Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

[Peyroteo94]

Now wait for this humiliation to give Evenepoel hope and confidence that he can beat Pogacar in 1 on 1 battle, making Belgium help Slovenia control the race....

It's the best strategy IMO. Control the race with Slovenia without going too hard and then create chaos after Mount Kigali with multiple attacks to isolate Pogacar.
If they are expecting to leave the race control just to Slovenia, they are dumb. Even if you put Cian in the front, do you really think he can win?

 

[YavorD]

It's the best strategy IMO. Control the race with Slovenia without going too hard and then create chaos after Mount Kigali with multiple attacks to isolate Pogacar.
If they are expecting to leave the race control just to Slovenia, they are dumb. Even if you put Cian in the front, do you really think he can win?

It probably depends on who is present in his group.
The closer to the finish you wait to create chaos, the harder to beat Pogacar.
And if (and that's a big if, I know) Roglic drills Kigali, how many belgians do you think can survive? Cian, possibly.

 

[Peyroteo94]

It probably depends on who is present in his group.
The closer to the finish you wait to create chaos, the harder to beat Pogacar.
And if (and that's a big if, I know) Roglic drills Kigali, how many belgians do you think can survive? Cian, possibly.

I think you have a point and I can't disagree with you too, but an attritional race is good for Pogacar and Mount Kigali is very suited to him.

 

[HashRouge]

I think you have a point and I can't disagree with you too, but an attritional race is good for Pogacar and Mount Kigali is very suited to him.

I'm so interested as to how this is going to play out. Mount Kigali is maybe too far from the finish for an all out attack, but could be a chance to drop domestiques from other teams and create a more selective lead group?

 

[Peyroteo94]

I'm so interested as to how this is going to play out. Mount Kigali is maybe too far from the finish for an all out attack, but could be a chance to drop domestiques from other teams and create a more selective lead group?

The best strategy for Slovenia depends a lot from Roglic. Slovenia should go crazy on Mount Kigali with both Novak and Roglic (the last km). They should reduce the peloton into pieces in the one lap circuit and then Pogacar would attack in Kimihurura with 91 km to the finish line. A long solo but it's the best way to win.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Remco doing this ITT was the best that could happen, a blessing in disguise. They will want to ride this race straight now and thats only to Pogacar's benefit

 

[Peyroteo94]

Favorite win of his career was really the WCRR. Hard to see him skip a WC (suited to him) to race the Vuelta for sure.

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[Rou]

Favorite win of his career was really the WCRR. Hard to see him skip a WC (suited to him) to race the Vuelta for sure.

I'll be rooting for Pidcock tomorrow to beat him and show him how to combine Vuelta + World's.

 

[Cycling111]

I'll be rooting for Pidcock tomorrow to beat him and show him how to combine Vuelta + World's.

Yes, because Pidcock is obliged to win the Tour.
I don't want to think what you would say if Pogacar did Pidcock's schedule in 2025.

 

[Offline]

I'll be rooting for Pidcock tomorrow to beat him and show him how to combine Vuelta + World's.

Pidcock didn't do the Tour.

 

[Cycling111]

Pidcock didn't do the Tour.

And his peak in spring was for Alula. If Pogacar does this, he'll be slaughtered.

It's better to say directly that he doesn't want him to win instead of making excuses like that 😅

Pogacar was the rider in the entire peloton who completed the most difficult and demanding schedule. More tan 2024 schedule.

 

[Peyroteo94]

I'll be rooting for Pidcock tomorrow to beat him and show him how to combine Vuelta + World's.

Pidcock didn't race the Tour. Don't say ridiculous things...

 

[Red Rick]

There's no urgency to destroy the peloton on Mont Kigali. The peloton gets whittled down by itself and even if the peloton remains somewhat big half the group are corpses getting dropped every climb and coming back on the intermediate sections.

 

[Peyroteo94]

There's no urgency to destroy the peloton on Mont Kigali. The peloton gets whittled down by itself and even if the peloton remains somewhat big half the group are corpses getting dropped every climb and coming back on the intermediate sections.

The problem is Pogacar being isolated right after Mount Kigali.

 

[Cycling111]

There's no urgency to destroy the peloton on Mont Kigali. The peloton gets whittled down by itself and even if the peloton remains somewhat big half the group are corpses getting dropped every climb and coming back on the intermediate sections.

Pogacar needs the race to be more like the men's U23 race than the women's races seen so far.

The Ethiopian and Swiss were very strong, but they had to close all the gaps alone, while Spain teammates prevented Paula Ostiz from wasting energy.

If Pogacar hasn't recovered from the Tour, it would be better for him to win like today's girl, but today's girl had the strongest team, and that won't be repeated tomorrow. If he's in bad shape, he won't win anyway because he hasn't strong team, so we have to hope he isn't, and what's best for him is for the race to be similar to yesterday's, so the leaders are left alone soon. Not surrounded by Belgians, Australians, and French.

 

[Berniece]

Pogacar needs the race to be more like the men's U23 race than the women's races seen so far.

The Ethiopian and Swiss were very strong, but they had to close all the gaps alone, while Spain teammates prevented Paula Ostiz from wasting energy.

If Pogacar hasn't recovered from the Tour, it would be better for him to win like today's girl, but today's girl had the strongest team, and that won't be repeated tomorrow. If he's in bad shape, he won't win anyway because he hasn't strong team, so we have to hope he isn't, and what's best for him is for the race to be similar to yesterday's, so the leaders are left alone soon. Not surrounded by Belgians, Australians, and French.

He’ll have by far the most teammates at the end. Just not from Slovenia but that won’t matter

 

[Peyroteo94]

Pogacar needs the race to be more like the men's U23 race than the women's races seen so far.

The Ethiopian and Swiss were very strong, but they had to close all the gaps alone, while Spain teammates prevented Paula Ostiz from wasting energy.

If Pogacar hasn't recovered from the Tour, it would be better for him to win like today's girl, but today's girl had the strongest team, and that won't be repeated tomorrow. If he's in bad shape, he won't win anyway because he hasn't strong team, so we have to hope he isn't, and what's best for him is for the race to be similar to yesterday's, so the leaders are left alone soon. Not surrounded by Belgians, Australians, and French.

I believe he is in good shape so a harder race will be good for him unless the race is completely in pieces before Mount Kigali.

 

[hayneplane]

Remco doing this ITT was the best that could happen, a blessing in disguise. They will want to ride this race straight now and thats only to Pogacar's benefit

You could totally see that backfiring in exactly the same way the mens U23 race strategy did.

 

[Peyroteo94]

You could totally see that backfiring in exactly the same way the mens U23 race strategy did.

They raced like Widar is the second coming of Pogacar. And looking to his body type, he is destined to not accomplish what he did/does in the U23.
Small climbers and puncheurs are getting destroyed in this generation.

 

[Cycling111]

Favorite win of his career was really the WCRR. Hard to see him skip a WC (suited to him) to race the Vuelta for sure.

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In an interview with his federation, he will say world championship, which was also Slovenia's first WC.
But last year he said that the most important thing remains his first Tour. Which was what he dreamed of winning when he was young.
Obviously the Vuelta is far below the Tour.

 

[hayneplane]

In an interview with his federation, he will say world championship, which was also Slovenia's first WC.
But last year he said that the most important thing remains his first Tour. Which was what he dreamed of winning when he was young.
Obviously the Vuelta is far below the Tour.

It’s a hype video for the Worlds. Of course he is going to talk that up

 

[Peyroteo94]

In an interview with his federation, he will say world championship, which was also Slovenia's first WC.
But last year he said that the most important thing remains his first Tour. Which was what he dreamed of winning when he was young.
Obviously the Vuelta is far below the Tour.

And now he is on his way to become the Tour's record holder.

 

[Rou]

And now he is on his way to become the Tour's record holder.

I hope this prediction of yours turns out accurate.
Or maybe you are from the future and you already know?

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Now wait for this humiliation to give Evenepoel hope and confidence that he can beat Pogacar in 1 on 1 battle, making Belgium help Slovenia control the race....

Yeah, this is the biggest positive for Teddy resulting from this humiliation or whatever

 

[Peyroteo94]

"He is on his way"

I hope this prediction of yours turns out accurate.
Or maybe you are from the future and you already know?