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Remco Evenepoel

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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.
Lol it would certainly explain Pogi behaviour if he's on coke 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 (joking)
 
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.
 
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.
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)

A friend of mine with tourettes syndrome suggested Rogla seemed to show signs of having tics! My friend is really good at spotting such things. I don't recognise tourette so I couldn't tell. Rogla always felt adhd to me. In so many ways. I am infinitely worried about him. Being tough has nothing on mental health on a champion. It's not a coincidence so many champions ends up addicted to substances because being addicted to winning is an addiction so the bar is already lowered. </3

For Jonas I'm not completely sure. I always assumed he was neurodivergent from the getgo. Even just going after someone older is an autistic traits in itself. But Jonas is still a mystery to me. I think he has some tricks up his sleeves but I'm not sure yet what they are 😁
 
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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.
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 );)
 
Honestly I don't mind having central stimulants as TUE. I know for me as a non athlete they're insanely performance enhancing but for an athlete it won't be more than back in Merx time. And some crashes probably is avoided due to enhanced concentration. So for crying out loud give more of them to Kelderman! Give them to the head in the clouds riders that really needs them.

Kruiswijk, God could he have a harder name to spell? Give him some too.

Adhd should logically make more sense with cyclo-cross, mtb, bmx etc. Adrenaline sports. Not that cycling isn't adrenaline, obviously it is but it also demands a tenacity that's not adhd strong suit 😉 😁

(Oh plz give methylphenidate to Jasper too. Not that i doubt he's already on it.)

https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/53/12/741

This article suggests extremely low numbers. Mainly because it estimate adhd to less than 3 percent in a population and there's certainly countries with a far higher adhd diagnosis percentage.

I'm rambling and melatonin setting in. Gotta return to this topic tomorrow.
 
I don't know what Evenpoel takes and he can finish a 273 km course being less out of breath than me at the end of my 160 W zone2-zwift-one-hour-ride but it ain't ritalin or salbutamol. I have a prescription for salbutamol. Never noticed any difference, marginal or not...
 
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Pogi apparently has a "death list" and if Tiberi ever joins UAE, people should watch out ... or something like that.:)
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.
 
Getting along with Teddy paid off!

My friend, here is my recipe for good porridge. Good luck at the Olympics!
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.

As the result of this alliance, Remco now has 2x Olympic Gold and Le Tour podium. He can be considered a rider of the year if Pog wasn't as successful in his double attempt. Pog is sharing the piece of cake with strong guys, the ones who deserve his attention in the future.

I think we'll see some more guys joining him in his crusade against Jonas, but he'll choose his allies carefully. They need to be strong riders with powerful people backing them up.