He’s developed fine he just can’t climb with the very best.
He was third after two weeks , he had a bad day, he was still third…maybe he’s too good to fight for third?
He was third after two weeks , he had a bad day, he was still third…maybe he’s too good to fight for third?
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Still third. Just knew he has no chance against the top two and doesn’t want to fight for third. Would he quit if those two weren’t there and he was leading ?
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He wasn‘t third virtually because he was dropped 100+ k from the finish. Of course he could have finished the stage but I doubt he could have gotten any GC result in this Tour.
Maybe , we don’t know now.
I think it’s right what some people said , he had bad legs but it’s more that his heads gone.
I think it’s a mistake for him to ride the tour next year, he needs to try win giro and come back to the tour later.
Vingegaards crash last year was massive and in April too, must have affected him a lot at that time of the season for the tour but came back and got second . Just gets on with it and accept that he’s second best at the moment. Remco needs to accept he’s third best and deal with it or just not bother with the tour if he can’t handle fighting for third.
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What does finishing third have to do with it? He was clearly on the verge of collapse. Should he have completely emptied the tank and risked ending his season? By that logic, maybe MVDP should keep racing too, instead of stopping now—he still has to fight for the green jersey, even with pneumonia, right? And Evenepoel should just push his body to the limit and crawl to 25th place in the GC?
I'm not an evenepoel fan but some of the takes on here saying that he's not a gc riders are pretty hilarious. I'm interested to see how he does on another team as tbh I don't trust soudal to prepare him for stage racing and I'm not sure if he's just a really fragile rider or it's an issue with his coaching/nutrition etc.
Remco is a weird one. Apart from Tadej, he is probably the most talented rider in the peloton. Yet you always have the feeling that it’s not quite coming together. Maybe a change of environment will be good, but I have a feeling he will retire young
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Equating different crashes to same circumstances and conclusion never makes sense.
was it a full on heat stroke like at tds 2022?
That would explain why he had nothing left the next couple of days. Same as happened to him at TDS 2022. Similar to when Ullrich was finally able to drop Lance
He was trying to stuff ice down his shirt before the mountains, a sign he was overheated.
In real time, it seemed once he was able to cool his body, he was able to climb at his normal pace again. That said, it took a LOT out of him having to chase and he may have overheated again on Hautacam
If so, this is a damning look on QS for letting it happen again. It's like these guys never learn
That would explain why he had nothing left the next couple of days. Same as happened to him at TDS 2022. Similar to when Ullrich was finally able to drop Lance
He was trying to stuff ice down his shirt before the mountains, a sign he was overheated.
In real time, it seemed once he was able to cool his body, he was able to climb at his normal pace again. That said, it took a LOT out of him having to chase and he may have overheated again on Hautacam
If so, this is a damning look on QS for letting it happen again. It's like these guys never learn
Well why even start the race if he’s feeling so bad ?
He’s performed fine this season and was third after two weeks, I don’t believe he was physically suffering that badly. The shoulder can’t be that bad if he’s performing as he is, he doesn’t look in pain on the bike, and he wasn’t ill, he’s mentally cracked because he can’t beat pog and vingegaard.
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I don't believe heat stroke fits at all with coming back from getting dropped after the Soulor and then fighting back on Hautacam as well.
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Just to reiterate, Evenepoel himself mentioned that the shoulder isn’t affecting his racing. Are you overlooking that point? Considering your active presence in this thread, I’m surprised you seem to have missed it.
Thats maybe a bit harsh to Remco yes, but his fans on this thread have been talking about the shoulder like it’s a huge thing and he himself says it isn’t ? Pog and Vin you never seem to hear this lingering talk about injuries but they both have had them too. Roglic as well. And things like he shouldn’t be racing Lombardy at a young age, it’s just silly.
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Logic didn't say he shouldn't have raced Lombardy. He said they should've prepared him better for it.
I don’t like or dislike him, same as all of the current top riders.
What I and others don’t like is his fans and maybe him as well cant seem to accept where his level is and come up with reasons for him supposedly underperforming.
This doesn’t seem to happen with anyone else in the peloton to the same extent
He comes from a privileged sporting background, from cycling royalty stock in fact, that’s what makes this stuff even worse.
He’s hardly in the slums, he’s still winning big races, will surely win more big races this season, abandoned the tour while in third, where he finished last season, (his best tour season) , but there’s a rhetoric like he’s had a total capitulation this year, all of a sudden he can’t train etc, he’s having a horrendous season, I don’t see it , that’s just the level he is at.
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It's very weird you don't see a difference in performances between Evenepoel this year and last year at the TDF.
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I think he's actually going to be very happy about it. Has he ever shown not to be a teamplayer?
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Let's hope it doesn't matter much anymore, and that he will never have to rely on this team again.
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I mean he will be happy about it, but at the same time he has not had close to a competent team at a GT with QS beside the 22 Vuelta and it’s hindering his chances.
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