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

[Berniece]

Not saying he hasn’t improved in those short intense efforts, but what he did in Mallorca and Valencia shouldn’t be taken as evidence that he has. A fit Remco should always be able to drop those guys on those race profiles, not just this year.

Sure, but it's different at the start of the season of course. But he should indeed always drop them, just like he could at LBL 2022-2023 when Pogacar wasn't there.

 

[AlpRaid]

I'm a Remco fan, but I have to say I'm done with the excuses. The man is a limited climber at best.

His best GT performance left him more than 9mins behind Pogacar in TDF 24.

The amount of times we hit the proper climbs and we see him blowing up is unfair for him to endure. He is an outstanding TTer, one-day racer and brilliant at long range attacks on hilly terrain.

The man is NOT a climber. He is sacrificing results and potential victories in other races by chasing a dream of winning the Tour de France. He has ZERO chance of doing that.

Smoked in the UAE climbs, Meltdown in the Tour last year, Meltdown in the Vuelta in 23, didn't finish the Giro in 21 or 23, falls away in TDS stages once the road goes up.

Yet I hear all this tripe that he needs altitude camps, he needs to lose weight, he's not dialled in, he has no base, the AC was smashed. The man is killing himself trying to be someone he's not.

Excellent post.

This is exactly where I stand right now.

 

[KoopaCycling]

Perhaps but Remco dreams of GTs

 

[ChasingPotatoes]

I would like to see him race in the TdF, like he raced after his breakdown in the Vuelta 2023: go for the break, create chaos, try to rip the peloton apart, make it a mano-a-mano early in the race and early in the stages. The full first week of the Tour is perfect for that, and this type of racing is what Remco is best at. He isn't best at a pure W/kg vs. Tadej and Jonas. He is very talented and he can climb very, very well, but he isn't a natural born climber and shouldn't follow the procession up the mountains in the Tour and see Pog riding away after being launched by the UAE train.

ps: I don't get the fan / no fan / hate for Remco. He's one of the few riders that is super exciting to watch. Don't get me wrong, but e.g. Pog isn't exciting to watch (anymore) for the last 2 years, for example, except when he can't make the difference like in San Remo.

 

[Divergence]

I would like to see him race in the TdF, like he raced after his breakdown in the Vuelta 2023: go for the break, create chaos, try to rip the peloton apart, make it a mano-a-mano early in the race and early in the stages. The full first week of the Tour is perfect for that, and this type of racing is what Remco is best at. He isn't best at a pure W/kg vs. Tadej and Jonas. He is very talented and he can climb very, very well, but he isn't a natural born climber and shouldn't follow the procession up the mountains in the Tour and see Pog riding away after being launched by the UAE train.

ps: I don't get the fan / no fan / hate for Remco. He's one of the few riders that is super exciting to watch. Don't get me wrong, but e.g. Pog isn't exciting to watch (anymore) for the last 2 years, for example, except when he can't make the difference like in San Remo.

The problem is that he is able to do that only if he loses a lot of time and is no longer relevant in the race.

 

[Gargamel35]

Remco should never seriously train and race for a 3 week GT top 3 places. He should focus on monuments, 1 week races and stages in 3 week races. This is where he's very good at. Now, he's just average everywhere with few ups and many heavy downs.

 

[fenns]

His performance in Tour 24 was exceptional. Was it a crazy career peak or did something change after that?

 

[canina82]

Remco should never seriously train and race for a 3 week GT top 3 places. He should focus on monuments, 1 week races and stages in 3 week races. This is where he's very good at. Now, he's just average everywhere with few ups and many heavy downs.

He is far from average in hilly classics and TTs. I don't think he can be better even if he left his dream (of winning the Tour) die.

 

[peterfin]

Remco should never seriously train and race for a 3 week GT top 3 places. He should focus on monuments, 1 week races and stages in 3 week races. This is where he's very good at. Now, he's just average everywhere with few ups and many heavy downs.

If you have won a GT and finished 3rd at the TdF you are good enough to add one to the list each yeae . And yes he should focus on more monuments and major 1-week races too but I disagree he is just average when he is back on top after an injury. His autumn was great. Summer 2024 was great too.

 

[Netserk]

If you have won a GT and finished 3rd at the TdF you are good enough to add one to the list each yeae . And yes he should focus on more monuments and major 1-week races too but I disagree he is just average when he is back on top after an injury. His autumn was great. Summer 2024 was great too.

if evenepoel is like carapaz , he will contend a gt again in 2028

 

[houtdffan]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2028062699045990901

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Prudhomme said Remco does not lose enough time in mountains to justify adding long time trials?

What races are he and Gouvenou watching?

 

[AmRacer]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2028062699045990901

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Prudhomme said Remco does not lose enough time in mountains to justify adding long time trials?

What races are he and Gouvenou watching?

Why should the Tour be tailor made for Remco

 

[Netserk]

Prudhomme said Remco does not lose enough time in mountains to justify adding long time trials?

i read it as the opposite

evenepoel is not good enough so far to be the main challenger for the victory , so the main effect of long tts now would be the effect on the pogi-vingegaard duel , where longer tts just favour whoever is also the best climber

if evenepoel was the main rival , then longer tts would make the battle for the victory closer

 

[Salvarani]

Why should the Tour be tailor made for Remco

Everything just needs to be perfect. From the route to getting a little chocolate on a fluffy pillow in the hotel in the evening. I mean, who doesnt want that?