He was in Sierra Nevada and Matxin commented that it was only because Urska was there. So we don't know what kind of high altitude concentration he did, I understand that it was very light, since it was not planned.
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Like others have said; he is probably doing more strength work which is helpful for a longer season. IMO he's progressed well to form; took some time off and will hit a first real peak in the last week. He can taper out and start a Tour build and, hopefully, hit his target peak for that last week there.
His challenge, aside from finishing the Giro successfully will be the intensity and risk of early Tour stages. His opposition should try to take advantage of him then if they want to upset his strategy.
This. Pogacar wasn't really training at altitude so it is normal that he isn't in peak shape. Maybe he is preserving his optimal weight and his peak level for the Tour. The Tour is very backloaded this year (he needs to be good for 3 weeks) and he will probably be in yellow before stage 14 so he needs to be superb and not fatigued to defend his jersey.
"For sure it's in the back of my mind," Pogačar said when asked if he was already looking ahead to the Tour. "That's why I'm happy that I now have a bigger gap so I don't need to try and push too much over the limit to take time on the other guys. Now it's more defensive riding and using the team as much as possible to bring me to the finish line.
He is really a unique guy, he could give the obvious answer (just focused in the giro because it is very tough bla bla bla) but he chose to be honest and authentic. We need this type of communication in cycling!
Bjerg & Laengen are thinking they're going to have a tough couple of weeks. Everyone else must be thinking "lets tire them out!" It will be very interesting to see how it goes with the breakaways.
Pogacar: "Tomorrow (today) we will ride again because we want to see the place. We have raced on beautiful roads, and hopefully I will have a pizza and a capuccino."
Thomas: "We are circus monkeys riding on shitty roads"
Just a different in mindset.
Thomas: "We are circus monkeys riding on shitty roads"
Just a different in mindset.
Not really mate. I don't know if they will try to win tomorrow but they will have to work. The next stage they will work is stage 15. Sprint teams will try to win stages 11, 12 (probably a day for the break) and 13, stage 14 is a active rest day for all peloton bar gc riders.
I need to save this for the next time someone here brings up “what do have against/why don’t you like Thomas.” 😉
Even if his watts estimations were "slightly" off Mou was right in one thing: that Pogi would treat the Giro like paid vacation in Italy!
He had one post with a ridiculous watt claim, otherwise the numbers he posted were fairly believable.
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The other he has posted about the training, Pog going to Sierra Nevada with Urska etc... has checked out so far as well.
The direction the season would go... is very much on course of what he envisioned would happen.
According to Davide Cassani he is 1-2 kg lighter
It's rather tricky situation. The idea of Pogi to start focusing on the Tour after first week of Giro and/or to start riding against his character.
Lets see if that is really possible.
Lets see if that is really possible.
Of course it is impossible. The only way to lose the Giro is if he crashes out.
A couple of days back a journalist from one of the Slovenian TV channel missed the conference and around a hour after the event seen Pogi approaching the crew. Pogi obviously already thinking about other things. He stopped at the journalist, joked a bit he is a hour too late and conducted the interview as normal.
A gent.
A gent.
He's still a douche, and what we have seen so far has been pretty much what we expect of Pogacar these days anyways. Lets not give him credit for predicting something which nobody had seen coming
Don’t remember many others speaking about the possible importance of the new trainer and changes being made. Tests from training.
Things said prior to SB, Catalunya and so on.
Fair dues in my book.
Pogacar is a douche? Can you elaborate?
This article seems to echo my thoughts....
Tadej Pogačar is the Giro d’Italia ringmaster, the new cannibal and a Grand Tour artist at work
Cyclingnews columnist Philippa York admires the Slovenian’s dominance and offers advice on how to join him on the final podium
www.cyclingnews.com
I like this quote ...
Touché. Yet I think he gave up a possible win on the sterrato stage. So maybe we are nitpicking? I am enjoying the show, I don't find this boring.
Except he was pulling numbers out of his ass like 7.3W/kg for 18 minutes and then reality hits and it's 6.7 and stuff like that.
I don't remember anyone who didn't predict Pogacar would win the Giro super easily
Gittin' a bit touch, RR. Glad to see you've shaken off the moderator's correctness. I tend to agree to a politically correct extent....
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