Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

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The perfect team is something like this:
Politt
Vermeersch
Bjerg
Narvaez
Wellens
Morgado
Pogacar

Almost perfect, but Del Toro is missing. Also i have a feeling Narvaez will somehow disappoint us. Maybe he should be the first guy trying to break peloton and not Del Toro. I could see Del Toro dropping Narvaez on Cipressa.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Almost perfect, but Del Toro is missing. Also i have a feeling Narvaez will somehow disappoint us. Maybe he should be the first guy trying to break peloton and not Del Toro. I could see Del Toro dropping Narvaez on Cipressa.

Narvaez doesn't love the rain. Maybe that was the reason for his disappointing PN.

 

[scribers]

Do you really think those climbers can rip the peloton in Berta? They need roulers to make the race hard in the last 150 km.

I don’t think they can make it hard enough on a clear day. You’re just shredding teammates and everyone sits in. Now if the weather is bad with crosswinds, you might be on to something.

 

[yaf2]

Do you really think those climbers can rip the peloton in Berta? They need roulers to make the race hard in the last 150 km.

Yes berta is 2km 7% climb and he is more than capable of shredding the peleton. But how do u think roulers can make the race hard in last 150 kms when crosswinds almost never crossed their mind to msr?

 

[yaf2]

But we know the outcome anyway as matxin will put covi, arrieta, & novak on the roster 🥴

 

[Peyroteo94]

I don’t think they can make it hard enough on a clear day. You’re just shredding teammates and everyone sits in. Now if the weather is bad with crosswinds, you might be on to something.

If you want echelons, you need roulers to split the peloton. However, it is rare to have strong wind in Italy.

 

[Peyroteo94]

But we know the outcome anyway as matxin will put covi, arrieta, & novak on the roster 🥴

No, he won't.

 

[Salvarani]

No, he won't.

Right now... PCS have listed Pog, Narvaez, McNulty, Novak and Wellens. Who else do you think it will be or who do you want to see?

 

[Peyroteo94]

Right now... PCS have listed Pog, Narvaez, McNulty, Novak and Wellens. Who else do you think it will be or who do you want to see?

Politt is a must after what he did in PN.
Vermeersch is my other pick. What he did in SB was incredible.

 

[Salvarani]

Politt is a must after what he did in PN.
Vermeersch is my other pick. What he did in SB was incredible.

Politt is likely, I think.

Vermeersch, on the other hand, seems like he will be racing some Belgian and French races this week.

 

[Peyroteo94]

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[Peyroteo94]

Politt is likely, I think.

Vermeersch, on the other hand, seems like he will be racing some Belgian and French races this week.

A pity to be honest. Vermeersch is in great shape and probably the ebst domestique to pace all 3 Capos.

 

[Monsi]

Politt and Vermeersch would be my ideal riders to put in the last two spots but yeah, PCS has Vermeersch listed for some cobbled classics. If that's the case, they should have Bjerg.

Also, I think McNulty will be a question mark after he DNF'd Paris-Nice. If he's replaced, I'd love for Del Toro to take his spot.

 

[Monsi]

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Well, we didn’t have to wait long. Surprised at Laengen’s inclusion but as long as he does the job of positioning the UAE guys before Cipressa, then I can’t complain. And then finally, Politt is in the lineup. He should always be there at MSR anyways.

Also nice to see Del Toro there.

 

[Peyroteo94]

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Well, we didn’t have to wait long. Surprised at Laengen’s inclusion but as long as he does the job of positioning the UAE guys before Cipressa, then I can’t complain. And then finally, Politt is in the lineup. He should always be there at MSR anyways.

Also nice to see Del Toro there.

No, Laengen is to do the dirty work. He won't survive Capo Berta.

 

[Salvarani]

Laengen will work and protect the others until the Capos begin I would think or for as long he can keep up. Then others will take over.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Overall it is a good team and thankfully, McNulty is out.
However, Politt should be there.

 

[Salvarani]

Overall it is a good team and thankfully, McNulty is out.
However, Politt should be there.

Yeah, like Covi or Baroncini would actually be more useful for the team here.

 

[Monsi]

Overall it is a good team and thankfully, McNulty is out.
However, Politt should be there.

Wait wdym? Politt is there.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Wait wdym? Politt is there.

Lol, I'm sleeping! Great news!

 

[Peyroteo94]

Yeah, like Covi or Baroncini would actually be more useful for the team here.

I didn’t understand your point

 

[Lequack]

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[Salvarani]

I didn’t understand your point

Instead of McNulty.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Instead of McNulty.

McNulty is not a team player. Hirschi is a great classics rider but what help did he give to Pogacar in LBL?

 

[Salvarani]

McNulty is not a team player. Hirschi is a great classics rider but what help did he give to Pogacar in LBL?

Exactly, so I would prefer Covi instead of him tbh. He was good last year for Pog here... when Ulissi and Hirschi were completely useless.