This guy is the real Deal. Fuck Understatement, this guy will define road Racing the next couple of years. Amazing Talent, super power, a diehard racer and a good Entertainer.
I have really enjoyed all your work in the past weeks, from the TDF content to the TDFF + the podcast. Watching and analysing this classic whilst a TDFF stage is on must be a lot of work, and we really appreciate and love it.
@@abp1400 I might be wrong, but it seems Belgians really value modesty in their champions. Eveonpoel (butchered spelling irony is dripping). Has heaps of potential but hasn’t won much. He is petulant when things don’t go well, see Giro performance, not much of a team player ie world champs, vocal about things after the fact worlds again, and has been making self promoting gestures on his wins since the junior world titles. Sure he has a great amount of potential but he hasn’t won much yet and there’s a fair bit of behaviour that suggests he has some growing up to do. I’m not judging him by the way, if I had achieved that success by the same age no doubt I’d be a wanker too. I’m sure he will grow up, but for now, he’s a wanker and lantern, is too in love with him to see the red flags.
Remco will dominate for years to come, he's still a young man of 22 plenty of time for life to slap some humility into him, like it does with all of us. Unbelievable talent must be difficult to be humble when your body can do the things Remco has been doing in cycling for over 3 years at the elite, world level.
Can't believe Pogacar was racing only one week following the TDF. Yes, others were in this group too, but as you said, nobody emptied the tank to the extent that Tadej did.
Delightful, love to see him playing the showman - important part of cycling that characters like JA and Sagan understand. And glad to see him recover his descending chops.
Yeah, this is what the circus needs. A showman with huge power and impact. A Great winner but also Great entertainer. Like i Said before, this guy is the real deal.
As long as he doesn't start pulling some Alaphilippe early celebrations stuff, he'd be okay :):) But truth be told, Remco just does not have the charisma of Julian or Sagan. Both of whom are slightly mad. :)
I've loved him ever since that Junior TT gold, he's just got that incredible swagger in his riding style and doesn't give a single shit about conventional riding at all. I saw people talking mad trash already after Suisse this year and saying he'll never win a GT. Stg, if you count a young rider with this kind of capacity out at age 22, you might as well quit watching cycling, because Remco isn't done. Top 5 TT rider in the world MINIMUM on his day and easily has the capacity for longer, steaper climbs if he works on it. It's crazy that anyone ever wrote him off, he's a little monster of a man and he'll be here for another decade++
@@de4ds1ghtcsgo94 Yeah, he just needs another season or so to target that kinda climb. He doesn't need to be the best either, because he's so damn good at TT that he can take 30 seconds minimum on most GC riders
Like him or not, we all talk about him. He's young, has a "respectable" record, an ego which he will hopefully rein in (I think he's already doing it a bit) and a public who reacts to everything he does or says. He will light up a race and do Remco things. I bet the sponsors loved it. I thought he handled the interview with less ego and was more prosaic. I hope the public gives him the time mature and then we can see. Good comments here. I like reading them and thinking about them all. Thanks, Patrick!
Last Year Remco dominated Tour de Denmark. Now second win in his age! Here Looking forward to see Remco over a 3 Weeks Grand Tour, certainely dont think Roglic or Podacar rides the Vuelta. Moviestar has to perform on hometurf, Ineos has something to show Also.
The idea for me, of putting out ~525w for 11 minutes, is enough to make me soil my chamois. I mean hell, even if I cut off both my arms and donate a kidney to make up the 15kg difference, 420w for 11 minutes still sounds pretty grueling (especially with only one kidney, who needs arms)
It’s not even a single isolated effort either. This is after a lot of distance with climbs and you have to maintain a threshold effort after this effort.
I dont think he can win La Vuelta, personally. He is an amazing rider, one of this best I've ever seen at this kind of races. He'll probably dominate Amstel Gold race as well one day. But as for as pure climbing goes; he has never showed he can compete at HC-level climbs. In fact, he has tried it and we've seen him fall short multiple times. That is not to say that he can't learn, or that I'm trying to doubt the kid. He is amazing. I just don't think Grand Tours are his speciality, especially not at this moment in his career. And if competing at Grand Tours means that he should adjust his training and lose weight/muscle-mass and for certain sacrifice these kind of performances just to have a shot at maybe competing for a GC in a Grand Tour, then I would never even want to try Grand Tours if I were Remco.
@@suckieduckie You do know that HC climbs don't show up only in Grand Tours right? In races like Basque Country, Vuelta a Valencia this year he has been cracked in climbs long and short. I have no reason up until this point to think that he will compete with a Roglic, Hindley, Carapaz.
I agree with this. He's more of a mini WVA in my view, basically a light puncheur with a great TT, not really built for successive days in the high Alps.
don't forget he is 22... most GT winners are not 22. Except Pog/Bernal. where Bernal was excellent but a little luck, and pog came out of nowhere in the vuelta (in terms of GC performance). Most young riders have ups and downs... Vingegaard is 24 before he has his first ever GC success... (not even a win)...
@@riek5524 The thing for me is, we keep expecting him to be a GT rider, but he hasn't shown us that yet. I will see the Vuelta, and i want him to succeed. But saying that he can win it? He hasn't shown me tge consistency. The names you talked about. Pogacar had shown results in the Vuelta'19. Bernal showed it at TDF 18 and 19. The difference between their names and Remco is that since he was 18 he has had a grest hype and expectation in relation to grand tour racing that hasn't been fulfilled. I say let's be patient and see this Vuelta but also let's not make assumptions of one classic.
Pogacar should do less races imho, you can’t constantly win every year. He’s the best cyclist in the world but even for him what he did last year (super strong first part of the season, super strong in the tour de france and still strong in the Olympics) was something incredible. After the tirreno he should just do the Liegi and then either the Dauphine or the Tour de Suisse to properly prepare the tour, this year he just burned himself out.
@@UUUU-dn9wz Vingegaard called him the best cyclist in the world, and he won the TDF so there's that. It's all fun and games though. Trying to rank single best cyclist is a bit silly, but yeah Pogi is insane especially seeing his team isn't so good
vauu great race remco amazing, omg pog race in the san sebastian, ok that must be a tactic for future hahaha bravo tadej we all now the you are the best, pleas rest sam time and than beat all, bravo majstore
The big question for the Vuelta is how good his recovery is when riding hard every day for 3 weeks. In de Tour de Suisse he wasn’t yet in peak form but he had 2 off days. If he wants the podium in the Vuelta, he can’t afford that…
A half year ago all told Remco will not make it whem the high mountens comme, I knuw better, he is the pure talent where we belgians where waiting for , for a long time . He is a extreme big talent for sure. If he didnt had that big ravin accident he alreddy would have won a big tour. He had to start all over again from 0 , so heads off for him ! ! !
for me the one day classics are the best and they have so much heritage frellin awesome win from evenepoel and yes to show form like this at this classic does put him in a strong position for this years vuelta
This man is build to win many more editions of LBL, Donostia and Lombardia. Difficult races with hard short to medium climbs and with attacking. I still doubt hat his Vuelta performance due to the length. I fear, he will loose a lot of unnecessary time in the Vuelta.
And where exactly will he lose "unnecessary" time? He's the best time trial specialist that'll be in the Vuelta. With the right team he can win the Vuelta, but unfortunately it won't be this year (unless he surprises us all 😊).
@@bjornvandenbremt1717 I don't know about that for sure. The gravel stage in Giro last year with Almeida still rings a bell to me. Let's see. Quicksteps is great at sprinting but in terms of GC pursuit, they always make some questionable decisions either by the directors or riders
I disagree that he can win la vuelta, he's in a great shape and all but his ability to recover is not that great so afther 2weeks he will get dropped. Im a belgian so i hope he wins but we gotta stay realistic
Remco is still a young cyclist , I think one day He can probably win a GT But who really knows in the end it all just depends on how a rider develops in riding 3 week stage races !?!
I wonder if the trend towards skinny physiques in pro cycling will be reversed? Greg Lemond, Bernard Hinault and riders from the 80s looked quite like Remco. Also, remember what happened when Usain Bolt arrived and took the 100m WR -- with a lanky, unripped physique. This was completely the oppositie of the current trend and people thought that it would not be possible. Although Remco projects overconfidence he could go on to become a multiple winner of the Tour, but that will depend on his biochemistry and genetics - in the GT the amount of repair work your body can do overnight is key. By for day races, he is usually a level above his main competitors, and he's just 22.
We do not know yet, how Remco will recover. A 3 weeks GT is totally different then a 1 week smaller tour. I am very curious. 7 watts per kilogram is just insane. I have my doubts and I am Belgian. I hope Remco proves me wrong.
Remco is an exceptional talent. Do not forget that he won everything as a junior with ease. Always arriving solo. Having said this, I would be very surprised, if he would win the Vuelta this year already. I hope he will just finish it. He's not used to ride a GT for 3 weeks. Has Remco already learned to pace 🤔? Riding strategically?
Time will tell. The kid’s got legs, no one says he doesn’t - the question is what kind of rider he wants to be. With his build and talent, he can be a great classics rider. If he wants to go for Grand Tours that will probably take a gamble, since it takes a different kind of body, mentality, and preparation - and no one can guarantee he will be as successful. As for the ego, it’s not my cup of tea - but let’s face it, we’ve all put up with worse in the past.
I agree that a professional’s ability to accurately recall their match afterwards is impressive. Check out a chess professional’s post win interview. They recall the entire game - every move of theirs and their opponent’s - from memory. What’s really wild is that they also explain mid-match hypothetical scenarios entailing whole sequences of moves that didn’t actually happen in the match, but would have if a single different move was made. It’s absolutely incredible.
@@brianmessemer2973 Wow! I guess that explains their ability to see what may happen before they make a move. they can 'see' a multitude of scenarios ahead
I don't think Evenepoel will win a 2+ week stage race as I don't think Quickstep has the right methods/experience to make him recover correctly. His problem has always been recovery. Let's see. I hope they can find a solution for his recovery.
The problem was (is) that Remco always was a footy player, not a bike racer, most of them start cycling at young age, he started much much later, his body needs time to adapt to a different type of recovery, but there's no doubt it will, he's 22 for crying out loud, most 22 yr olds are just coming onto the scene, he already won more than most of the peleton can dream of.
Finally some people who get it. Quick Step, at this point, doesn't have the team/knowledge to help him win a grand tour. And the fact he's only cycling for 5 years now. He's potential is very big. He only needs to find the right team and balance.
Yeah, it's curious at best as to why Pogacar rode this race...maybe to try to prove something, I don't know, but he was still clearly suffering from the TDF and should have accepted that he lost and retreated back into training...this was an embarrassment for him and his team.
When Remco is inform you will know it from bike and the confidence from the interviews. I don't think he can win the Vuelta, but can have a good placing. Remember if he is losing, he can't fight his way back . A 21 stage is very long with lots of ups n downs. May be he will prove me wrong.
weirdly enough, while the tour de france is obviously massively exhausting, at the same time it's like really hard training. so if your body is able to basically "delay" the recovery time it needs from the tour de france, you might even do one or two races at an absolute form peak
Can Evenepoel win the Vuelta? Pros: 50k of ITT will give him a lot of time on the pure climbers. He will have a strong team. He is Remco. Uncertains: We don't know how he deals with high altitude. Highest finish is at 2450 meter above sea level. This can be both good and bad for him. Cons: Primoz Roglic Richard Carapaz
The thing about the altitude climb, yes it is an unknown, but at the same time that climb seems perfect for him in terms % after the first steep km's. So will be really interesting. Except for that climbing at altitude, I only really see one stage where I think it might be dangerous for him and only due to the finishing climb, namely Praeres, incredibly steep for 4 km's (13% average 😰) So that stage, the possible altitude problems and his consistency is what I think could be a problem, if he can survive those, he has a really big shot I'd say.
is that his nickname the "little master"? hope so, i love it. a compliment and a little jab at the same time. always remember, nobody is perfect eh little man? haha least of all me. ive done about 7 things well in my entire life.. little man ;)
he will get dropped one or more days in la vuelta judging on his past performances. i would love to see him up against an on form roglic for 3 weeks! wow that would be amazing, but i just havent seen anything from him that makes me think that will happen. and i have seen quite a bit from rogla in la vuelta eh? cant wait to see what happens and to hear you and benji break it on down.
The worry about Evenepoel is the recovery. GC riders have to recover between stages. Evenepoel seems to finish all his stage races much weaker than he starts them. Maybe he will have fixed this in training, but his Giro and Suisse collapses must weigh on his mind.
His performances of this year only should be taken into account to predict his performance in the Vuelta. Based on that I see weak performance in +35 degrees heat (Switzerland) and in long climbs. I think the Vuelta this year is not super hard, but the temperature might spoil it for him.
He dropped top competition look who he dropped in liege so stop hating on him, he is young has to learn, improve for sure! But he is 22 lets be patient.. dont we forget that 25-28 is still the peak of your capabilities, Jonas also came slowly so lets wait and keep the talk after his career! And he doesnt need to be a gc rider! He has already a career that 90% of riders dream of!
Can he win the vuelta? Before today I'd have said not very likely, top 5 would already be great. Looking better at the profile now and wit the (possible) drop out this has changed. imo he'll need to survive/show 3 things to win. 1) he needs to survive the Praeres finish, 4km at 13% average is a crazy steep climb and should not suite him at all. He'll need to really limit timelosses here. 2) he'll need to be good enough at altitude, at this moment there isn't really any trustworthy evidence either way. 3) he needs to be consistent enough and in case of a bad day limit his losses enough (which I think he can, most times he dropped in the past he limited his losses). So yes, he could but it will not be easy. And ofcourse if Roglic participates in his normal form, it will be pretty impossible imo. Roglic is great at time trials too, thus he'll not take time there and Roglic is definitely still the better climber at this moment, unless somehow Remco can climb like at Norway for 3 weeks, which is unlikely. Could definitely be a fight for white though, with Almeida and McNulty both also possibly in the running for it.
Roglic who??? The only reason Roglic has won a grand tour is because of the weak competition and his team doing most if the wirk for him. Roglic couldn't even wear WVA's jock strap at this point. I absolutely hate him, not a team player, never does something for a team mate. What did he do in the TDF this year to help WVA or Vingegaard? Absolutely nothing! Couldn't keep up with the rest of his team, even before his crash. He's done, period.
@@bjornvandenbremt1717 What a bullshit statement. We know from the numbers that at this moment there are only three consistent top climbers: Vingegaard, Pogacar and Roglic. Everyone else either is under them or much more inconsistent in their performances. Roglic both is still one of the 3 best climbers currently and the best time trialist (on the flat) from all real GT contenders, only of Evenepoel were to suddenly become a GT contender too, he might be better than Roglic in the TT's. Roglic is definitely a team player, has shown that repeatedly and this is also repeatedly indicated by the people who actually know him. There just is currently a wrong impression of him being spun out there. This is not too dissimilar from Evenepoel, who also is a team player when you look at all his races and what people that know him say about him, yet there is the lingering story that he isn't a good teammate. Both essentially have the same problems: they are leaders who don't often get the chance to show they are team players, since the team works for them or if that is not the case that usually has a reason, like them being out of shape or having an injury. What did Roglic do in the TdF this year? I don't know, maybe riding around with broken vertebraes, knowing his chances for GC are gone and still remaining to help the team if can, potentially jeopardising his Vuelta where he'd be sole leader and a chance to break a record. Injured as he was he helped put pressure on Pogacar on the Galibier, without him Pogacar could have just sat in the wheel of Vingegaard that entire climb, possibly not breaking like he did on the Granon and losing a lot less time. Before the crash he was as fast as Vingegaard in the TT, despite taking the corners more cautiously and thus slower, meaning he was faster on the straight sections than him. And in the Calais final climb he lost his position in the village and had to make up a lot of distance, he made all other riders look like they were standing still when he passed them. He clearly did a great effort then, just payed the price for a bit later on that small climb it seems, though still very close to Vingegaard who also was at his limit.
@@MDP1702 you clearly don't have a clue what you're saying. Roglic did absolutely nothing in the TDF before his crash. Look at what WVA did. He solely is responsible for winning his green jersey, but he also waited several times for Roglic and Vingegaard to get them back or keep the time loss at a minimum. Even when he wad in the yellow jersey he did this. Also wasn't to lazy to go get some water bottles for the rest of the team. That's a team player. Roglic is anytime but that. Never ever has! Where was he in Milan - San Remo when Mohiric left on the Poggio? He should've helped his team leader, WVA! Roglic one of the 3 best climbers? Give me a break, WVA had to pull back or he would have killed Roglic in the mountains. Look at what he did to Pogacar. There are far better climbers than Roglic at this moment. Kuss, Thomas, Goudu among others. And Evenepoel is a team player, but for his team of Quick Step. But he wasn't a team player during the last world championship in Belgium. He helped Alaphillipe, but left WVA on his own. That's why a lot of Belgians hated him and said he wasn't a team player.
@@bjornvandenbremt1717 *you clearly don't have a clue what you're saying.* And you clearly have no idea of what cycling entails or didn't watch the tour if you are saying Roglic did nothing and didn't act as a teamplayer. *but he also waited several times for Roglic and Vingegaard to get them back or keep the time loss at a minimum.* I can't remember a single time where VA waited for Roglic before his fall and afterwards only after the Galibier, where Roglic's GC was essentially already over and VA had nothing else to do. *Even when he wad in the yellow jersey he did this.* Because this is what he's meant to do? If he doesn't do it, he doesn't go to the TdF, as simple as that. This while Roglic went as leader and didn't need to work for anyone else untill he wasn't a GC contender anymore, at which point he already was to injured to do much, except for what he did on the Galibier where he seems to have wasted his last decent shape and possibly made his injury even worse, risking his vuelta participation. You clearly need to learn the difference between a domestique and a (GC) leader. Clearly you don't know this (which means you don't know much about cycling) or you don't want to understand this because it doesn't fit with your narrative. *Where was he in Milan - San Remo when Mohiric left on the Poggio?* Not good enough. Roglic has never been good at long one day races and on the Poggio he was out of position, wasting a lot of energy just getting back to the front. After that he just wasn't strong enough to help Wout. If he was good enough he'd either have helped Wout or went for himself. *Roglic one of the 3 best climbers? Give me a break, WVA had to pull back or he would have killed Roglic in the mountains.* What a goddamn ignorant statement. Everyone with a little knowledge of current cycling knows Roglic is one of the best climbers currently and WVA isn't even close to his climbing level, never having pushed the W/kg that Roglic regularly does. Don't believe me, ask anyone else with a little proper knowledge of cycling and any professional analyst. *Kuss, Thomas, Goudu among others.* Literally none of these are considered better climbers than Roglic at the moment, not even close. Can you tell me any race where either of these did better than a non-injured Roglic in the last 2,5 years? *But he wasn't a team player during the last world championship in Belgium.* Yeah, because pulling for 25-30km full when asked by Wout, losing any chances he himself might still have had, isn't a team effort. What a joke. Do you have any good insight in cycling, or are you just parroting things you hear others say? *He helped Alaphillipe, but left WVA on his own.* How the hell did he help Alaphilippe there by doing something he wasn't ordered to do by the Belgium team/Wout? If anyone helped Alaphillipe it was WVA with bad tactical decision that played in the cards of Alaphilippe and against his own. And before you think I just like to bash on WVA, I've been his fan since the first year he started riding in CX with the pro's. *That's why a lot of Belgians hated him and said he wasn't a team player.* They said that because we didn't win and they sought a scapegoat and as it happened Remco already get criticized a shitton even before the worlds, unjustly I would add. The fact of the matter is that WVA made bad tactical decisions there and was just too weak that day. Was Remco flawless that day? No, he shouldn't have been pulling in that first break he was ordered to follow. But for the rest he did exactly what you should expect him to do in a proper tactical plan: be in a break from around 90km to go, allowing the Belgians to sit back in the peloton and let oher teams ride (they didn't do this, stupid from them) and then he followed orders of his leader (WVA), who asked him to go full on the front then and never rescinded that order so Remco rode untill he was completely done. WVA confirmed later he gave that order (and even if he hadn't, he never went to Remco to tell him to stop, so clearly he didn't mind what Remco was doing). Morover after this when he was done Remco got a thumbsup from the Belgian coach when passing that car. Unlikely that this would have happened it Remco hadn't operated as a teamplayer in their eyes that day.
@@MDP1702 in Milan-Dan Remo, the leader is WVA, so Roglic needs to be in position in case someone attacks. He wasn't, again not doing what he was supposed to do. Don't give me that bs of "wasn't good enough". In the TDF: the Roubaix stage, where WVA single handedly kept Roglic's time loss to a minimum. But yeah, I don't watch cycling. Dude, get a life or at least see what's really happening. Have a good day!
I don’t think he’s 3 week GC ready yet. His tactical naivety is his weak point. He’s always been able to win simply riding people off his wheel but you can’t just do that for 3 weeks solid.
If he can push 5.9 for an hour there's a surprise incoming. My thoughts are that he is gonna blow them out of the water until the last 2 Mountain stages.q
I think GC win in the Vuelta is a bit too early, he"ll win a stage or 2 imo, but he's most likely gonna have a least 1 bad day where he'll lose loads of time on the GC contender, we'll see what the next few years bring
I think at 2:59 you can see Rodriguez as the tall figure in white between the Bora and Trek rider. So a very questionable and terrible position on that climb
Can he win la Vuelta? Probably not. But if he wanna win a grand tour, he needs to find another team. Quick-step is build for sprinters and classic races. He would do amazing things with ineos or Bora, teams what just need a real GC guy. Furthermore he's very young and could improve a lot
Well, QST wants to also reschool to a GC team currently and has attracted extra money in the next few years for exactly that ambition. But I guess we'll see. Remco won't likely leave untill his contract is up in 2026 I think, so a few years for QST to step up.
Well he proved you wrong. He also took the world title after a 25 k solo. That must have been a century ago. And he took a bronze medal in the TT. Apart from winning LBL , San Sebastián and a few minor multi days tours like Algarve. That enough for ya ?
the way he celebrates the win and the post match analysis... everything about him shows what a great football player he really is.
exactly what I thought ahahah
This guy is the real Deal. Fuck Understatement, this guy will define road Racing the next couple of years. Amazing Talent, super power, a diehard racer and a good Entertainer.
Really? I don't see that. I mean you're right he's good rider but his ego is way too big. He just can't be compared to the best riders right now
@@cw822 Remco? Is that you?
What exactly did he say wrong in the interview? Tell the reporters he’s feeling confident?
"Ho-lee, that boy going fast up 15%!"
- us, watching this race, as well as a random roadside sumo wrestler and bizzaro-world Joe Rogan
I have really enjoyed all your work in the past weeks, from the TDF content to the TDFF + the podcast. Watching and analysing this classic whilst a TDFF stage is on must be a lot of work, and we really appreciate and love it.
Two seconds in and we’ve already had Lanterne’s patent Remco pronunciation.
His channel partner is belgian and learned him thé correct pronounciation😉
@@guillaumek7617 Ironically LR loves the Belgian greats (WVA and Remco) much more than Benji, who's some kind of weird hater...loll
I feel like he practiced in the mirror 😂
@@abp1400 I might be wrong, but it seems Belgians really value modesty in their champions. Eveonpoel (butchered spelling irony is dripping). Has heaps of potential but hasn’t won much.
He is petulant when things don’t go well, see Giro performance, not much of a team player ie world champs, vocal about things after the fact worlds again, and has been making self promoting gestures on his wins since the junior world titles.
Sure he has a great amount of potential but he hasn’t won much yet and there’s a fair bit of behaviour that suggests he has some growing up to do.
I’m not judging him by the way, if I had achieved that success by the same age no doubt I’d be a wanker too. I’m sure he will grow up, but for now, he’s a wanker and lantern, is too in love with him to see the red flags.
@@jasonjohnson9072 yea no we don’t like him because he’s arrogant.
Remco will dominate for years to come, he's still a young man of 22 plenty of time for life to slap some humility into him, like it does with all of us. Unbelievable talent must be difficult to be humble when your body can do the things Remco has been doing in cycling for over 3 years at the elite, world level.
Can't believe Pogacar was racing only one week following the TDF. Yes, others were in this group too, but as you said, nobody emptied the tank to the extent that Tadej did.
LOL how about jonas...
@@Slow.Smooth Pog rode everyday alone. Jonas had a team and rode smarter. He also didn’t crack.
Well, what about Tiesj Benoot, crashed several times in TDF, worked all days in TDF for Jonas and WVA and now third.
I think it's not that smart, but I guess he saw that and quit in time..
@@Juttekatoo You can't seriously think that what Tiesj Benoot did during the tour is equivalent to what Pog did? Surely you're not that clueless?
Delightful, love to see him playing the showman - important part of cycling that characters like JA and Sagan understand. And glad to see him recover his descending chops.
Yeah, this is what the circus needs. A showman with huge power and impact. A Great winner but also Great entertainer. Like i Said before, this guy is the real deal.
As long as he doesn't start pulling some Alaphilippe early celebrations stuff, he'd be okay :):)
But truth be told, Remco just does not have the charisma of Julian or Sagan. Both of whom are slightly mad. :)
This comment aged very well...
„Eventually slots in his sun glasses which means business“ 🤣 Every cyclist knows this moment
now we're talking 😎
I think he can win vuelta but only if he rides faster than the other riders.
easy there with the hot takes.
Are you sure?
I've loved him ever since that Junior TT gold, he's just got that incredible swagger in his riding style and doesn't give a single shit about conventional riding at all. I saw people talking mad trash already after Suisse this year and saying he'll never win a GT. Stg, if you count a young rider with this kind of capacity out at age 22, you might as well quit watching cycling, because Remco isn't done. Top 5 TT rider in the world MINIMUM on his day and easily has the capacity for longer, steaper climbs if he works on it. It's crazy that anyone ever wrote him off, he's a little monster of a man and he'll be here for another decade++
Imagine this guy going up ventoux at 6.1 average... if he can hold 7.12 for 11 6.1 should be possible
@@de4ds1ghtcsgo94 Yeah, he just needs another season or so to target that kinda climb. He doesn't need to be the best either, because he's so damn good at TT that he can take 30 seconds minimum on most GC riders
@@Matfridt 6.1 on ventoux would be pure insanity
@@de4ds1ghtcsgo94 I'd love to watch it happen tbf, but let's see what happens when Vinge and Pog drops 8.5 w/kg up Ventoux next year first 😂
Remco said that he trained in Livigno long climbs multiple times on the Motirolo and lost weight as well
Great job by both Tiesj and Bauke!!
Liking the climb profiles
Remco crushing Sivakov and Rodriguez on the flat was insane... he's a killer
Like him or not, we all talk about him. He's young, has a "respectable" record, an ego which he will hopefully rein in (I think he's already doing it a bit) and a public who reacts to everything he does or says. He will light up a race and do Remco things. I bet the sponsors loved it.
I thought he handled the interview with less ego and was more prosaic. I hope the public gives him the time mature and then we can see.
Good comments here. I like reading them and thinking about them all.
Thanks, Patrick!
Remco rules
Yates:
Remco: ...and I took that personally
@2:13 is SPICY descending. That commitment is no joke.
Have you seen Mohoric descending in this year's Milan - San Remo? That guy doesn't fear death
Have you seen Mohoric descending in this year's Milan - San Remo? That guy doesn't fear death
Notice how he lifts a little because he _knows_ tyres will hold him on the clean asphalt but _not_ the white line. Yikes, really on the limit.
Last Year Remco dominated Tour de Denmark. Now second win in his age! Here
Looking forward to see Remco over a 3
Weeks Grand Tour, certainely dont think
Roglic or Podacar rides the Vuelta.
Moviestar has to perform on hometurf, Ineos has something to show Also.
would love to see some battles between him and pidcock
Remco will be winner on Vuelta 2022 !
Keep power as high as possible. Stay as low as possible. Cool - let me try that on my next C-pace club ride
Love Donostia -San Sabastian . Beautiful spot for a race finish. Hot as heck there though.
If Roglic won‘t start the Vuelta it can become a spectacular tour, hopefully there will be multiple guys that can compete until the end
The idea for me, of putting out ~525w for 11 minutes, is enough to make me soil my chamois. I mean hell, even if I cut off both my arms and donate a kidney to make up the 15kg difference, 420w for 11 minutes still sounds pretty grueling (especially with only one kidney, who needs arms)
It’s not even a single isolated effort either. This is after a lot of distance with climbs and you have to maintain a threshold effort after this effort.
Love the pronunciation, but I guess Benji died from laughing 😆
Completely guesswork take but Remco's build, body etc just looks in great shape right now. Think he will win some big races very soon!
I dont think he can win La Vuelta, personally. He is an amazing rider, one of this best I've ever seen at this kind of races. He'll probably dominate Amstel Gold race as well one day. But as for as pure climbing goes; he has never showed he can compete at HC-level climbs. In fact, he has tried it and we've seen him fall short multiple times. That is not to say that he can't learn, or that I'm trying to doubt the kid. He is amazing. I just don't think Grand Tours are his speciality, especially not at this moment in his career.
And if competing at Grand Tours means that he should adjust his training and lose weight/muscle-mass and for certain sacrifice these kind of performances just to have a shot at maybe competing for a GC in a Grand Tour, then I would never even want to try Grand Tours if I were Remco.
Multiple times? Are you kidding? He tried the Giro once after coming back from a horendous injury.
@@suckieduckie You do know that HC climbs don't show up only in Grand Tours right?
In races like Basque Country, Vuelta a Valencia this year he has been cracked in climbs long and short. I have no reason up until this point to think that he will compete with a Roglic, Hindley, Carapaz.
I agree with this. He's more of a mini WVA in my view, basically a light puncheur with a great TT, not really built for successive days in the high Alps.
don't forget he is 22... most GT winners are not 22. Except Pog/Bernal. where Bernal was excellent but a little luck, and pog came out of nowhere in the vuelta (in terms of GC performance). Most young riders have ups and downs... Vingegaard is 24 before he has his first ever GC success... (not even a win)...
@@riek5524 The thing for me is, we keep expecting him to be a GT rider, but he hasn't shown us that yet. I will see the Vuelta, and i want him to succeed. But saying that he can win it? He hasn't shown me tge consistency.
The names you talked about. Pogacar had shown results in the Vuelta'19.
Bernal showed it at TDF 18 and 19.
The difference between their names and Remco is that since he was 18 he has had a grest hype and expectation in relation to grand tour racing that hasn't been fulfilled. I say let's be patient and see this Vuelta but also let's not make assumptions of one classic.
Remco gonna light up the Vuelta
7w/kg is insane...
Pogacar should do less races imho, you can’t constantly win every year.
He’s the best cyclist in the world but even for him what he did last year (super strong first part of the season, super strong in the tour de france and still strong in the Olympics) was something incredible.
After the tirreno he should just do the Liegi and then either the Dauphine or the Tour de Suisse to properly prepare the tour, this year he just burned himself out.
I agree, shocked to see him back so early. Very short sighted from UAE
WvA is already the best cyclist in the world. Pogi seemingly going to that many races to try and take that.
@@Adanteh As much as i love van aert, Pogacar is both younger and with a better Palmares.
By better cyclist I obviously meant better road cyclist
@@UUUU-dn9wz Vingegaard called him the best cyclist in the world, and he won the TDF so there's that. It's all fun and games though. Trying to rank single best cyclist is a bit silly, but yeah Pogi is insane especially seeing his team isn't so good
@@Adanteh yeah, ranking cyclists with completely different characteristics and weight makes almost no sense.
vauu great race remco amazing, omg pog race in the san sebastian, ok that must be a tactic for future hahaha bravo tadej we all now the you are the best, pleas rest sam time and than beat all, bravo majstore
The big question for the Vuelta is how good his recovery is when riding hard every day for 3 weeks. In de Tour de Suisse he wasn’t yet in peak form but he had 2 off days. If he wants the podium in the Vuelta, he can’t afford that…
Tour de Suisse was also insanely hot. Remco doesn't deal with the heat too well.
A half year ago all told Remco will not make it whem the high mountens comme, I knuw better, he is the pure talent where we belgians where waiting for , for a long time . He is a extreme big talent for sure. If he didnt had that big ravin accident he alreddy would have won a big tour. He had to start all over again from 0 , so heads off for him ! ! !
for me the one day classics are the best and they have so much heritage
frellin awesome win from evenepoel and yes to show form like this at this classic does put him in a strong position for this years vuelta
This man is build to win many more editions of LBL, Donostia and Lombardia. Difficult races with hard short to medium climbs and with attacking. I still doubt hat his Vuelta performance due to the length. I fear, he will loose a lot of unnecessary time in the Vuelta.
And where exactly will he lose "unnecessary" time? He's the best time trial specialist that'll be in the Vuelta.
With the right team he can win the Vuelta, but unfortunately it won't be this year (unless he surprises us all 😊).
@@bjornvandenbremt1717 I don't know about that for sure. The gravel stage in Giro last year with Almeida still rings a bell to me. Let's see. Quicksteps is great at sprinting but in terms of GC pursuit, they always make some questionable decisions either by the directors or riders
Just great. Gracias!!
I disagree that he can win la vuelta, he's in a great shape and all but his ability to recover is not that great so afther 2weeks he will get dropped. Im a belgian so i hope he wins but we gotta stay realistic
We zullen zien, zei de blinde
yep. plus he gets scared on the downhill
@@starkparker16 no he doesnt? he had 2 minutes , why risk it?
Have you looked at the vuelta profile? there is nothing after stage 15
Yeah same, Belgian here aslo, he s great and can perform for races like Paris-Nice or Tour of Catalonia, but I hope he proves us wrong
5:56 he was shooing the camera bike away as he went over the summit (I think it was there) so probably a bit of retribution!
Seemed to come close to him though and it was clear that from that moment on he didn't want to take any risks.
I could listen to LR talk about cycling for hours.
Remco is still a young cyclist , I think one day He can probably win a GT
But who really knows in the end it all just depends on how a rider develops in riding 3 week stage races !?!
I wonder if the trend towards skinny physiques in pro cycling will be reversed? Greg Lemond, Bernard Hinault and riders from the 80s looked quite like Remco. Also, remember what happened when Usain Bolt arrived and took the 100m WR -- with a lanky, unripped physique. This was completely the oppositie of the current trend and people thought that it would not be possible. Although Remco projects overconfidence he could go on to become a multiple winner of the Tour, but that will depend on his biochemistry and genetics - in the GT the amount of repair work your body can do overnight is key. By for day races, he is usually a level above his main competitors, and he's just 22.
Vingegaard
Bolt not on drugs unlike 20 years of sprinters before him
We do not know yet, how Remco will recover. A 3 weeks GT is totally different then a 1 week smaller tour. I am very curious. 7 watts per kilogram is just insane. I have my doubts and I am Belgian. I hope Remco proves me wrong.
Why is Pogacar here? UAE are still clueless why they lost the tour. Pogacar is gonna burn out if they keep doing this.
UAE are a complete joke. They are wasting the biggest talent in cycling due to poor management. It is ridiculous.
@@РуменДоспатлиев he better go to ineos or Jumbo, he's like mvdp, an amazing talent but not in a good team
Clueless ? Maybe because almost his whole team went home and he had to counter every attack by himself 😂 that'll break even the most powerfull athlete
Remco is an exceptional talent. Do not forget that he won everything as a junior with ease. Always arriving solo. Having said this, I would be very surprised, if he would win the Vuelta this year already. I hope he will just finish it. He's not used to ride a GT for 3 weeks. Has Remco already learned to pace 🤔? Riding strategically?
I LOVE REMCO
He's the greatest one day rider. Also very strong in one week races.
But the Vuelta? That's another story.
I 100% agree
This didn't age well =D
@@kevinvh2951 Ha ha! No, it didn't. 😄
He's so damn good
5:15 Remco is burning enough fuel to equal both these guys' body mass. Imagine that!
Time will tell. The kid’s got legs, no one says he doesn’t - the question is what kind of rider he wants to be. With his build and talent, he can be a great classics rider. If he wants to go for Grand Tours that will probably take a gamble, since it takes a different kind of body, mentality, and preparation - and no one can guarantee he will be as successful. As for the ego, it’s not my cup of tea - but let’s face it, we’ve all put up with worse in the past.
Post race interview: how to they remember such in-race detail after being under so much pressure. I saw the recap and can't remember sh!t!
Yeah, just like he drove and won the race himself, Right?
I agree that a professional’s ability to accurately recall their match afterwards is impressive. Check out a chess professional’s post win interview. They recall the entire game - every move of theirs and their opponent’s - from memory. What’s really wild is that they also explain mid-match hypothetical scenarios entailing whole sequences of moves that didn’t actually happen in the match, but would have if a single different move was made. It’s absolutely incredible.
@@brianmessemer2973 Wow! I guess that explains their ability to see what may happen before they make a move. they can 'see' a multitude of scenarios ahead
@@savagepro9060 yes exactly 👍
Thanks!
Great Coverage.
Love the Basque Region.
Good to see Skujins in the mix.
Biniam placed 4th at the Herentals' Criterium: (1). Wout (2). MVDP (3). Merlier (4). Biniam
I don't think Evenepoel will win a 2+ week stage race as I don't think Quickstep has the right methods/experience to make him recover correctly. His problem has always been recovery. Let's see. I hope they can find a solution for his recovery.
The problem was (is) that Remco always was a footy player, not a bike racer, most of them start cycling at young age, he started much much later, his body needs time to adapt to a different type of recovery, but there's no doubt it will, he's 22 for crying out loud, most 22 yr olds are just coming onto the scene, he already won more than most of the peleton can dream of.
Finally some people who get it. Quick Step, at this point, doesn't have the team/knowledge to help him win a grand tour.
And the fact he's only cycling for 5 years now. He's potential is very big. He only needs to find the right team and balance.
Yeah, it's curious at best as to why Pogacar rode this race...maybe to try to prove something, I don't know, but he was still clearly suffering from the TDF and should have accepted that he lost and retreated back into training...this was an embarrassment for him and his team.
Remco and Wout are not human
Remco make sure he got the KOM on Strava with the head unit.
When Remco is inform you will know it from bike and the confidence from the interviews. I don't think he can win the Vuelta, but can have a good placing. Remember if he is losing, he can't fight his way back . A 21 stage is very long with lots of ups n downs. May be he will prove me wrong.
These guys are riding aggressively already right AFTER TDF? Wow!
weirdly enough, while the tour de france is obviously massively exhausting, at the same time it's like really hard training. so if your body is able to basically "delay" the recovery time it needs from the tour de france, you might even do one or two races at an absolute form peak
remco evenepoel taking simon yates to GAPTOWN SPAIN, POPULATION ONE!!!!!
The Little Master is a great nickname for RE
It is a copy of nickname for Sachin tendulkar
Can Evenepoel win the Vuelta?
Pros:
50k of ITT will give him a lot of time on the pure climbers.
He will have a strong team.
He is Remco.
Uncertains:
We don't know how he deals with high altitude. Highest finish is at 2450 meter above sea level. This can be both good and bad for him.
Cons:
Primoz Roglic
Richard Carapaz
The thing about the altitude climb, yes it is an unknown, but at the same time that climb seems perfect for him in terms % after the first steep km's. So will be really interesting. Except for that climbing at altitude, I only really see one stage where I think it might be dangerous for him and only due to the finishing climb, namely Praeres, incredibly steep for 4 km's (13% average 😰)
So that stage, the possible altitude problems and his consistency is what I think could be a problem, if he can survive those, he has a really big shot I'd say.
He's also going on high attitude training again until the 12th
blowing simon yates off his wheel was very impressive
get used to Remco,wait and see and enjoy.only 22.
is that his nickname the "little master"? hope so, i love it. a compliment and a little jab at the same time. always remember, nobody is perfect eh little man? haha least of all me. ive done about 7 things well in my entire life.. little man ;)
Mans one day race ability is mega
Remco is formidable on a good day. Short climbs, taps open, unstoppable.
I want to see remco v pogacar v vingegaard next year in le tour de france
Isn't that carlos rodriguez almost right on evenepoels wheel at 2:50?
Nope, look at the helmet. He used a white one.
He didn’t even stand on a steep climb. We have same style of riding.
Great cyclist who isn't afraid to be himself
Any gravel in the veulta ?
he will get dropped one or more days in la vuelta judging on his past performances. i would love to see him up against an on form roglic for 3 weeks! wow that would be amazing, but i just havent seen anything from him that makes me think that will happen. and i have seen quite a bit from rogla in la vuelta eh? cant wait to see what happens and to hear you and benji break it on down.
The worry about Evenepoel is the recovery. GC riders have to recover between stages. Evenepoel seems to finish all his stage races much weaker than he starts them. Maybe he will have fixed this in training, but his Giro and Suisse collapses must weigh on his mind.
His performances of this year only should be taken into account to predict his performance in the Vuelta. Based on that I see weak performance in +35 degrees heat (Switzerland) and in long climbs. I think the Vuelta this year is not super hard, but the temperature might spoil it for him.
He dropped top competition look who he dropped in liege so stop hating on him, he is young has to learn, improve for sure! But he is 22 lets be patient.. dont we forget that 25-28 is still the peak of your capabilities, Jonas also came slowly so lets wait and keep the talk after his career! And he doesnt need to be a gc rider! He has already a career that 90% of riders dream of!
Can he win the vuelta? Before today I'd have said not very likely, top 5 would already be great. Looking better at the profile now and wit the (possible) drop out this has changed.
imo he'll need to survive/show 3 things to win.
1) he needs to survive the Praeres finish, 4km at 13% average is a crazy steep climb and should not suite him at all. He'll need to really limit timelosses here.
2) he'll need to be good enough at altitude, at this moment there isn't really any trustworthy evidence either way.
3) he needs to be consistent enough and in case of a bad day limit his losses enough (which I think he can, most times he dropped in the past he limited his losses).
So yes, he could but it will not be easy.
And ofcourse if Roglic participates in his normal form, it will be pretty impossible imo. Roglic is great at time trials too, thus he'll not take time there and Roglic is definitely still the better climber at this moment, unless somehow Remco can climb like at Norway for 3 weeks, which is unlikely.
Could definitely be a fight for white though, with Almeida and McNulty both also possibly in the running for it.
Roglic who??? The only reason Roglic has won a grand tour is because of the weak competition and his team doing most if the wirk for him. Roglic couldn't even wear WVA's jock strap at this point.
I absolutely hate him, not a team player, never does something for a team mate. What did he do in the TDF this year to help WVA or Vingegaard? Absolutely nothing! Couldn't keep up with the rest of his team, even before his crash. He's done, period.
@@bjornvandenbremt1717 What a bullshit statement. We know from the numbers that at this moment there are only three consistent top climbers: Vingegaard, Pogacar and Roglic. Everyone else either is under them or much more inconsistent in their performances. Roglic both is still one of the 3 best climbers currently and the best time trialist (on the flat) from all real GT contenders, only of Evenepoel were to suddenly become a GT contender too, he might be better than Roglic in the TT's.
Roglic is definitely a team player, has shown that repeatedly and this is also repeatedly indicated by the people who actually know him. There just is currently a wrong impression of him being spun out there. This is not too dissimilar from Evenepoel, who also is a team player when you look at all his races and what people that know him say about him, yet there is the lingering story that he isn't a good teammate. Both essentially have the same problems: they are leaders who don't often get the chance to show they are team players, since the team works for them or if that is not the case that usually has a reason, like them being out of shape or having an injury.
What did Roglic do in the TdF this year? I don't know, maybe riding around with broken vertebraes, knowing his chances for GC are gone and still remaining to help the team if can, potentially jeopardising his Vuelta where he'd be sole leader and a chance to break a record. Injured as he was he helped put pressure on Pogacar on the Galibier, without him Pogacar could have just sat in the wheel of Vingegaard that entire climb, possibly not breaking like he did on the Granon and losing a lot less time.
Before the crash he was as fast as Vingegaard in the TT, despite taking the corners more cautiously and thus slower, meaning he was faster on the straight sections than him. And in the Calais final climb he lost his position in the village and had to make up a lot of distance, he made all other riders look like they were standing still when he passed them. He clearly did a great effort then, just payed the price for a bit later on that small climb it seems, though still very close to Vingegaard who also was at his limit.
@@MDP1702 you clearly don't have a clue what you're saying. Roglic did absolutely nothing in the TDF before his crash. Look at what WVA did. He solely is responsible for winning his green jersey, but he also waited several times for Roglic and Vingegaard to get them back or keep the time loss at a minimum. Even when he wad in the yellow jersey he did this. Also wasn't to lazy to go get some water bottles for the rest of the team. That's a team player. Roglic is anytime but that. Never ever has! Where was he in Milan - San Remo when Mohiric left on the Poggio? He should've helped his team leader, WVA!
Roglic one of the 3 best climbers? Give me a break, WVA had to pull back or he would have killed Roglic in the mountains. Look at what he did to Pogacar. There are far better climbers than Roglic at this moment. Kuss, Thomas, Goudu among others.
And Evenepoel is a team player, but for his team of Quick Step. But he wasn't a team player during the last world championship in Belgium. He helped Alaphillipe, but left WVA on his own. That's why a lot of Belgians hated him and said he wasn't a team player.
@@bjornvandenbremt1717
*you clearly don't have a clue what you're saying.*
And you clearly have no idea of what cycling entails or didn't watch the tour if you are saying Roglic did nothing and didn't act as a teamplayer.
*but he also waited several times for Roglic and Vingegaard to get them back or keep the time loss at a minimum.*
I can't remember a single time where VA waited for Roglic before his fall and afterwards only after the Galibier, where Roglic's GC was essentially already over and VA had nothing else to do.
*Even when he wad in the yellow jersey he did this.*
Because this is what he's meant to do? If he doesn't do it, he doesn't go to the TdF, as simple as that. This while Roglic went as leader and didn't need to work for anyone else untill he wasn't a GC contender anymore, at which point he already was to injured to do much, except for what he did on the Galibier where he seems to have wasted his last decent shape and possibly made his injury even worse, risking his vuelta participation.
You clearly need to learn the difference between a domestique and a (GC) leader. Clearly you don't know this (which means you don't know much about cycling) or you don't want to understand this because it doesn't fit with your narrative.
*Where was he in Milan - San Remo when Mohiric left on the Poggio?*
Not good enough. Roglic has never been good at long one day races and on the Poggio he was out of position, wasting a lot of energy just getting back to the front. After that he just wasn't strong enough to help Wout. If he was good enough he'd either have helped Wout or went for himself.
*Roglic one of the 3 best climbers? Give me a break, WVA had to pull back or he would have killed Roglic in the mountains.*
What a goddamn ignorant statement. Everyone with a little knowledge of current cycling knows Roglic is one of the best climbers currently and WVA isn't even close to his climbing level, never having pushed the W/kg that Roglic regularly does. Don't believe me, ask anyone else with a little proper knowledge of cycling and any professional analyst.
*Kuss, Thomas, Goudu among others.*
Literally none of these are considered better climbers than Roglic at the moment, not even close. Can you tell me any race where either of these did better than a non-injured Roglic in the last 2,5 years?
*But he wasn't a team player during the last world championship in Belgium.*
Yeah, because pulling for 25-30km full when asked by Wout, losing any chances he himself might still have had, isn't a team effort. What a joke. Do you have any good insight in cycling, or are you just parroting things you hear others say?
*He helped Alaphillipe, but left WVA on his own.*
How the hell did he help Alaphilippe there by doing something he wasn't ordered to do by the Belgium team/Wout? If anyone helped Alaphillipe it was WVA with bad tactical decision that played in the cards of Alaphilippe and against his own. And before you think I just like to bash on WVA, I've been his fan since the first year he started riding in CX with the pro's.
*That's why a lot of Belgians hated him and said he wasn't a team player.*
They said that because we didn't win and they sought a scapegoat and as it happened Remco already get criticized a shitton even before the worlds, unjustly I would add.
The fact of the matter is that WVA made bad tactical decisions there and was just too weak that day. Was Remco flawless that day? No, he shouldn't have been pulling in that first break he was ordered to follow. But for the rest he did exactly what you should expect him to do in a proper tactical plan: be in a break from around 90km to go, allowing the Belgians to sit back in the peloton and let oher teams ride (they didn't do this, stupid from them) and then he followed orders of his leader (WVA), who asked him to go full on the front then and never rescinded that order so Remco rode untill he was completely done. WVA confirmed later he gave that order (and even if he hadn't, he never went to Remco to tell him to stop, so clearly he didn't mind what Remco was doing). Morover after this when he was done Remco got a thumbsup from the Belgian coach when passing that car. Unlikely that this would have happened it Remco hadn't operated as a teamplayer in their eyes that day.
@@MDP1702 in Milan-Dan Remo, the leader is WVA, so Roglic needs to be in position in case someone attacks. He wasn't, again not doing what he was supposed to do. Don't give me that bs of "wasn't good enough". In the TDF: the Roubaix stage, where WVA single handedly kept Roglic's time loss to a minimum. But yeah, I don't watch cycling. Dude, get a life or at least see what's really happening. Have a good day!
Curious 6.5w/kg remco incredible
Imagine having 33 pro wins including a monument at the age of 22..
Or grand tour top at 20 and tour at 21
I don’t think he’s 3 week GC ready yet. His tactical naivety is his weak point. He’s always been able to win simply riding people off his wheel but you can’t just do that for 3 weeks solid.
Lol, Pogacar rides like an idiot all the time and he won 2 Tours (his tactical naivety cost him the win this year though).
@@soulripper31 Pog is better than Remco
Nice analyse bro he just win the vuelta
he can turn 7plus watts per kilo.......His weak point................HEAT.
I think you can learn to deal with the heat if you train in those conditions. Your body adopts the new situation.
If he can push 5.9 for an hour there's a surprise incoming. My thoughts are that he is gonna blow them out of the water until the last 2 Mountain stages.q
Pogacar's doping ran out.
Maybe he just did tour de france ?
Rodriguez probably place 17 at the moment you say it. White helmet. White shirt.
Would you mind not always putting the race winner on the title? Sometimes I don't know who won, especially on the least-known races.
did you see Remco
Pog dropped because he was on the 🍻’s after TDF
What was his excuse in 2019? Preparing for La Vuelta? Like Evenepoel was now?
I think GC win in the Vuelta is a bit too early, he"ll win a stage or 2 imo, but he's most likely gonna have a least 1 bad day where he'll lose loads of time on the GC contender, we'll see what the next few years bring
He will attack first ascent finish and hope he doesnt implode
Somebody please lower the microphone for our boy
if i was wout van aert for the coming world championships, i wouldnt let remco on my team.
who does uae have for vuelta? almeida?
Without Pogacar now, Almeida is the leader.
Remco also used famous Jumbo-juice.
I think at 2:59 you can see Rodriguez as the tall figure in white between the Bora and Trek rider. So a very questionable and terrible position on that climb
strange rumour,Remco accepting a 10 million fight with Mc Gregor as Connor agrees to Remco be the greatest.LOL
why would pog do this race? must have been planned for a long time.
Id say Remco should stick to 1 2 or 3 day races, or, get those "new" juice boxes.
Name a better duo? How about Wout Van Aert and literally any possible way to win a bike race
He doesn't win that often though 👀
@@schadow65 last tour 3 stages and he wore the yellow jersey and won the green jersey. Not enough for you?
Can he win la Vuelta? Probably not. But if he wanna win a grand tour, he needs to find another team. Quick-step is build for sprinters and classic races. He would do amazing things with ineos or Bora, teams what just need a real GC guy. Furthermore he's very young and could improve a lot
Well, QST wants to also reschool to a GC team currently and has attracted extra money in the next few years for exactly that ambition. But I guess we'll see. Remco won't likely leave untill his contract is up in 2026 I think, so a few years for QST to step up.
Well he proved you wrong. He also took the world title after a 25 k solo. That must have been a century ago. And he took a bronze medal in the TT. Apart from winning LBL , San Sebastián and a few minor multi days tours like Algarve. That enough for ya ?
why did the pog rode this race?
bicycle
its true!!!
Bicycle good. Go far.
in the women's TDF it's more like Crash Bicycle
Yeah, yeah, yeah...
7 watts per kilo!!!