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    Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

    Pog's contract runs to end of 2030 - at which point he'll be 32. My assumption is he'll run his contract then retire; he might go before, but he won't hang on after. Vingo's contract runs to end of 2027, literally a few weeks after his 31st birthday; my firm belief is that he will retire...
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    Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

    Because he's living in the right now - and as far as he's concerned he just beat Pog in a sprint. He's got to come away with something from this TdF, and as pathetic as it seems, today is his something. In truth, if he'd had any actual confidence in himself in the race today, he would've gone...
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    Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

    I'm sure he's given a bit of confidence to Jonas, but it's too late now. In all normal racing circumstances, Jonas cannot yank 4:24 out of Pog now. Jonas might even be fired up and strutting the length of the Visma motorhome, but it's too late.
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    Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

    Looks cold, a little weary, and nose still a bit blocked, but he's got 4:24. Reckon Vingegaard will feel feisty after today, but the next two stages don't naturally offer that kind of time gap for Vingegard to get back. Ride defensive. Stay on the Vingegaard wheel.
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    Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

    Okay. Just joined to make this post. A few people here are a little stressed about Pog and the upcoming stages. We'll, just imagine it this way: on Mont Ventoux, the positions were reversed, with Pog in Vingo's position and Vingo in Pog's. Imagine Pog spent all his troops in a beautifully...