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

[Berniece]

If Pogacar or Pidcock push I one descent on gravel, Remco is distanced

Yes. Which is why I said podium

 

[Salvarani]

If Pogacar or Pidcock push I one descent on gravel, Remco is distanced

Because he aint got the skills

 

[houtdffan]

If Pogacar or Pidcock push I one descent on gravel, Remco is distanced

Pidcock...

He may gap Remco on a descent, only for Remco to catch up on the flat and drop him like a stone when the road goes uphill. Just as Remco did at the worlds and Lombardia

There were some on youtube who actually truly believed that Pidcock could beat Remco at Lombardia, only for Pidcock to be ground to dust

 

[vappaxbipmv]

Pidcock...

He may gap Remco on a descent, only for Remco to catch up on the flat and drop him like a stone when the road goes uphill. Just as Remco did at the worlds and Lombardia

There were some on youtube who actually truly believed that Pidcock could beat Remco at Lombardia, only for Pidcock to be ground to dust

If the similar scenario happens to this year, with Pidcock and Pogacar going forward and Remco being caught in the G2 dynamics with 1 or 2 UAE guys, I don't think he'll just pull everyone really hard to come back on the flat

 

[Red Rick]

If the technicality doesn't help Pidcock in any way, shape or form vs Pogacar in Strade, it's not too technical for Evenepoel to consider racing.

 

[vappaxbipmv]

If the technicality doesn't help Pidcock in any way, shape or form vs Pogacar in Strade, it's not too technical for Evenepoel to consider racing.

We're talking as if Pogacar has 0 offroad skills

I'm not saying Remco can't race it, but he shouldn't expect being competitive for the win. Target a podium if group dynamics allow that

 

[Cycling111]

We're talking as if Pogacar has 0 offroad skills

I'm not saying Remco can't race it, but he shouldn't expect being competitive for the win. Target a podium if group dynamics allow that

Pogacar is technically far superior to Remco.

 

[peterfin]

Pogacar is technically far superior to Remco.

I bet not at soccer.

 

[AmRacer]

I bet not at soccer.

Not at football ⚽️ either

 

[Berniece]

Another interview in Dutch. Nothing really new was said

https://archive.is/alr9G

 

[KoopaCycling]

Some interesting stuff and not so good news.

- He will likely start in Algarve or UAE. Would have preferred Ruta del Sol.
- He's seems set on riding Catalunya. So maybe no MSR or no Tirreno. Unless he's having a race heavy spring.

Not so good news. He has feeling back in his shoulder but still does not really feel pain when pinched (at least if i'm understanding it right). So damage looking like it's more and more permanent. After a TT he needs a massage to countenance overload. Whilst he's good enough for 1 day/1 week races. I wonder if this will have a negative affect on GT racing. He's shoulder will cost him energy methinks. Over a span of 3 weeks that may catch up to him.

Program wise i'm somewhat reminded of Roglic program of last year. Roglic went for the giro/tdf double. As of late talk is , this won't be the case for Remco. So after Catalunya, Flanders, and spring classics season?

 

[Cycling111]

I'm surprised he's doing Volta Catalunya. It's a race usually done by those going to the Giro d'Italia.

 

[KoopaCycling]

I'm surprised he's doing Volta Catalunya. It's a race usually done by those going to the Giro d'Italia.

It's not confirmed as of yet. But the article said Remco mentioned Catalunya as races to experiment stuff. And Giro participation still undecided. Waiting for 1 dec.

 

[Monsi]

It's not confirmed as of yet. But the article said Remco mentioned Catalunya as races to experiment stuff. And Giro participation still undecided. Waiting for 1 dec.

I thought the Giro already told him there was only going to be one ITT (the 40 km one). Is he looking to see if the mountain stages are like easier or something?

 

[houtdffan]

I thought the Giro already told him there was only going to be one ITT (the 40 km one). Is he looking to see if the mountain stages are like easier or something?

Unless that 1 tt will be closer to 60 km like in 2015

 

[Cycling111]

Pogacar lost 30 seconds in a 42-kilometer flat time trial against Ganna. How much would Vingegaard lose against Remco?

Vingegaard has always been worse than Pogacar on flat ITT, so I estimate he´dhave lost 50 seconds -a minute against Ganna. He would have lost slightly more against Remco, although Ganna isn't that far behind Remco on a completely flat ITT.
Unless Vingegaard has had a dip in form, two minutes are still insufficient in the mountains of the Giro for Remo against him.

It all depends on whether or not Vingegaard is there. With Vingegaard, I don't see Remco beating him in a GT.

 

[Red Rick]

I thought the Giro already told him there was only going to be one ITT (the 40 km one). Is he looking to see if the mountain stages are like easier or something?

Whether Vingegaard races or not should be way, way more important than the parcours for Evenepoel.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Whether Vingegaard races or not should be way, way more important than the parcours for Evenepoel.

Yes and I feel Vingo will actually go for the GT set next May.

 

[Berniece]

Although Ganna isn't that far behind Remco on a completely flat ITT.

In 2021 maybe

 

[Cycling111]

In 2021 maybe

Ganna performs very well in GT. Considering the time Pogacar lost in this Tour and the last Giro, I don't think Ganna lost too much.

 

[Berniece]

Ganna performs very well in GT. Considering the time Pogacar lost in this Tour and the last Giro, I don't think Ganna lost too much.

He lost 22s in 19km’s at a basically flat ITT in the Giro of 2023. The gap has only increased between them.

 

[houtdffan]

If the single ITT is closer to 60 km (could easily get it to that length by including a loop at the start or finish), has Vingo ever done a very long ITT?

Remco has won 2 WCTTs on very long ITTs (23, 24)

 

[Monsi]

If the single ITT is closer to 60 km (could easily get it to that length by including a loop at the start or finish), has Vingo ever done a very long ITT?

Remco has won 2 WCTTs on very long ITTs (23, 24)

According to PCS, the longest TT Jonas has ridden was a 40.7 km ITT in stage 20 of the 2022 TDF, where he should've won but he elected to gift it to Wout by slowing down in the final kilometer to savor his first Tour win.

Realistically, I think if Jonas and Remco rides the Giro and let's say, there's a 60 km ITT (which we can only dream of but we know it's not gonna happen) on the menu, I think Remco gains 1 minute to 1 minute and a half, if both are on a good day.

 

[KoopaCycling]

According to PCS, the longest TT Jonas has ridden was a 40.7 km ITT in stage 20 of the 2022 TDF, where he should've won but he elected to gift it to Wout by slowing down in the final kilometer to savor his first Tour win.

Realistically, I think if Jonas and Remco rides the Giro and let's say, there's a 60 km ITT (which we can only dream of but we know it's not gonna happen) on the menu, I think Remco gains 1 minute to 1 minute and a half, if both are on a good day.

Hard to say, much depends on how fresh Remco and Jonas come into this. But a minute seems about right.
Two minutes if this was a TT only race.

 

[houtdffan]

Hard to say, much depends on how fresh Remco and Jonas come into this. But a minute seems about right.
Two minutes if this was a TT only race.

Remco takes >3 min on pog over 40-50 in a itt standalone race. At 60 km, it would be ugly. And vingo can do a worse tt than pog.

2 min would be remco on a bad day