I mean, he could win the Tour. There are a lot of obstacles for him though. He's only 18 months younger than Pogacar, so he needs Pogacar to decline and then there to be a window before some younger guys come up who can challenge him. But I'm not sure that they aren't already there. There are some riders like Lipo, Onley, del Toro who have decent potential. I'm not all that confident that Remco would beat them in the Tour. I feel like he should, but he struggles so much with consistency that it's hard to tell. Then after them there will be a new generation of GT riders.
Likely because most of the physiologists who are being consulted are terrible scientists, i.e., terrible at math and physics. Recently a bit of a trend formed where it was suggested muscle mass and not weight is somehow more beneficial for road racing. Of course, there is a trade-off are some nuance, but overall, if one wants to be a GC rider one needs to be prmarelcy thin. Remember, last year they even convinced Jonas to try to put on some muscle.... ridiculous. Alas, this is not what most people want to hear/read, so somehow this muscle story gets a lot of attention.
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No, I wrote a completely normal statement and you pretend to not understand the way I used the word CAN.
Please hold me accountable and I will do the same for you guys. I'm happy to write I WAS COMPLETELY WRONG if Remco does not win the tour. Bookmark that and you do the same when he does.
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Ofc, Remco can win the Tour someday, but will he? If I had to bet, my answer would clearly be no.
He most likely won’t ever reach the level of Pog or Vingegaard, and if he’s counting on them retiring, he’ll probably have something else coming by then (Seixas, Del Toro, and likely many others).
He most likely won’t ever reach the level of Pog or Vingegaard, and if he’s counting on them retiring, he’ll probably have something else coming by then (Seixas, Del Toro, and likely many others).
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Oscar Onley beating Evenepoel in the tour if both have a clean run and no injuries. That just will not happen. The 2nd best engine in cycling is Remco. We can all see that.
I also used the word CAN. I second the second paragraph
“The air conditioning in my room wasn’t working” – Remco Evenepoel admits sleepless night may have played role in UAE Tour setback
Less than 24 hours after cracking badly on Jebel Mobrah and surrendering the UAE Tour lead, Remco Evenepoel offered a surprisingly calm explanation for his collapse. “The air conditioning in my room w...
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First Fatco, now AircoYes, Remco! That's it! Please never change!“The air conditioning in my room wasn’t working” – Remco Evenepoel admits sleepless night may have played role in UAE Tour setback
Less than 24 hours after cracking badly on Jebel Mobrah and surrendering the UAE Tour lead, Remco Evenepoel offered a surprisingly calm explanation for his collapse. “The air conditioning in my room w...
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[in 2016]
ah, when froome, nibali and contador decline, nairo will finally win the tour - he is the biggest talent, just look how young he was when he broke through
ah, when froome, nibali and contador decline, nairo will finally win the tour - he is the biggest talent, just look how young he was when he broke through
one day races and gts are not the same, example #231
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While I am firmly on the Remco hype team, I will concede that he has one of the lowest racing IQ's I have ever seen. Every single thing needs to be learned the hard way - and for most things he needs so many reruns to get it. Look at these statements in combination:
“I didn’t feel very fresh in my legs, all day long. Maybe I didn’t digest the hard effort from Tuesday properly, and I started the climb a bit too confidently.”
He also acknowledged tactical impatience on the lower slopes. “Maybe I got caught out by the first attackers. I raced a bit impulsively at the foot of the climb, and a few kilometres later I paid for it.”
So...he felt bad all day but he decided to follow the early attacks on a 25 minute wall.
“I didn’t feel very fresh in my legs, all day long. Maybe I didn’t digest the hard effort from Tuesday properly, and I started the climb a bit too confidently.”
He also acknowledged tactical impatience on the lower slopes. “Maybe I got caught out by the first attackers. I raced a bit impulsively at the foot of the climb, and a few kilometres later I paid for it.”
So...he felt bad all day but he decided to follow the early attacks on a 25 minute wall.
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A bike fitter claiming remco bike fit is part of the problem. Didn't red Bull do all these test to find the right position and all that. Surely this can't' be it. or did red Bull not do tests with long steep climbs in mind? Seems impossible given that some people have considered it a weakness of Remco for a long time. And red bull showing off at the start of the season. I also feel like that 12 km effort still being in the legs is so weird. If a well trained professional endurance athlete known for having a big engine can't recuperate from a 13 minute effort... . That just sounds like grasping at straws.
I think he just needs to be in great form to handle double digit climbs alongside him going into the red early yesterday. Instead of pacing himself. And was unable to recover on such a steep climb.
I think he just needs to be in great form to handle double digit climbs alongside him going into the red early yesterday. Instead of pacing himself. And was unable to recover on such a steep climb.
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Maybe translate the original article yourself and see this is just clickbait.Yes, Remco! That's it! Please never change!“The air conditioning in my room wasn’t working” – Remco Evenepoel admits sleepless night may have played role in UAE Tour setback
Less than 24 hours after cracking badly on Jebel Mobrah and surrendering the UAE Tour lead, Remco Evenepoel offered a surprisingly calm explanation for his collapse. “The air conditioning in my room w...
It seems he still trains mostly in Calpe. A move to Monaco would offer far better climbing opportunities.
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Fans called him accountable amd now he is back to making 741 different excuses again
I love the "didnt train at long climbs, which is why I dropped within 10 minutes of climbing" bit
They will use anything to make him look bad. That's why they are here. They flock to this thread whenever he has a bad result.
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I also have a soft spot for the excuses, which is yet another reason I enjoy having him in the peloton. My personal favourite is when he offers a few explanations(excuses) for his poor performance and then tacks on, “But no excuses” as if that somehow neutralises everything he just said.
Who's eyes? It's not an unexpected result. Maybe the time loss is (2 min) but not that he would lose time on a climb like that early season. He will always need to diesel to the top, no matter the time of the year. It will never be his strength.
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