He attacked 4 times, only once in a headwind I believe
Maybe that was one too many and he wasted a bit of energy to kick stronger later.
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He attacked 4 times, only once in a headwind I believe
Maybe without the prior attacks more would have kept with him.Maybe that was one too many and he wasted a bit of energy to kick stronger later.
Pretty much. Pog will have a near impossible time getting away on the Poggio if he is marked this heavily.Maybe without the prior attacks more would have kept with him.
I dont think Le Manie does that much to riders of Van Aerts ilk.I think that he needs either Le Manie to be back which I don't think its likely or alternatively a year with rain and colder weather as he seems to thrive in those conditions.
Why not Turchino?Tadej, if he wants to win MSR within the next years, will have to attack on the Cipressa, at the latest. Even better would be an attack on one of the Capi directly before Cipressa. That‘s just my opinion. What do you guys think?
Why not Turchino?
To be honest: I thought about Turchino.
Disadvantage of attacking on Turchino is, however, that Turchino is really, really far from the finish line… So I think, attacking on Turchino (for Tadej) would be too early; attacking on Poggio would be too late.
Ideal area of an attack from Tadej might be from Capi Mele, Cervo and Berta to Cipressa. Cipressa at the latest…
Or maybe the Poggio.
Exactly… Poggio could have worked for Tadej on Saturday, too - I think hardly anyone expected this Mohoric fireworks…
Tadej now lost an important race due to a weakness of himself: the lack of willingness to take risks.
Until now, fellow riders and public in general did not know of any weakness of Pogacar.
Now one could think this is good news: there is only one rider in the peloton who is on Tadej‘s level regarding strength, and this is Roglic.
Even better: Roglic is not really known for a lack of willingness to take risks - jumping from Planica‘s big Ski Flying hill demands some risk tolerance…
Bad luck, though, that Primoz is known for usually not finishing stage races with less than a dozen big, painful wounds…
Apparently Mohoric also told him about the drop seatpost before the race and told him that therefore he shouldn't try to copy his lines on the descent.I don't think you're post is realistic at all.
It seems like Tadej is a Richie Porte or Seb Reichenbach reincarnation.
I wouldn't say being unable to follow Mohoric in a crazy descent is a weakness. He missed the wheel of a top class descender (like everyone else), the best in the 2010s decade with Sagan. It would be like saying Nibali has to improve his descending or bike handling skills after the famous Tour of Oman 2014 stage, or Jarlinson Pantano didn't have guts after losing Sagan's wheel on the Gap Stage in ¿2016?.
It is also questionable to think Roglic is on par with Pogacar.
I think your 1st point is excellent and is what gets lost in the post-race analysis: he gave himself a decent shot at winning and in some years it could have worked. My perception about MSR is that it’s a race, at least in the era since Freire, in which a super strong rider cannot simply dominant the proceedings, like Cancellara or Boonen at Flanders. The best a rider can do for MSR is prepare well, execute a good strategy, and hope that it lands them in a finale where they have a shot at the win. But it could take getting in the finale 5 times until 1 works out. Or it might never work out, much to Sagan’s and others dismay. It is a sort of lottery as many folks have previously posted. But it’s unlike a lottery in that there aren’t that many ticket holders (the set of potential winners), so the odds aren’t as horrific, so why not keep taking a shot?Exactly… Poggio could have worked for Tadej on Saturday, too - I think hardly anyone expected this Mohoric fireworks…
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It's time for some numbers. Pogacar has just beaten his own UCI ranking record again: whooping 5776 pts. This record can last for some time unless Pogacar does the damage at Flandres (he doesn't take part in Basque Tour this year losing points).
Note Roglic's and Van Aert's respectable scores (around 4000 pts): in other times they could have been enough for #1 but now it's not even close.
Yeah and not only Pogačar, Mohorič said that to half the peloton. And also almost everyone knew he was going to attack on descent, but no one is that crazy (and also good) to follow him.Apparently Mohoric also told him about the drop seatpost before the race and told him that therefore he shouldn't try to copy his lines on the descent.
I actually dont think yesterday shows great prospects for Pogs Sanremo chamces in the future. Circumstances benefitted him tremendously with the many withdrawals and the huge tailwind, yet attacking early on the Poggio did nothing despite a massive pace on the Cipressa.
Pogacar would have to wait for the same place as Alaphilippe and then hope for the best. But he doesnt have Alas kick and hes also not that level of descender to stay away with a small gap
Maybe it would actually be better to not pace Cipressa and make the Poggio ascent more crowded and chaotic. All that a near record Cipressa did was help everyones positioning.