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

[red_flanders]

That was Musco, a different rider than Thinco. But it is a nice little counter than have bar one winning the majority. I’d think Evenepoel has a better chance though between the two in the flat.

Actually that was Crashco®, who piled into a fan shortly after the celebration...

 

[SHAD0W93]

Actually that was Crashco®, who piled into a fan shortly after the celebration...

We don’t talk about the transformation after he crossed the line like we don’t talk about Frieza’s third form.

 

[Low is rhe new high]

One of the best posts I have ever read.

The Remco thread is arguably more populated with Pog fans absolutely obsessed with not just cheering their rider (have at it, please!) but needing to overcome this “weird insecurity” they have about Pog having even the slightest competition in any race.

But enough on that.

Two thoughts:

1. I cannot see how Remco could beat Pog this weekend. Pog is better than him at both types of climbs. So only some tactical thing, but I have no idea what that could be. Funny to think Remco dropped Pog on a hill in the 2021 Euros, when Remco was still inconsistent and coming back from Lombardia crash. And now…that is unthinkable. Totally different Pog.

2. All I want is a healthy Remco. No more crashes please. I want him to have a chance at being the best he can be. He has been that only rarely and it has been a joy EVEN if he still doesn’t beat Pog.

The insecurity is based on the same intrinsic knowledge that what they see is too good to be true. Same as Froome and Armstrong fans. That is why they kneed the confirmation of each other. It’s like the story of the GOAT emperor and his new clothes.

 

[ColonelKidneyBeans]

Well, it's good Remco's team had a plan; if that was his backup. It couldn't have helped Evenpoel's calmness knowing he was getting low on backup.

Yep, just bad luck all around. Van Wilder is also the back up plan at QS when they are riding together (both are the same size or thereabout and riding specialized)

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Pogi fans got into a trap here and are boosting the post count of this thread (the true GOAT determinator). @Logic-is-your-friend is doing a great job (as always).

 

[AmRacer]

Pogi fans got into a trap here and are boosting the post count of this thread (the true GOAT determinator). @Logic-is-your-friend is doing a great job (as always).

Yeah, this thread will eventually have the largest post count all-time record.

 

[Berniece]

Pogi fans got into a trap here and are boosting the post count of this thread (the true GOAT determinator). @Logic-is-your-friend is doing a great job (as always).

Unfair because the internet didn't exist yet in the time of Eddy Merckx!!

 

[topt]

The insecurity is based on the same intrinsic knowledge that what they see is too good to be true. Same as Froome and Armstrong fans. That is why they kneed the confirmation of each other. It’s like the story of the GOAT emperor and his new clothes.

dont we have enough of this crap in the clinic...

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Unfair because the internet didn't exist yet in the time of Eddy Merckx!!

If Eddy is as good as they say he should resume his career and kick Teddy's *** but he's too scared of losing!

 

[Berniece]

If Eddy is as good as they say he should resume his career and kick Teddy's *** but he's too scared of losing!

Merckx actually did try a comeback last year, but he rage-quit when Strava auto-flagged his ride as an e-bike.

 

[KoopaCycling]

The insecurity is based on the same intrinsic knowledge that what they see is too good to be true. Same as Froome and Armstrong fans. That is why they kneed the confirmation of each other. It’s like the story of the GOAT emperor and his new clothes.

Remco could already have his bingo card. Vermeersch would be a monument man. if what i think is true.
Could be wrong ofcourse. and so on.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

If Eddy is as good as they say he should resume his career and kick Teddy's *** but he's too scared of losing!

People talk a lot about Kristoff having a hard time winning these days, but this guy hasn't taken a single victory in nearly 50 years. 34% of his wins came from races that don't even exist anymore while that stat's less than 2% for Pogačar.

 

[Jagartrott]

Unfair because the internet didn't exist yet in the time of Eddy Merckx!!

Few people know that Eddy Merckx invented the internet, finally finding the time for it after retiring from cycling.

 

[KoopaCycling]

Few people know that Eddy Merckx invented the internet, finally finding the time for it after retiring from cycling.

Pogacar will have a hard time beating that

 

[Berniece]

Pogacar will have a hard time beating that

Pogacar is already having a hard time beating the palmares of Evenepoel

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Unfair because the internet didn't exist yet in the time of Eddy Merckx!!

It did actually. But nobody owned computers. Not Evenepoel's fault Merckx' fans didn't want to spend a few hundred millions to solidify his status.

 

[KoopaCycling]

It did actually. But nobody owned computers. Not Evenepoel's fault Merckx' fans didn't want to spend a few hundred millions to solidify his status.

I'm not sure. I think Merckx retired before internet came into existance.
It depends on when 'internet' is considered to exist. This what google-ai gives me.
Merckx final race was in 1978. Maybe Merckx starting working on the internet on the side during his career.
And once his career fully ended, he helped the switch to the TCP/IP protocol.

• 1969: The Beginning of ARPANET
  The first successful data packet was sent between two computers on ARPANET, the precursor to the modern Internet, marking a crucial early step.
  
  
• 1983: The Official Birth of the Internet
  The ARPANET officially switched to the TCP/IP protocol on January 1, 1983, establishing the standard for how different networks would communicate.
  
  
• 1989-1991: The Creation of the World Wide Web
  Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web (WWW) and the first web browser, which made the Internet accessible to a broader audience by allowing users to easily share information through websites and links.

 

[Oldman]

Few people know that Eddy Merckx invented the internet, finally finding the time for it after retiring from cycling.

....the part that only works in Belgium.

 

[KoopaCycling]

to be fair, belgians were on the track.
The Mundaneum (Conceptual Precursor)

• Origins:
  In 1895, Paul Otlet and Henri La Fontaine began documenting information and creating a comprehensive, organized knowledge system.
  
  
• The Project:
  They established the Mundaneum in 1910, a vast collection of index cards that they envisioned as a "paper Google" or "paper Wikipedia," a way to make all human knowledge accessible to everyone from their homes.
  
  
• Relevance:
  The Mundaneum is considered an early "analog search engine" and a forerunner of the internet because it aimed to classify, index, and share information universally, a goal achieved by the modern internet.

 

[peterfin]

I'm not sure. I think Merckx retired before internet came into existance.
It depends on when 'internet' is considered to exist. This what google-ai gives me.
Merckx final race was in 1978. Maybe Merckx starting working on the internet on the side during his career.
And once his career fully ended, he helped the switch to the TCP/IP protocol.

• 1969: The Beginning of ARPANET
  The first successful data packet was sent between two computers on ARPANET, the precursor to the modern Internet, marking a crucial early step.
  
  
• 1983: The Official Birth of the Internet
  The ARPANET officially switched to the TCP/IP protocol on January 1, 1983, establishing the standard for how different networks would communicate.
  
  
• 1989-1991: The Creation of the World Wide Web
  Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web (WWW) and the first web browser, which made the Internet accessible to a broader audience by allowing users to easily share information through websites and links.

Who knows. Maybe he is a friend of Belgian Robert Cailliau (78 yo) who partnered with Berners-Lee to get the WWW started. Maybe it was Merckx who was behind all this? The GOAT! I met Cailliau 20 years ago. I should have asked.

 

[AlpRaid]

Actually that was Crashco®, who piled into a fan shortly after the celebration...

kind of sums up Crashco's career so far: moments of superb triumph followed immediately by devastating misfortune.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

It did actually. But nobody owned computers. Not Evenepoel's fault Merckx' fans didn't want to spend a few hundred millions to solidify his status.

Eddy's fans weren't as devoted as Remco's fans are in this thread!

 

[Berniece]

He already has the right mindset for Sunday

I'm a winner and want to ride like one.

"Ik ben een winnaar, en wil zo rijden": Remco Evenepoel is klaar voor titanenstrijd op EK (en heeft droomscenario klaar) | sporza

Het grote doel komt steeds dichterbij. Zondag wil Remco Evenepoel eindelijk het laatste puzzelstukje in zijn palmares leggen: de EK-wegrit. Na de verkenning fonkelen zijn ogen, bij de gedachte aan een nieuwe krachtmeting met Tadej Pogacar en Jonas Vingegaard beginnen ze te branden. Maar boven...

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[KoopaCycling]

Eddy's fans weren't as devoted as Remco's fans are in this thread!

You haven't met eddy fans then. Mark Uytterhoeven comes to mind.

 

[peterfin]

kind of sums up Crashco's career so far: moments of superb triumph followed immediately by devastating misfortune.

His late choice to move to a cycling career basically guaranteed that he would take a significant risk and crash a lot. Nevertheless, he did it so all credit goes to him of making that move. His triumphs negate all the sacrifices he had to do to comeback after another crash. And they were not minor. We definitely should not underestimate that life-threatening crash in 2020, so early in his career. Taking all this in to account, it's easy to make fun of him when he can't hold himself and starts making gestures. The guy goes all in, all the time. It defined his move to cycling and it defines his career.