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Everybody who thinks that Pogi will do Vuelta26 should remember that 100% of the course is in the south of Spain, where the temperature will be 40+ for the 3 weeks.
Yes, he would lose 2023 TdF and 2024 TdF too if he didn't change the coach. Without heat training and training for longer climbs and stages with high Kj expenditure, he couldn't win Stage 15 last year. Even after they lost Stage 14, VLAB & Jonas were still 100% convinced that if they used their...
Vingegard biggest problem with WC RR is no race radios. How would RC Vingo perform without some DS from the car non-stop giving him orders and massaging his ego? Whenever there is a discussion on banning race radio in some races VLAB is always against it.
The same applies to the TDF, where Vingo is usually stuck to his back wheel. Put Almeida or someone else there so that nobody is on his wheel when he jumps and he gets that separation immediately.
Everybody is talking about which riders put before Pog. Still, nobody is talking about putting a rider or two behind him so that Wout or MvDP can't jump on his wheel immediately and have to go around said riders which is more important to get that initial separation.
Could someone explain to me how would a motor in a rear hub transmit power with removable axle. Where would that motor be fixed in place? This would be posible with rim brakes where a wheel is fixed between seatstays. Every rear hub motor i saw have a fixed rear axle which is then clamped...
He should focus on Vuelta in 2028 when World's RR is in Abu Dhabi for the sprinters. 2025, 2026 and 2027 WRR are on terrain suitable for him and he should focus 100% next 3 years on that. Maybe this is his only chance to win.