Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

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Pogis only mistake is thinking multiple leaders strategy suits anyone besides the top favorites. Pogi wins through attrition beginning with km0. If a teammate is still around the favorites are too.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Pogis only mistake is thinking multiple leaders strategy suits anyone besides the top favorites. Pogi wins through attrition beginning with km0. If a teammate is still around the favorites are too.

In PR is good to sell the idea of having multiple leaders and play with numbers but in reality they will work for Pogacar even if one is ahead in the race.

 

[snipeheem]

In PR is good to sell the idea of having multiple leaders and play with numbers but in reality they will work for Pogacar even if one is ahead in the race.

Nobody will believe that uae are playing for multiple leaders in PR

 

[JoãoRamos]

Nobody will believe that uae are playing for multiple leaders in PR

Yep. Even I won’t fall for their tricks

 

[Peyroteo94]

Nobody will believe that uae are playing for multiple leaders in PR

Politt and Vermeersch can win PR in a early break if MVP is not able to drop Pogacar.

 

[Froome]

Politt and Vermeersch can win PR in a early break if MVP is not able to drop Pogacar.

MVP doesn't need to drop pogacar to win the race.

 

[snipeheem]

Politt and Vermeersch can win PR in a early break if MVP is not able to drop Pogacar.

Pog need both of them to push hard tempo and destroy race early

 

[Peyroteo94]

Pog need both of them to push hard tempo and destroy race early

I don't agree. One of these 2 has to attack and put pressure on Alpecin.

 

[Froome]

I don't agree. One of these 2 has to attack and put pressure on Alpecin.

Or morgado.

 

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Like I said, so long as these guys are around anywhere up the road, the favorites are too. pogi has to ride the favorites off his wheel somewhere. It's likely he won't figure this out this year, but he will and that will be the formula to winning is 2x (my prediction)

 

[James M]

'The team is very strong' - Narváez and Vermeersch join Tadej Pogačar for Tour of Flanders

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A ridiculously strong team. It will be interesting to see how they deploy it.

I suspect they want one as a satellite rider cause they are all strong enough to add value in a scenario like that. It also opens up the possibility for Pogacar to take a WC approach to go super early, knowing he has zero chill and comical strong its a valid option.

Or, the straightforward option: make it hard one by one before the thermonuclear attack. Take your bets.

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[Peyroteo94]

A ridiculously strong team. It will be interesting to see how they deploy it.

I suspect they want one as a satellite rider cause they are all strong enough to add value in a scenario like that. It also opens up the possibility for Pogacar to take a WC approach to go super early, knowing he has zero chill and comical strong its a valid option.

Or, the straightforward option: make it hard one by one before the thermonuclear attack. In that scenario do everyone expect Narvaez will be the last one before the attack or Wellens like Strade? Take your bets.

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Their only problem is who is gonna work first, specially to do the donkey work.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Like I said, so long as these guys are around anywhere up the road, the favorites are too. pogi has to ride the favorites off his wheel somewhere. It's likely he won't figure this out this year, but he will and that will be the formula to winning is 2x (my prediction)

Putting someone in the front is good to have a fast race and save UAE riders to really kill the race later, specially in the harder sectors.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Bjerg is very important to maintain a high pace between bergs so I don't believe he will work early in the race.

 

[Monsi]

So headwind/crosswind in Kwaremont/Paterberg. Bad news!

Isn't the wind direction pretty much the same as in 2023? I don't remember the wind speed then but all I remember is that it was a block headwind from the Paterberg to the finish in Oudenaarde in 2023. It's forecast to be the same case this year.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Isn't the wind direction pretty much the same as in 2023? I don't remember the wind speed then but all I remember is that it was a block headwind from the Paterberg to the finish in Oudenaarde in 2023. It's forecast to be the same case this year.

Don't remember but a 19 kph headwind is not great.

 

[Panda Claws]

Why is Pogacar so popular with Portuguese fans specifically?

 

[Peyroteo94]

Why is Pogacar so popular with Portuguese fans specifically?

Froome hates Pogacar and he is portuguese. Fortunately, most portuguese people love Pogacar and that's because he is the most exciting rider in the peloton. We love "pure ciclismo" riders, not just watts machines.

 

[Monsi]

Don't remember but a 19 kph headwind is not great.

Yeah not perfect but wind direction's the same as when Pogi won it so he's shown he can still distance MVDP even with that. Obviously, we can't directly compare between 2023 and 2025 but it's still something.

 

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Other riders have to endure the wind too if gaps open.

 

[Salvarani]

Bjerg is very important to maintain a high pace between bergs so I don't believe he will work early in the race.

He was very good in the 2023 race, if I remember it correctly.

 

[Peyroteo94]

He was very good in the 2023 race, if I remember it correctly.

Yup, this is why I'm saying he should pace between bergs.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Other riders have to endure the wind too if gaps open.

I was talking about dropping MVP with a headwind.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

I was talking about dropping MVP with a headwind.

Oude Kwaremont heads south, NW/N/NE winds are favourable there. Similar direction was in 2023.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Oude Kwaremont heads south, NW/N/NE winds are favourable there. Similar direction was in 2023.

The old gang is back, fresh from E3, Gen and Milan Sanremo races. Wout, Pog and MVDP will battle it out again. But this year we also have a strong Pedersen and Ganna. Can anyone stop MVDP winning this?
Last year it was MVDP who soloed to a dominant win.

Notable riders: Pogacar, Wout, MVDP, Girmay, Jorgenson, Merlier, Sheffield, Kristoff, Kung, Groves, Narvaez, Vacek Matthews, Alaphilippe

Ronde van Vlaanderen 2025

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The Tour of Flanders, also known as Flanders’ Finest, is the cycling highlight of the Flemish spring. On Sunday 5 April, Flanders will be the epicentre of cycling. W...

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In 2025, the start of Tour of Flanders returns to Bruges. This also means that the route to the Flemish Ardennes is changing. The duo Oude Kwaremont - Paterberg will once again serve as a major obstacle in the finale. The finish does not change either. Mathieu van der Poel's successor may raise his arms on the Minderbroedersstraat in Oudenaarde.

Start: Markt in Bruges - 10:00
Finish: Minderbroedersstraat in Oudenaarde - around 16:15
Distance: 268,9 km

From here, it doesn't seem they are going south in Kwaremont but I don't know.