I don't see why not. Evenepoel has a big engine, but as long as he struggles to haul that engine up a mountain, advantage Onley.
Airco Evenepoel is a good one though, admit it.
Cyclinguptodate is awful. Poorly Google translated clickbait articles. But it generates traffic, and that's all that matters.
I wonder if he's annoyed at his team for putting him in a (cheap?) hotel with faulty A/C.
I don't mind the excuses... the more the better. Gives better insight into the team dynamics.
I don't mind the excuses... the more the better. Gives better insight into the team dynamics.
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apparantly they fixed it the airco if only they fixed it a day earlier... 
If remco does not have his climber's legs (which he does not always have) Onley can indeed finish ahead of him.
I assume that his winter was for building the base, and the next training and the ones between spring, dauphine and tour are exactly aimed at Remco becoming a better climber. He himself wants to focus on GT's. That means in current day and age he need to focus on climbing. If he wants to focus on TT and hilly classics it's a slightly different matter.
Now i don't see anything wrong with Remco having Gt's as 1A and the rest as 1B. But like i said in uae tour thread, if he has a bad tour this year (and it ain't due to crash, getting very sick) he should switch the focus to the rest being 1A and GT's being 1B. There is not much else but GT's in the summer so i don't see why he should no make them a 1B focus anymore even if he decides to make the rest the 1A focus. It might do him some good in the mental part of things as well. a stress free GT may give up surprising results. would also love to see him ride a gt as a marauder. attack the hilly stages, and just see where the legs take you in the mountains. offcourse only if this year's tour is a failure. this year, he should focus on getting all things right, and see where that leads him.
I believe Remco is a capable GT rider. cause he got a natural engine. but there are several riders who are in his ballpark and some that are better than him at climbing. like remco can beat most other climbers, but it ain't a given he'll do so.
You never fully know which remco you are going to get it. Now if he somehow fails under prefect prep, i misjudged his GT prowess. I hope to see him have a very good tour. And if he does not, that he changes things up.
If remco does not have his climber's legs (which he does not always have) Onley can indeed finish ahead of him.
I assume that his winter was for building the base, and the next training and the ones between spring, dauphine and tour are exactly aimed at Remco becoming a better climber. He himself wants to focus on GT's. That means in current day and age he need to focus on climbing. If he wants to focus on TT and hilly classics it's a slightly different matter.
Now i don't see anything wrong with Remco having Gt's as 1A and the rest as 1B. But like i said in uae tour thread, if he has a bad tour this year (and it ain't due to crash, getting very sick) he should switch the focus to the rest being 1A and GT's being 1B. There is not much else but GT's in the summer so i don't see why he should no make them a 1B focus anymore even if he decides to make the rest the 1A focus. It might do him some good in the mental part of things as well. a stress free GT may give up surprising results. would also love to see him ride a gt as a marauder. attack the hilly stages, and just see where the legs take you in the mountains. offcourse only if this year's tour is a failure. this year, he should focus on getting all things right, and see where that leads him.
I believe Remco is a capable GT rider. cause he got a natural engine. but there are several riders who are in his ballpark and some that are better than him at climbing. like remco can beat most other climbers, but it ain't a given he'll do so.
You never fully know which remco you are going to get it. Now if he somehow fails under prefect prep, i misjudged his GT prowess. I hope to see him have a very good tour. And if he does not, that he changes things up.
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His problem is riding in a generation in which the big guns show up in February already lean and firing on all cylinders. So coming in at 65 kg instead of 61 makes a huge negative difference uphill. Sounds like Remco doesn't want to compromise his TT, but that's more often than not, not what wins stage races today.
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It's silly to think he can't ride a proper TT when weighing less. He won OG weighing less. He rode Roglic on 45s in Vuelta 2022 weighing less. It's dumb of them really.
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I don't think remco can maintain his GT weight throughout a whole season. I think that would be bad for his longevity and his health.
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It shouldn't even be a consideration. If he wants to win GC in a race with a hard climb like yesterday, he needs to come in with upper body mass at a minimum. If he still takes the TT it's a bonus, not a principal aim.
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It seems his upper body mass kills him on a climb like yesterday. He needs to reduce that, which starts in November.
LmfaoYes, 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...cyclinguptodate.com
Thats too good
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Well if remco is doing upper body strength training he might want to re-consider the approach if his upper body is part of the reason he has a tough time. I mean some upper body training is probably necessary for the shoulder/back muscles and all that. But he should not be aiming to be the worlds strongest when it comes to upper body strenght. no idea what they do, professionals trainers should know what to do.
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Are you trolling me? Do you actually believe that coming in to the tour this year, Onley is a bigger favorite than Evenepoel?
Why do you think every bookmaker has Remco above Onley for Tour GC?
Daytime highs are low to mid 80s..it's not that hot. Go watch TV in someone else's room, what a baby. Lots of Belgium gets in the 90s and the air is thick grey.
Nobody (in my opinion) can win the tour in the next 3 years if either of those riders are there and healthy (Again BOTH could get sick or have an issue). so it comes down to most likely to win in their absence
I would say in next three years Remco or Lipowitz and if I had to place money I would go for Lipowitz as he seems to be more consistent (again far fewer data points) but it is basically 50/50 between those two
On a 5 year window I would say
Del Toro and Seixas are the most likely to rise up the rankings and have a higher ceiling than Remco (although I am not convinced on Del Toro for multi-mountain stages). Somebody will be winning the Tour in 2029/2030 and my bet is that it is not Pogacar or Vingegaard but I also do not think it is Remco. I think 2028 Pogacar does not do the Tour to focus on the Olympic RR and Remco has a possibility there but depends on Vingegarrd. a lot of conjecture here but just my opinion
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Fair enough. We are just echelons apart when it comes to our perception of how Remco ranks against the other guys in top shape I guess. I still think Remco can make big steps forward as a GC rider in the coming years.
The air conditioning thing, it’s a truly wonderful piece of work, had a massive smile on my face when I saw it this morning. The good thing is we have another mountain to see if he was just chatting ***. I hope he wins on Hafeet, just to add to the drama.
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Maybe if they put Remco in a room with AC he could teach Remco how to climb.
Winning the UAE Tour is like folk dancing or similar stuff anyway, so he shouldn't feel too down if never does it again. It's all about peaking 4-5 months from now so not much has changed since yesterday morning.
Winning the UAE Tour is like folk dancing or similar stuff anyway, so he shouldn't feel too down if never does it again. It's all about peaking 4-5 months from now so not much has changed since yesterday morning.
I agree
The hypothesis is no Pogacar and no Vingegaard. He does not have to worry about winning as they take care of that
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