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

[Cycling111]

Confirmed:

08/06: Critérium du Dauphiné
27/06: Belgian championships Time Trial
29/06: Belgian championships Road Race
05/07: Tour de France
02/08: Clásica Ciclista San Sebastián

This means that he won´t do Vuelta regardless of the result of the TDF.

 

[jmdirt]

Good result RE!

On a side note: his aero bars make me nervous. There is so little material connecting the extensions to the base bar. If I remember correctly, they are 3D printed so I hope the calculations that went into the code is precise, and the materials are optimal.

EDIT: I'm not sure if these are the same ones, but the 'connecting' area doesn't look as minimal as the ones he used today (maybe just camera and/or moving vs. sitting still). Plus, if they are the same, they aren't 3D, bur rather laid up based on a mould of RE's arms.

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Giro d’Italia pro bike: Remco Evenepoel’s Specialized S-Works Shiv Disc time trial bike

A closer look at the time trial setup of Belgian champion Evenepoel, who's hoping to claim a maiden maglia rosa this month

www.rouleur.cc

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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyX6UtA25fM

 

[Salvarani]

This means that he won´t do Vuelta regardless of the result of the TDF.

It is Clasica San Remco time again, baby!

 

[hayneplane]

But the same applies. Targeting Spring Classics. I believe he has said that he is in Romandie for the sake of having a good TT workout, not as a season goal.

Exactly plenty of riders aimed to peak in April mostly for their chosen monuments.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

In a top shape in which he would win LBL? Or at the start of a WC or GT? I would think he puts a minute on everyone

Look at his Giro '23 opening TT over 19k, which was one of the more impressive medium length TT's he's done. Almeida finished only ~30s down. It wouldn't have been uncommon for Almeida to suddenly underperform in a TT, and he could have finished around Küng's time or even Rodriguez. But when the opposition is in good shape and has a good day, even the best TT can only be so much better.
In the first TDF '24 TT, Evenepoel took ~57s on Almeida over 25km. Today's TT was only 17km, so with Almeida on a decent day, 60 sec was never going to happen.

 

[jmdirt]

Look at his Giro '23 opening TT over 19k, which was one of the more impressive medium length TT's he's done. Almeida finished only ~30s down. It wouldn't have been uncommon for Almeida to suddenly underperform in a TT, and he could have finished around Küng's time or even Rodriguez. But when the opposition is in good shape and has a good day, even the best TT can only be so much better.
In the first TDF '24 TT, Evenepoel took ~57s on Almeida over 25km. Today's TT was only 17km, so with Almeida on a decent day, 60 sec was never going to happen.

I think that happens all too often on the www...people make "unequal based" assertions. Somewhat like your example, RE didn't quite take a minute over 25K so why would he take a minute over 17K? He's a great TTer so he should take a minute no matter the distance, or profile, not to mention level of form (of all involved)?

Note: this is not a slam on Bernice per se, just the practice of drawing conclusions based on unequal things...probably sprinkled with a little exaggeration to support an assertion.

 

[houtdffan]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE0dOjtRVks


Remco getting ripped for riding for Lecerf by Lantern Rouge, as is QS

 

[Berniece]

I think that happens all too often on the www...people make "unequal based" assertions. Somewhat like your example, RE didn't quite take a minute over 25K so why would he take a minute over 17K? He's a great TTer so he should take a minute no matter the distance, or profile, not to mention level of form (of all involved)?

Note: this is not a slam on Bernice per se, just the practice of drawing conclusions based on unequal things...probably sprinkled with a little exaggeration to support an assertion.

It’s an underestimation of Almeida combined with not remembering results good enough. And indeed an exaggeration on RE’s capabilities

 

[Red Rick]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE0dOjtRVks


Remco getting ripped for riding for Lecerf by Lantern Rouge, as is QS

For once, they're actually right.