Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

[BubbaChuck]

 

[Peyroteo94]

2 aliens side by side!

 

[Peyroteo94]

Love this song. He also put this song last year after winning GdL.
What a season! He really loves this race!

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[Monsi]

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Just stating his goals again so it's possible his schedule for next year is pretty similar to this year. Just hoping UAE Tour gets left off as well as AGR and FW.

 

[Peyroteo94]

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Just stating his goals again so it's possible his schedule for next year is pretty similar to this year. Just hoping UAE Tour gets left off as well as AGR and FW.

His schedule will be similar to 2025

 

[Peyroteo94]

Second year in a row with 5 major wins! He and Merckx did this.

 

[Lorzenz08]

Probably no Vuelta before 2029
2026 WC course will be good for him
2027 will be even better
2028 is in UAE

 

[Shortcut]

It is just crazy important how good he will be at first 3 monuments next year. If he wins 2 of those it will be already great season, if it is 1 then its good and 0 would mean big pressure for rest of the season.

 

[Cycling111]

Probably no Vuelta before 2029
2026 WC course will be good for him
2027 will be even better
2028 is in UAE

For sprinters.

 

[Shortcut]

For sprinters.

Why are you so sure it will be for sprinters?

 

[Blanco]

Second year in a row with 5 major wins! He and Merckx did this.

17 major wins. Tied with Coppi, one more than Hinault, but still 16 less than Merckx.
In one-day races only, he's even better, 12 major wins, surpassed De Vlaeminck, only Merckx up front with 22.

 

[Samamba]

Only one day race (not counting TTs) this guy has not finished in the top 4 of in the last 3 years is Quebec 2 years in a row.

MAKE EVERY RACE LIKE QUEBEC!!!!

 

[Monsi]

Why are you so sure it will be for sprinters?

I've read some things that there were attempts to try and include Jebel Hafeet for the 2028 Worlds but it was insisted that they keep it a flat Worlds course to give the sprinters a chance.

 

[Monsi]

Probably no Vuelta before 2029
2026 WC course will be good for him
2027 will be even better
2028 is in UAE

I think Tour-Vuelta + Worlds + Lombardia is doable in 2027 with the Domancy Worlds but I also won't be surprised if he just plays it safe and does maybe Giro-Tour-Worlds-Lombardia or another Classics-heavy season + Tour (depends on how MSR and Roubaix goes next year).

 

[Cycling111]

Why are you so sure it will be for sprinters?

Because that's what those with information say. The route will revolve around Abu Dhabi, where the finish will be.

 

[hayneplane]

The PCS numbers agree:

2025: 8635 km in 50 days | PCS points: 4921 | UCI points: 11680
2024: 9959 km in 58 days | PCS points: 4588 | UCI points: 11655

The CQ ranking points are lower but that difference can basically be fully explained by the loss of 19 days of Giro leaders jersey points.

 

[YavorD]

I've read some things that there were attempts to try and include Jebel Hafeet for the 2028 Worlds but it was insisted that they keep it a flat Worlds course to give the sprinters a chance.

I don't like it for obvious reasons, but it makes sense actually. We didn't have a sprinters friendly worlds since 2016. Not that I miss it, but yeah..

 

[Monsi]

I don't like it for obvious reasons, but it makes sense actually. We didn't have a sprinters friendly worlds since 2016. Not that I miss it, but yeah..

Yeah we have to pretty much rely on echelons for major action but sprinters are due for a Worlds course.

 

[Peyroteo94]

I've read some things that there were attempts to try and include Jebel Hafeet for the 2028 Worlds but it was insisted that they keep it a flat Worlds course to give the sprinters a chance.

Flat courses shouldn't be allowed. I remember 2011 Copenhagen and was probably the worst WC I have ever seen.

 

[Peyroteo94]

So sprinters will have a chance in 2028 and 2029 IIRC. Abu Dhabi and Copenhagen.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Pogacar’s numbers

Pogačar Shatters Records on Passo di Ganda | Il Lombardia 2025 - Lanterne Rouge

Without anyone challenging him, Tadej Pogačar won his fifth consecutive Il Lombardia, destroying the previous Passo di Ganda…

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[Roku]

End of Season update for the Pogi watchlist. This season he has unlocked Dauphiné and a podium in Roubaix as "new" achievements.

Now he has won 5 GT (4 TDF, 1 Giro + 1 Vuelta Podium), 10 Monuments (5 Lombardia, 3 LBL, 2 Flanders, Podium at San Remo and Roubaix), 2 WC and 4 of the 7 major One Week Races

I know it won't happen but I would love him to skip TdF and go for a Giro - Vuelta Double.

Also, please, no more UAE Tour never again.

Tadej Pogacar "Whole Calendar" Slam Watchlist (also considering podiums)

1. Grand Tours:
Tour de France X4 (2020, 2021, 2024, 2025), 2nd (2022, 2023)
Giro de Italia: X (2024)
Vuelta a España: 3rd (2019)

2. Monuments:
Milano San Remo: 3rd (2024, 2025)
Ronde Van Vlaanderen: X2 (2023, 2025)
Paris Roubaix: 2nd (2025)
Liege Bastogne Liege: X3 (2021, 2024, 2025), 3rd (2020)
Giro di Lombardia: X5 (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)

3. World Championships and Olympic Races:
Olympic Road Race: 3rd (Tokyo 2020 -held in 2021-)
Olympic Time Trial: TBA
World Championship Road Race: X2 (2024, 2025), 3rd (2023)
World Championship Time Trial: -

4. One Week Races:
París Nice: X (2023)
Tirreno-Adriático: X2 (2021, 2022)
Volta a Catalunya: X (2024)
Itzulia: 3rd (2021)
Tour de Romandie: TBA
Criterium du Dauphine: X (2025)
Tour de Suisse: TBA

5. Other Significant Races:
Omloop Het Volk / Het Nieuwsblad: TBA
UAE Tour (sigh): X3 (2021, 2022, 2025)
Strade Bianche: X3 (2022, 2024, 2025)
E3 Harelbeke: 3rd (2023)
Gent Wevelgem: TBA
Brabantse Pijl: TBA
Amstel Gold Race: X (2023), 2nd (2025)
Fleche Wallone: X2 (2023, 2025)
San Sebastian: -
Giro dell Emilia: X (2024), 2nd (2022, 2023)
París - Tours: TBA

6. Stage Wins:
Giro de Italia Stage Wins: 6
Tour de France Stage Wins: 21
Vuelta a España Stage Wins: 3
Total GT Stage Wins: 30
Total Pro Wins: 108

7. "Minor" Accolades:
x2 GP Montréal (2022, 2024), x2 Tour of Slovenia (2021, 2022), Tre Valli Varesine x2 (2022, 2025), Tour of California (2019), Volta ao Algarve (2019), x2 Slovenian ITT Championships (2019, 2023), Slovenian Road Race Championships (2023), European Road Race Championships (2025).

Notes:
(1) "Other Significant Races" is a non-comprehensive list of races outside the well established and common accepted three categories (GT, Monuments, Seven "Historically/Traditional" One Week Races)
(2) "Minor Accolades" include another non-comprehensive list of other races won that might be missed by some users.
The aim is not to argue about which are the most relevant races but to keep track of which I feel are the most prestigious events regardless of the current official category.

 

[Cycling111]

He can't skip the Tour; he has to equal the fifth Tour. After that, he can do whatever he wants, but it's important to win the fifth.

 

[dedekmraz]

Pogi challenge live:

Britanec Feather prvi na Krvavcu; drugi Pogačar: "Ob cesti ogromno navijačev, bilo je fenomenalno"

Najboljši kolesar na svetu, Tadej Pogačar, je sijajno sezono proslavil na domačih cestah. Na izzivu S Klanca v klanc je od Komende do Krvavca lovil rekreativne kolesarje. Enemu kolesarju je uspelo na vrh priti pred svetovnim prvakom.

www.rtvslo.si

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Pogi challenge live:

Britanec Feather prvi na Krvavcu; drugi Pogačar: "Ob cesti ogromno navijačev, bilo je fenomenalno"

Najboljši kolesar na svetu, Tadej Pogačar, je sijajno sezono proslavil na domačih cestah. Na izzivu S Klanca v klanc je od Komende do Krvavca lovil rekreativne kolesarje. Enemu kolesarju je uspelo na vrh priti pred svetovnim prvakom.

www.rtvslo.si

Can any amateur beat Pogi? Remco tried his luck and now it's time for them!