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

Page 1207 - Get up to date with the latest news, scores & standings from the Cycling News Community.
Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
Extinction

Extinction

Jan 8, 2020
5,036
5,727
18,180
It's time for Remco to demonstrate his exceptional talent against the two best. In his first pro years he did things only Pog could match, but then the devastating Lombardia crash, misguided re-entry at the Giro, followed by a series of successes and setbacks involving illness and further bad crashes, have made his trajectory a roller coaster ride. Then there have been issues with his team and ways of preparing him, which have been criticized for lack of firepower and incompetance. All throughout, however, the unusual talent has been unquestionably there. The team situation is what it is, for the moment anyway, but hopefully they've learned enough from the past to give Remco the best shot of being competitive against those two. It's the climbing that has to come up several notches, but third in your first Tour, however you look at it, means you are a fierce climber. In this age of super talents, the parcours should go back to those which gave each an opportunity to shine, meaning long, hard mountain stages, but also one or even two long flat to rolling TTs. It would make the route more balanced, test weaknesses in different GC impacting disciplines and make the race more gripping. At any rate, go Remco!
 
  • Like
Reactions: Andre, Berniece and houtdffan
Berniece

Berniece

Sep 12, 2022
6,244
7,722
16,180
Extinction said:
It's time for Remco to demonstrate his exceptional talent against the two best. In his first pro years he did things only Pog could match, but then the devastating Lombardia crash, misguided re-entry at the Giro, followed by a series of successes and setbacks involving illness and further bad crashes, have made his trajectory a roller coaster ride. Then there have been issues with his team and ways of preparing him, which have been criticized for lack of firepower and incompetance. All throughout, however, the unusual talent has been unquestionably there. The team situation is what it is, for the moment anyway, but hopefully they've learned enough from the past to give Remco the best shot of being competitive against those two. It's the climbing that has to come up several notches, but third in your first Tour, however you look at it, means you are a fierce climber. In this age of super talents, the parcours should go back to those which gave each an opportunity to shine, meaning long, hard mountain stages, but also one or even two long flat to rolling TTs. It would make the route more balanced, test weaknesses in different GC impacting disciplines and make the race more gripping. At any rate, go Remco!
Click to expand...
Preparation for Dauphine and TDF apparently went really well. They had one of the best altitude trainings, where most riders are pushing their best values ever. Remco was feeling very calm and not rushed like last year which is a good sign.

Dauphine should at least be better than last year.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Sandisfan, dobrien and Extinction
Extinction

Extinction

Jan 8, 2020
5,036
5,727
18,180
Berniece said:
Preparation for Dauphine and TDF apparently went really well. They had one of the best altitude trainings, where most riders are pushing their best values ever. Remco was feeling very calm and not rushed like last year which is a good sign.

Dauphine should at least be better than last year.
Click to expand...
He needs a mental boost by seeing he can digest their excellerations in the mountains in prospect of the Tour, not necessarily match them, but be there or thereabouts and then keep fighting while building strength and confidence. Lefebvre talks about "falling through the ice" in terms of not having a solid enough foundation, but I think the ice needs to be thick enough at the Dauphine to resist falling through when Pog and Vingo attack. Of course, you still need to have a margin to improve, but this is the method, not falling through the ice, to being actually competitive in July.
 
Last edited:
O

Oldman

Jun 19, 2009
5,467
252
17,880
AmRacer said:
There was a discussion Mathieu would help Remco winning more races.
I argue Mathieu wouldn't do that because they will target the same races, and Mathieu then only races for himself.
Click to expand...
So if the new Owner of Remco's team gets enough cash to keep him and bring in MvP do you think they couldn't apportion favored races to 2 guys? Remco needs serious help in GTs and Mathieu has proven he can and will provide that. Remco's shown the same teamsmanship.
"Targeting" a race is an early season strategy that flexes with whomever is best as the event is approaching. Teams like to win and that's where a rider that's still building form could support a team member. Remco could benefit from reduced pressure in a big way. I doubt it would be a problem if his contract renewal showed $$$instead of crushing pressure at each event. He provides his own motivation and it shows.
 
  • Like
  • Wow
Reactions: red_flanders and Sandisfan
A

AmRacer

Sep 1, 2023
3,793
4,078
11,180
Oldman said:
So if the new Owner of Remco's team gets enough cash to keep him and bring in MvP do you think they couldn't apportion favored races to 2 guys? Remco needs serious help in GTs and Mathieu has proven he can and will provide that. Remco's shown the same teamsmanship.
"Targeting" a race is an early season strategy that flexes with whomever is best as the event is approaching. Teams like to win and that's where a rider that's still building form could support a team member. Remco could benefit from reduced pressure in a big way. I doubt it would be a problem if his contract renewal showed $$$instead of crushing pressure at each event. He provides his own motivation and it shows.
Click to expand...
Mathieu cannot help Remco in the mountains, it's there he needs help.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom