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Ultimately, doesn't the entirety of this corner of the forum come down to one thing and one thing only? What you choose to believe... -
You also have to consider he came from a small nation with not the same resources. Humble beginnings and being very young.. He was still...
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Cookster15 replied to the thread Tadej Pogacar and Mauro Giannetti.You can't predict future performance at junior level and the 2016 Junior WC RR is a good example why. Look at who was in that race. From...
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I don't see how Ayuso can be better than Almeida at the moment. Even if we just focus on w/kg, Almeida has produced some impressive... -
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Only now I realized that this Tour has 5 HC MTFs. Those are 5 big climbs (even the easiest one Superbagneres actually has 17 km, not 12...
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Cookster15 replied to the thread Tadej Pogacar and Mauro Giannetti.There was no oxygen vector doping during Merckx's era either - so how did he dominate? Maybe he was simply more talented? It certainly...
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Cookster15 replied to the thread Tadej Pogacar and Mauro Giannetti.The last of those 4 riders since WWII is Hinault. Maybe we are long overdue for another?
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Cookster15 replied to the thread Question The Tour 2025 without the mutants: who would win?.I wasn’t saying that. And obviously week long stage races are not grand tours. We don’t know right now. Just pointing out Roglic might...
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Cookster15 reacted to Logic-is-your-friend's post in the thread Question The Tour 2025 without the mutants: who would win? with Like.
Assuming no crashes and at peak form: Evenepoel Almeida Roglic I think Almeida has improved and Roglic will start to decline. A year...
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Cookster15 replied to the thread Question The Tour 2025 without the mutants: who would win?.Generally agree but for one factor: age. Remco is only 25 and should be improving if he is uninjured and healthy. Roglic is now 35. I...
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Cookster15 reacted to Krzysztof_O's post in the thread Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread with Like.
This is a very respectful (and worth following) way of describing big rivals of one's favourite (instead of depreciation, which...
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Cookster15 replied to the thread Question The Tour 2025 without the mutants: who would win?.Reading the comments in the Pogi thread its like Remco doesn't exist (only Pogi/Vinge and Roglic). Remco was very impressive last year...
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Cookster15 reacted to Krzysztof_O's post in the thread Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread with Like.
Only one Alpe over the last 7 editions (2025 included). They had better include it while the thermunuclear era still lasts!
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Cookster15 replied to the thread Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread.Maybe 2026 but I fear for this day. That is Marco's legend. I never thought I'd see that record challenged but anything is possible...
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Cookster15 reacted to Krzysztof_O's post in the thread Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread with Like.
PdB is the mother of all climbing performances. Not only VAM was crazy but the gaps among top5 were absurd.
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