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

[Cycling111]

No one is saying that. Always the same people trying to spin a narrative as if Evenepoel fans are delusional

In fact you have @houtdffan who thinks Remco has a chance in the Tour if we went back to 2 long TTs and 1 TTT in the TdF. So yeah, there is someone. And no, current Remco doesn't have a chance against Pogacar in any type of route.

On previous occasions I have also read comments in this thread from those who think he didn't win a Tour because of the route.

It has been a fairly widespread idea on social media and among some journalists
That's why they're asking the Tour director; they firmly believe he would win the Tour with a longer time trial.

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[Berniece]

On previous occasions I have also read comments in this thread from those who think he didn't win a Tour because of the route.

It has been a fairly widespread idea on social media and among some journalists
That's why they're asking the Tour director; they firmly believe he would win the Tour with a longer time trial

I don’t believe that anyone in their right mind believes that. It might make the race more exciting, but he doesn’t win by default

 

[Cycling111]

I don’t believe that anyone in their right mind believes that. It might make the race more exciting, but he doesn’t win by default

It would also be more exciting to have agonizing 250km mountain stages like before.

By the way, I'm still waiting for a response in the Ayuso thread 😅. I gave you proof wahr you said about the contract isn't true. You didn't reply to that message.

I didn't make up any opinion, that's what some was said here.
For you, We always have to prove what we say. You don't, and if we prove to you, like in the Ayuso thread, that something isn't what you're saying, you simply don't respond.
But then you ask us for proof again or say we made it up

 

[AmRacer]

I don’t believe that anyone in their right mind believes that. It might make the race more exciting, but he doesn’t win by default

Maybe there are lots of fans not in their right mind.

 

[red_flanders]

On previous occasions I have also read comments in this thread from those who think he didn't win a Tour because of the route.

I mean, I've never read anyone on this forum saying that, but again, I don't read every thread. It's at best a fringe POV, and should be quoted if someone is actually saying it. Too easy to shift the commentary and make a straw man without an actual quote as we immediately saw from another poster after I questioned your original comment.

It has been a fairly widespread idea on social media and among some journalists
That's why they're asking the Tour director; they firmly believe he would win the Tour with a longer time trial.

IMO you should specifically address outside media sources in your comments. If I thought you were talking about some rando posting on Twitter, I'd have moved right past. You can literally find any idiotic opinion in the world on social media. I responded to your statement because in the context of this forum, without those clarifications, it sounds like you're suggesting someone here holds these opinions.

Which I've not seen.

I mean, is there really anyone (here) at this point making such a fuss about Remco's chances to win the Tour that we need fairly constant commentary on how that's wildly unlikely? We can all see we're in a phase with the most dominant rider since Merckx. Remco is inconsistent AF in GT's. It's not close. We all get it.

 

[James M]

Maybe there are lots of fans not in their right mind.

Tbh after reading for a month in the off‑season about how he can challenge Pogacar at the Tour despite the gap being stratospheric and even leapfrogging Jonas who is miles ahead before any improvement is even shown just to get absolutely humiliated by Del Toro is hillarious

 

[SHAD0W93]

Pogacar and Evenepoel need to settle this dispute like men, on the pitch. If Pogacar is really the GOAT he can beat Evenepoel on his old stomping grounds.

 

[AmRacer]

Pogacar and Evenepoel need to settle this dispute like men, on the pitch. If Pogacar is really the GOAT he can beat Evenepoel on his old stomping grounds.

Algarve, Classica San Remco...

 

[Berniece]

It would also be more exciting to have agonizing 250km mountain stages like before.

By the way, I'm still waiting for a response in the Ayuso thread 😅. I gave you proof wahr you said about the contract isn't true. You didn't reply to that message.

I didn't make up any opinion, that's what some was said here.
For you, We always have to prove what we say. You don't, and if we prove to you, like in the Ayuso thread, that something isn't what you're saying, you simply don't respond.
But then you ask us for proof again or say we made it up

First of all, you have said twice now that I said something and I asked you to quote it, you never replied to it. So don't throw stones when you live in a glass house. Secondly, I completely forgot about that. Let me revisit that topic.