Remco Evenepoel Plays on EASY MODE after Pogacar Crash | Liege-Bastogne-Liege 2023

[@jochem1986]

We'll have to wait a little longer before we get the ultimate throw down between those two. Would be cool if MVDP and WVA would also join in.

[@de4ds1ghtcsgo94]

Too much 😅

[@de4ds1ghtcsgo94]

They would attack first climb and gap everyone 10 mins😂

[@spicypretzel7616]

Hopefully this year's Lomabrdia.

[@jaymendes]

They are completely different riders I would say.

[@MDP1702]

Maybe we'll get it at WC, though it isn't long after the TdF and isn't really a Pogacar/Evenepoel design. But both should definitely be at Lombardia, no reason not to except for injury or illness.

[@mikkelline11]

How could you leave out Kron's epic 'Simpson into the bush meme' moment. Expected more of you LR

[@polloi84]

Deserves its own video IMO

[@owbeer]

he was lucky he missed that stone mailbox

[@mikkelline11]

@@owbeer yes very fortunate 🙏 only some abrasions and soreness - he has also been sharing the meme in his ig stories so seems to be in good spirits:)

[@sldulin]

Those Belgian fans though, damn. Standing out in the rain three deep, have to be the best fan-base in all cycling. No privacy anywhere for a pee break.

[@zwtvchannel]

Real fans!

[@charliedillon1400]

Basque fans get honorable mention.

[@briangoossens1519]

Cycling is religion in Belgium, much better than going to church or mosque on Sunday 😅

[@thebelgianfarmer2857]

@@briangoossens1519 muslims don't go to the mosque on Sunday usually🤣🤣🤣

[@briangoossens1519]

farmer you knew what I mean 😂😂

[@peterers3]

Remco weighs only 62kg and is only 171 cm tall. Crazy power output. And aero.

[@prof_Pomari]

62kg, 50 of which are in his quads haha. He really is a machine

[@funkerman7]

Whats crazier is that its possible that hes the only elite rider not to be juiced to the gills (due to his extreme dominance at very early age makes it more likely)

[@alexisgrenon8178]

@@funkerman7 Highly doubt it, even if they are dominant, don't mean that they're not on juice. You ain't becoming good cause you're taking juice, it just takes you to another level

[@luigibirillo6629]

Way more aero than Pogacar.

[@mullet-man6956]

@@alexisgrenon8178 He's always been a beast. He's from my hometown. In primary school he won all the races in town, had a succesfull football carrier and then randomly switched to cycling wich at first none of us understood, because he had promising future in football. Few months later he started winning every race in the neighbourhood and it never stopped. Conclusion, dude's a natural :)

[@MiQ0707]

Scaphoid fracture in the wrist is no joke. It rarely ever heals back to 100% because of such little blood flow. Broke mine 6 years ago and till this day its bothers me to do anything requiring bending my wrist like a pushup. Hopefully Pogacar recovers fully cause this bone is an annoying one to break.

[@mikkelline11]

Luckily cyclists are freaks on and off the bike so I'm sure this setback only motivates him even more to be ready for the Tour :)

[@tweedledee4605]

The guy will have the best surgeon , the best recovery process and physiotherapist. I’m sure he will be fine

[@simongoh9461]

It will likely require a screw to be permanently left in his wrist and some 3 months immobilization.

[@mikpiotto]

Pogs hearts is 2 times bigger than anyone so that blood is going

[@MiQ0707]

@Simon Goh yes im rocking my screw from the surgery till this day lol. Scaphoid is definitely one of the most pesky ones to break.

[@epincion]

Thanks for this review. Absent Pogacar from the race, Remco definitely the strongest & very wise to slow the pace on the final set of descents in that rain. Pidcock again hitting the energy wall and then recovering his legs after loading up on calories.

[@rubendebien5557]

He said that he decided not to go all out trying to hold Remco's wheel. Because he was sure he'd blow up and then probably lose podium so he dropped without going too deep so he could still go for 2nd

[@endautrestermes]

bad luck this year with no WVA-MvdP duel at Roubaix and now Remco-Pog

[@Formolopainface]

First ten seconds of this vid has more excitement than the entirety of LBL!

[@LennieNelson55]

The virginal monk has descended from his volcano abbey and blessed the belgian ardennes with his holy waters 🙌

[@sullysullster8217]

Have you seen his wife? I'm gonna guess he isnt.

[@santiagobenites]

Pogacar should recover sufficiently in time to be ready for Le Tour. The scaphoid can be a tricky thing to heal, but having access to the best medical care will definitely help.

[@de4ds1ghtcsgo94]

He will get a screw in it today and will be training by thursday😂

[@barneyklingenberg4078]

@@de4ds1ghtcsgo94 Yeah but that would be on the tacx/zwift or very very very smooth roads. No pari roubaix stuff for him until the tour.

[@de4ds1ghtcsgo94]

@@barneyklingenberg4078 ofc not. But zwift should be fine

[@pauljansen1137]

Credits to the entire team though....especially van Wilder!!!

[@JordanWatkinsRacing]

Ben healy has always been there which is amazing and never gets much mention. I wonder if we might see him get some stage wins?

[@dumodumo95]

Yeah he looks promising!

[@giespouwen8091]

Gets a lot of recognition on belgium tv the last few weeks though

[@dirgsuite5546]

Amazing Remco, back to back Liege wins. Does he save Quickstep's classical season. Not entirely. But if Remco wins the Giro, it is already a good trade off. And then there is still the rest of the Season. Don't forget that before Alaphilppe was collecting the big wins for Quickstep.. Lefevere always had stars that made the difference.

[@MalcolmTroon]

It's midnight on la Redoute. A diminutive figure dressed in all black looks around nervously as he stencils the face of Remco on the road.

[@BreakawayB]

🚴🏻‍♂️🚴🏻‍♂️🚴🏻Great teamwork from Soudal Quickstep.

[@margusmikson794]

World champion kit looks so good with white shorts.

[@michaelsteele5495]

Remco looks like he was on a Sunday casual group ride, gave one effort up the last climb, and made it home first.

[@LucasHynar]

Yeah Remco just rides the best of the best off his wheel looking like he is just above zone 2 and then just solos to the finish while the rest are madly swapping turns just trying to fight over second. It is ridiculous!!

[@durbz6657]

@@LucasHynar The best of the best crashed out earlier

[@stefankucera9224]

Not impressed by Remco at LBL. 70% of his win make his team for him. Pogacar far more superior

[@iamthedalilama]

@@durbz6657irrelevant. You crash you puncture. That’s bike racing. Look at Roubaix.

[@simonkurz4466]

​@@stefankucera9224 UAE had the same strategy in Fleche Wallonne, it's just the ideal thing to do when you have the strongest rider.

[@welcomeghosts_uk]

We wuz robbed. So it was with WVA and MVDP at Roubaix, so it was today with Pog and Remco. For shame.

[@JanMG]

Thank you for your high quality uploads :)

[@ferencsteinbach7339]

I was thinkig about your RRRRRRRRRRRRRemco EEEEEEEEEvenepoel as I was watching the final kilometers :D

[@MichaelAndersen_DK]

To do that in that jersey. Wow, just beautiful!

[@Bokuma01]

first 3 seconds were my favourite

[@mmmbass6068]

LR can’t believe there’s been no mention of your commentary at 4:38-4:42 - some of your best work, comedy gold. And likely true.

[@jozetrselic]

Devastated by Pogi crashing out... Great video as always. Thx LR

[@ssssss1490]

Remco looks quiet stunning in the Rainbow.

[@leetaylor9368]

That intro to the vid deserves a like.

[@jpvdw1961]

Chapeau Remco !!!

[@endautrestermes]

Landa and Mas dropped at 80K, Pog crashed, no Jonas/Rog/WVA... Wasn't it an easy win for Remco ?

[@MDP1702]

Well, it still was the 3rd fastest edition and that in rainy conditions. The 2nd fastest was last year and the fastest in '63. So I wouldn't say it was an easy win in general, but for Remco, probably yeah.

[@endautrestermes]

@@MDP1702 true that, it's just as bitter sweet as it was in Roubaix - we didn't want WVA and Pog having such bad luck, we wanted a battle royale

[@MDP1702]

@@endautrestermes Absolutely.

[@durbz6657]

Amstel and La Fleche wallone was similarly easy for Pog

[@tymossx]

Noiceee! So timely, so expected, for the video... So unfortunate for Pogi...😢

[@philipp4776]

Best thing was sivakov attacking just to get dropped

[@sudsehun76]

ineos do ineos things.

[@livibam]

Raw, sustainable power. Interesting abilities

[@zebounce]

Underrated cheeky little joke about Remco painting his own face on the road. Completely on brand for Remco though. Thanks for making me laugh Lanterne!

[@morganconey4814]

Needed Primoz (and Pogi obviously) to make this race really interesting, race for 2nd was entertaining but Remco just mandingoed the whole peleton at will.

[@sco0tpa]

Always good analysis from LR.

[@dickieblench5001]

Outstanding summary

[@thesuperheroteacher6101]

Nothing boring seeing Remko pouring away in his saddle wow. That made it all. Crashing is expert of the race. No room for distractions. Pog will be back soon.

[@japphan]

Two fractures in the wrist for Pog. He will not be able to train out of the saddle for a quite a while, and it may affect his ability to fight for bonus seconds and stage wins, especially considering he will not be able to work in the gym as he is used to. TT might be a problem too, since the wrists are in such an awkward position. He should be able to train on his TT bike with suboptimal hand position, but he might need to change his setup because of this. Probably a lot of stationairy training. Wrist injuries can be minor, but sometimes they are a huge problem. I had one a few years ago, with no broken bones, but immense pain. I couldn't _run_ for almost 3 weeks. Yes, I could not even jog (with a proper bandage), becuase my wrist hurt too bad.

[@johnd1466]

You didn’t have access to the PEDs & Roids programme Pog will have started in the car to the hospital lol

[@japphan]

@@johnd1466 The same steroids that weaken your bones? That sounds average at best to treat broken bones.

[@ChinCycling]

That intro was funny AF 😂

[@fryuppe]

Wonderful stuff LR, despite the introductory surrealist warbling (is this your new signature tune?) which frightened the life out of me. More power to your elbow, if not to your lurid vocalisations!

[@wesschott2979]

Yes, at least a partial save of Quicksteps spring classic season.

[@casefarley5744]

If the white skinsuit doesn't look good on Evenepoel it doesn't look good on anyone. It does not look good on Evenepoel. Dropping Pidcock off the wheel is a flex. Well deserved win for him.

[@charliedillon1400]

white shorts are egregious and should be banned.

[@lucadotto8073]

Super impressed by Osborne, today it’s the first time I see him competing at high level in cycling after he started transitioning from rowing a couple of years ago. I’m curious to see how much more he can improve. The guy won a silver medal at the Olympics, serious stuff

[@rhysashpole]

Pee break commentary on point 👌😂 #lethimwee

[@mariedbk]

4:35 Philippe Gilbert face ^^

[@joshuawhittaker1197]

Release merch on your website

[@peterderidder9922]

We belgians would have like to see a duel between the best 2 riders of the world! we where all verry disapointed pogacar was out of the race. For the season itself for quick step this dosnt make it all good. A lot of bad luck and a strong pogacar didnt made it possible for quick step to win a great classic. They cant do it every season !! annyway remco is reddy to start the giro.

[@drejcsarabon9813]

stop throwing shit into the road then

[@alfonsojavierreyes9107]

Was Ben Healy wearing a glucose monitoring sensor on his right arm? Seemed like it. Kristen Faulkner was DQd recently for exactly the same thing.

[@OFBCyclingWorld]

Yesss, you did it first thing!!!!!!!!!!

[@PatrickDeReyck]

Bravo to Remco, but what a discovery Ben Healy is.

[@jaumeestevezgay2709]

It was Phil Gil face on the floor

[@alexfodor6765]

BRAVO Remco Evenepoel !!! We hope you will win the Tour de France !!!

[@lomilomi3535]

Apparently both tubeless tyres came off the rim....

[@barrybr1]

Loving the humour LR

[@helloweeny]

What's going on with Pidcock? Feels like he's a level below the one day elites like WVA, MVDP, Remco?

[@philipb.1950]

He always was

[@MDP1702]

He always was really. Last year it was the same and the year before he was battling a WVA that was already quite over his peak and visibly less/tired. In CX he also is behind the 2, just the best of the rest and sometimes able to keep up. Essentially he's a bit overhyped and can't live up to it. This could change in the future, but we'll have to see about that.

[@DjCringefest]

issues with the fuellingsystem it seems

[@Omnis2]

If Pog's scaphoid doesn't heal with UAE, he'll have to move to Jumbo Wristma

[@stevesidebottom2124]

Director 'Hey Remco, Liege is gonna be wet today'........Remco 'OK, lets go with the white shorts'

[@D34dlyTidsy]

A scafoid fracture is a bitch for those that don’t know. It has a poor blood supply so requires surgery a lot of the time as the healing of it on its own is very poor so needs surgery to pin it. I’d expect him to be out of races for minimum 6 weeks due to the injury but more because of returning to fitness. Fingers crossed he’s okay

[@JDRELGOR]

It didn't just rain it got cold aswell, which as we all know saps your energy.

[@DjCringefest]

pfff i was just starting to turn to a differant opinion and even associating his name to a possible giro victory but now i caught myself thinking 'i bet he has a louis vuitton sportsbag and the giant headphones at trainingcamp'

[@MeMurphy10Feb]

Awesome race but why the white BIB. Wish the Pog was involved ….. but I think Remco had it!

[@andrejcop3229]

Glad to see Tratnik still got it, i think he was the oldest rider at this race. 33 years.

[@arnaudstas6620]

Remco slips on Philippe Gilbert’s face on La Redoute. On the finish line, he came to congrats him so they might be even 😅

[@TheGotoGeek]

Scaphoid is a serious break. The bone has a very limited blood supply and if there’s a non-union it can take a while to heal.

[@EgelundB]

Osborne coming from rowinf lacks routine in the pro peloton. He was often pulling too hard today in the break. The pee break wasn’t a pee attempt, it was the break letting him go because he was riding too hard

[@Workaholic42]

Then why did he clip out?

[@EgelundB]

@@Workaholic42 Pretty sure he got a bit moody because they let him dangle a couple of times already. Clipping out signaling “why ride then” if they don’t wanna go

[@DjCringefest]

@@EgelundB ahaa i see yes... interesting insight

[@RachelSchloer]

Instant like after that intro

[@petecampbellzwift]

Whtie shorts in the rain, bold choice.

[@RunBikeRepeat]

After Pog’s crash most exciting thing in LBL was all white Remco

[@mikkelline11]

Yes, "will he, will he not get a saddle sore" 😆

[@mettacitta2000]

Love Remco but I don't care how good you are, white bib shorts should be OUTLAWED! 😂😂

[@holymackenaw]

What have we done to the cycling god? After Paris-Roubaix (Degenkolb getting crashed and WvA with the flat tire) now again a monument without any suspense because Pogacar crashed. Remco just rode away, not like 2022 when he tried to kill his bike and the road.

[@matthewrberry]

Remco is a beast, but damn those white bibs are not a good look 😂

[@mikkelline11]

In the words of Kasper Asgreen "what the hell is this 🙈🤣"

[@Stealthwealth1001]

Remco looking like a ghost 👻 in all white kit

[@tyronpedlar5449]

@Lanterne Rouge - I'd love to hear your opinion on the Jayco Giant team!! What on earth is going on there mate!! That team is absolutely nowhere in any of the races at the moment. Please could you give some insight as to what you thinks going on there???

[@michaeltucker35]

Did remco need to wear those white shorts?? I feel bad for anyone who was behind him STARING into his Date!😂😂

[@metatron007]

I really wish Evenepoel would sort his shifters out, it drives me mad...

[@digitalnorbs]

Dang, this could have been epic with Remoc and Pogo head-to-head. Oh well, maybe next year.

[@mahrezlarouci]

best rider ever

[@tonilauge5786]

M.Skjeldmose dissapointet not good enough To get a 9 place. Fully agreed that with 2 Trek segrafredo riders again position Not good on redoute. Remco did his job No Podacar bye did n't have to accelerate Much to get rid of Pidcock, a little tempo Increase scary, saved Quicksteps spring Season. Giro how soon will Roglic crash? 😜🔝❤️

[@KerenWang]

Damn wondering what would break Pogi's streak. But not like this.... :(

[@sudsehun76]

u shouldn't have let ur imaginations run wild then. this is on u.

[@durianriders]

Remco got that win gifted when Pog crashed from his discs locking up his wheels and losing traction in the wet.

[@wimve4719]

Honestly, not you again. They hit a pothole and tires just exploded. Please get your facts right. Oh, and I'm not saying this, just re-iterating on UAE-team's words.

[@RolandPeteur]

Remco will ride De Ronde next year

[@MDP1702]

Maybe, he said he'll likely ride it sometime if he has a shot (which we know he has), but let's wait first. He might decide he first wants to win eg. Basque or such. We'll see. I do expect him to go for it, even if just to give QST a better classics season than this year.

[@CarloFromaggio]

Scaphoid fractures can be complicated and can take 3 months, a year, 2 years. Hope it's minor fracture.

[@spud5223]

That’s two of this years monuments where bad luck denied us great finishes - Paris Roubaix being the other one. Pity…

[@srolchi]

RRRRRRRREEEMCOOO EEEEEEEEEVENEPOEL! All-White-Bib goes hard. Still such a bummer we did not see the battle against Pogacar. Spoiler: Pogi would have smoked him!

[@mrkevinp70]

Keep the comical commentary going .. hilarious 👍

[@melaniamonicacraciun9900]

A ha, time for pushing pedals fans, new cycling races are coming up soon, warm up muscles everybody plizzzzzz

[@inspktr51]

I was also very annoyed by the astana guy riding the green/bue willier always sucking wheel of the Jumbo visma guy and then taking the kom at midpoint. That was a coward move yo

[@dugldoo]

The Ardennes Classics have been quite a disappointment this year, with weak start lists and top competitors crashing out (Pogacar and Powless). Makes ya long for a race like this year's E3 Saxo Classic

[@sudsehun76]

start list wasn't weak imo, every team sent their best riders except roglic. they were just not at their best fitness level. and i dnt see powless as a top competitor, he's A tier. he couldn't stay in remco's wheel last year, wouldn't have made much of a difference this year either. EF riders have a knack for crashing.

[@dugldoo]

@@sudsehun76 Merci, Monsieur "Je sais tout".

[@dugldoo]

@@sudsehun76 Go to Procyclingstats of two weeks ago. Powless was ranked #7, ahead of MVDP, Pidcock and Roglic. Up till last week he had a great Spring season.

[@sudsehun76]

@@dugldoo i have yet to hear someone in cycling judge a rider by their PCS ranking stats. last WT race he won was back in 2021 where the toughest competition was Alaphilipe. do top riders usually go 2 seasons without a win. when was the last time (if ever) where Powless hung in with the best riders till the end? he's good but never a competition.

[@dugldoo]

@@sudsehun76 Ah dingue! Ma ligne de pêche est accrochée à des déchets au fond du lac. Je ferais mieux de le couper et de lancer ma ligne ailleurs.🙄

[@Matthew-ez4ze]

The opening 15 seconds were comical!

[@theletsgo]

Healy wearing his helmet like Indiana Jones B-)

[@TheYondaime008]

It's a shame there was no Pog/Remco face-off, takes nothing of 2/2 for Remco at LBL. Does it save QS classics season, I don't think so.

[@rodriguezdiazlaura]

Tranquilo, tio😮where did you learn your excellent pronunciation?

[@LanterneRougeCycling]

I live in andorra

[@jobje325]

Nah, the classics season isnt saved for Soudal Quick-step by winning this single race. They have tried being competitive in a lot of the races but just got overshadowed by other teams. If winning LBL makes the classics season a success they might as well skip all the non-mandatory races and only show up to the 1.UWT races

[@orangeorphan]

I don’t think he saved their season. The competition wasn’t even top tier. Jumbo brought Benoot? If Pog or Rog had been in the race then it would mean a lot more I think.

[@alvinrisdianto]

Why is it okay for Healy to wear skinsuit ?

[@saturnative]

The only way that Remco could win this was without Pogi participating. ...And the witchcraft worked.

[@iamthedalilama]

Really? He’s not the world champ by luck.

[@fluidmx]

Phillippe Gilbert's face, I think it should stay :)

[@robnolte2547]

Just me or is Remco looking ripped through his white jersey???

[@nicow6808]

Tratnik looks lean

[@tiagokang639]

When you train for Tyson and fight jake paul.

[@christellelemaire9749]

Coucou ❤️❤️❤️❤️