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BBahamontesPhantom replied to the thread Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread.Merckx or Hinault would be laughed out of the peloton if they started talking about missed hand off related glycogen deficiency
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BBahamontesPhantom replied to the thread Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread.Well Pog is 4 - 2 In the big one against his big ( only) rival. Merckx was never embarrassed in his prime in such a way, he found a way...
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BBahamontesPhantom replied to the thread Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread.Yes and you can debate the reasons for those gt/monument winners all day. The facts are In Merckx era , at least in the tdf there were...
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BBahamontesPhantom replied to the thread Race Design Thread.Tdf- needs to keep last years finish, the usual champs fayre is very dull. Vuelta - as many big mountains as possible. Giro - finestre...
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BBahamontesPhantom replied to the thread Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread.Those two together arguably = Vingegaard. Then there is the rest of Merckx opposition. Pogs grand tour opposition basically ends at Jonas
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BBahamontesPhantom replied to the thread Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread.How much do the rest of the best 100 or 150 riders truly matter ? Merckx raced against several tdf winners in the tours he won. Pingeon...
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BBahamontesPhantom replied to the thread Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread.We’re in agreement really, Merckx and Pog are the only ones to have really done it in both consistently since Coppi. Hinault dabbled but...
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BBahamontesPhantom replied to the thread Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread.I can see that argument. Then again you could say Gimondi, Poulidor, Ocana and Zoetemelk represented a greater and more consistent...
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BBahamontesPhantom replied to the thread Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread.Perhaps splitting hairs, Van der poel is stronger now but if Pog really wanted a Roubaix, times on his side. Van der poel will be 32...
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BBahamontesPhantom replied to the thread Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread.Why would he? How do you know he wouldn’t be squeaky clean with whatever modern help Pog may or may not have ? Anyway that’s another...
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BBahamontesPhantom replied to the thread Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread.I have been following for twenty years or so, so neither of us saw Merckx in his pomp by the sound of it. I do wonder if Armstrong had...
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BBahamontesPhantom replied to the thread Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread.San - Remo vs Liege Since 1960 both have been won 12 times by tdf winners. Both twice in the last 20 years. WC winners who’ve won in...
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BBahamontesPhantom replied to the thread Paris-Roubaix 2026, one day monument, April 12.Looks like a scrappy little tijuana bantamweight
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BBahamontesPhantom replied to the thread Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread.Well Merckx was a bigger man than Teddy, so he likely wouldn’t have that kg deficit, that’s true. Merckx was a better sprinter though...
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BBahamontesPhantom replied to the thread Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread.When we look back in future, I understand your argument for his legacy. As a cycling fan I’d rather see Pog fighting tooth and nail with...
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