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Without Alaphilippe's actions,that was sanctioned, Roglic would have finished fourth. Pogacar would almost certainly have won, with Hirschi second; they were the strongest.
I had just about forgotten that finish, but yeah it took Alaphilippe hooking Hirschi and Pogacar basically out of contention and then celebrating early for Roglic to notch his lone Monument victory.
 
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I had just about forgotten that finish, but yeah it took Alaphilippe hooking Hirschi and Pogacar basically out of contention and then celebrating early for Roglic to notch his lone Monument victory.
Some would say Alaphilippe heroically led out Roglic to victory.


Before Pogi became a Classic goat
That’s not even factoring in a Covid year with Pogacar not used to all the media post Tour win.
 
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I see. LBL edition, on where Pogi took himself out early in the race counts but a LBL edition on where it came to a bunch sprint and Rogla won sprinting, that doesn't really count. You have to admit this are rather strange criteria.

Anyway, note that when i wrote earlier Rogla has, among other, beaten Pogi in a GT race, week long stage race and at a monument, here i meant in races without any * involved, races on where both finished, racing against each other, and where Rogla won. And as said that was the era on where Pogi was already winning Tour(s) and beyond.

All in all Rogla is in a kind of strange position ATM, he already achieved, as the only one in history of cycling, what everybody else is dreaming of doing, some day. So motivation can take a hit, still winning some more, for the fans, why not.
 
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As for the eras, some having issues pin pointing Rogla, a hint, think in eons. When Armstrong was still racing Rogla was a junior world champ, now when it's supposedly Pogi era, after all other supposed eras, Rogla is still leading Red Bull in the fight for the red.

Rogla eon.
 
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Anyway, note that when i wrote earlier Rogla has, among other, beaten Pogi in a GT race, week long stage race and at a monument, here i meant in races without any * involved, races on where both finished, racing against each other, and where Rogla won. And as said that was the era on where Pogi was already winning Tour(s) and beyond.

All in all Rogla is in a kind of strange position ATM, he already achieved, as the only one in history of cycling, what everybody else is dreaming of doing, some day. So motivation can take a hit, still winning some more, for the fans, why not.
Pogacar hadn’t won a Tour yet in 2019.
 
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Pogacar hadn’t won a Tour yet in 2019.

It wasn't me that defined the windows we had discussed about in the past couple of days:


As explained above for me the Rogla eon still lasts and considering Rogla is the only rider in pro road peloton that already achieved what everybody else is dreaming of, motivation for doing that again is of rather low priority on Rogličes side and Pogi hence isn't as defining factor for Rogla as Pogi is for the rest of the peloton. Lets not forget Rogla out climbed Pogi at the Tour 2020 and was a part of the winning team in some later edition, utilising tactics Remco now believes is the key to beat Pogi.

Anyway, to train good and to build a strong base and ultimately to do good in races, with a bit of toying with the competition, that is now the driving force and motivation, starting with TA in 76 days. Basically just around the corner.

Who knows, if wins come in plenty then Tour 2026 can still become a viable option, if competition will be ahead then best to focus on Vuelta exclusively. We'll see.