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

[Extinction]

No, but he was still muscular and with broad shoulders for a GC guy, Even his GT weight is relatively large when compared to rider of the same height. Pogacar is also a couple of kg over his July weight, but has far less problems uphill

He has a feisty fireplug build, which, optimizing power, should not hinder his climbing. It's a matter of losing those 2-3 kilos over time to let the body adjust. But they should know the science behind this and bring him at the Tour at a banging 61 km firing on all cilanders.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

He has a feisty fireplug build, which, optimizing power, should not hinder his climbing. It's a matter of losing those 2-3 kilos over time to let the body adjust. But they should know the science behind this and bring him at the Tour at a banging 61 km fireing on all cilanders.

It is indeed a good remark about his upper body. His arms/chest are always more muscular than those of most other climbers. Is this out of fear of getting sick? Or because they can't reduce the mass in his upper body (he was much leaner in the 2020 Giro iirc, so it should be possible) or haven't they tried/thought of it to reduce weight there?

 

[Extinction]

It is indeed a good remark about his upper body. His arms/chest are always more muscular than those of most other climbers. Is this out of fear of getting sick? Or because they can't reduce the mass in his upper body (he was much leaner in the 2020 Giro iirc, so it should be possible) or haven't they tried/thought of it to reduce weight there?

That's build, so I don't know. Yet, if you need to shave off those last 2-3 kilos without losing power, you do it by gradually decreasing calorie intake at dinner. Get up from the table when you don't feel quite satiated. In 20 minutes you will, then go to bed. Meditate, pray, have sex, whatever creates a sense of well-being, and soon you will be a lion.

 

[KoopaCycling]

Is it weird that I'm more looking forward to Romandie then tomorrow. Maybe cause i rewatched some TT today. And i'm looking forward to seeing if Remco his form remains as aero as last year.

 

[Berniece]

Evenepoel told a news outlet in Belgium that he’s going to wait for La Redoute before making a move. So they learned nothing, gg Pogi

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Evenepoel told a news outlet in Belgium that he’s going to wait for La Redoute before making a move. So they learned nothing, gg Pogi

Why does he tell news outlets his tactics anyway?

 

[Red Rick]

Evenepoel told a news outlet in Belgium that he’s going to wait for La Redoute before making a move. So they learned nothing, gg Pogi

Why talk about tactics anyway?

 

[Extinction]

It's a subterfuge or else the team has to have a long talk with the lad.

 

[Berniece]

Why does he tell news outlets his tactics anyway?

Why talk about tactics anyway?

VDB

 

[jmdirt]

Why does he tell news outlets his tactics anyway?

...or is that his tactic?

 

[jmdirt]

Why talk about tactics anyway?

because they asked
Beast Mode already used "I'm just here so I don't get fined", so RE decided to go with a specific point on the road that may or may not be a significant part of the race.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

My brother told me he heard the HNB podcast about Amstel, where they talked to Kamiel Bonneu, who was also involved in the crash with Evenepoel and Narvaez. He said Evenepoel was able to get underway just before him, and that he and the bunch he was in had to chase for 60km. According to Zonneveld on Eurosport, Evenepoel only had to chase 15-20km in order to get back to the peloton (he compared Strava data). Either Zonneveld's numbers are off, or Evenepoel and the bunch he was in, rode an extremely fast chase.

 

[Sciatic]

because they asked
Beast Mode already used "I'm just here so I don't get fined", so RE decided to go with a specific point on the road that may or may not be a significant part of the race.

Funny to see a chatty Beast Mode in commercials and films lately. I didn’t realize he was in the comedy film about the high school girls fight club, so we when he suddenly appeared I and several other folks in the (Seattle) theater loudly guffawed.

 

[Berniece]

My brother told me he heard the HNB podcast about Amstel, where they talked to Kamiel Bonneu, who was also involved in the crash with Evenepoel and Narvaez. He said Evenepoel was able to get underway just before him, and that he and the bunch he was in had to chase for 60km. According to Zonneveld on Eurosport, Evenepoel only had to chase 15-20km in order to get back to the peloton (he compared Strava data). Either Zonneveld's numbers are off, or Evenepoel and the bunch he was in, rode an extremely fast chase.

Zonneveld is wrong multiple times during a single podcast. I listen every episode because I like their style and analysis, but he can definitely be wrong. He also said Evenepoel took of his jacket 15km’s before Pogacar, in Fleche while it was 60.

 

[KoopaCycling]

Interesting. Several people (on somethingtube) kept insinuating Remco was lying about having to chase the peloton for quite some time. So he must have had to chase for quite a bit after all.

That makes his amstel quite impressive. Let's hope he has similar or even better legs today.

 

[Berniece]

Interesting. Several people (on somethingtube) kept insinuating Remco was lying about having to chase the peloton for quite some time. So he must have had to chase for quite a bit after all.

That makes his amstel quite impressive. Let's hope he has similar or even better legs today.

No reason for Remco and his team to lie about such a thing. Never seen Evenepoel make up stories after the race to cover his result

 

[gregrowlerson]

Remco to Tadej at the startline: "Get off my lawn!"

 

[Netserk]

My brother told me he heard the HNB podcast about Amstel, where they talked to Kamiel Bonneu, who was also involved in the crash with Evenepoel and Narvaez. He said Evenepoel was able to get underway just before him, and that he and the bunch he was in had to chase for 60km. According to Zonneveld on Eurosport, Evenepoel only had to chase 15-20km in order to get back to the peloton (he compared Strava data). Either Zonneveld's numbers are off, or Evenepoel and the bunch he was in, rode an extremely fast chase.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1914252794137039344

View: https://x.com/LucGrefte/status/1914252794137039344

 

[Peyroteo94]

Think there's also a fairly considerable difference between saying "I had to close a gap and that cost energy" versus "yeah I woulda won otherwise"

More important, how was UAE going hard (more than what was supposed since they were controlling the break) when he closed 1'33" in only 15 km.

 

[Froome]

I don't know if the chase taked out something of him, but the crash certainly did.

 

[Berniece]

Think there's also a fairly considerable difference between saying "I had to close a gap and that cost energy" versus "yeah I woulda won otherwise"

The rider feels how much effort something takes during the chase. Obviously enough for him to mention he missed that on last time Cauberg.

 

[houtdffan]

why did Remco abandon and just quit.

This is a major red flag. Mental issues it seems

 

[peterfin]

why did Remco abandon and just quit.

This is a major red flag. Mental issues it seems

It's too early to make that call and apparantly he didn't abandon. Probably this is one of those bad days he and his team was talking about. We know that his baselevel can't be optimal yet.

 

[KoopaCycling]

Romandie in 2 days. Maybe Remco should have skipped Fleche and LBL this year.
Hopefully he can rise from today's ashes.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

He had everyone struggling to hold his wheel on Côte des Forges and made up probably 40-50 positions on La Redoute. Unless he got cramps, I refuse to believe he had to drop on Roche-aux-Faucons.