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Krzysztof_O

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rafa92 said:
I believe we underestimate the importance of the setup and specific training for the MTT in stage 12. Imo vingegaard has prepared specifically both in terms of training and materials for that stage while UAE and pog have gone less deep. It's a strange TT, with 3kms of flat at the beginning and a climb with not excessive gradients
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First 3-4 km on road bikes will produce minor differences. Then there are 7 km at 8.5%. Pretty much w/kg battle and the best climber will win. The first TT is when setup/position/etc matter and Pogi may lose time then.
 
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Peyroteo94

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rafa92 said:
Yes, they will use the road bike, but the question is about the use of TT aero extensions on the road bike. These can be helpful on the first 3 kms of flat, but also on the first part of the climb where there are 5-6% gradients.
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They will not use, it's extra weight. Aero extensions is for gradients around 4-6%. I don't believe a 10 seconds gain in 3 km is significant when you have to climb after for almost 20 minutes.
 
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Lorzenz08 said:
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POGGENHEIMER on the launch pad
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View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=k2PgmnHB46k&pp=ygUXc3BhY2V4IHJvY2tldCBleHBsb3Npb24%3D

You never know...
 
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Peyroteo94 said:
Matxin is saying how honest is Almeida (and Yates). There is zero doubt about Almeida's loyalty.

View: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLsKL9PRRkA/?igsh=NTJzMXJjejdqdW9j
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Bueno, Matxin también dijo eso de Ayuso el año pasado. Siempre dice lo mismo de todos. :sweatsmile:

Peyroteo94 said:
No crashes until Hautacam and I'm happy
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I'm really scared of tomorrow's stage.

It's been years since a sprinter was able to lead. There's bound to be a massive crash.
 
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rafa92 said:
30-35 seconds, I know it's a lot and I might be completely wrong and pog ends up winning that stage, but I have this feeling that vingegaard and visma have prepared that stage way more specifically than pog. I hope I am wrong
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Pogacar was there before Dauphiné. He's been preparing for this Tour for more days than last year. Remember, last year he was at the Giro in May, and this year he was preparing for the Tour in May.
 
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HashRouge said:
Pero con Almeida ya hemos visto que es verdad. Y con Yates también.
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Yates yes, since last year because his level has dropped.
In 2023, he didn't pull anything.

This year, since his level is lower than last year, I have no doubt Yates will work.

The problem with domestiques is when they're young or have options.
Maybe Ayuso, at 32, is a good domestique :sweatsmile: , but now he feels young and strong. That's the problem.
In 2023, Adam looked at his classification. For Pogacar, it was as if he had been a rider for another team.

There will always be conflicts of interest when a rider is young and feels strong.
This isn't a criticism of Almeida; it's a reality that has always been seen in many teams.
If Almeida is third and Pogacar needs him to sacrifice his classification one day, it's natural that he'll not make the sacrifice until the end.

I am one of those who thinks it is better to have several Majka than second leaders acting as domestiques.
 
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Peyroteo94

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Cycling111 said:
Yates yes, since last year because his level has dropped.
In 2023, he didn't pull anything.

This year, since his level is lower than last year, I have no doubt Yates will work.

The problem with domestiques is when they're young or have options.
Maybe Ayuso, at 32, is a good domestique :sweatsmile: , but now he feels young and strong. That's the problem.
In 2023, Adam looked at his classification. For Pogacar, it was as if he had been a rider for another team.

There will always be conflicts of interest when a rider is young and feels strong.
This isn't a criticism of Almeida; it's a reality that has always been seen in many teams.
If Almeida is third and Pogacar needs him to sacrifice his classification one day, it's natural that he'll not make the sacrifice until the end.
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What the hell? Puy de Dome, Joux Plane, Colombier. What race did you watch?
 
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Krzysztof_O said:
First 3-4 km on road bikes will produce minor differences. Then there are 7 km at 8.5%. Pretty much w/kg battle and the best climber will win. The first TT is when setup/position/etc matter and Pogi may lose time then.
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the point is that those first flat 3-4 kms can make more difference than you might think. Vingegaard will very likely use the Cervelo S5 which is one of the fastest pure aero road bikes, plus he will use TT aero extensions. Pog will almost certainly use the V5rs which on the flat is a slower bike and we'll have to see if pog uses tt extensions on that bike.
 
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rafa92 said:
the point is that those first flat 3-4 kms can make more difference than you might think. Vingegaard will very likely use the Cervelo S5 which is one of the fastest pure aero road bikes, plus he will use TT aero extensions. Pog will almost certainly use the V5rs which on the flat is a slower bike and we'll have to see if pog uses tt extensions on that bike.
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How much do you think? It is 3 km (with 300m at 5.8%).
 
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rafa92 said:
well vingegaard will use them I tell you that. For pog I didn't think so, but there are leaked pictures suggesting he may use them.
here's the link: https://www.bikeradar.com/news/tadej-pogacar-mountain-time-trial-bike-2025-tour-de-france
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Pogacar was there before Dauphiné, doing the recognition in Peyragudes.
Besides, he's been preparing for the Tour for more weeks this year because he hasn't done the Giro.
I don't understand why there's any doubt that he hasn't prepared for it.

I think the flat time trial problem is a matter of material, but Pogacar wasn't going to criticize Colnago.
Because according to what he's posted on Instagram all year, he has indeed trained on the time trial bike, contrary to what he said at the Dauphiné. I suppose he said that to avoid criticizing Colnago, but getting close to Jorgenson's bike was a subtle way of complaining.

But he won't have that material in Peyragudes.
He's recognized that time trial. For me, he's the favorite.
 
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Cycling111 said:
Pogacar was there before Dauphiné, doing the recognition in Peyragudes.
Besides, he's been preparing for the Tour for more weeks this year because he hasn't done the Giro.
I don't understand why there's any doubt that he hasn't prepared for it.

I think the flat time trial problem is a matter of material, but Pogacar wasn't going to criticize Colnago.
Because according to what he's posted on Instagram all year, he has indeed trained on the time trial bike, contrary to what he said at the Dauphiné. I suppose he said that to avoid criticizing Colnago, but getting close to Jorgenson's bike was a subtle way of complaining.

But he won't have that material in Peyragudes.
He's recognized that time trial. For me, he's the favorite.
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Man I'm just speculating that pog and uae haven't gone as deep as visma in terms of specific preparation of that stage, it's more of a feeling I have, as I said I might be completely wrong and pog hopefully wins
 
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Peyroteo94 said:
How much do you think? It is 3 km (with 300m at 5.8%).
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the point is that at the dauphine we have all seen that even in few Kms of flat you can loose a lot of time. Pog there lost 30 seconds in the first 5/6 kms of flat. Of course nobody has a clear idea of how much that was due to materials and in the MTT they will use different bikes, but I expect pog to loose something like 15 seconds in those first Kms.
 
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rafa92 said:
the point is that at the dauphine we have all seen that even in few Kms of flat you can loose a lot of time. Pog there lost 30 seconds in the first 5/6 kms of flat. Of course nobody has a clear idea of how much that was due to materials and in the MTT they will use different bikes, but I expect pog to loose something like 15 seconds in those first Kms.
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5 s/km??? Jesus Christ, 3 s/km is the best Vingegaard can get.
 
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Poursuivant said:
Pogacar comes across terrible on the Netflix documentary, comes across arrogant.

Was weird the episode where they made out Pogacar was chasing Carapaz when he was 8 minutes behind.
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It gives the image Netflix wants to portray of him.

Every year it's a biased documentary. This year, Pogacar was cast as the villain because that's what Netflix wanted.
It's sensationalist garbage. It's not a documentary for those of us who truly love this sport.
 
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