Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

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The nice thing about this “who will do such and such” and “who won’’t be able to” is that we only have to wait until tomorrow to find out! (Unlike when similar discussions happen in November)
 
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Krzysztof_O

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Peyroteo94 said:
Yup. I agree with this. Having 2 aliens is actually good for riders like Mads or Wout.
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Not really. They can cooperate to neutralize a threat up the road like in 2023 they (plus Wout) neutralized a very strong breakaway. A single cyclist would find it much more difficult to do.
 
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Krzysztof_O said:
Not really. They can cooperate to neutralize a threat up the road like in 2023 they (plus Wout) neutralized a very strong breakaway. A single cyclist would find it much more difficult to do.
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Nah. If Pogacar wasn't racing, MVP would give us a solo win (easily). 2022 is a good example of what 2 aliens very equal is good for other riders.
 
Rackham

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scribers said:
Bruyneel is convinced pogi will not gap mvp. Climbs are not hard enough and mvp is at peak shape and pogi main goals are later (maybe).
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That's really vague and noncommittal from Bruyneel. It's obvious Pog's main goal will be the TdF this year. You don't win a cake for making that prediction. Same every year. But De Ronde is still a huge objective. It's a monument. Pog wins monuments. Same with Liège and Lombardia.

In fact I'd go as far to say today is a bigger goal than next weekend in Roubaix, i.e. because it's totally achievable and he knows how to win it.
 
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Krzysztof_O

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Rackham said:
That's really vague and noncommittal from Bruyneel. It's obvious Pog's main goal will be the TdF this year. You don't win a cake for making that prediction. Same every year. But De Ronde is still a huge objective. It's a monument. Pog wins monuments. Same with Liège and Lombardia.

In fact I'd go as far to say today is a bigger goal than next weekend in Roubaix, i.e. because it's totally achievable and he knows how to win it.
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Pretty much this. We've seen him in awesome form in one day races like WC or Lombardy last year. If he's in similar form today then his chances to win are very high. Agreed that PR is more of an unknown with less pressure to win.
 
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scribers said:
Bruyneel is convinced pogi will not gap mvp. Climbs are not hard enough and mvp is at peak shape and pogi main goals are later (maybe).
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RVV is one Pog's main goals no doubt.

If climbs are not hard enough we will see. Sure, no climb is more than a 3 minute effort and that should suit MVDP, but he was dropped on Kwaremont in 2023. He seems stronger this year, whether he is strong enough to stay on Pog's wheel, well, that's the big question I guess.
 
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