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    Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

    Pogacar will not double a Tour-Vuelta in his career. Not because of spring classics but because he is always fried after the Tour. August is his weakest month of the year - regardless of him doing the classics or not.
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    Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

    It's not just about preparation. If Vingegaard races the Dauphine Pogacar would need to push much harder. It's a way to measure yourself against your biggest rival but it can also exhaust you more.
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    Tour de France Tour de France 2026 route rumours

    No, he's not. You keep repeating false claims. If he wants he can skip the Tour and the team can't and won't sanction him.
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    Tour de France Tour de France 2026 route rumours

    This is a response to posts and claims that riders like Roglic and Evenepoel are signed as TDF 'participators'.
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    Tour de France Tour de France 2026 route rumours

    You are missing the picture. Remco CHOSE to go to Redbull. They wanted to sign him and they can't force him to ride the TDF.
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    Tour de France Tour de France 2026 route rumours

    Of course Vingegaard is the man to beat. But with some more TTs in the Giro Evenepoel will have much better chances than in the Tour.
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    Tour de France Tour de France 2026 route rumours

    Competition matters, not parcours. A fully fit Remco can destroy del Toro in the high mountains the same way he did it in Lombardia.
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    Tour de France Tour de France 2026 route rumours

    I'm 100% sure that 'star' riders don't have a clause in their contracts that forces them to do the Tour. And about the Roglic argument - he did the Tour because this was HIS decision.
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    Tour de France Tour de France 2026 route rumours

    I hope Remco doesn't do the Tour. He is a star rider and shouldn't be forced to only 'participate' for the sponsors. Full focus and all in for the Giro and Vuelta.
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    Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia 2026 Route: Speculation, Rumours and Announcements

    When is the Giro route presentation? The TDF route presentation was one big anti-climax.
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    Tour de France Tour de France 2026 route rumours

    Bad route. So Evenepoel will do Giro-Vuelta?
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    Lesser known races 2025 edition

    I thought the Gravel World's was last week? What's going on?
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    Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

    https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling/theres-still-a-lot-of-time-left-tadej-pogacar-does-not-rule-out-la-vuelta-return-in-2026
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    Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

    Pog is probably cuddling with his wife now while the young del Toro is still working hard for UAE. 71 race days and still going, still winning. It appears only the Pogster is afraid of 'burning out'.
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    Lesser known races 2025 edition

    I just saw another win by del Toro and UAE. Why is this dude still racing? 71 race days and still going. This makes no sense. They want the 100 wins.