We don't really know what his goals are. Eventually Real goal could be LBL, Giro, TdF (at least yellow jersey), WC TT+RR and Lombardy. He should also start winning some one week stage races. He won Vuelta, UAE tour and was 3rd TdF but other then that he is crazy bad at stage races. He could potentialy try at MSR and RVV but his positioning is too bad for those two races. I think if he does schedule like T-A, Romandie, Giro and he forgets about LBL for one season he would really make progress in terms of his climbing. At Giro 2023 he said LBL preparation killed his Giro chances but he also said he will never skip LBL. With skipping LBL, he could 100% concentrate himself on climbing and he could probably win T-A (i doubt Tadej or Jonas will be there) and Romandie, since both of those races should suit him, also better preparation for Giro then LBL. Giro probably without Tadej and even Jonas(i still don't believe he will go). At TdF on this route Remco can't do much but they could try get yellow jersey at TTT. After TdF he has enough time for WC TT+RR, EC RR and Lombardia.
"...crazy bad at stage rages ..."
You want to tell me Remco's caliber of rider should be ok with this? He won only Vuelta and UAE tour that are worth of mention and i feel sick to throw that UAE win as his "major stage race wins ". His Vuelta win and 3rd place at TdF are only things why we think he could be great at GT racing. Otherwise he has really bad results for someone like him.
So, he sohuld be happy with that?
Ah sorry, I missed the memo that the only two options availible are "being happy with that" and "CRAZY BAD"
For the standing he's given in Grand Tours some of those results are actually really poor.
No, she should win these with ease like Roglic did. I hope to see him soon on the score board, because so far no wins in one-week majors feels like an anomaly.
In 2022 Vingegaard was accused of being a Tour only rider, but he had at that point better results in the big one-week stage races than Evenepoel has.
I tell you what the facts are. I am not telling you if he or anyone else is satisfied with it. This thread is full of subjective interpretations about what he should be, should do or thinks.
GT, Pogi, Jonas, Rogla, Yates maybe some more have better results. Maybe Carapaz too..
Not a huge difference tho, if any.
Hey @proffate just saw this comment and moved it here if that's OK with you. Pretty interesting comments. 15% seems like...a LOT to expect anyone to improve at this level, ever. Not something I'd love to see my sporting director say out loud, the second part. I guess it's the Belgian frankness coming out, but yeesh.
Yes i did use term "crazy bad", and of course i didn't mean it like insult but crazy bad for Remco. He probably doesn't even care about those races but maybe that is problem. We have seen him how good he can climb when he is all in. So i think schedule like T-A, Romandie,Giro for one year would be good for him. Maybe try LBL too if he doesn't mess with his climbing form.
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