Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

[scribers]

He was definitely tired after PR. He spent 3 days without training after PR.

Really? Not even rolling?

 

[Peyroteo94]

Really? Not even rolling?

Recovery training, sorry.
I was mentioning "real training" (zone 2 at least).

 

[Gratemans]

He was definitely tired after PR. He spent 3 days without training after PR.

Tbf, every single rider is completely spent after PR. That doesn't necessarily mean they can't recover for the Ardennes campaign. But yeah, it's a tough combo for sure.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Jesus, why his teammates are always crashing?

 

[Peyroteo94]

Tbf, every single rider is completely spent after PR. That doesn't necessarily mean they can't recover for the Ardennes campaign. But yeah, it's a tough combo for sure.

But I think he is lacking that spark like he had last year in Zurich

 

[Cycling111]

Why he hasn't rested until Liège?

He should´ve rested until Liège.

PR usually leaves riders devastated, and the Ardennes treble, as I said before, I don't consider it that important when he's already won them all.

 

[snipeheem]

He is cooked after flanders p-r double

 

[Peyroteo94]

No FW and rest for LBL

 

[scribers]

Chief learned a hard lesson today

 

[Gigs_98]

Skjelmose is almost beating Ayuso or Pidcock in the most overrated cyclist in the world. I think he won't even finish inside the top10 tomorrow.

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So how did that go?

 

[Peyroteo94]

Skjelmose is almost beating Ayuso or Pidcock in the most overrated cyclist in the world. I think he won't even finish inside the top10 tomorrow.

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Aged like wine

 

[Rou]

Pogacar CANNOT combine classics and Grand Tours in one season and he will learn this the hard way this year.

 

[Salvarani]

Chief learned a hard lesson today

Well, this is what I talked about yesterday.

 

[Gigs_98]

Idk I think he was really good. The stuff he pulled off in 2023 simply doesn't fly with someone like Remco in the race. Simple as that

 

[Peyroteo94]

So how did that go?

This is why cycling is so beautiful. Wind played a role too

 

[Rou]

I told you yesterday that his recovery is overrated and you did not take me seriously.

 

[rafa92]

I already knew it before today but now it's certain, pogacar should have never done agr and fleche. It made no sense after roubaix. There was nothing to gain because winning agr and fleche a second time does not change his career at all and now he might have compromised liege because he will arrive there cooked

 

[scribers]

We see the bottom of the barrel and it’s a lot shallower than one might believe

 

[Salvarani]

He should have skipped AGR and Fleche or just the Ardennes altogether, after going for PR instead.

And there is absolutely no way he should be doing the Vuelta this season.

 

[scribers]

I blame the uae tour for this!

 

[Rou]

He will regret going to Paris - Roubaix. Hell, he will regret focusing on classics instead of climbing in July.

 

[Gigs_98]

How are people panicking like this after he lost a race in a foto finish lmao

 

[Rou]

He should have skipped AGR and Fleche or just the Ardennes altogether, after going for PR instead.

And there is absolutely no way he should be doing the Vuelta this season.

After today there is 99 % chance he is not doing the Vuelta.

 

[Peyroteo94]

I already knew it before today but now it's certain, pogacar should have never done agr and fleche. It made no sense after roubaix. There was nothing to gain because winning agr and fleche a second time does not change his career at all and now he might have compromised liege because he will arrive there cooked

He will rest and comeback for more in LBL. No one can drop him so he can win LBL

 

[Savant12]

He will regret going to Paris - Roubaix. Hell, he will regret focusing on classics instead of climbing in July.

He regrets nothing. Pog is a racer and he wants to race all the big classics.