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

[Berniece]

I think UAE would rather have Del Toro and a win than Remco as well and a potential loss

There are a lot of riders that can beat Del Toro at UAE Tour though. I’m not sure he is the best on Jebel Hafeet

 

[vappaxbipmv]

There are a lot of riders that can beat Del Toro at UAE Tour though. I’m not sure he is the best on Jebel Hafeet

https://twitter.com/x/status/1999162388327620883

Apparently they will send del Toro

 

[Berniece]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1999162388327620883

Apparently they will send del Toro

I meant a lot of non-UAE riders that can beat Del Toro

 

[vappaxbipmv]

I meant a lot of non-UAE riders that can beat Del Toro

I know what you meant but if they're sending him as a solo leader they believe that he can (should) win the overall

 

[Cycling111]

There are a lot of riders that can beat Del Toro at UAE Tour though. I’m not sure he is the best on Jebel Hafeet

I think it's the race that suits him best. Just one climb.

Del Toro has struggled on long stages with more than one climb, especially in the Giro. UAE Tour is the oposite.
Short races with an uphill or one mountain are what he does best.

 

[Berniece]

I think it's the race that suits him best. Just one climb.

Del Toro has struggled on long stages with more than one climb, especially in the Giro. UAE Tour is the oposite.
Short races with an uphill or one mountain are what he does best.

And still there are riders that are better than him besides Evenepoel. We’ll see who rides it in the next few weeks. Would be funny to see Ayuso win it

 

[KoopaCycling]

Gonna need more time but not sold atm on the new red bull kits. The blue sleeves look a bit weird atm. Atm i very much prefer last year kit. Maybe they will grow on me

 

[YavorD]

And still there are riders that are better than him besides Evenepoel. We’ll see who rides it in the next few weeks. Would be funny to see Ayuso win it

I wouldn't necessarily say better. Of course they can beat him, but its not a given.
And there's a time trial. He us pretty inconsistent TT rider, but maybe he can gain some time.
Also Jabel Jais being uphill sprint means free bonuses and this may be enough

 

[Berniece]

Gonna need more time but not sold atm on the new red bull kits. The blue sleeves look a bit weird atm. Atm i very much prefer last year kit. Maybe they will grow on me

Not a big fan of it either. But I don't hate it. Luckily Evenepoel will ride most of the time in a leaders jersey

 

[Berniece]

I wouldn't necessarily say better. Of course they can beat him, but its not a given.
And there's a time trial. He us pretty inconsistent TT rider, but maybe he can gain some time.
Also Jabel Jais being uphill sprint means free bonuses and this may be enough

That's true, but if someone like Onley is also joining, I'm not sure he wins there by default

 

[YavorD]

That's true, but if someone like Onley is also joining, I'm not sure he wins there by default

Oh, yes, I agree. Unless Del Toro has improved, he is beatable.
I think he would be the bookies favourite, but he is beatable

 

[vappaxbipmv]

That's true, but if someone like Onley is also joining, I'm not sure he wins there by default

I mean, Pogacar is the biggest guarantee you can have there but thankfully he's not going. And Almeida is a better climber but more likely to lose time in the echelons if there are any, plus he's racing at home in Portugal. So Del Toro is pretty much the best they have. Ideal? No but still good chance of winning

 

[Berniece]

I mean, Pogacar is the biggest guarantee you can have there but thankfully he's not going. And Almeida is a better climber but more likely to lose time in the echelons if there are any, plus he's racing at home in Portugal. So Del Toro is pretty much the best they have. Ideal? No but still good chance of winning

Yeah, that's true. I don't if UAE rather have Del Toro win against random riders, instead of paying for a decent line up and make it challenging.

 

[Cycling111]

Onley will lose time against
Del Toro in the time trial, and I doubt he'll be better than him on a single-mountain stage.

Only a superlative 2025 Ciccone was superior in a similar stage in Burgos.

If none of the Tour leaders go, he's favorite for the UAE Tour.

 

[Cycling111]

This is what Remco should be doing, , Paris-Nice, or Tirreno, not Valencia.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1999473717332873311

View: https://x.com/i/status/1999473717332873311

 

[vappaxbipmv]

This is what Remco should be doing, , Paris-Nice, or Tirreno, not Valencia.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1999473717332873311

View: https://x.com/i/status/1999473717332873311

This is pretty much a perfect plan if you're targeting the Tour

 

[hayneplane]

This is pretty much a perfect plan of you're targeting the Tour

Yes we should get to see how good he really can be if he avoids injuries and illness next year.