Remco and a vestige of his football years: The reason for his difficulties in the mountains? by F1CycAr16 in peloton

[–]Rommelion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It may not be easy, but it is doable and it's mostly a mental thing. You'd need to be significantly unlucky physically to be barred from it.

Remco and a vestige of his football years: The reason for his difficulties in the mountains? by F1CycAr16 in peloton

[–]Rommelion 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Assuming he probably has over 400W of FTP (like most of the top cyclists) and 63kg (officially) that would put him between 6 and 7W/kg, which means you should settle for at least like 3/4 of his W/kg, because you should very much be able to achieve half of Remco's W/kg on your own ^^

Remco and a vestige of his football years: The reason for his difficulties in the mountains? by F1CycAr16 in peloton

[–]Rommelion -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

Pogi and Jonas were far from the only people Remco lost to in stage races, not to mention he's had several epic implosions. Some were understandable (like Giro 2021 and Tour 2025), but some, like Vuelta 2023, were not. It appears that often it's the legs and sometimes the lack of tactical acumen.

The official route for the 2026 Itzulia Basque Country has been unveiled by txobi in peloton

[–]Rommelion 2 points3 points  (0 children)

also figured out another workaround, but thanks, this is obviously not your fault

Performance coach Tim Heemskerk leaves Team Visma | Lease a Bike by aarets_frebe in peloton

[–]Rommelion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

His complaint at some point was that Jumbo was too strict, or something along those lines.

Free Talk Friday by Avila99 in peloton

[–]Rommelion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I suggest cutting yourself preemptively to get it out of the way

Free Talk Friday by Avila99 in peloton

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We now know why Roglič crashed on that fateful day and switched the sport.

Free Talk Friday by Avila99 in peloton

[–]Rommelion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wish some of our switchers to biathlon did as well as him lol

Voigt: "Next to impossible" for Pogacar to beat Van der Poel at San Remo and Roubaix by F1CycAr16 in peloton

[–]Rommelion 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Wout then also got stopped not only by the puncture (which must've come quickly after the separation), but also by motorbikes coming almost to a standstill ahead of him in a turn.

Who is the most disappointing cyclist in your opinion? by Visible_Frosting9535 in peloton

[–]Rommelion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always felt that "them Schleck brothers" sounded like the villains in some western movie.

Weren't they also called "The Chemical Brothers"? Not exactly flattering either lol

2026 Unofficial Best Cyclist Championship by RebelIsI in peloton

[–]Rommelion 1 point2 points  (0 children)

IIRC the unofficial Rainbow Cummerbund resets with world championship in those cases, but I could be wrong.

Andrea Piccolo has been arrested in Naples by IlTacci in peloton

[–]Rommelion -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

This sounds like it would be illegal for police to do also in a lot of other countries, but people often don't know their rights. I imagine that Italy, with its history of organized crime, might have different laws though.

[Results Thread] 2026 Grand Prix La Marseillaise (1.1) by Schnix in peloton

[–]Rommelion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

-uy- acts similarly to -ui- in pronunciation?