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

[canina82]

"It's my ambition to win such races. I've come close a few times, but it hasn't worked out yet. The only two stage races [I've won] are the UAE and the Tour de Pologne, but of course, those aren't races like Paris-Nice or the Volta a Catalunya.

"I'm self-critical enough to know that it's time to win one again."

He will try to fight for the win.

 

[KoopaCycling]

"It's my ambition to win such races. I've come close a few times, but it hasn't worked out yet. The only two stage races [I've won] are the UAE and the Tour de Pologne, but of course, those aren't races like Paris-Nice or the Volta a Catalunya.

"I'm self-critical enough to know that it's time to win one again."

He will try to fight for the win.

Oh good, i thought he was gonna say he was aiming for 12th

 

[canina82]

Oh good, i thought he was gonna say he was aiming for 12th

He is known for saying one thing and changing completely during or after the race.

 

[Berniece]

He is known for saying one thing and changing completely during or after the race.

Which makes perfect sense if you aren’t able to make your first goal

 

[Red Rick]

Which makes perfect sense if you aren’t able to make your first goal

It's actually extra strange that he didn't do Sanremo for that reason too.

Going in talking about 'beating Pogacar and MvdP' then getting like 3rd in a sprint with Pidcock and Pogacar would have him totally go like "I showed them today"

 

[Ilmaestro99]

"It's my ambition to win such races. I've come close a few times, but it hasn't worked out yet. The only two stage races [I've won] are the UAE and the Tour de Pologne, but of course, those aren't races like Paris-Nice or the Volta a Catalunya.

"I'm self-critical enough to know that it's time to win one again."

He will try to fight for the win.

With 3 MTFs and no time trial, surely it's a bad one for him to try and win? Should have maybe done tirreno instead

 

[KoopaCycling]

With 3 MTFs and no time trial, surely it's a bad one for him to try and win? Should have maybe done tirreno instead

This race will prove a better measuring point though regardless.

 

[AlpRaid]

Also, the Poggio is just not technical enough to distance him more than a few seconds.

this is simply a fallacy that keeps getting repeated.

merckx won most of his 7 MSRs by rocking that descent (yes, he was considered the best descender of his time until Moser showed up).

remco would lose at least 15 seconds to Pidcock and Pog. He might then bring them back, but then he would never have beaten them in the sprint.

biggest concern, would be that remco would be pushed beyond his "safe-space" descending. he is a competitive mofo and a fighter. the very worst thing is that he ruin his season (and career?) trying to follow on that descent.

 

[AlpRaid]

don't see how that translates into matching up with you-know-who at LBL.

forget LBL. no one can compete against what we saw yesterday. no one.

best he can hope for at LBL is a distant 2nd like at worlds, euros and Lombardia. I would be absolutely shocked if anything else could happen. no one is in competition with what we saw yesterday. no one.

 

[James M]

forget LBL. no one can compete against what we saw yesterday. no one.

best he can hope for at LBL is a distant 2nd like at worlds, euros and Lombardia. I would be absolutely shocked if anything else could happen. no one is in competition with what we saw yesterday. no one.

Just facts. Good boy.

 

[AlpRaid]

Just facts. Good boy.

sure. see you in another part of the forum for the real conversation!

Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

 

[canina82]

Regarding Catalunya, he is my number one favorite to win the first stage. Sprinters field is very weak so I expect a battle between Pidcock, Vingegaard and Remco.

 

[James M]

sure. see you in another part of the forum for the real conversation!

Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

I dont have any interest in going into ‘buhu my favourite rider didnt win threads.' Enough comedians here.

Also theres no shame in coming second in Liege if Pogi race or Remcos performance in worlds last year for instance. To me rather impressive performance if you contextualize it.