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

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Not at all, Lipowitz finished third at the tour, Remco did not finish.
Lipowitz finished nearly 2 minutes ahead of Remco at Dauphine.
Maybe ‘better’ is not the the right word just yet, but,
He has the momentum and upwards career trajectory. Remco’s is spluttering all over the place.
Lipo is the basket where red bulls eggs should be placed.

If red bull management are complete idiots who have no idea about what they are doing or how to gauge talent, i'm sure they will.

Evenepoel is spluttering all over the place indeed. After a major crash during winter and a minor crash before the Tour. Evenepoel was also spluttering in a similar fashion in 2021, also after a major crash and bad (short) prep. He won the Vuelta the next year and became WCC.

 

[AmRacer]

Let's hope Lipo can find a new team so we can see a real fight.

Nah, Remco must change team again.

 

[Charlyghoul]

If red bull management are complete idiots who have no idea about what they are doing or how to gauge talent, i'm sure they will.

Evenepoel is spluttering all over the place indeed. After a major crash during winter and a minor crash before the Tour. Evenepoel was also spluttering in a similar fashion in 2021, also after a major crash and bad (short) prep. He won the Vuelta the next year and became WCC.

Vingegaard has a major crash before the tour and can still beat pog in mountain stages, this is the difference

 

[Berniece]

We will see what red bull brings but many people show promise in their youth, it just doesn’t happen for everyone in the end, I believe that’s what’s happened to Remco but we will see

Yeah he showed promise and only has a WC, Vuelta and 2 monuments to show far. Didn’t deliver at all

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Vingegaard has a major crash before the tour and can still beat pog in mountain stages, this is the difference

What difference? And which crash are you talking about? And since when is Vingegaard riding for Bora?

 

[Pozzovivo]

Nah, Remco must change team again.

Are we (re)starting the Remco to Ineos rumour one day after signing for RBBH?

 

[AmRacer]

Are we (re)starting the Remco to Ineos rumour one day after signing for RBBH?

I'm not, are you?

 

[Red Rick]

Are we (re)starting the Remco to Ineos rumour one day after signing for RBBH?

I mean. He'd be an upgrade to Hojlund, but United signing some overrated Slovenian instead

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Morally irresponsible of remco to transfer to bora, it will cause this thread to go into meltdown and self destruct. See you in Fausto thread where nothing notable or exciting ever happens, so the thread is very relaxed and welcoming. Fausto is a gracious giy

 

[Pozzovivo]

Morally irresponsible of remco to transfer to bora, it will cause this thread to go into meltdown and self destruct. See you in Fausto thread where nothing notable or exciting ever happens, so the thread is very relaxed and welcoming. Fausto is a gracious giy

Should have signed for Cofidis. Full team support.

 

[Charlyghoul]

Should have signed for Cofidis. Full team support.

A different team than red bull. Actually cofidis can be better for him

 

[KoopaCycling]

Well, I suppose Remco is an overhyped cyclist who could never win a proper race, most definitely when Pogacar lines up as well.

Now that we established that, we can all look forward and congratulate Remco when he goes against all the odds and manages a win in anything that is not a TT. After all, him winning any race is more than what people seem to expect from him these days.

I for one will be rooting for him to rise up against the odds and get a couple of nice wins under his belt in the coming years.

 

[Pozzovivo]

A different team than red bull. Actually cofidis can be better for him

It would definitely not be better for him. RB is a solid team and will be super strong in the next years. Cofidis is arguably the worst managed team in the WT.

 

[Jan the Man]

Good move for him to try and maximize his GT potential. I would also like to see him ride MSR next year in addition to AGR and LBL.

More importantly I hope he has an unscathed winter so that he has the best opportunity to perform to his potential - whatever that may be.

He is clearly obsessed my trying to win a TDF- that is understandable as it is the biggest race but think he could easily expand his palmares even more if he focused on the monuments and perhaps sought to add a Giro to his Vuelta. However that is not why Red Bull signed him.

Also think Worlds next year he should be favourite with the anticipated course and the Belgium team overwhelming strength compared to Slovenia.

 

[Pozzovivo]

After all, him winning any race is more than what people seem to expect from him these days.

I for one will be rooting for him to rise up against the odds and get a couple of nice wins under his belt in the coming years.

I think he will show Rasmus Tiller and Jenthe Biermans who's boss in Gooikse Pijl next month.

Also, I think he'll win the world championship but who cares about that...

 

[jmdirt]

The move won't magically make him better. However, I do hope that, what I assume is a more modern cycling outfit, will improve upon his training and he will be much more 'optimized' to race a GT. Clinic stuff aside, I think SQS is very old school and I think Remco is following training that is about a decade behind and is not focused on GT success. So, now we have a chance to see what he can do with a more optimal set up - better, same or worse!

As you said, he can be better simply because his training will likely be better...that's the magic.

 

[Andre]

Pellizzari and Vlasov are also strong riders along with Roglic and Lipo...Remco is in good company with Bora. Now hopefully no crashes or illness and 2026 may yet be his best year.

 

[theyoungest]

The move won't magically make him better. However, I do hope that, what I assume is a more modern cycling outfit, will improve upon his training and he will be much more 'optimized' to race a GT. Clinic stuff aside, I think SQS is very old school and I think Remco is following training that is about a decade behind and is not focused on GT success. So, now we have a chance to see what he can do with a more optimal set up - better, same or worse!

It's kind of a cliché to think Quickstep are that far behind the times. In fact it was Bora who were quite oldschool until recently, and Evenepoel's new coach already worked there. His current performance coach Koen Pelgrim is quite young, and has of course guided him to a grand tour win. I don't think the training philosophy has been the problem until now.

I for one don't expect any miracles like Pogi's new coach managed to do.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

But the big question is:
What does this mean for L A N D A ?

 

[Pozzovivo]

It's kind of a cliché to think Quickstep are that far behind the times. In fact it was Bora who were quite oldschool until recently, and Evenepoel's new coach already worked there. His current performance coach Koen Pelgrim is quite young, and has of course guided him to a grand tour win. I don't think the training philosophy has been the problem until now.

I for one don't expect any miracles like Pogi's new coach managed to do.

No miracles needed. Just a year of consistent training without injuries and he will be at Pogacars level. Can't wait!

 

[Cycling111]

No miracles needed. Just a year of consistent training without injuries and he will be at Pogacars level. Can't wait!

Last year he trained more than Vingegaard and didn't beat him in the Tour.

 

[Andre]

good one Moose!!!

 

[Berniece]

I for one don't expect any miracles like Pogi's new coach managed to do.

I don’t think they have the same training methods

 

[Pozzovivo]

Last year he trained more than Vingegaard and didn't beat him in the Tour.

Yeah, but tables are turning, or whatever the saying is, from next year.

 

[Pozzovivo]

I don’t think they have the same training methods

They say, it's interval training with torque efforts and heat training. Some core strength work and riding around in "zone 2". Sounds replicable to me.