he was significantly behind Remco but that same season Hindley also won a GT without beating any of the top GT riders and I don't see people questioning his Giro win. As I don't see people questioning Roglič Vuelta 2020 win despite having been a 18 day GT won on bonus seconds.

A GT win is a GT win period.

 

[houtdffan]

Its hilarious how Remco haters put in question the simple fact that he already won a Grand Tour.

Sure, Remco didn't beat Pogačar or Vingegård and Roglič crashed out while he was significantly behind Remco but that same season Hindley also won a GT without beating any of the top GT riders and I don't see people questioning his Giro win. As I don't see people questioning Roglič Vuelta 2020 win despite having been a 18 day GT won on bonus seconds.

A GT win is a GT win period.

classic Remco Derangement Syndrome

 

[Netserk]

You didn't really have a point. You are trying to be *** in a fanboy topic.

Next time don't type something that is easily debunked.

This thread is not a fanboy topic. Separate threads of appreciation and depreciation ceased long ago on this board.

 

[Elos Anjos]

How Remco fanboys look at him after he doesn't win.

 

[EddyMazzoleni]

This thread is not a fanboy topic. Separate threads of appreciation and depreciation ceased long ago on this board.

So it is appreciation and deprecation at the same time, a.k.a the quantistic Remco thread

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

This is peak Remco weight, no one can tell me it's not

The type of climber who doesn't actually climb, but rather revolves the earth beneath him.

 

[Berniece]

This thread is not a fanboy topic. Separate threads of appreciation and depreciation ceased long ago on this board.

You are correct. He's just being silly for no reason. What he said made no sense and was purely to rile people up.

 

[Andre]

...and he claims he wrote a book. I can't imagine the pain on the paper as it shrunk and recoiled from his scribble.

 

[Extinction]

Conveniently ignoring the bio passport here, which was implemented because everyone knows that it's easy to dodge the EPO tests.

The UCI also hands out health breaks for cortisol levels. Health break for low BF% is the same principle.

Ok, but what's the biopassport got to do with fat percentage? How can you put a minimum limit and not basically stop performance science from seeking optimal ratios between power per kilos? It's just too fundamental to the sport, in my opinion. At any rate, it will never happen unless a bunch of pros die from starvation.

 

[scribers]

This is peak Remco weight, no one can tell me it's not

This is a new take on power to weight ratio!

 

[red_flanders]

This is peak Remco weight, no one can tell me it's not

This is amazing. Funniest thing I've seen on this forum in a while. Tip 'o the hat, Quack!

 

[rghysens]

This thread is not a fanboy topic. Separate threads of appreciation and depreciation ceased long ago on this board.

PatLef disagrees.

 

[Froome]

...and he claims he wrote a book. I can't imagine the pain on the paper as it shrunk and recoiled from his scribble.

It's a book full of sh** with every page saying that daniel martinez can do monster climbing performances and that he is above sepp kuss.

Now seriously, he is just a really bad troll, it's not that important.

 

[Netserk]

PatLef disagrees.

I don't think he has an appreciation thread.

 

[18-Valve. (pithy)]

A GT win is a GT win period.

technically true, but if it's an atypical one - only one HC climb + only medium mountains in the third week, for starters - it isn't a great predictor for future success in GTs.

 

[proffate]

Ok, but what's the biopassport got to do with fat percentage?

Biopassport measures biological metrics rather than the means of how those metrics were achieved. You can't have wild swings in hematocrit and then simply say "crazy what my top secret sport science has achieved, isn't it?" BF% is just one more direct metric.

How can you put a minimum limit and not basically stop performance science from seeking optimal ratios between power per kilos? It's just too fundamental to the sport, in my opinion.

You know how I know this is false? Because I've never heard someone bring up skinniness in a GOAT discussion. "OMG Eddy Merckx was the frailest waif of all time", said no one ever.

 

[Boes]

I think we're once again discussing tomatoes and tomatoes between "Evenepoel can't win any more GTs" compared to "Evenepoel can beat the best of the best in a GT"

Yeah, he's 24 years old and already has one Vuelta (that didn't have a A field).
I think it's safe to say he'll win at least one more GT. Question is, will he ever be able to win a TdF against top contenders such as Vingegaard or Poggy. A lot less sure about that.

 

[kn0s]

Biopassport measures biological metrics rather than the means of how those metrics were achieved. You can't have wild swings in hematocrit and then simply say "crazy what my top secret sport science has achieved, isn't it?" BF% is just one more direct metric.


You know how I know this is false? Because I've never heard someone bring up skinniness in a GOAT discussion. "OMG Eddy Merckx was the frailest waif of all time", said no one ever.

So we are talking regular dexa scans and some arbitrary number as a max body fat? When is this scan performed? The day before the race? This sounds ridiculous.

Pushing the boundaries have always been fundamental to the sport and nutrition is just part of that.

 

[Extinction]

Biopassport measures biological metrics rather than the means of how those metrics were achieved. You can't have wild swings in hematocrit and then simply say "crazy what my top secret sport science has achieved, isn't it?" BF% is just one more direct metric.


You know how I know this is false? Because I've never heard someone bring up skinniness in a GOAT discussion. "OMG Eddy Merckx was the frailest waif of all time", said no one ever.

Come on, I'm aware of this, but doping aside, if a rider seeks optimal performance by lowering body fat percentage, then that's cycling baby and it has always been this way. It used to be said, stop eating when you are still hungry and after 20 minutes you won't be. How then can you prohibit a cyclist's dietary regime? Tell them, eat more or you can't compete? It goes against the very discipline required.

 

[houtdffan]

If Remco were French, he'd never lose a TDF again

We'd have 2 100km ITTs in the race every single year

 

[Krzysztof_O]

This is peak Remco weight, no one can tell me it's not

This is his only chance to win the TdF. He will smash Skeletor before the race even starts!

 

[SHAD0W93]

This is his only chance to win the TdF. He will smash Skeletor before the race even starts!

Remco Swolepoel to the rescue.

 

[shadowrider]

Remco will never have the perfect weight/nutrition/bicycle/team until he wins a GT.

Blaming outside factors on his underperformance is the only way to keep the hype alive. I wrote many times about this. Buy my book.

What about the weight..... and the results of Almeida ? Also in your book ?