Not even sprinting against Vingegaard anymore... He doesn't even flinch when he attacks him...
Training ride complete. Onto the next.
Training ride complete. Onto the next.
Paris - Nice, Tirreno, Catalunya, Dauphine - in the bag. Itzulia, Romandie, Suisse remaining.
- Mar 20, 2022
- 12,960
- 17,727
- 22,180
You said "what a win" and today he showed how easy he won this stage race.
This is still the second most prestigious one week race in the world. Quite important.
- Mar 20, 2022
- 12,960
- 17,727
- 22,180
- Feb 23, 2025
- 360
- 402
- 1,880
I hope pog in isola 2000 doesn't focus too much on TT, in every interview he talks about working more on TT, but honestly he doesn't need that, even if he looses time in a 33km TT the winner in the tour will be the strongest climber. He clearly has an advantage there but Vingegaard will be better in the tour, pog has simply to keep focusing on climbs, he has to be at the absolute top on climbs at the tour
- Mar 20, 2022
- 12,960
- 17,727
- 22,180
- Jul 7, 2013
- 7,939
- 14,716
- 23,180
Pogacar's stage-races results since the Tour'2020:
1, 1, 1, 3, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
15 victories, 2 runner-ups, 1 third place (winning percentage: 83%)
I have to say: not bad for a classics specialist!
1, 1, 1, 3, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
15 victories, 2 runner-ups, 1 third place (winning percentage: 83%)
I have to say: not bad for a classics specialist!
If you find my post you will see what I said. I said that until proven otherwise Vingegaard has better recovery when it comes to doing two Grand Tours in a row. I said this because I did not expect Pogacar to do a Tour-Vuelta double.
We can add Dauphiné to the list:
next year, Tour de Suisse?
As we know Pog doesn't care much about the one week stage races, but he said he'd like to win the 7 major ones at least once each.
The issue is that Basque and Romandie, calendar wise, are a pain in the... for someone like him who has big Monument and Classics ambitions.
Had Tadej been a Vingo, a Contador, a Froome, an Ivan Basso, and so forth, it would've been a different story.
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What do?
next year, Tour de Suisse?
As we know Pog doesn't care much about the one week stage races, but he said he'd like to win the 7 major ones at least once each.
The issue is that Basque and Romandie, calendar wise, are a pain in the... for someone like him who has big Monument and Classics ambitions.
Had Tadej been a Vingo, a Contador, a Froome, an Ivan Basso, and so forth, it would've been a different story.
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What do?
- Mar 20, 2022
- 12,960
- 17,727
- 22,180
Yup, who cares about one week stage races qhen you can win RVV and PR
As other people have said after this week Pogacar knows Vingegaard's ceiling at the moment. Jonas and Visma don't know Pog's real level.
He is still repeating that he needs to focus on his TT now. I am almost 100% sure that he was sandbagging in the TT and is still playing mind games with Visma.
Great week of racing TP!
- Jul 20, 2024
- 258
- 464
- 2,130
IDK, I'm not convinced.
He sandbagged a bit too much: 28 from Vingo and 48.6 from Remco; plus finishing behind Jorgenson and barely ahead of Lipowitz.
Had it been 10 from Vingo and 29 from Remco, it would've made more sense.
This way he had to show his hand in stage 6, anyway.
Therefore, what would even be the point?
Something was weird about said ITT.
Who knows.
- Feb 23, 2025
- 360
- 402
- 1,880
I actually hope that in isola he doesn't focus too much on the TT. The best climber will win the tour, now he has an advantage but vingegaard will be better on climbs at the tour, pog has to focus on that
- Jun 1, 2015
- 2,245
- 3,418
- 17,180
It’s also insane that he hasn’t crashed out of a single stage race or even missed a single stage race due to crashes that I am aware of. 2024 he likely underperformed due to injury but still got second. That is a hugely underrated aspect. He’s also the most talented rider in the world, but that ability is what separates the Froome/Armstrong’s (4/7 Tour wins) from the Contador/Roglics’s (3/0 Tour wins despite IMO more talent than the former group). Pogacar of course has it all, Vingegaard is somewhere in the middle but trending toward the latter, Remco is firmly following his idol Roglic into the crash-marred career category…
I'll be real. This week has been the biggest troll fest when it comes to Pogacar interviews and statements. I don't pay attention to what he says anymore but to what he does.
I can make a compilation of him sandbagging and trolling this week.
This is just one small example: After stage 6 he said that he expected people to be with him after his explosion and to try to roll him with attacks. LoL. Pog, mate, you are attacking them with a gazillion watts and you claim that you expect people with you? After the stage he also said he was in a hurry to watch Urska's race.
The guy doesn't give a damn anymore and I love it.
Doesn't his classics results look broadly similar?
- Jun 17, 2024
- 1,186
- 2,773
- 8,180
Knowing the gap. Then came the end of last year (WC+lom) and the numbers he displayed at MSR this year, which were absolutely ridiculous not even close to his 24 numbers which echoed throughout the classics with some few other unprecedented performances which clearly showcased how he continued to elovate.
I'm not the slightest bit surprised by how easy work he made of this.
I'm not the slightest bit surprised by how easy work he made of this.
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