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

[AmRacer]

I look at Evenepoel’s spring form differently. He’s going for the classics, he’s not in GT shape. I have the feeling Evenepoel improved this season, at least that was my thought after De Ronde. We’ll see in AGR and LBL.

One day racing isn't one or three week GC. Nobody should be in GT shape

 

[red_flanders]

LBL is Remco territory, if Sexias could keep up...

We'll see. I wouldn't bet against Sexias right now.

 

[Extinction]

We'll see. I wouldn't bet against Sexias right now.

Seixas did something today that neither Tadej nor Jonas could do at 19. And he descended like Pidcock. This kid is an earthquake.

 

[Berniece]

One day racing isn't one or three week GC. Nobody should be in GT shape

No ***, and everybody has the same physiology, weight and height

 

[KoopaCycling]

One day racing isn't one or three week GC. Nobody should be in GT shape

Vingegaard is or is working towards it as we speak.

 

[AmRacer]

Vingegaard is or is working towards it as we speak.

Yeah, working towards

 

[Pozzovivo]

This was a(nother) bad day for my "Remco will win the Tour" position. Seixas is really bad news, I must admit. Let's hope for a Moser-Indurain-Wiggins style tour design in 27' and 28'.

 

[Red Rick]

This was a(nother) bad day for my "Remco will win the Tour" position. Seixas is really bad news, I must admit. Let's hope for a Moser-Indurain-Wiggins style tour design in 27' and 28'.

Relax. Seixas is already 19.

Remco meanwhile is still only 26

 

[VayaVayaVaya]

Ok so given the continued acceleration of Pog and the rocket that is Paul Seixas, not to mention the still great Vingegaard who would win every Tour 2010-2023 in his current form, what is Remco’s play now? In light of his RVV I kind of think given this Tour a go then, barring something crazy, go all in on classics + Vueltas and forget the Tour.

 

[Red Rick]

Ok so given the continued acceleration of Pog and the rocket that is Paul Seixas, not to mention the still great Vingegaard who would win every Tour 2010-2023 in his current form, what is Remco’s play now? In light of his RVV I kind of think given this Tour a go then, barring something crazy, go all in on classics + Vueltas and forget the Tour.

Keep talking big and keep underdelivering until the Belgian and cycling media finally catch up

 

[Coppi-Bartali]

Seixas did something today that neither Tadej nor Jonas could do at 19. And he descended like Pidcock. This kid is an earthquake.

I wouldn't compare Jonas to Tadej either. When Pogacar was winning his first Tour, Vingegaard, being older than him, was a domestique.

Seixas is going to win his first major one week race. Remco, at 26, still doesn't have one. Worrying.

I don't know what will happen in Liège. If Seixas continues this absurd monthly improvement, considering how much he's improved since Algarve, the gap between him and Remco in Lombardy or European Championship will be reversed.

 

[Extinction]

I wouldn't compare Jonas to Tadej either. When Pogacar was winning his first Tour, Vingegaard, being older than him, was a domestique.

Seixas is going to win his first major one week race. Remco, at 26, still doesn't have one. Worrying.

I don't know what will happen in Liège. If Seixas continues this absurd monthly improvement, considering how much he's improved since Algarve, the gap between him and Remco in Lombardy or European Championship will be reversed.

I just meant the two, Pog and Jonas, dominant Tour riders of this and, on certain performances, any generation. And yet at 19 neither could do the performance of Paul yesterday, which was insanely formidabile.

 

[piada especial]

Ok so given the continued acceleration of Pog and the rocket that is Paul Seixas, not to mention the still great Vingegaard who would win every Tour 2010-2023 in his current form, what is Remco’s play now? In light of his RVV I kind of think given this Tour a go then, barring something crazy, go all in on classics + Vueltas and forget the Tour.

Remco's an exceptional talent, but I struggle to see him reach a level where he's legitimately challenging Vinge and Pog (much less Sexias if he can prove his abilities over 3 weeks) for the overall win at the tour. Still, regardless of outcome this year, Red Bull should also aim in 2027 to see what they can do with him in that regard, don't throw in the towel after one attempt with the new team. If no improvement, then i think you're absolutely right, focus needs to shift.

 

[Berniece]

Ok so given the continued acceleration of Pog and the rocket that is Paul Seixas, not to mention the still great Vingegaard who would win every Tour 2010-2023 in his current form, what is Remco’s play now? In light of his RVV I kind of think given this Tour a go then, barring something crazy, go all in on classics + Vueltas and forget the Tour.

Keep on working and see how it goes this year. You don’t plan your whole season around TDF to then change it halfway. Nothing has changed

 

[Peter von]

Ok so given the continued acceleration of Pog and the rocket that is Paul Seixas, not to mention the still great Vingegaard who would win every Tour 2010-2023 in his current form, what is Remco’s play now? In light of his RVV I kind of think given this Tour a go then, barring something crazy, go all in on classics + Vueltas and forget the Tour.

Given the rise of Contador and the Schlecks, surely Cadel Evans should have packed it in and become a Giro man or stage hunter in 2009 at the latest.

Remco just keeps pushing his own limits and sees where it takes him.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Given the rise of Contador and the Schlecks, surely Cadel Evans should have packed it in and become a Giro man or stage hunter in 2009 at the latest.

Remco just keeps pushing his own limits and sees where it takes him.

As much as I like Evenepoel and want him to succeed, Evans also showed far superior GC riding in GTs and week races and actually came close to winning the Tour twice. Not really a good comparison.

 

[AmRacer]

Given the rise of Contador and the Schlecks, surely Cadel Evans should have packed it in and become a Giro man or stage hunter in 2009 at the latest.

Remco just keeps pushing his own limits and sees where it takes him.

Remco can do a Simon.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Remco can do a Simon.

Steal his teammates' credit cards? I'm sure he could do that, but I don't see it happening.

 

[Pozzovivo]

Steal his teammates' credit cards? I'm sure he could do that, but I don't see it happening.

Is this in reference to the biathlon thing?

 

[Pozzovivo]

Relax. Seixas is already 19.

Remco meanwhile is still only 26

Your point being?

 

[Berniece]

Dan Lorang stays Evenepoel's coach for the rest of the year. So they'll keep following that training regimen to try and win TDF.

Dan Lorang vertrekt bij Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe, maar blijft voorlopig coach van Remco Evenepoel

Dan Lorang verlaat eind juli het <a href="https://www.hln.be/dossier/red-bull-bora-hansgrohe~d431e39f2-2cf1-437e-b6d3-f0e861b57aff/" target="_blank">Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe</a>-wielerteam. De 46-jarige Luxemburger is de coach van onder meer <a...

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[AmRacer]

Dan Lorang stays Evenepoel's coach for the rest of the year. So they'll keep following that training regimen to try and win TDF.

Dan Lorang vertrekt bij Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe, maar blijft voorlopig coach van Remco Evenepoel

Dan Lorang verlaat eind juli het <a href="https://www.hln.be/dossier/red-bull-bora-hansgrohe~d431e39f2-2cf1-437e-b6d3-f0e861b57aff/" target="_blank">Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe</a>-wielerteam. De 46-jarige Luxemburger is de coach van onder meer <a...

www.hln.be

Try and win TDF?

 

[Berniece]

Try and win TDF?

Isn't that the goal?

 

[AmRacer]

Isn't that the goal?

Goal, dream etc. Same same for every rider,

 

[TheKidsCallMeBoss]

It looks like he lied about the pothole

https://www.tiktok.com/video/7625280671702846742