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

[Krzysztof_O]

It's easy enough. Women working in WWI ammunation factories found that out over a century ago.

It's easy for pros to drop fat quickly due to large volume of aerobic training. It takes a bit less of incoming calories and the effect is quick. Problems can arise when it's done too quickly (and the body gets weaker instead of form improvement). As we saw, Remco did it quickly between Dauphine and Tour 2024 and it didn't backfire (Tour podium + two Olympic golds).

 

[Berniece]

It's easy for pros to drop fat quickly due to large volume of aerobic training. It takes a bit less of incoming calories and the effect is quick. Problems can arise when it's done too quickly (and the body gets weaker instead of form improvement). As we saw, Remco did it quickly between Dauphine and Tour 2024 and it didn't backfire (Tour podium + two Olympic golds).

Maybe he did it too quickly and could've won that TDF? /jk

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Maybe he did it too quickly and could've won that TDF? /jk

Remco could've won every Giro edition from 1909 to 2025. He could've won the Tour 2024 as well.
The difference was so stark: during Olympics decoration he looked as if he had just left a labour camp (compared to his usual look), his head was bigger than the rest of his body

 

[Ulle97]

How much can Remco beat Almeida by today??? I'm saying 30secs conservatively.

Do you think anybody else can beat him in the race overall?

 

[Berniece]

How much can Remco beat Almeida by today??? I'm saying 30secs conservatively.

Do you think anybody else can beat him in the race overall?

Do we know why Almeida was not in the front group yesterday? Want to know if he's not feeling well, or if he just missed something.

30s is quite a lot on this route. They did something very similar in Tour de Romandie last year, where Evenepoel only took 11s. And that was with much more straight roads. But that was also at the end of Romandie when Evenepoel wasn't riding well at all.

 

[Berniece]

Another day, another win. #4 already this season.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Do we know why Almeida was not in the front group yesterday? Want to know if he's not feeling well, or if he just missed something.

30s is quite a lot on this route. They did something very similar in Tour de Romandie last year, where Evenepoel only took 11s. And that was with much more straight roads. But that was also at the end of Romandie when Evenepoel wasn't riding well at all.

Looks like not feeling well and/or isn’t in shape yet.

 

[Berniece]

Looks like not feeling well and/or isn’t in shape yet.

I think he wasn’t paying attention because after today’s race he said he was planning on riding a good result during ITT today

 

[SHAD0W93]

I think he wasn’t posting attention because after today’s race he said he was planning on riding a good result during ITT today

Fair enough. I don’t see the PCS post above the stage results and just started reading the race thread. I was like damn how did you lose 3:44 on this.

 

[vappaxbipmv]

Looks like not feeling well and/or isn’t in shape yet.

He said he was caught behind a crash but didn't go down himself, if I understood him correctly