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

[Red Rick]

I guess it must be quite worrying for RBH when someone "who has given up, who has completely checked out and who doesn't give a ****", is still the best on the team today.

It's shocking that people still take Roglic' quotes seriously.

The man is entirely unserious in any pre reace interviews.

 

[VayaVayaVaya]

The general public doesn't care. They only care about what's happening at the front end and who's winning.

Rog's 'misfortune' is that he's still a top 8 climber this season in the races he's been in which means he makes the selection of the final small group but then can't follow when whomever is best on the day goes (in Itzulia he did follow Seixas and got blown off the wheel).

As for your comment about what other teams might or might not do, that's not really your decision is it? If he wants to continue he'll find something and if not he'll retire. Simples.

At least we have better context now for just how good Seixas is.

 

[Berniece]

I guess it must be quite worrying for RBH when someone "who has given up, who has completely checked out and who doesn't give a ****", is still the best on the team today.

It was a 3km prologue

 

[acm]

It was a 3km prologue

And?

If he didn't care, as some say, he would simply ride like Tratnik. But he didn't, did he?

 

[Rou]

I hope Rogla shows good signs this week with view of the Vuelta.
I also hope that Lipo doesn't try to 'backstab' him again.

 

[CyclistAbi]

A good thing about having a strategy is you can always change it.

 

[red_flanders]

I guess it must be quite worrying for RBH when someone "who has given up, who has completely checked out and who doesn't give a ****", is still the best on the team today.

You think RBH is "worried" that Roglic beat Lipo by 2 seconds on a 3k TT?

That's the difference of taking a better line on one corner. Or a touch more punch at the end. Come on.

 

[Gratemans]

You think RBH is "worried" that Roglic beat Lipo by 2 seconds on a 3k TT?

That's the difference of taking a better line on one corner. Or a touch more punch at the end. Come on.

I know right? What's with all the drama in here suddenly?
Roglic is just gonna Roglic.

He's never serious in pre-race interviews anyway, although not everybody seems to be able to pick up on that due to his dry delivery, it seems.
I think he knows what's up: he's over his peak.
He'll try to be as useful as he can during the season, and give it his all at the Vuelta one last time. And even if he doesn't win, I think he will be perfectly content with his career. And rightfully so.

I think there's a beautiful irony in that some of his most dedicated fans could actually learn a lot from his zen-like mindset.

 

[CyclistAbi]

You think RBH is "worried" that Roglic beat Lipo by 2 seconds on a 3k TT?

Part of RBH for sure, that is doesn't want Rogla winning any more, as they would rather see some other rider do that instead and for Rogla to support such goals. After all co-leadership was never offered for the Tour 2026 and Peiper was rather blunt in what strategy he is proposing to the team, considering he is strategic advisor.

But anyway, who cares. You can't keep a good horse down.

I think there's a beautiful irony in that some of his most dedicated fans could actually learn a lot from his zen-like mindset.

One can only try.

 

[Gratemans]

One can only try.

Please do.

 

[Oldman]

And?

If he didn't care, as some say, he would simply ride like Tratnik. But he didn't, did he?

He didn't care or didn't Didn't. Not sure what conclusion you expect from us.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Part of RBH for sure, that is doesn't want Rogla winning any more, as they would rather see some other rider do that instead and for Rogla to support such goals. After all co-leadership was never offered for the Tour 2026 and Peiper was rather blunt in what strategy he is proposing to the team, considering he is strategic advisor.

But anyway, who cares. You can't keep a good horse down.



One can only try.

It was *** how Lipo and FFB rode for their own results instead of leading Roglic out on the ultimate climb. If they would have rode for him Roglic is celebrating season win number 1.

 

[YavorD]

It was *** how Lipo and FFB rode for their own results instead of leading Roglic out on the ultimate climb. If they would have rode for him Roglic is celebrating season win number 10*.

Fixed that for you.. This, of course, if we extend these duties to Pellizzari in TA

 

[SHAD0W93]

Fixed that for you.. This, of course, if we extend these duties to Pellizzari in TA

18 actually if the team wasn’t so selfish.

 

[acm]

You think RBH is "worried" that Roglic beat Lipo by 2 seconds on a 3k TT?

That's the difference of taking a better line on one corner. Or a touch more punch at the end. Come on.

What's wrong with you people, nobody understands sarcasm anymore? Maybe you should read the previous comments and you'll understand what my post was about. My god, chillax

 

[Red Rick]

chillax

I'm sorry but that word alone is enough to make me blood boil

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

I'm sorry but that word alone is enough to make me blood boil

Don Tzu would say: Chill, baby, chill!

 

[CyclistAbi]

He didn't care or didn't Didn't. Not sure what conclusion you expect from us.

He didn't didn't.

Both the Roglic and Remco threads are full of:

1. People telling the respective fans to wake up and realize they can’t compete with PVS in GTs
2. Respective fans saying that they can’t compete with PVS in GTs
3. @CyclistAbi

Just an observation.

On rare occasions in the Remco thread, they don't race together.

It was bu!!sh!t how Lipo and FFB rode for their own results instead of leading Roglic out on the ultimate climb. If they would have rode for him Roglic is celebrating season win number 1.

We'll see.

 

[Gargamel35]

Since Remco and Lipo expect best treatment in the team because they think they are nr. 1, I would expect them to be better then Roglič in any scenario and be closest to Pog as possible. And then you see a 38 year old washed up guy beats Lipo in the first stage and the other drops like a rock on any hill. Come on.

 

[ftm]

It's shocking that people still take Roglic' quotes seriously.

The man is entirely unserious in any pre reace interviews.

He didn't downplay or *** the interviewers, he flat out said he wasn't going for GC. I don't think he has ever went to a race to just be there

I don't see why he and the team are choosing races he can't win on his farewell year, it's not as if the rest are winning left or right, it would've made more sense to send him to farm easy races and pad their stats while their younger stars face the monsters.

And you can't tell me it makes sense to do the bare minimum and expect to be at the top level for the Vuelta where he will face Seixas if rumours are true. The young Frenchie was hard dropping him a few weeks ago, one would think Romandie is a good test for Roglic to see if he can improve his Itzulia shape

 

[CyclistAbi]

@Gargamel35

Rogla is 36.

@ftm

We seen yesterday that the sky wasn't falling.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

A good thing about having a strategy is you can always change it.

Florian Lipovitz when there's 80km left on a stage when his team has the race under control

 

[Berniece]

Since Remco and Lipo expect best treatment in the team because they think they are nr. 1, I would expect them to be better then Roglič in any scenario and be closest to Pog as possible. And then you see a 38 year old washed up guy beats Lipo in the first stage and the other drops like a rock on any hill. Come on.

You didn't watch Basque I guess?

 

[Red Rick]

Looked great for 7 seconds following Pogacars first attack.

Vuelta is so in the bag.

 

[Rackham]

I knew he was going to try to follow. It's like the only thing that motivated him in coming to Romandie was "I'm gonna jump when Pog jumps".

Other than that, not much to see.