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

[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.

 

[Berniece]

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

No, because Evenepoel wants to win LBL, not just participate

 

[Cycling111]

No, because Evenepoel wants to win LBL, not just participate

I suppose Ayuso wants to win too.

Pogacar won Liège after doing Tirreno-Adriatico.

 

[Berniece]

I suppose Ayuso wants to win too.

Pogacar won Liège after doing Tirreno-Adriatico.

Ayuso can’t win it. Evenepoel isn’t Pogacar. He needs an altitude camp to be able to win from Pogacar

 

[saunaking]

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.

I dont know what the definition of struggling is, but he came 2nd in the Giro and would have won if Chris Horner was the DS

 

[KoopaCycling]

I dont know what the definition of struggling is, but he came 2nd in the Giro and would have won if Chris Horner was the DS

Nah. He would not have made a single attack under horner tactics.

 

[Red Rick]

Skipping FW is so "must avoid getting beaten by anyone not named Pogacar at all costs"

 

[Berniece]

Skipping FW is so "must avoid getting beaten by anyone not named Pogacar at all costs"

It’s mostly a shame because if he knows he isn’t winning the last sprint, just go all out the second to last time you go over the Mur. See who goes along and try to take turns. Makes the race more interesting, and improves your odds. If it fails, so be it

 

[vappaxbipmv]

Now that Pogacar has revealed his schedule I'm pretty disappointed. We all more or less knew which races Tadej would race, and the only time Remco is meeting him is at LBL. Despite him saying that he won't avoid Pogacar, looks pretty much like that. Definitely missing MSR and Flanders, P-R and SB is understandable omission

 

[Berniece]

Now that Pogacar has revealed his schedule I'm pretty disappointed. We all more or less knew which races Tadej would race, and the only time Remco is meeting him is at LBL. Despite him saying that he won't avoid Pogacar, looks pretty much like that. Definitely missing MSR and Flanders, P-R and SB is understandable omission

Pogacar could ride AGR or Catalunya. On top of that, not riding Flanders and MSR wasn’t his decision. Denk said the team didn’t want this

 

[Cycling111]

He has the opportunity to winning his first FW.

 

[Jan the Man]

Now that Pogacar has revealed his schedule I'm pretty disappointed. We all more or less knew which races Tadej would race, and the only time Remco is meeting him is at LBL. Despite him saying that he won't avoid Pogacar, looks pretty much like that. Definitely missing MSR and Flanders, P-R and SB is understandable omission

Whereas i would definitely like to have seen Remco at MSR i don’t think that’s a plausible explanation. Indeed most people would have thought Pog be doing Dauphine.

It’s clear Remco has chosen the stage racing route this year with the exception of LBL which generally suits the stage racers and fits their prep more anyway.

 

[AmRacer]

Now that Pogacar has revealed his schedule I'm pretty disappointed. We all more or less knew which races Tadej would race, and the only time Remco is meeting him is at LBL. Despite him saying that he won't avoid Pogacar, looks pretty much like that. Definitely missing MSR and Flanders, P-R and SB is understandable omission

Remco should race Flanders, he also waited too long with racing the Tour.

 

[Cycling111]

Pogacar could ride AGR or Catalunya

I was certain that he wouldn't do Amstel again after Roubaix.