He was always prone to doing a really bad sprint if he was completely gassed. This happened even in 2019-2021.
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First race for Pogačar in the rainbow jersey, hope for a win but Roglič shouldn't be underestimated here so Pogačar should attack before the last lap to avoid going into an uphill sprint with his countryman.
I will keep an eye on Mas, he is in good shape and already won this race in 2022.
I will keep an eye on Mas, he is in good shape and already won this race in 2022.
I must also just say that the idea that Pogacar couldn't win a sprint vs Roglic is funny as hell too. Like he's just never hit a good level at this race.
In the past they both managed to beat each other in such uphill finishes. An in-form Pogacar has a ridiculous uphill finish i.e. see Grand Colombiere stage finish at the Tour 2023. I'm not sure if Rogla is as strong in explosivity this year as he was in the past, we will see (or maybe we won't if Pogacar attacks earlier).
There are many reasons to believe in a Pogacar victory: his level has never been higher than this year, and he’s in better shape at this point in the season than he usually is; he has never won the race before, and he will undoubtedly be extra motivated to claim his first victory in the rainbow stripes. Furthermore, his biggest rival, Roglic, may not be quite as strong as he usually is—it seems he has lost just a bit of his sharpness in the finishes—and it’s hard to see anyone else beating him in a race that almost always gets decided on the final ascent up the San Luca climb.
Yep bad weather in Bologna at the moment.
Could stop raining in the afternoon but temperatures around 11-13 degrees.
Haters will say they have a bad relationship.
"Primoz you were buying me beer all night after the WC but I didn't see you drink any"
"I couldn't drink cause the legs hurt, eh"
They have a traditional relationship. Primoz is the darling that Tadej occasionally puts out the bins for and books into spas.
Yes, and he also lost sometimes to worst riders in his territory "uphill stomps" sometimes during his 2019-2021 reign. For example I remember Dan Martin in Vuelta 2020, Gaudu in Romandie 2019 (although bad positioning was the issue). It is normal because he took part in a crazy amount of uphill finishes.
But I agree with Jhonny in the fact he has lost some punch in the end, but clearly in the last couple of years (being healthy) he is better than ever in terms of w/kg, recovery and durabillity, the data give us 0 doubt about that, is just that others even improve more. Still I have the impression that when he has a top class opponent like Pogacar or Remco he can recover that monster 2021 kick a bit, I dont know if is the motivation or what...
This. Even in the 2020 Tour, I saw Pogacar outsprinting Roglic in a uphill sprint.
EDIT: 2021 Pais Vasco is a good example too
Big difference between sprinting on a San Luca like climb versus a Grand Colombiere style climb.
Another boring race result incoming ...There isnt even a doubt no matter who tries to giz up anticipation with 'this one can do that or that one can do this'.
Nothing left to talk about or anticipate except if one Vuelta and a LBL is worth a podium at the Tour
As for Primoz's and Pog's relationship body language would suggest its not easy ....and to be expected. Roglic, one of the best in the world is super competitive and its got to hurt that he is so overshadowed by his countryman (no matter what he says or how he smiles) . I'm feed up of Pog's dominance and I dont even ride a bike
Nothing left to talk about or anticipate except if one Vuelta and a LBL is worth a podium at the Tour
As for Primoz's and Pog's relationship body language would suggest its not easy ....and to be expected. Roglic, one of the best in the world is super competitive and its got to hurt that he is so overshadowed by his countryman (no matter what he says or how he smiles) . I'm feed up of Pog's dominance and I dont even ride a bike
Yep, Although I would say that this stage had a strange tricky final with last meters on a downhill with som bends and Primoz launching far too early (like 600 metres), Pogacar only passed him when the road was flat after being a while on his wheel.
We don’t need more people riding a bike, we need more armchairs.
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