Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

[saunaking]

1 week after that spring idk if this is enough . I hope he will be good for the Tour after that classic campaign

1 week after that spring idk if this is enough . I hope he will be good for the Tour after that classic campaign

ya, hope he can beat Landa there

 

[EllaChimp]

Just testing:

https://imgur.com/8gg7Ajd

View: https://imgur.com/8gg7Ajd

Edit: Yes, it's worked, lol!

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Lol, I've no idea how to find the right site to upload photos on to then link them to here. Years ago I used to use Photobucket and that was easy to use but then they became a pay service and I haven't used anything like that again since. Could you please recommend a photo sharing site I could use, that most people tend to use to share photos on here? I found one site but it said that my photos would be to store privately, only viewed by me. I want one where I post the links to on here, to share. I don't understand how any of this works.

Basically anything that lets you upload images can work. You could even use social media (in case they are set to public) like facebook, instagram, x (twitter), etc and paste the link to the images/post here. But it is not ideal.

You could also use free cloud services like Dropbox, Google Drive etc to upload images to. If you are uploading from your smartphone, there are free services that work via an app, like "Mega" among others.

For image upload services that work from your computer, there are a few. I personally use www.directupload.eu but it is in German. There are others, like www.freeimage.host or Imgur.com.
Or just google "free image upload service" and pick one that seems to be clear enough to understand.

The thing is that all these services have their own interface so you would need to figure out how to upload them and retrieve the image link afterwards on your own. But the concept is the same, you upload your images to the service's server and copy the URL (link) from the file's location which you then paste here.

EDIT, ok, you figured it out. I was too slow.

 

[EllaChimp]

Basically anything that lets you upload images can work. You could even use social media (in case they are set to public) like facebook, instagram, x (twitter), etc and paste the link to the images/post here. But it is not ideal.

You could also use free cloud services like Dropbox, Google Drive etc to upload images to. If you are uploading from your smartphone, there are free services that work via an app, like "Mega" among others.

For image upload services that work from your computer, there are a few. I personally use www.directupload.eu but it is in German. There are others, like www.freeimage.host or Imgur.com.
Or just google "free image upload service" and pick one that seems to be clear enough to understand.

The thing is that all these services have their own interface so you would need to figure out how to upload them and retrieve the image link afterwards on your own. But the concept is the same, you upload your images to the service's server and copy the URL (link) from the file's location which you then paste here.

EDIT, ok, you figured it out. I was too slow.

Thanks for the info, I appreciate it! I've saved your other suggested sites, just in case I don't get on well with Imgur, but it seems ok. Thanks again.

 

[EllaChimp]

I should be asleep but before I go here's one pic I took of mighty King Pog in Monaco in November 2023. 😊

https://imgur.com/LP6gHm5

View: https://i.imgur.com/LP6gHm5.jpeg

 

[BubbaChuck]

Pogs attack on la redoute was legendary last year.Sitted and fellas were dying behind him,lmao. Will never forget commentary.''Ben Healy believes,that when Pogacar goes,he will go.''

 

[tigabara]

Pog attack... and Pog finally beats Remco on this forum...

Starting to ride away....

 

[Peyroteo94]

1 week after that spring idk if this is enough . I hope he will be good for the Tour after that classic campaign

Of course it is. One week is what he took after SB, MSR, Catalunya and Giro last year.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Cant be harder than doing the Giro 4 weeks before the TdF.

I think its especially PR who really took a toll on him, but with some rest after LBL I believe he will be fine.

Not sure about the Vuelta though especially if Vingegaard offers a big fight on the TdF.

This. Doing the Giro was harder for sure to recover. This year, there is also 4 weeks between Dauphiné and the Tour. He has time to reach another level after doing the Dauphiné. He will probably spend 18 days in altitude.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Especially considering he didn't really launch until the last 400m and posted up with his lead for the last 25m.

Time gaps show this was an otherworldly performance. He is starting to make (only) seated attacks on the cobbles and climbs with very steep gradients.

 

[Rasto]

Time gaps show this was an otherworldly performance. He is starting to make (only) seated attacks on the cobbles and climbs with very steep gradients.

due to rain if he stand on 20% his rear wheel would slip

 

[Peyroteo94]

due to rain if he stand on 20% his rear wheel would slip

Yes, good decision from him.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Bruyneel said one thing very interesting. For him, if Pogacar raced more conservatively, he wouldn't lose any race. Basically saying Pogacar wins every race if he races with both his legs and brain. Hard to argue against that.

 

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Bruyneel said one thing very interesting. For him, if Pogacar raced more conservatively, he wouldn't lose any race. Basically saying Pogacar wins every race of he races with both his legs and brain. Hard to argue against that.

Totally true. I believe Pogi doing last year's long solo attacks made him look actually better than he is(even though he is the GOAT), but it was often just G2 sindrom or really bad competition (also due crashes). I find his best version when he is allowed just to follow his main opponent really scary. Last year TdF 20th stage when he crashed Jonas at uphill finish was perfect example.

 

[tigabara]

Bruyneel said one thing very interesting. For him, if Pogacar raced more conservatively, he wouldn't lose any race. Basically saying Pogacar wins every race of he races with both his legs and brain. Hard to argue against that.

Not every race.

There are types of races that are difficult for Pog to win, such as Milan San Remo.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Not every race.

There are types of races that are difficult for Pog to win, such as Milan San Remo.

Of course. He rode the perfect race and got beaten by a better sprinter and probably the best in the world in climbs around 3-4%.

 

[yaf2]

Bruyneel said one thing very interesting. For him, if Pogacar raced more conservatively, he wouldn't lose any race. Basically saying Pogacar wins every race of he races with both his legs and brain. Hard to argue against that.

Yes, for instance in roubaix once he heard philipsen crashing he shouldn't be the one who makes the race rather vdp is under pressure to go away from pedersen so he should say to vdp 'its your problem solve it' and in a race like roubaix where drafting makes huge difference you can tire vdp tactically b/c he never wants to go to the velodrome with pedersen

 

[veganrob]

Bruyneel said one thing very interesting. For him, if Pogacar raced more conservatively, he wouldn't lose any race. Basically saying Pogacar wins every race of he races with both his legs and brain. Hard to argue against that.

That's pretty true. One of Pogi's best qualities also is that he is not afraid to lose. He just wants to race. He wants to experience all the different races. That's what I love about him.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Yes, for instance in roubaix once he heard philipsen crashing he shouldn't be the one who makes the race rather vdp is under pressure to go away from pedersen so he should say to vdp 'its your problem solve it' and in a race like roubaix where drafting makes huge difference you can tire vdp tactically b/c he never wants to go to the velodrome with pedersen

And his crash is a awful decision, probably only made by riders who are inexperienced on the cobbles.

 

[Peyroteo94]

That's pretty true. One of Pogi's best qualities also is that he is not afraid to lose. He just wants to race. He wants to experience all the different races. That's what I love about him.

He is a racer. How dreadful would be seeing a rider like him (with his mutant level) racing like Valverde?

 

[tigabara]

He is a racer. How dreadful would be seeing a rider like him (with his mutant level) racing like Valverde?

We used to be familiar with "Contador attack!". Now: Pog attack!.

I am just a common spectator. Spectators like me like the aggressive style of riders.... attacking... That's why we love him...

 

[Peyroteo94]

We used to be familiar with "Contador attack!". Now: Pog attack!.

I am just a common spectator. Spectators like me like the aggressive style of riders.... attacking... That's why we love him...

He is the most popular rider because the majority of cycling fans like to see an agressive style of racing. Valverde is a perfect example of that. He won a lot of races but the amount of wins he got is not proportional to his popularity.

 

[veganrob]

We used to be familiar with "Contador attack!". Now: Pog attack!.

I am just a common spectator. Spectators like me like the aggressive style of riders.... attacking... That's why we love him...

Loved Alberto! He didn't want power meters or radios. Just race!

 

[Peyroteo94]

Loved Alberto! He didn't want power meters or radios. Just race!

The great one was something else

 

[Peyroteo94]

He surpassed Cavendish and Sagan in WT wins.
Maybe, he will win 100 WT races. When was the last time someone won 100 WT races? I know WT only exists since 2005 but I believe we need to go back to Hinault.

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