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

[Eddy Evenepoel]

The question is, Will Remco have time for an altitude camp before Dauphine?

he can bring the roller and it would be no problem.

 

[Sciatic]

I don't think there's a "the" as in "the hospital"...it's just "hospital.

Depends on British vs. American English. Here (US) the “the” before hospital in such a sentence is standard.

 

[houtdffan]

Depends on British vs. American English. Here (US) the “the” before hospital in such a sentence is standard.

Yeah. I was being lazy by typing “hospital” not “the hospital”

 

[Andre]

Depends on British vs. American English. Here (US) the “the” before hospital in such a sentence is standard.

I love the English language; it has more options and alternatives than any other. Although I can't really prove that...since I don't speak Mandarin or Arabic or many others. I believe English also borrows more foreign words and phrases than most languages. American English does away with many letters i.e. neighbour etc, and has the tendency to shorten terms and also abbreviate to no end.
But this thread is about Remco; so my apologies.
Go Remco Go!

 

[houtdffan]

PHOTO: Remco Evenepoel celebrates successful surgery with cakes and pastries

Remco Evenepoel's spring plans were thrown out the window last week when the Soudal - Quick-Step was one of those to crash hard in a nasty incident at the Itzulia Basque Country.Going down hard alongs...

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the Ullrich method of recovery

 

[velaso montador]

Hope this guy recovers well. Such a joyful riding style. Not up to date with the latest but i read he said a few days ago that he should be go to go for the tour?

 

[shadowrider]

We’ll know in a couple of weeks. Depends on how he’s healing

The plan was to do an (second ? ) altitude camp "after" the Dauphine. I think that will be possible. The collarbone will not be a problem. But the shoulder could be.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

PHOTO: Remco Evenepoel celebrates successful surgery with cakes and pastries

Remco Evenepoel's spring plans were thrown out the window last week when the Soudal - Quick-Step was one of those to crash hard in a nasty incident at the Itzulia Basque Country.Going down hard alongs...

cyclinguptodate.com

the Ullrich method of recovery

It's likely that this time Skeletor won't change the Tour into a brutal featherweight fight so Fatco can eat as much as he wants without worrying about violation of the weight limit!

 

[shadowrider]

It's likely that this time Skeletor won't change the Tour into a brutal featherweight fight so Fatco can eat as much as he wants without worrying about violation of the weight limit!

Fatco ? Really ? What a level again.

 

[Berniece]

The plan was to do an (second ? ) altitude camp "after" the Dauphine. I think that will be possible. The collarbone will not be a problem. But the shoulder could be.

No, the plan was to do a single altitude camp before Dauphine and that’s it.

 

[shadowrider]

No, the plan was to do a single altitude camp before Dauphine and that’s it.

Even before his crash, there was already talk of an (second) altitude training period after the Dauphiné. This was (should be) possible because Evenepoel had not yet completed an altitude training course in the spring.

 

[shadowrider]

Evenepoel will probably not have recovered sufficiently to train quality during an altitude training period starting three weeks before (may 10th) the start of the Dauphine. So, in a month. Almost impossible. Then Evenepoel can only ride the Dauphine to gain kilometers and race rhythm. To then train at quality and competition level during an altitude camp (about fifth to twentyfifth of june).

 

[Berniece]

Even before his crash, there was already talk of an (second) altitude training period after the Dauphiné. This was (should be) possible because Evenepoel had not yet completed an altitude training course in the spring.

My apologies, I never heard or read that, but I could be wrong of course.

You're also not able to do 3 weeks of altitude training after the dauphine, only 2 weeks. So if he can't do proper altitude training before, then I'm not sure if it's possible to get properly ready for the TDF, like he was for the Vuelta of 2022.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

My apologies, I never heard or read that, but I could be wrong of course.

You're also not able to do 3 weeks of altitude training after the dauphine, only 2 weeks. So if he can't do proper altitude training before, then I'm not sure if it's possible to get properly ready for the TDF, like he was for the Vuelta of 2022.

I think Evenepoel will choose a proper training block at altitude instead of racing Dauphine, if the situation forces him to choose. I don't think a warm up race is really that needed to guys nowadays to prepare a very high level.

 

[Salvarani]

I think Evenepoel will prefer a proper training block at altitude to racing Dauphine, if the situation forces him to choose. I don't think a warm up race is really that needed to guys nowadays to prepare a very high level.

Yeah, then Belgian NC probably. Similar to how Pog had to do last season.

 

[Sciatic]

I love the English language; it has more options and alternatives than any other. Although I can't really prove that...since I don't speak Mandarin or Arabic or many others. I believe English also borrows more foreign words and phrases than most languages. American English does away with many letters i.e. neighbour etc, and has the tendency to shorten terms and also abbreviate to no end.
But this thread is about Remco; so my apologies.
Go Remco Go!

This is also a funny example because in German, French and probably other languages the rules for when and which article to use are very explicit. English more laissez faire.

 

[Froome]

My apologies, I never heard or read that, but I could be wrong of course.

You're also not able to do 3 weeks of altitude training after the dauphine, only 2 weeks. So if he can't do proper altitude training before, then I'm not sure if it's possible to get properly ready for the TDF, like he was for the Vuelta of 2022.

Maybe after the dauphine, he is going to the famous spanish hotel where he used to sleep in altitude.

 

[Froome]

I follow evenepoel on strava, and he spent a lot of weeks before Basque country and Paris Nice in the region of alicante. Was he using the famous hotel where they can sleep in altitude?

 

[DNP-Old]

I follow evenepoel on strava, and he spent a lot of weeks before Basque country and Paris Nice in the region of alicante. Was he using the famous hotel where they can sleep in altitude?

He lives there.

 

[Froome]

He lives there.

Was he using the famous hotel, or he really has a private home in the region of alicante?

 

[DNP-Old]

Was he using the famous hotel, or he really has a private home in the region of alicante?

His actual home is in Alicante.

 

[Froome]

His actual home is in Alicante.

I saw now that he has an apartment in alicante since 2022, and that he wanted to implement in his room the set up they had on the famous hotel, to sleep in altitude.

Maybe, that's why he doesn't need so many altitude camps.

 

[johnymax]

I saw now that he has an apartment in alicante since 2022, and that he wanted to implement in his room the set up they had on the famous hotel, to sleep in altitude.

Maybe, that's why he doesn't need so many altitude camps.

He lives in Alicante.

 

[proffate]

I love the English language; it has more options and alternatives than any other. Although I can't really prove that...since I don't speak Mandarin or Arabic or many others. I believe English also borrows more foreign words and phrases than most languages. American English does away with many letters i.e. neighbour etc, and has the tendency to shorten terms and also abbreviate to no end.
But this thread is about Remco; so my apologies.
Go Remco Go!

don't all languages abbreviate?

And don't forget the tendency to un-abbreviate, e.g. "irregardless". You may scoff at that word, but that's no doubt how every new word starts out --- scorned. And if you think that words only get shorter, look into the history of till and until.

 

[Andre]

very true proffate. I also found an interesting link on something similar: https://jakubmarian.com/why-are-english-words-so-short/