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

[Oldman]

Yeah if he loses the Tour to Pogacar he definitely lost it because of the first 4 days. Never know how much positioning issues caused underperformance today.

We'll have to see the ITT tomorrow.

He appeared to be on MvP's wheel or close at the middle of the last climb. That would suggest he worked to hard to get there or didn't have the last gasp. Either way it was time lost that'll be difficult to recover.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I think he‘ll do a good time trial, he could probably do that without legs.

I think he will still need his legs, otherwise there's a thread on this forum that would go bonkers.

 

[Red Rick]

Between the pre race comments and reports about getting infected wounds at the Giro I'm not sure the expectations are too high. But last year he grew into the race a little bit, I think it would be pointless to show up if the team didn't believe that was the case.

 

[acm]

Legs still not there... I hope for a good TT tomorrow.

 

[AmRacer]

I think he very much wants to reach Paris, so he can put his bad spell behind when he retires.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Like I said before the Tour, he will likely not top5 this Tour

 

[Extinction]

Roglic is old, his time past.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Roglic is old, his time past.

But only since Catalunya this year

 

[Tim Cahill]

Withdraw, prepare for La Vuelta

 

[kamaveli]

Right now it seems that he doesn't have legs to challenge for the podium. If they don't expect the situation to improve as the Tour progresses, then it would be better to focus on chasing stages.
I don't want to see him racing for pointlesd top10 in gc with bad form and horrible team. I'd much rather see one last stomp in the Tour.

 

[Peyroteo94]

But only since Catalunya this year

He beat Ayuso. Ayuso is overrated

 

[Red Rick]

He beat Ayuso. Ayuso is overrated

Ayuso's stage race and GT results are basically the same as Almeida at this point.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

He beat Ayuso. Ayuso is overrated

How can you be overrated if everyone says you‘re terrible and worse than any other option all the time.

 

[Rackham]

It's the ebb and flow of Rog in a GT.

It's joeover until it's not. I don't have a crystal ball but I'm not about to throw the baby out with the bathwater, i.e. this one could get worse (for real)... before it gets better.

But come on guys, we've all seen GT's before. Aka just because some guys are riding super fast and strong in these early punchy stages doesn't mean they'll be smashing Loze in a couple of weeks.

Notwithstanding the top two obviously who're in their own little universe.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Ayuso's stage race and GT results are basically the same as Almeida at this point.

Do you mean age results or at this current moment?

 

[Red Rick]

Do you mean age results or at this current moment?

Let's say results int he last 2-3 years.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Ayuso is yet to show anything relevant in the Tour

 

[Cycling111]

These types of climbs were Roglic's specialty. If he was bad today, it bodes ill for the high mountains.

He'll do well tomorrow. He did very well in the first time trial of the Giro, but he was poor in the stage won by Ayuso.

 

[Cycling111]

Ayuso is yet to show anything relevant in the Tour

Ayuso reminds me more and more of Valverde.

He's very good in some mid-mountain classics, although he's yet to win any major ones, and in week-long tours, but he raises doubts in GT.

The Vuelta will his best GT, like Valverde.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

I think he very much wants to reach Paris, so he can put his bad spell behind when he retires.

Probably the best point on this thread today. He hasnt made it to Paris since 2020 when he lost the race the day before.

 

[Rackham]

It is still too early.

Now maybe after Hautacam everyone with a crystal ball can come in here and say "haha I told you he was washed!" but we're not there yet.

He's trained for climbing and his coach admitted he's had to sacrifice punchiness. Until we've seen the outcome of that, I'm on the fence. I also doubt Red Bull would be so protective of him if his climbing numbers were abysmal.

 

[Wright Stuff]

Always had a soft spot for Rogla, it's great to see the old timer still plugging away. As others have said, I just hope he can avoid crashing for once and avoid the mummy routine. Anything else is a bonus imo, perhaps he can grab a stage. And if something happens to the top contenders, who knows.

 

[P4rthen0n]

I assume positioning will be blamed again when he started the last climb in about 15th Position and finished 18th. That‘s just not gonna cut it.

At 6,0km to go, Narvaez started his pull at the base of the last climb.
Almeida was 14th and I believe Roglic was 17th at that point (but i'm not 100% sure), right behind Vauquelin.
Roglic just did not have the legs.
Lipowitz was already dropped even before the last climb. He was amazing in the Dauphiné, how is this happening 3 weeks later?

Something went terribly wrong with Redbull and Roglic's preparation in 2025.

 

[acm]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1942618203932275132

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This doesn't bode well, I'm afraid we don't know the whole story with antibiotics...

 

[Red Rick]

"If I would be flying I'd be with one leg there"