- Mar 20, 2022
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But I don't get it. Politt should be working more than Soler or Sivakov. These 2 are really important to pace the race in valleys.
During the Dauphine he was fine, dropped everyone expect Jonas on stage 7 I think. But let's see
Honestly Vingegaard is looking desperate to me. Doing some random meme attacks like in the Dauphine and today.
Where is the ''explosive muscular Vingegaard''?
The '' non-explosive Vingegaard'' from last year stayed glued to Pogacar on San Luca and beat him on Lioran.
The ''explosive'' Jonas of 2025 gets put on a 5 metre gap from the wheel of Pogacar.
Am I missing something?
Where is the ''explosive muscular Vingegaard''?
The '' non-explosive Vingegaard'' from last year stayed glued to Pogacar on San Luca and beat him on Lioran.
The ''explosive'' Jonas of 2025 gets put on a 5 metre gap from the wheel of Pogacar.
Am I missing something?
In which world can Pogacar beat MVDP in a sprint? Pog's sprint is the same.Last year he lost againts Narvaez and Schachmann, this year against VDP. He's making progress
- May 29, 2019
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At this point of the race i do have to wonder on why Pogi doesn't want Jonas in polka dots jersey.
- Apr 13, 2025
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I've been saying this for months.
Adam is performing poorly in the mountains all year. He didn't even finish in the top 10 at the Giro.
Sivakov has also performed poorly in the mountains all year. Very poorly in Paris-Nice. A bit better in the Dauphiné. But he was dropped on the longest climb and could've been out due to a regroup.
Soler was terrible in Dauphiné.
Wellens and Narvaez look very good, but they won't be in the high mountains.
If they continue to perform poorly in the mountains, the work will fall on Almeida. He did some work today, but because it didn't mean losing time. As I said, we'll see if he sacrifices himself when it means losing time. Because arriving before than Remco and Roglic means working just enough, thinking about his position. Sacrificing himself is what Jorgenson did in the PDB
Adam is performing poorly in the mountains all year. He didn't even finish in the top 10 at the Giro.
Sivakov has also performed poorly in the mountains all year. Very poorly in Paris-Nice. A bit better in the Dauphiné. But he was dropped on the longest climb and could've been out due to a regroup.
Soler was terrible in Dauphiné.
Wellens and Narvaez look very good, but they won't be in the high mountains.
If they continue to perform poorly in the mountains, the work will fall on Almeida. He did some work today, but because it didn't mean losing time. As I said, we'll see if he sacrifices himself when it means losing time. Because arriving before than Remco and Roglic means working just enough, thinking about his position. Sacrificing himself is what Jorgenson did in the PDB
- Oct 30, 2023
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He did his best to get the yellow too and put Vingo in his polkas.
Not all plans work out
- Mar 20, 2022
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Yeah, it is just strange to me seeing him working in this type of stages. He needs to be fresh for the mountains and working all day during flat stages doesn't seem to be the right strategy IMHO.
- Mar 19, 2009
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Also I doubt that full team support would even be helpful for Pogacar. He'd be glued to his train and thereby robbed of his own abilities in positioning. And you'll have trouble finding a lot of riders better at it than Pogacar anyway.
- Mar 20, 2022
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I'm not worried about Almeida and Yates and more important, Pogacar seems stronger than Vingegaard. He already showed multiple times in the Tour, he doesn't need a (good) team to win (2020, 2021)
- May 16, 2015
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Seemed a strange stage by UAE today. They tried everything to win the stage today after the 2 climbs which were the opportunity to get rid of MVDP. What made them think he would be vulnerable in a finish that was only a slight incline? I guess they didn't want to overreach so early in the Tour but if they had would it have made much difference?
- May 3, 2015
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- Sep 16, 2021
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I think they're just biding their time. Just try to get through the first week unscathed and just keep Pogacar safe. Then drop the hammer in the mountains.
Me think they are still building up their Niveau and therefore have to go hard for some time, they will be great in the mountains (delusion) still i question the effect of politt
- Nov 28, 2021
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I guess the thing with Soler and Sivakov is they are both really good both as roulers and climbers which os what you really need if you are the dominant team in the Tour. So I imagine it’s was planned they were gonna do the work early in the stage and save Wellens, Navarez for positioning Pogi in the climbs which is there area of expertise. Politt maybe is just saving himself as he will do a lot of donkey work in the valleys later and is not as good as Soler and Sivakov for positioning anyway. So it may actually be better to saving Politt than Soler and Sivakov. But I mean is possible it was planned for Politt to do more work but is not feeling well.
- Mar 20, 2022
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Yup, they finally know how to race in this type of stages. The old Pog (and UAE) would go crazy in a stage like today. They are just keeping him safe because they know he will probably be the strongest in the mountains.
- Mar 20, 2022
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Politt is perfect at positioning his team leader. He is a classics rider.
- Apr 3, 2009
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100%
While it's easier to ride the race perfectly when you're stronger than everyone, you still have to do it, and he and the team are doing it.
- Mar 20, 2022
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Maybe but I'm not too worried since Pogacar is probably in very good shape.
I think he is more mature and is trying to save energy for the second and third week.
Yeah Pogacar is very independent in comparison to other riders. Still hope to see him attack in one of the punchy stages. Maybe he will save his legs during stage 4 for the ITT even though it should suit him more than stage 2, probably depends on the decent aswell
- Mar 20, 2022
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UAE should go hard in stages 6 and 7. Pogacar should his bullets to perform a good TT and then gain some seconds on bonifications.
- Nov 28, 2021
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I’m maybe wrong but feels he often out of position and gets his few result by just being strong.
- Mar 20, 2022
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I have a hard time believing a rider with multiple top10 in PR is a rider with mediocre positioning. I'm saying he is a MVP or Peter Sagan but I believe he is (at least) above average.
- Jul 16, 2015
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Pog gave the impression of a rider who didn't really seem that bothered yesterday and he's keeping his powder dry for the real hammer drop later.
I mean there's not much else to extrapolate from his performance.
I mean there's not much else to extrapolate from his performance.
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