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vappaxbipmv said:
My conclusions today: Remco was the strongest and deserved to with but the motos on the climb just when he attacked were outrageous, 8 motos in 50m, it's a big problem in cycling. Also, if he wasn't that aero he could have been caught, I think he overdid it on the climb and was somewhat cooked afterwards. So at the end, the strongest rider won, but without motos and as aero as others he might not ...
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vappaxbipmv said:
Like I said in my first statement, Remco was the strongest and deserved to win, I didn't say he won because of the motos just that it's a problem, which it is

Also, we know that Remco is more aero than almost anybody else and if he could just hold the gap to around 12-15s despite that, it tells me that with normal non very aero position he could be caught. So I don't know what you're arguing against because my conclusions are totally valid
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What's the point of your comment though? "If he wasn't aero". If Pogacar wasn't able to push the watts he can, he wouldn't win as much as he does.
 
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I wasn’t able to watch the race unfortunately, so can’t comment much about it. Happy he won, and was able to drop everyone. Win #5 already, tomorrow most likely makes 6 with the GC. On to the UAE Tour.
 
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KoopaCycling said:
The difference between him & Almeida was not much, but at the same time enough. Very happy he continued his effort on the climb. And not reduce it after seeing Tiberi and Almeida manage to follow his initial burst.

Still a pity the TT was more or less cancelled. That way he would have had a very comfortable final day, now he will still need to remain vilgilant.

Also today confirmed what we already knew since alaphillipe dissapeared. Red Bull > Soudal
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The big question is how much, at this time of the year, would Tadej have put into Almeida under the same circumstances? Put differently, would Pogacar have ridden away from Remco today?
 
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I thought he dropped everyone pretty convincingly. Tiberi hung on for a moment but blew himself up. Given how quickly he dropped everyone, seemed slightly surprising that he didn't extend the gap, but sounds from the riders like it was a headwind. Makes it hard to extend against a couple of strong time trialists on the same team, working together.
 
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red_flanders said:
I thought he dropped everyone pretty convincingly. Tiberi hung on for a moment but blew himself up. Given how quickly he dropped everyone, seemed slightly surprising that he didn't extend the gap, but sounds from the riders like it was a headwind. Makes it hard to extend against a couple of strong time trialists on the same team, working together.
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yup. and he didn't extend immediately, but it went out from 10 to 24 seconds in the last few kms.

also, if you look at the gap to everyone besides the immediate pursuers, it was a pretty huge in just 13 kms.

main thing for me is seeing a moment when he clearly looked like he was suffering cresting one of the uncategorized hills.

the seated attack was straight out of the pog 25 library.
 
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Some say Liege-like parcours suit him. But the stage was much shorter (so his classics endurance didn't matter) and this particular climb was harder and longer than typical hills (the effort duration was already for climbers). This was close to VO2max uphill effort and he showed very good climbing form reaching 2150 m/h of VAM. He's looking sharp (not chubby) and this year's start looks like the continuation of very good form from the end of last season.
 
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Krzysztof_O said:
Some say Liege-like parcours suit him. But the stage was much shorter (so his classics endurance didn't matter) and this particular climb was harder and longer than typical hills (the effort duration was already for climbers). This was close to VO2max uphill effort and he showed very good climbing form reaching 2150 m/h of VAM. He's looking sharp (not chubby) and this year's start looks like the continuation of very good form from the end of last season.
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I'm always hyped to see Remco look this good. I know Pog is the favourite in any head to head, but I'd love it if this were the year we got a proper battle between them at Liege.
 
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Remco could have won here with Soudal, but Red Bull teammates are def. a leg up. so far. (things can always change)
Van Wilder wanted to ride half the time for himself, so too did others. Fair enough if there are enough other options to do the job. That was no longer the case at Soudal. They never managed to properly replace alapahillipe. vuelta alaphillipe would have made a great domestique in stage races and ally in the spring.

In Mallorca there was no competition, in Valenciana the terrain did not suit his rivals. As a Remco fan, i hope i'll be fortunate enough to continue to enjoy for some time more what some would call excuses. Just that the shoe is (for now) on the other foot.

I have no doubt Del Toro will be rearing to go though. He will be a challenge methinks. So too will Seixas. And obviously Pogacar/Vingegaard have been different categories. (I personally have high hopes for Widar in Fleche Wallone as well if he does not melt under pressure and he ain't burned up from his busy schedule, i'm not sure Remco will ride FW though). But encouraging stuff so far. We can only be happy with Remco his performance this season (so far).
 
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Somebody has been working hard this winter. With five individual wins already, the sprinters have a bit of catching up to do. His five-minute effort is enough to create a gap of twenty seconds against riders like Almeida and Tiberi. After that he can switch to his endurance mode to defend the gap. Let's see if he can maintain this in the UAE Tour and the Volta a Catalunya. With this shape it's a pity that he doesn't do Paris-Nice, but they want time for altitude and training camps. His support was strong, especially Pellizzari's lead-out. If the sixth of the Giro is working for you, you're in a pretty luxurious position. The atmosphere in the team must be good now.

In the end he will be judged on his result in July, but if he's spared from big crashes and other bad luck, another podium spot looks realistic, and you never know what can happen.
 
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Pantani_lives said:
Somebody has been working hard this winter. With five individual wins already, the sprinters have a bit of catching up to do. His five-minute effort is enough to create a gap of twenty seconds against riders like Almeida and Tiberi. After that he can switch to his endurance mode to defend the gap. Let's see if he can maintain this in the UAE Tour and the Volta a Catalunya. With this shape it's a pity that he doesn't do Paris-Nice, but they want time for altitude and training camps. His support was strong, especially Pellizzari's lead-out. If the sixth of the Giro is working for you, you're in a pretty luxurious position. The atmosphere in the team must be good now.

In the end he will be judged on his result in July, but if he's spared from big crashes and other bad luck, another podium spot looks realistic, and you never know what can happen.
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Personally I think his current program is good. They will be able to immediately determine by this summer wether Remco has the ability to improve, or his current best he reached with Soudal in 2024 TdF is his ceiling. Ofcourse if it's the latter, it's not something Remco will be happy to discover. But his level is already such that even if another layer is beyond reach, they can work with it to win plenty.

Lastly, it's good his shoulder has not been heard of these last weeks.
 
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Berniece said:
According to himself, only at 85% and his regular spring weight

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Met een kus van Oumi viert Remco Evenepoel de eindzege in Valencia: "Maar ik ben zeker nog niet in topvorm" | sporza

De gedroomde afsluiter van een perfecte week. Remco Evenepoel mocht in Valencia ook de eindzege vieren als kers op de taart van zijn eerste koersweken, met nu al vijf zeges achter zijn naam. "Ik heb niet meer gepiekt dan in andere winters", benadrukt Evenepoel wel. Ook aan zijn programma wil hij...
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Haven't they been at altitude?
 
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