Leaves a lot of room for interpretation. I think when you are as superior as Pogacar at the moment, it's hard to do anything right in that regard. I think that peoples ideas of what "humility" should look like in that kind of position will vary to such a degree that what for one counts as humility, counts as the opposite for the other. Just like with the arrogance thing.
This. There is no winning for Pog.. he sprints? He's being greedy, he's grinding them into dust. Doesn't sprint? He's disrespecting the race, he's too arrogant to bother sprinting, it's silly. Just like you can sign 99 autographs, friendly and approachable, but skip one and now you're a bastard in someone's eyes. When you are under essentially 100% scrutiny all the time like he is, you are bound to commit some sort of act which anyone with a preconceived point of view will be able to use to support their narrative. It's silly.
You want arrogant? Bernard Hinault was arrogant, and Pog is far, far from Bernard Hinault imho. For a rider who is spoken of in the same breath as Eddy Merckx, Pogi seems for the most part very level-headed and affable, and also seems on friendly terms with most if not all the other WT pros. I wager he handles his position at least as well or better than many on this board might if they were in his shoes...
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