Yes, I think to quote the old saying about kids and candy - his eyes are bigger than his stomach. Or perhaps another cliche - his ego is writing cheques his body can't cash
Seriously though, he nickels and dimes himself to death.
As a Wout fanboy (raced cyclocross for years myself, and road for more years, also MTB since they invented them, so maybe I should be a MVdP fan? nah he's too smug, although I was an Adri Van der Poel fan, but I digress) I take exception to your characterization. Wout is behind where he was 2 years ago, but 2 years ago he was exceptional. He has done a few sprints, won the field sprint 5 sec. behind Bardet on the first stage, where he said he was happily surprised with his level. He almost singlehandedly got Jasper relegated on stage 6 (?) and was I think, vintage Wout on the gravel stage where he would smash it on the front for multi k's get dropped when there was an attack and then come right back for more smashing when the pace dropped. Clearly he's missing a step, I think (having always been one) that big guys need a lot more training than little guys so maybe that's got something to do with the difference between Wout and Vingo in terms of level after injuries?
Believe it or not, I'm a pretty big fan of Wout. Right now I think he would agree compared to his regular level, he is sucking. I'm not really entirely sure why his recovery is slower than his colleague's, that could be because of all sorts of factors including clinical factors about ViVi's recovery.
Yea, but it was Pogacar going for every sprint and attacking as he does without calculating that put him in a position to explode, when Jonas' superior long distance strength came to the fore. Now just look at how Vingegaard is racing in this Tour. He follows, waits, races prudently and if he improves will land the KO punch deep into the race. I'm assuming similar doping programs for both. Vingegaard is just better at planning his moves and riding to his strengths.
I think Pogacar took the right decision. Attacking just before the top. Taking enough seconds to be the first to start the descent. As a (far) better descender (and taking a few risks), he increased his lead to 30/40 seconds. Which in normal circumstances, with two short climbs to come (Vingegaard coming back a few seconds) but also two descents (Poga gaining a few seconds) should always be enough to stay ahead.
"The sport is full of doping" is of course not an excuse. Therefore, why not stop doping controls? Then everyone can be doped. I gradually have the impression that doping controls are no longer there from a sporting point of view, but only to curb extreme and dangerous forms of doping. To avoid sporters being killed. But sooner or later that will happen and we will have deaths. If not during the sporting career, then in the years afterwards.
But hasn't JV himself said exactly that he thought he was near deaths door 3 months ago ?
No, it is Vingegaard. Dude is a mutant when he goes uphill. I would love to know how many drugs he was taking to be in this shape.
Pogacar and Pantani have nothing in common (D factor aside), neither in personality or racing style. Italians actually compared more Bernal with Pantani, back when he won the Giro, but I didn't see them do the same with Pogi this year.
Pogi and Pantani attack everywhere while vingo most of the time suck wheels
Not Vingos fault really. He is the result of the most advanced genetic engineering technology but they didn't manage to give him a personality yet. He attacks only when the voice on the radio says so.
Agreed. It's actually hard to think of two riders who are further apart than Vingegaard and Pantani. I remember Pantani as erratic; Vingegaard is completely the opposite. Pantani was also a solo artist, riding for a weak Mercatone Uno, whereas Vingegaard is a team player in a very strong Visma team. Pantani was the most explosive rider I've seen; Vingegaard is, in terms of conservative riding style and last year's TT dominance, more like a skeleton version of Indurain. They share those crazy w/kg numbers, but that's about it.
But in the pre-Tour races he did this season, he was so far above the rest that those attacks were practically risk free. In the Tour, when there's risk, he's always super conservative, and he sticks to the plan (which has worked out great for him).
Well okay, what do you want to say... you're free to post it here
Pantani was more explosive than Pogi? Not trolling just asking because i dont know
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