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

[peterfin]

How do you accomplish that without going to the clinic zone? Rest would help without going there...

Maybe he was better but he didn't show it due to the wind, team tactics or whatever.

 

[hayneplane]

I care most about EC RR this year. But i think It will all be Pogacar this year. I do hope things get more competitive soon.
Cause i can count the number of big races that were fun to watch on my hand this year.

You could basically pencil in the winner months in advance this year.

The first 3 monuments were all some of the best editions of this century. Only LBL was a procession.

 

[Red Rick]

The first 3 monuments were all some of the best editions of this century. Only LBL was a procession.

Roubaix was just another Roubaix.

 

[Berniece]

How do you accomplish that without going to the clinic zone? Rest would help without going there...

How do you mean? He trained between ToB and WC ITT. You can get better a few percentages by training.

 

[Netserk]

Roubaix was just another Roubaix.

2016, 2021 & 2022 were easily better than 2025.

 

[HashRouge]

2016, 2021 & 2022 were easily better than 2025.

2025 could have been an all timer but that crash really derailed things. It was more entertaining than 2024 though.

MSR meanwhile...

 

[Oldman]

How do you mean? He trained between ToB and WC ITT. You can get better a few percentages by training.

Percentages of what? This late in a season you can recover, stress to maintain a level of intensity and recover some more. That's why Vindegaard and almost everyone that raced the Vuelta aren't on any rosters. He rode Tour of Britain for intensity peaks needed for Worlds; particularly the TT. If he's training for the RR he better be training to survive it.

 

[AlpRaid]

If he's training for the RR he better be training to survive it.

Which is likely why he was riding extra kms after most stages.

 

[Berniece]

Percentages of what? This late in a season you can recover, stress to maintain a level of intensity and recover some more. That's why Vindegaard and almost everyone that raced the Vuelta aren't on any rosters. He rode Tour of Britain for intensity peaks needed for Worlds; particularly the TT. If he's training for the RR he better be training to survive it.

For people that have raced all season that might be true, but that’s not the case for Evenepoel. He barely raced and probably isn’t fatigued. He can increase the intensity.

 

[KoopaCycling]

Remco has raced 40 days. Not as much as previous years but not nothing either.

This year races have been boring. MSR & Amstel are one of the few outliers.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

For people that have raced all season that might be true, but that’s not the case for Evenepoel. He barely raced and probably isn’t fatigued. He can increase the intensity.

It's true. Maybe this factor will let him peak for the WC.

 

[Berniece]

It's true. Maybe this factor will let him peak for the WC.

I hope so, would be nice to finally see Evenepoel with an actual peak at least once this season.

 

[AmRacer]

It's true. Maybe this factor will let him peak for the WC.

He DNF the Tour being fatigued due to lacking base trainng and not properly healed injury. You need base training to train at higher level so it remains to be seen what shape he is in. His altitude prep should be fine, though.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

He DNF the Tour being fatigued due to lacking base trainng and not properly healed injury. You need base training to train at higher level so it remains to be seen what shape he is in. His altitude prep should be fine, though.

I think it's more likely he will peak for the TT, which is more like a threshold test and doesn't require very good base. Very hard RR can be too much.

 

[Red Rick]

I think it's more likely he will peak for the TT, which is more like a threshold test and doesn't require very good base. Very hard RR can be too much.

Like last year. With the accumulation of altitude gain he'd need to be lighter as well. It's basically much, much harder than LBL, especially given it's at altitude.

He's only done got WC/OC road races coming off a GT, and when he's primarily focused the ITT he's been considerably worse in the road race.

 

[Berniece]

@Logic-is-your-friend to make matters worse, they aren't even reconning the ITT course today. The road hasn't been closed off for this, not until tomorrow. So they are just training for 3 hours. On their ITT bike though.

 

[houtdffan]

Like last year. With the accumulation of altitude gain he'd need to be lighter as well. It's basically much, much harder than LBL, especially given it's at altitude.

He's only done got WC/OC road races coming off a GT, and when he's primarily focused the ITT he's been considerably worse in the road race.

to be fair, last year was more of a good old fashioned choke job.

He riders instead of flapping his wings, he wins the WCRR last year

 

[HashRouge]

He has arrived. With a goatee

https://twitter.com/x/status/1969046266538610772

View: https://x.com/Nadia_MUGUNGA1/status/1969046266538610772

He looks very thin. I reckon he's going to be good.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Is it a sign that he's already wearing two silver medals around his neck?

 

[Krzysztof_O]

He looks very thin. I reckon he's going to be good.

Yes, he's looking as thin as last summer. But you know, in casual loose clothes all cyclists look this way.

 

[CyclistAbi]

He has arrived. With a goatee

https://twitter.com/x/status/1969046266538610772

View: https://x.com/Nadia_MUGUNGA1/status/1969046266538610772

Just don’t ask too many questions about press freedom, poverty, or political repression.

Seems like some sort of norm in this day and age.

 

[Berniece]

Interview from this evening. He's ready for it, and he might not say this himself, but I will, he's going to win the ITT. He looks very confident, and his numbers are good.

Remco Evenepoel straalt vertrouwen uit: "Maar ik zal hier sowieso de beste versie van mezelf moeten tonen om te winnen" | sporza

Remco Evenepoel heeft zijn eerste dag achter de rug in Rwanda. 2 dagen voor het WK tijdrijden maakte hij zijn eerste trainingstochtje in Kigali en stond de traditionele persbabbel op het programma. "Net op tijd ben ik klaar genoeg", klopt hij zich op de borst.

sporza.be

 

[Peyroteo94]

Yes, he's looking as thin as last summer. But you know, in casual loose clothes all cyclists look this way.

Wasn't he heavier 2 kilos? Ardennes weight basically.

 

[Berniece]

Wasn't he heavier 2 kilos? Ardennes weight basically.

Yes. When you see him in outfit, he's clearly in Ardennes shape

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Yes. When you see him in outfit, he's clearly in Ardennes shape

Wow, Remco was racing against the locals. I wouldn't be surprised if the first guy was faster than our hero. He looks very fit and has pro shoes. A lot of uncovered cycling talents in Africa (just look at distance running).