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[Cookster15]

Getting older in sports is only positive between 20-30

Generally yes but there are always exceptions. The rest of your post is fair.

There are factors which can overturn loss of cycling strength over 30 - like experience, confidence and mindset. Cadel Evans was an example. I wouldn't count out Rogla just yet.

 

[VayaVayaVaya]

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I’m pretty sure I could take him

 

[CyclistAbi]

I’m pretty sure I could take him

I checked the resume and has my green light:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BS0-oxW40WM

 

[CyclistAbi]

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=385331336599240

View: https://www.facebook.com/Eurosport/videos/385331336599240/


A. Yates, Almeida and Pogi vs Rogla, it's like half of the UAE Tour 2025 team vs Rogla, oh wait!

 

[Oldman]

We humans start to decline physically in the 30ies.

We humans? Speak for yourself and your gene pool. IMO it's definitely based on either embracing or abandoning serious work efforts and self care.

Upstream a poster landed this definitive bit of wisdom:
"This is a clear fact. He's struggling to get into shape now, and he's not maintaining it in as many races as he used to.
And of course it´s due to age; it's not ageism; it's a reality of sports. From age 30 onward, performance typically worsens. Getting older in sports is only positive between 20-30."

In Roglic's case we would most definitely include injuries in the self care catagory although most would be forced to admit that he's been crashed out by other riders; not acts of his own. Chris Froome rode into a wall. Remco overcooked a corner. Neither situation that were either near or worse "Career ending" involved a racing incident.

The fact that most of these guys have put a lifetime of physical effort out in 2 seasons compared to other athlete cohorts has the most influence on decline. It takes serious discipline to maintain the regimen and mindset to manage it. It also may necessarily include an element of compromise on the training supplement front of performance. As they say in motor racing: speed costs. How fast do you want to go? If we are honest about disparity in performance we generally can settle on budget and compensation as the major factor for decline in early age decline.

 

[benzwire]

The mental aspect changes as well as they get older, meaning it could simply be changes to personal life. He has a couple children now and those little things start to affect the mentality needed to compete. Could affect the willingness to sacrifice for training, time away from home, or simply the ability to suffer. All these things add up, if only in the tiniest manner. It can affect risk-taking. It may not be worth it anymore as priorities change. I'm not saying Roglic can't overcome any of this, but he is human. That said, I think Roglic could still win the Tour under the right circumstances. It may require him transfer some of his bad luck to other guys, but he's still at that level he can win it.

 

[Rackham]

It may require him transfer some of his bad luck to other guys, but he's still at that level he can win it.

I'm here for it. All of it. Bring on the meltdowns and asterisked TdF win. It's what we live for.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Guys, relax, seated acceleration stands no chance against stomp. What happens next, that is to be answered. But if Rogla has a team member ahead, he will bridge. No bad luck needed, then people would say Rogla only won the Tour due to Pogi and Jonas being bad bike handlers. We won't have that.