Remco Evenepoel shows some real class
02-21-20, 08:06 AM
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Remco Evenepoel shows some real class
There are more important things than this victory
Been a fan of his for a while, but this cements him as near the top of my list. Huge talent and looks to have a good heart and good head on his shoulders as well.
Been a fan of his for a while, but this cements him as near the top of my list. Huge talent and looks to have a good heart and good head on his shoulders as well.
02-21-20, 09:28 AM
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It's pretty amazing what he's doing... and yeah, he seems like a nice guy. There's a lot of talk about how this new generation is going to be great, but I'm starting to wonder if anyone will be able to seriously challenge him going forward.
02-21-20, 09:57 AM
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Can't wait to see what Remco can do in the Giro this year. And MVDP in the spring classics and world champs. Not to mention Oly MTB. Good times to be a cycling fan.
02-21-20, 10:46 AM
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I think it depends on the amount of pure climbing in the GTs. If they keep having them be simply a show of a couple of sprint stages and a bunch of mountain top finishes, pure climbers like Bernal or Yates will be hard to beat. But if they move back toward a parcourse that favors and strong all-rounder, Remco will be hard to control. Especially if TTs make a comeback.
Can't wait to see what Remco can do in the Giro this year. And MVDP in the spring classics and world champs. Not to mention Oly MTB. Good times to be a cycling fan.
Can't wait to see what Remco can do in the Giro this year. And MVDP in the spring classics and world champs. Not to mention Oly MTB. Good times to be a cycling fan.
02-21-20, 02:23 PM
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Someone with more racing expertise can tell me if I'm wrong, but I feel like Van Der Poel will be more of a classics type rider while Evenepoel will be more of a GT rider. VDP isn't likely to ever be an elite climber. Evenepoel beat him by 3 minutes up the cat 1 climb yesterday while Van Der Poel has shown to be a very good sprinter, particularly at the end of a hard ride. I will be curious to see how Van Der Poel does in the time trial on Sunday. Van Aert showed he was pretty good at those.
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02-21-20, 10:19 PM
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Someone with more racing expertise can tell me if I'm wrong, but I feel like Van Der Poel will be more of a classics type rider while Evenepoel will be more of a GT rider. VDP isn't likely to ever be an elite climber. Evenepoel beat him by 3 minutes up the cat 1 climb yesterday while Van Der Poel has shown to be a very good sprinter, particularly at the end of a hard ride. I will be curious to see how Van Der Poel does in the time trial on Sunday. Van Aert showed he was pretty good at those.
02-22-20, 10:26 PM
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Someone with more racing expertise can tell me if I'm wrong, but I feel like Van Der Poel will be more of a classics type rider while Evenepoel will be more of a GT rider. VDP isn't likely to ever be an elite climber. Evenepoel beat him by 3 minutes up the cat 1 climb yesterday while Van Der Poel has shown to be a very good sprinter, particularly at the end of a hard ride. I will be curious to see how Van Der Poel does in the time trial on Sunday. Van Aert showed he was pretty good at those.
Evenepoel next Eddy Merckx
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02-24-20, 08:27 PM
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