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

[peterfin]

Everyone expects Remco to improve at RBH. Del Toro is expected to improve even more. Yes, he didn't seem to on the level to be his competition this year, but if he does improve more than Remco, which is expected, he won't exactly be a push-around

I don't know what you're talking about with Johann, this is my opinion and if I am summarising him it's pure coincidence

Why is Del Toro expected to improve even more than Remco? Is he scheduled for an upgrade at UAE?

 

[KoopaCycling]

Why is Del Toro expected to improve even more than Remco? Is he scheduled for an upgrade at UAE?

His age. But in todays world its no longer a given young riders will still improve significantly. Ayuso been stagnating for years for example

 

[vappaxbipmv]

Why is Del Toro expected to improve even more than Remco? Is he scheduled for an upgrade at UAE?

Because he's younger and less polished, so to speak

 

[vappaxbipmv]

That’s true, I’m just thinking he can be consistent for 3 weeks when not at his best. Even though he has never showed that.

If there are two options, provided no Pogacar or Jonas at the Giro, wouldn't you rather go 100% and give yourself the best possible chance to win it, and even if you lose, know that you did everything you could, your best. Or go there undercooked and in the case of a loss, more realistic now, always wonder what could have been had you come at 100%? It's not like being sub optimally prepared for the Giro will increase his Tour odds anyway

 

[Berniece]

It's not like being sub optimally prepared for the Giro will increase his Tour odds anyway

Neither RBH nor Evenepoel believe that. They think he can improve enough to be competitive

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Neither RBH nor Evenepoel believe that. They think he can improve enough to be competitive

A lot depends on relative level vs the competition. Giro + Tour double have been a failure most of the time and Remco is not a stage-racing monster, he even has troubles with keeping low weight for a longer time.

Yes, if Remco starts undercooked then he has a chance to peak for the Tour but it's difficult and rarely happens. Pogacar did it because he was 3 leagues above his Giro competition while not being at his best (compared to the Tour). With such a huge margin he had the race totally under control and did intense efforts only when he wanted (not when he was forced to). Remco won't have that luxury in the Giro plus obviously his competition in the Tour will be monstrous. Giro win + Tour podium would be a huge success but still very very difficult to get. I may turn out that treating Giro as a training (without winning OFC, being overweight + stage hunting) is the only way for him to produce a big performance at the Tour.

 

[vappaxbipmv]

Neither RBH nor Evenepoel believe that. They think he can improve enough to be competitive

How exactly is racing the Giro better than not racing it and fully preparing for the Tour?

 

[Berniece]

How exactly is racing the Giro better than not racing it and fully preparing for the Tour?

We are going in circles, they think he can do both while still being 100% at the TDF, just not at the Giro. And have a chance of winning both, even when it’s a slim chance.

All of it doesn’t matter that much, because I doubt he’ll do the giro. He said people would be surprised by some classic races that they would do. That doesn’t work with riding the giro

 

[vappaxbipmv]

We are going in circles, they think he can do both while still being 100% at the TDF, just not at the Giro. And have a chance of winning both, even when it’s a slim chance.

All of it doesn’t matter that much, because I doubt he’ll do the giro. He said people would be surprised by some classic races that they would do. That doesn’t work with riding the giro

Well, I don't believe that he can win the Giro and be 100% for the Tour but like you said, the Giro probably won't be in his schedule anyway