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

[TheKidsCallMeBoss]

While I'm glad he'll be racing on Sunday, this last-minute entry seems rather desperate on the part of both Red Bull and Remco.

 

[houtdffan]

While I'm glad he'll be racing on Sunday, this last-minute entry seems rather desperate on the part of both Red Bull and Remco.

It's been planned all year

 

[Extinction]

N

While I'm glad he'll be racing on Sunday, this last-minute entry seems rather desperate on the part of both Red Bull and Remco.

Nah, marketing wise it's a win-win situation.

 

[Didinho]

There’s gonna be a YT video in a couple of minutes. Probably his way to the Ronde or something.

 

[AmRacer]

So, no altitude camp before the Ardennes then

 

[Brullnux]

It's only a different beast distance-wise, and we obviously know that Evenepoel likes monument-length races. Moskesstraat is pretty comparable to most of the main hills in RVV that are not named Oude Kwaremont.

It's quite a bit easier than the Koppenberg, in terms of approach/steepness/cobbles. Koppenberg is probably the closest the race gets to a CX climb

 

[Extinction]

So, no altitude camp before the Ardennes then

Hopefully he does Roubaix too, enough with the altitude camps.

 

[Didinho]

View: https://youtu.be/1MSw4QpqjKw?si=McA9uqt-gCdT6eSG

 

[Didinho]

27th of December he knew he was riding.

 

[houtdffan]

So, no altitude camp before the Ardennes then

he can head to altitude immediately after RVV for 10 days

 

[ashhutch1997]

It's been planned all year

He should've done a smaller classic to prepare like Omloop or Dwars door Vlaanderen today to prepare if this is the case. You can do all the recons you like, it isn't racing.

 

[The bald fraud]

All of you who question Remco's ability on cobbles: Remco was excellent in WC in Rwanda last year (1st in TT, 2nd in RR), where the crucial ascents were covered with cobbles and resembled the Flanders climbs quite well (fun fact: Cote de Kimihurura was even referred to in cycling media as "Kimiberg" due to its resemblance of the Flanders cobbled climbs!).

Remco will do just fine on cobbles on Sunday.

 

[houtdffan]

that youtube video confirms

Flanders was always on the cards. This is not a last minute addition at all

 

[TheKidsCallMeBoss]

It's been planned all year

What's your source?

Nah, marketing wise it's a win-win situation.

They're desperate for engagement because the team isn't getting any results.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

So, no altitude camp before the Ardennes then

Doing intervals in the Belgian mountains can improve your shape just as well as if you do them in Denmark.

 

[ashhutch1997]

All of you who question Remco's ability on cobbles: Remco was excellent in WC in Rwanda last year (1st in TT, 2nd in RR), where the crucial ascents were covered with cobbles and resembled the Flanders climbs quite well (fun fact: Cote de Kimihurura was even referred to in cycling media as "Kimiberg" due to its resemblance of the Flanders cobbled climbs!).

Remco will do just fine on cobbles on Sunday.

True but the race was blown to bits at that point. My problem is the 50mph decent into the Oude Kwaremont in a bunch of almost 200 riders, different ball game. His bike handling has a big question mark over it, crashing because of a 'pothole' in Catalunya for example..

 

[houtdffan]

What's your source?


They're desperate for engagement because the team isn't getting any results.

Remco himself

see the video posted

 

[Extinction]

What's your source?


They're desperate for engagement because the team isn't getting any results.

Any other team that doesn't have Pogacar or Vingegaard isn't getting any results.

 

[The bald fraud]

True but the race was blown to bits at that point. My problem is the 50mph decent into the Oude Kwaremont in a bunch of almost 200 riders, different ball game. His bike handling has a big question mark over it, crashing because of a 'pothole' in Catalunya for example..

In Kigali WC Road Race, the cyclists rode Cote de Kimihurura (Kimiberg) 15 times. The first 9 laps were done by pretty much the whole peloton. The race was only blown apart for the final 6 small laps over Kimiberg after the additional lap over Mount Kigali and Mur de Kigali (the latter is also cobbled, and with pretty rough cobbles!).

 

[Red Rick]

Its at least hard to see him lose 30s on the final Kwaremont when everyone is dead because at that point he should be able to rely on climbing ability to limit the damage a bit

 

[TheKidsCallMeBoss]

Remco himself

see the video posted

The video was clearly made very recently. Throughout the winter and at the beginning of the season, he said that he would stick to his usual schedule and wouldn't try anything new in his first Red Bull season.

 

[Berniece]

The video was clearly made very recently. Throughout the winter and at the beginning of the season, he said that he would stick to his usual schedule and wouldn't try anything new in his first Red Bull season.

The video was a recon of 27th of December...

 

[Brullnux]

Pollitt is such an annoying rider

 

[canina82]

Remco was seen riding Oude Kwaremont and Paterberg today with Gianni Vermeersch and team staff.

'Opvallend: Remco Evenepoel gespot op Oude Kwaremont en Paterberg'

Remco Evenepoel gespot op iconische Ronde van Vlaanderen-klimmen. Ontdek zijn training en toekomstplannen met Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe. Lees meer!

www.wielerflits.nl

Here. This video is real and made on December 27-28.

 

[Berniece]

Just watched the whole YT video. Not much to say besides they planned it all along, and they are clearly ready for it.