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

[kingjr]

I see yours, and I don't complain.

Who are you talking to?

 

[Jan the Man]

If not for Pogacar, we’d be marveling at Remco’s shocking solo victories and dominance in championship racing. Still an incredible rider.

Remco already has a spectacular palmares himself and outside of MvP the only one really willing to take it to Pog.

With a better winter he will be able to challenge Pog in the Ardennes which I think are Remco’s best suited events (other than Fleche where i think Huy will always give Pog an advantage that Remco will find hard to overcome). I think it would be nice to see him ride MSR as i think that would definitely suit him particularly if Pog races aggressively as it would add another dimension for the whole race if he was able to be there to give MvP two protagonists to worry about.

 

[Berniece]

"This was the most honest result"

Like I said, he doesn’t mind losing when others are just better. He doesn’t want to have the feeling of “what-if”, which is very understandable.

Remco Evenepoel ziet ook positief punt na "eerlijk EK": "Eerste keer dat ik zo lang kon meegaan met aanval van Tadej Pogacar" | sporza

Wéér zilver. Waren er in Rwanda nog mechanische strubbelingen, dan werd Remco Evenepoel in Frankrijk op het EK op zijn waarde geklopt.

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[James M]

Good race, and good end of the season. Pogacar was just better. He wanted more but should be happy with 2 gold medals, 2 silver medals and 2nd place at Lombardia.

Agree. Pogacar is clearly in a different league forget him. Imo it only discredits Remco , who on his own is honestly a very special rider from these showings. Just as thats true, Remco is equally in his own league here thats obv.

Both the WC and EC were brilliant showings. Hope it continues, lets not forget hes also properly the best TT of all time and a very high level on these races too, thats unique, Just cause Pogacar is Pogacar realistically doesnt make Remco bad at any levels, on the contrary when he performs like this. One doesnt equal the other. A very special rider overall on his own.

 

[Berniece]

Agree. Pogacar is clearly in a different league forget him. Imo it only discredits Remco , who on his own is honestly a very special rider from these showings. Just as thats true, Remco is equally in his own league here thats obv.

Both the WC and EC were brilliant showings. Hope it continues, lets not forget hes also properly the best TT of all time and a very high level on these races too, thats unique too, Just cause Pogacar is Pogacar realistically doesnt make Remco bad at any levels, on the contrary when he performs like this. One doesnt equal the other. A very special rider overall on his own, great

I don’t think he should forget about it. What’s the point of racing if you don’t go for the biggest goals? He can ride a season like Del Toro, but that would get boring really soon.

He has a target to work towards. Maybe he’ll never achieve it, but races are more fun if the likes of MVDP, and Evenepoel challenge Pogacar even if in the end Pogacar wins.

 

[James M]

I don’t think he should forget about it. What’s the point of racing if you don’t go for the biggest goals? He can ride a season like Del Toro, but that would get boring really soon.

He has a target to work towards. Maybe he’ll never achieve it, but races are more fun if the likes of MVDP, and Evenepoel challenge Pogacar even if in the end Pogacar wins.

I agree I probably worded myself poorly there or you misunderstood me. I didn’t mean he should forget it like that. What I meant is that he has every reason to be proud and optimistic. On his own, he’s performed brilliantly here, with every reason to feel confident moving forward. Losing to Pog at the moment is nothing to be ashamed of let’s be real and doesnt make him bad, its and incredible unfair bar to be judged vs. The way I see it, over these past two weeks, he’s been operating at a super high level. He’s been excellent on his own.

That said, of course he should aim for more. That hunger should never go away thats not what I meant. The day it does, he might as well retire, and lets hope that doesn’t happen anytime soon.

 

[AlpRaid]

That's the beauty of the ignore button bah. I don't see AmRacer posts anymore. And it's a thing of beauty.

Same.

 

[KoopaCycling]

In remco's interview no mention was made of extending his season till chrono des nations. Let's hope someone in his entourage decides to tempt remco with extending his season for 1 more week. The chances are slim though.

His takeway from WC & EC is that he needs to continue to improve his 3-5 minute efforts.