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I'm not an expert, but taking a wild guess, maybe it's similar to how lefties perform better in certain sports (fencing, table tennis, baseball).I'd think ADHD is over represented in elite sports?
Lol it would certainly explain Pogi behaviour if he's on coke 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 (joking)The nose clearing is extremely over the top with Pogacar especially, practically every time he attacks he’s got his thumb on his nose 5 separate times. I haven’t noticed it as much with Remco so far at least. It’s hard to imagine that’s just from pollen, there has to be something more to it, even if the substance causing it is legal.
It isn't actually for people who have ADHD. It has the opposite effect. It basically slows everything down for someone with ADD/ADHD.Ritalin is ABSOLUTELY a performance enhancing drug. It is a stimulant for gods sake.
Mentally. Show me some studies that say people with ADHD/ADD have cardiovascular systems that are different from those without. I'm willing to learn.It isn't actually for people who have ADHD. It has the opposite effect. It basically slows everything down for someone with ADD/ADHD.
If you read interviews about Remco as a child and young soccer player you will notice that his behaviour is consistent. He is much more mature now but his drive and energy are the same as well as his manners in the heat of the day or the joy of the moment, albeit much more controlled now. If he takes ritalin during his pro years, the effects are not special at all.
What he do suffer from and it's not a lie at all is pollen allergy. He was cleaning his nose often during the olympic race. I am not sure if he takes anything atm but the net effect of the allergy on his racing is negative, not positive.
I definitely want to see young Pog videos! Then I will be able to rule out if it's just adhd or audhd lol. (It's the way of saying "adhd with autism"/autistic traits in the neurodivergent community nowadays)During the Tour Cassani (ex-cyclist and italian commentator) said that even if he doesn't have any evidence of it, he is 100% sure Pogacar must have a notebook hidden somewhere where he keeps track of all the records he wants to break and all the names of the cyclists that beat him.
Giulio Ciccone said he played a game of squash with him against Urska and their procurator Alex Carera in the offseason and Pogi was laser focused on the win exactly like he is on the bike.
Pogacars quirky/funny persona may seem like a PR move to attract fans but on youtube you can find videos of him before joining UAE and even when he was a kid and he didn't change much. Him mother also confirmed he was an hyperactive child. So yeah, ADHD or something similar doesn't seem too far fetched for him too.
That photo of him and Remco sharing candies after a tdf stage is pretty emblematic.
Logically it should be. Adhd and sports seems to go hand in hand.I'd think ADHD is over represented in elite sports?
Thank you Fancy Bears for bringing proof of PED use by so many American cheaters like biles. Funny how she got stage fright at a place that doesn't allow her PED of choice (ofc she is on others as well )Methylphenidate (sold as Ritalin or Concerta) is banned by WADA under S6 Stimulants
see https://www.wada-ama.org/sites/default/files/2023-09/2024list_en_final_22_september_2023.pdf
If anyone is taking Ritalin in the pro-peloton, they'd need a TUE or they'll be in trouble.
Edit add- I see that the gymnastic star from the US, Simone Biles is on Ritalin.
All these worldbeater athletes with asthma and ADHD should be spokesmen for the conditions, really lean into it.
Reading comprehension is also improved I hear.Also asthma…
Reading comprehension is also improved I hear.
I didn't hear Politt say anythingOmg Pog is dark!View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MU1znqTMCyM
Listen to what Politt has said about him 😱
Pogi apparently has a "death list" and if Tiberi ever joins UAE, people should watch out ... or something like that.I didn't hear Politt say anything
Pogi likes cats.Pogi apparently has a "death list" and if Tiberi ever joins UAE, people should watch out ... or something like that.
Remco is on the "Pogi Porridge" too for breakfast?
Fox Mulder in the X-files had a poster in his office of a UFO with the text "I want to believe". It seems pro-cycling has reached the same point again.
During the Tour, the team made two lists with "friends" and "enemies" in the race, the latter was called a "blacklist" by Politt. I assume that's what you/the video is/are referring to, cause I'm not clicking on anything made by that channel.Pogi apparently has a "death list" and if Tiberi ever joins UAE, people should watch out ... or something like that.
A summary of the video here -During the Tour, the team made two lists with "friends" and "enemies" in the race, the latter was called a "blacklist" by Politt. I assume that's what you/the video is/are referring to, cause I'm not clicking on anything made by that channel.
Optimised base layers, as described by pollitt, are a deal breaker for me. I now buy beating records from the 90s wholesale.A summary of the video here -
https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling...es-blacklist-you-dont-want-to-be-on-that-list
Not that way. I think it's clear that Pogi could win Olympic RR easily, but he chose to leave this race for his ally to shine. Beef between Pog and national federation about Urska also helped him to make such decision.Getting along with Teddy paid off!
My friend, here is my recipe for good porridge. Good luck at the Olympics!