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

[Extinction]

Yeah, it's stupid. Volta a Catalunya has 3 easy stages before we hit the mountains. Plenty of time to recover after MSR.

It's really stupid if Remco doesn't even make it to the start. Didn't they look at the friggin forecast? 🤔

 

[Berniece]

Red Bull should send one of their helicopters.

Fetch a couple of dogs and let them pull a sled

 

[YavorD]

It doesn't look good

It looks very good to me.
Well, at least aesthetically.

 

[Faserr]

Thats not much snow. Don't know when the flight goes tomorrow but that melts away quickly.

 

[acm]

Problem is that the weather forecast indicates that the conditions will worsen even further. Snow and strong winds all weekend.

 

[Berniece]

It's all fine. Not sure what this escort is, police?, but he's going by car, slowly probably.

Solution found
At Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe, they are certainly doing everything they can to get their golden boy to Catalonia on time.

For a moment, the possibility of deploying a helicopter was even considered, but the team now seems to have found a solution after all. Evenepoel and co are reportedly venturing onto the slippery descent of Mount Teide by car.

Under escort and as a precaution to make their flight tomorrow afternoon. Is that enough to secure their participation in the Tour of Catalonia?

 

[yaco]

i thought you finished altitude training one week before racing.

 

[Berniece]

i thought you finished altitude training one week before racing.

Not all riders react similarly on this, but Evenepoel never had issues with coming back from altitude

 

[wansteadimp]

Red Bull should send one of their helicopters.

Helicopters give Remco Covid!

 

[LongtimeLurker]

He is down the mountain already along with the Visma riders who were up there.

 

[Berniece]

He is down the mountain already along with the Visma riders who were up there.

How are Evenepoel and Lipowitz feeling after their altitude camp? Were they able to do all planned trainings and hit the expected numbers to contend for a win in Catalunya?

 

[Mayomaniac]

will this feature as part of the post-race excuses?

Yes, Specialized and RB need to protect his hypetrain at least until they launch the new Sl9 bike at the Tour.

 

[Unchained]

Thats not much snow. Don't know when the flight goes tomorrow but that melts away quickly.

This is a great cross contamination promotional opportunity. Ineos can send an expensive SUV to pick him up..Four wheel drive with computer assisted traction control, drive won't be any different than going to the grocery store. Remco should stay out of mountains in the Western US, snow comes meters at a time and kids walk to school in the conditions he is describing as treacherous and impossible. That's not snow, that's a dusting.. I gotta give it to him for creativity, guy comes up with new and original excuses time after time..

View: https://m.youtube.com/shorts/vjhZCWdhIOA

 

[CyclistAbi]

I am sure that Remco would bridge that on a bike easily but he didn't want to leave the team behind.

 

[Mayomaniac]

I am sure that Remco would bridge that on a bike easily but he didn't want to leave the team behind.

Incoming "Bambi on ice" gif from @Netserk ...

 

[Lequack]

He is more glassed than Remco

 

[Krzysztof_O]

will this feature as part of the post-race excuses?

I carried Oumi through Teide snows but it's not an excuse.

 

[MLKarlos]

Any news wheter they make it to the start?

 

[KoopaCycling]

Unfortunately Remco has discovered a newfound love for sled-sliding as a result of this weather. He'll be entering the annual Red Bull competition for the Big Sled Jump instead.

 

[Berniece]

Any news wheter they make it to the start?

Planes are flying, leaving this afternoon for Barcelona

 

[Extinction]

Remco after hiking down with Oumi on his back:

Oumi looks way better.

 

[KoopaCycling]

I will say this, Remco not doing MSR was maybe the correct decision. Maybe i'm overestimating what I saw today, or i do feel like giving Pogacar some credit, but that descent looked fast today. As much as remco has improved i'm doubtful he could have held the wheel without extensive prior training.

 

[Berniece]

I will say this, Remco not doing MSR was maybe the correct decision. Maybe i'm overestimating what I saw today, or i do feel like giving Pogacar some credit, but that descent looked fast today. As much as remco has improved i'm doubtful he could have held the wheel without extensive prior training.

Then he would’ve closed that gap later

 

[Red Rick]

Absolutely 0 reason for Evenepoel to skip Sanremo.

 

[peterfin]

I will say this, Remco not doing MSR was maybe the correct decision. Maybe i'm overestimating what I saw today, or i do feel like giving Pogacar some credit, but that descent looked fast today. As much as remco has improved i'm doubtful he could have held the wheel without extensive prior training.

The decent is fast but not that technical for somebody who knows the corners. I don't think they can drop him there, at least not enough to give him no chance to come back.