Mate, no excuses from me. I am convinced that Pogacar would have still LOST in 2023 even with perfect preparation. Jonas was just better than him in 2023. I'm being real.
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Maybe they could be afraid of the dangerous roads after what happened last year, but i saw now the route, and it's clearly good.
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While I don’t agree with the “fear of getting beaten” narrative raised by @Rou , I believe you’re being deliberately disingenuous in your response here, @Froome.
First, Pogacar did race in the Tour. To make a fair comparison, he would have had to skip the Tour entirely, citing rest as a priority.
Second, Visma reported only contusions for Vingegaard—no broken bones—which is quite different from Pogacar’s broken wrist, and you know that.
Third, Pogacar’s collapse on Loze in 2023 seems largely unrelated to this debate; whether his wrist injury influenced that collapse remains uncertain. It’s clearly irrelevant to whether Vingegaard can or cannot race now—so bringing it up feels like an old argument being recycled.
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I thought it has been well known, prior to season start, that he was deliberately entering the season with a lower level of form. The aim being to be able to still have a high level in September. I have not seen anything to suggest that is not where he's currently at.
If he or his team withdraw him from races because of his wrist injury, so be it. The last thing he or cycling fans want is for him to crash as a result of a bike handling issue.
If he or his team withdraw him from races because of his wrist injury, so be it. The last thing he or cycling fans want is for him to crash as a result of a bike handling issue.
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A bit like Pogacar not riding Dauphine in 2023
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He is becoming a bit like a couch potato. Watching races, instead of racing them.
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Are you telling me, that when he isn't on his bike, he's moderating this forum?
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Surely going to gent wewelgem and the tour of Flanders
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Pogacar had a fracture and underwent surgery. Vingegaard had a scratch and a hello kitty bandaid.
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Where else is he injuried? Because he went back to his bike, continued the race and even attacked and then participated in the next days stage.
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Fanboy driven speculation surrounding injuries is completely classless, sort it out lads.
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Sorry about that. In the furture we'll make sure the riders get the injuries we'd like
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I'd like to think back to his interviews after his crash in Basque country and how he said that he seriously thought that he was going do die that day and then whilst in the hospital he had serious feelings of quitting professional cycling altogether. With this in mind, you do really wonder where his heart lies whenever he suffers setbacks.
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