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

[Berniece]

I was thinking about Roubaix as well

However, Amstel should be a lay up win for him, he may decide to take the near guaranteed win (I say near guaranteed as he could always crash 400m from the line again)

Yeah he's not doing Roubaix. But I wouldn't be surprised that if De Ronde goes well, like top 5, that next year he does something similar like Pogacar where he does every monument.

 

[KoopaCycling]

Blaming air conditioning when all the riders were staying in the same hotel was a good one.

shrugs.

Giro 21 - Lombardi crash
Giro 23 - Covid
Vuelta - Your best case
Tour 25 - Postal door + BK crash

All the rest has been mostly unimportant noise if we're being real.

 

[KoopaCycling]

Remco likely will be at RVV

https://twitter.com/x/status/2039034982060990598

View: https://x.com/RTLsportsbe/status/2039034982060990598

I was waiting with my transfer till later, best start transferring. Unless he crashes, he should at least give me some points

 

[Extinction]

Nibali was dropped on the first medium mountain stage. He looked like he was going to vomit blood when he crossed the line and Contador looked like he just got out of a hot shower

Of course, but I must say in general was class.

 

[AmRacer]

shrugs.

Giro 21 - Lombardi crash
Giro 23 - Covid
Vuelta - Your best case
Tour 25 - Postal door + BK crash

All the rest has been mostly unimportant noise if we're being real.

Some riders crashes, get up on the bike and winning the race, or GT. Some even got break checked.

 

[KoopaCycling]

Some riders crashes, get up on the bike and winning the race, or GT. Some even got break checked.

And? Did these riders crash down a ravine and broke their hip?
Did they crash into a postal car door and suffered severe nerve damage among other things?
Did Pogacar win LBL when he broke a bone in his wrist?
What on gods earth are you actually talking about here?

 

[Berniece]

I was waiting with my transfer till later, best start transferring. Unless he crashes, he should at least give me some points

At least wait until it's officially confirmed

 

[KoopaCycling]

At least wait until it's officially confirmed

I got some riders that got injured anyways (wellens for example)

 

[YellowSocks]

Would be such great news, if he wins why not add Roubaix 😂

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Paris-Roubaix 2018 is er één voor snel te vergeten voor Remco . Hij kende pech in zowel secteur 5 als in secteur 4. In secteur 5 brak zijn stuur af en moest hij verder met een fiets van de bond. Dan...

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[Berniece]

9.541 Aufrufe · 121 Reaktionen | Paris-Roubaix 2018 is er één voor snel te vergeten voor Remco . Hij kende pech in zowel secteur 5 als in secteur 4. In secteur 5 brak zijn stuur af en moest hij verder met een fiets van de bond. Dan is hij met de res

Paris-Roubaix 2018 is er één voor snel te vergeten voor Remco . Hij kende pech in zowel secteur 5 als in secteur 4. In secteur 5 brak zijn stuur af en moest hij verder met een fiets van de bond. Dan...

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That’s almost 10 years ago. He’s also riding Lombardia even after his 2020 crash. Time to go back to Roubaix, although it makes more sense to do that next year, imo

 

[AmRacer]

And? Did these riders crash down a ravine and broke their hip?
Did they crash into a postal car door and suffered severe nerve damage among other things?
Did Pogacar win LBL when he broke a bone in his wrist?
What on gods earth are you actually talking about here?

Crashes and winning

 

[YellowSocks]

That’s almost 10 years ago. He’s also riding Lombardia even after his 2020 crash. Time to go back to Roubaix, although it makes more sense to do that next year, imo

I think he said he would never come back to Roubaix.
Well, Hinault said it was a 'shitty race', but he finally won it. Never say never.

 

[Oldman]

And? Did these riders crash down a ravine and broke their hip?
Did they crash into a postal car door and suffered severe nerve damage among other things?
Did Pogacar win LBL when he broke a bone in his wrist?
What on gods earth are you actually talking about here?

I agree that not every crash means you continue racing.

To be fair to Pogacar; he was in a tight pack and hit a pothole not ID'd as a hazard.
Riding into a ravine when you are the last rider in the descending group is a personal bike skill shortcoming.
Riding into a postal vehicle door is unfortunate but always possible in urban or suburban areas and can happen to anyone...it's not racing.
If there is a pattern that is part of critique of a rider it's worth noting, isn't it?

 

[Oldman]

I think he said he would never come back to Roubaix.
Well, Hinault said it was a 'shitty race', but he finally won it. Never say never.

I don't recall Hinault every riding it again after he won?

 

[aphronesis]

I don't recall Hinault every riding it again after he won?

Ninth the following year.

 

[KoopaCycling]

I agree that not every crash means you continue racing.

To be fair to Pogacar; he was in a tight pack and hit a pothole not ID'd as a hazard.
Riding into a ravine when you are the last rider in the descending group is a personal bike skill shortcoming.
Riding into a postal vehicle door is unfortunate but always possible in urban or suburban areas and can happen to anyone...it's not racing.
If there is a pattern that is part of critique of a rider it's worth noting, isn't it?

And its worth noting Remco is not the same rider as he was early in his career. His bike handling has improved.

 

[LookProGoSlow]

Dutch prankster site Wielerflits is claiming the aerobullet is coming to Ronde. April fool’s me thinks. https://www.wielerflits.nl/nieuws/remco-evenepoel-zet-toch-zijn-zinnen-op-de-ronde-van-vlaanderen/

 

[Berniece]

Dutch prankster site Wielerflits is claiming the aerobullet is coming to Ronde. April fool’s me thinks. https://www.wielerflits.nl/nieuws/remco-evenepoel-zet-toch-zijn-zinnen-op-de-ronde-van-vlaanderen/

They shared it yesterday though

 

[LookProGoSlow]

They shared it yesterday though

Yeah. I thought I had the scoop until I saw the RVV thread🤣. Strange nothing to see on Sporza yet, they are his personal fan site normally.

 

[Berniece]

Yeah. I thought I had the scoop until I saw the RVV thread🤣. Strange nothing to see on Sporza yet, they are his personal fan site normally.

Maybe they'll discuss it at Wielerclub Wattage this evening, and obviously if they do a recon tomorrow and he's there, that will say a lot too

 

[Keldergoat]

Dutch prankster site Wielerflits is claiming the aerobullet is coming to Ronde. April fool’s me thinks. https://www.wielerflits.nl/nieuws/remco-evenepoel-zet-toch-zijn-zinnen-op-de-ronde-van-vlaanderen/

It's a clickbait-attracting website for sure, but with these things, they are normally pretty well-informed.

 

[Berflamand]

Remco to RVV would be absolutely great news but I'm not counting my chickens just yet and I'll wait for the official confirmation.

However, the fact that the rumour hasn't been debunked by now actually fills me with hope that they are at least considering it.

 

[Berniece]

Nieuwsblad thinks it might be an early april's fool joke. Although they also say that Evenepoel might ride De Ronde if it stays dry, which it does.

https://www.nieuwsblad.be/sport/wielrennen/zien-we-remco-evenepoel-zondag-dan-toch-in-de-ronde-van-vlaanderen-het-blijkt-niet-meer-dan-een-gerucht/144935576.html

 

[Vinther1991]

And? Did these riders crash down a ravine and broke their hip?
Did they crash into a postal car door and suffered severe nerve damage among other things?
Did Pogacar win LBL when he broke a bone in his wrist?
What on gods earth are you actually talking about here?

When you disappoint in 9 out your last 10 stage races, it is not because you have a valid excuse each time...

 

[Berniece]

Sporza is saying it's for real

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