Teams & Riders Everybody needs a little bit of Roglstomp in their lives

[topt]

Quite the opposite. In Belgium, van Avermaet has the same or more supporters than van Aert. Worldwide? Not so much.

well, that is not quite the same since van Avermaet is done as an elite rider

 

[topt]

The video posted on this forum a couple of days ago proves otherwise.

I am from slovenia, so i think I know what i am talking about

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

I am from slovenia, so i think I know what i am talking about

We would never have guessed!

 

[topt]

We would never have guessed!

Like we would have never guessed that you are not, Belgium ?

 

[Bonimenier]

Like we would have never guessed that you are not

What an extremely bold guess that someone isn't from a country with 2m inhabitants

 

[topt]

What an extremely bold guess that someone isn't from a country with 2m inhabitants

You wouldnt be from Belgium , now would you ?

 

[Bonimenier]

You wouldnt be from Belgium , now would you ?

I wouldn't

 

[topt]

I wouldn't

Is it a secret ? Dutch ?

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Like we would have never guessed that you are not, Belgium ?

What gave it away?

 

[topt]

What gave it away?

not liking slovenians
BTW why is WVA popular worldvide ? does he do anything different that Rogla

 

[johnymax]

In Slovenia there is like 99.9% of people that prefer Roglic

In Slovenia Pogačar is unjustly almost disliked by most casual fans, because they feel like he stole something from Roglič, something that was meant to be of Roglič first and then Tadej's time will come. That's obviously stupid thinking and hopefully they'll change their minds soon, because Pogačar is an amazing and exciting young superstar of the sport.

But this conversation is becoming silly to be honest. I'm sure all of them champions, Roglič, Pogačar, van Aert, etc...have enough fans don't worry about it. Some more, some less. It depends on their riding style, depends on if they are from a traditional cycling country, depends on if they are riding for the right team and so on. But when they reach that superstardom level and they become big, also the number of haters increases. Usually because they frequently beat their favourite rider or because they feel like he is limiting their favourite rider in some way. But this is a lot more common in other sports than in a sport like cycling. True cycling fans usually acknowledge the greatness of a rider when they see a champion.

I just don't think you should judge sportsmen by how they answer in interviews in a foreign language. If you do so, then you will probably end disliking too many sportsmen unjustly. There's a reason they are sportsmen and not spokesmen. Also if you call riders like Roglič one trick ponies, I think you should quickly lose credentials as a knowledgeable person of the sport and gain fanboy credentials.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

not liking slovenians
BTW why is WVA popular worldvide ? does he do anything different that Rogla

I didn't compare them both, i compared WVA to GVA.

 

[johnymax]

One trick pony does it again! Beating the Greatest on the line

 

[SafeBet]

Beating the Greatest on the line

Pinnacle of Roglic's career. Can only go downhill from here.

 

[johnymax]

Pinnacle of Roglic's career. Can only go downhill from here.

Yeah, he just needs to beat the Greatest again to reach another pinnacle. Not that it's going to be easy.

 

[topt]

I didn't compare them both, i compared WVA to GVA.

so I imagine you dont like WVA either

 

[tobydawq]

Roglic now has as many career wins as Nibali.

 

[Eeslliw]

Roglic now has as many career wins as Nibali.

Only TDF, Giro and maybe Lombardia missing so Roglic can invite Nibali to look at his trophy cabinet?

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

There was a discussion last year whether Rog/Pog should be able to follow Alaphilipe on the Poggio. I still believe they should be able to.

so I imagine you dont like WVA either

He's one of my favorite riders.

 

[topt]

There was a discussion last year whether Rog/Pog should be able to follow Alaphilipe on the Poggio. I still believe they should be able to.


He's one of my favorite riders.

why, cause he is Belgian or cause he just follows the train and sprints in the end

 

[Carols]

49 wins! He never tires of Roglastomping them .

Still his cabinet needs quite a few more trophies to rival Nibali. 2 other GTs (Giro and Tour) and a different monument. But he has time . Then he can invite Vince over!

 

[Carols]

Only TDF, Giro and maybe Lombardia missing so Roglic can invite Nibali to look at his trophy cabinet?

Wow you beat me to it LOL!

 

[BlueRoads]

I'm not from Belgium. I think Roglic is a nice guy and a very strong rider, but nothing about him excites me.

I like van Aert... because... I don't know. If I'm honest it might be because I once saw his girlfriend in an interview and she seemed nice. Maybe she isn't even. If she is, he doesn't need to be. But often it's these kind of silly things that make me like or dislike a rider.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

why, cause he is Belgian or cause he just follows the train and sprints in the end

Because he is the only rider capable of really hurting van der Poel in CX (not because i am against vdP, but because it would be super boring otherwise) and when he does, it's always spectacular. Because he wins ITT's, classics, mass sprints, hurts climbers when he pulls the peloton, because he has funny (natural) hair, because he is a very likable guy, because he doesn't give up easily, because he's a colorful guy, because he's been the underdog for most of his career, because he had to fight hard to overcome his injury... many reasons

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Only TDF, Giro and maybe Lombardia missing so Roglic can invite Nibali to look at his trophy cabinet?

Nah, as long as he hasn't won both my heart and the Taiwan KOM Challenge, he has no reason to invite Lo Squalo.