Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

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AmRacer

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Krzysztof_O said:
Del Toro hasn't shown much in classics over 200 km long. SB is just slightly longer so it may be short enough for him to shine. I don't think Pogacar is planning to give the race to Del Toro but I can imagine a race scenario when it's a possibility.
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Pogi wants the record for most wins first.
 
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AmRacer said:
Pogi wants the record for most wins first.
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In the past Pogacar revealed a bit his SB plans before. Interestingly, today he said that he would wait for Del Toro's move and it didn't matter who wins as long as it's a guy from the UAE team.
 
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Gratemans said:
Gift Strade to ensure his loyalty? What the hell are you smoking? Thanks for the laugh.
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Yes, he has a lot to gain from a Del Toro that works entirely for him in the biggest races in the year to come.

He has also seen a lot of other stars in his team that didnt do it in recent years because they wanted to achieve their own result. So by gifting Strade he can actually potentially gain more.

You can ridiculize it, but its not that crazy an option.
 
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It might seem like an unpopular opinion, but I don't understand why he has to give away races to get help in San Remo. If Del Toro didn't want to work in San Remo, or he have to do it in exchange for a gift, he shouldn't go or he should have signed for another team.

It's professional sport; you shouldn't give gifts to inferior athletes. The best rider should try to honor their sport and win.

Besides, Del Toro wins a lot; it's absurd to ride five classics and have to give away one the second-most successful rider on the team.

For me, it would be very disappointing. The 2023 Vuelta is one of the most disappointing memories I have of this sport, and the saddest thing is that many fans celebrated that farce.
 
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Hopefully Rogla will be able to help, at TA, to lower the appetite. But it does seem that they have a slight problem at UAE, lets see on how it goes. Two leaders and limited number of gifts.
 
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Cycling111 said:
It might seem like an unpopular opinion, but I don't understand why he has to give away races to get help in San Remo. If Del Toro didn't want to work in San Remo, or he have to do it in exchange for a gift, he shouldn't go or he should have signed for another team.

It's professional sport; you shouldn't give gifts to inferior athletes. The best rider should try to honor their sport and win.

Besides, Del Toro wins a lot; it's absurd to ride five classics and have to give away one the second-most successful rider on the team.

For me, it would be very disappointing. The 2023 Vuelta is one of the most disappointing memories I have of this sport, and the saddest thing is that many fans celebrated that farce.
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I dont say I like it. I also dont say he should do it. But he gave away victory in Montréal to Mcnulty.

And while I agree that Strade Bianche is a step above Montréal, Del Toro also has the potential to be a way more important team mate than Mcnulty in the biggest races.

And moreover, I also have the impression that Pogacar and Del Toro really get along very well. So if Del Toro is capable of being the second best rider in the race I can see a situation where Tadej would actually gift the win to Del Toro than fight for it.
 
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CyclistAbi

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canina82 said:
He said the most important thing is a UAE win, it doesn't matter who wins between Del Toro and himself.
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The road to hell is paved with good intentions. But realistically yeah, it's coming, this race or some other, UAE team leader will get challenged. It's all gearing up to that.
 
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AlfaLum said:
For Pogacar the big races are the Tour, San Remo, Roubaix, World Championship, Liege, Flanders and Lombardy. Probably at some point also the Vuelta to “finish” his palmares.

Strade is a big fish, but not that much for Pogacar. I think that if he can ensure Del Toros loyalty in the big races for a season or two by giving away Strade he will do it.
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He doesn't need Del Toro's loyalty. He can win anything without much help. Even MSR and PR. He needs some luck, that's it.
 
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Cycling111

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canina82 said:
He said the most important thing is a UAE win, it doesn't matter who wins between Del Toro and himself.
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Let's be realistic. Del Toro's only chance of winning is if Pogacar decides not to compete against him.

@AlfaLum Thinking similarly about Montreal, I believe it would be even more absurd to give away this race, given it's his first race of the season, considering the risk of gravel race, and the possibility of surpasse Cancellara, etc. And McNulty has fewer WT victories. Del Toro is going to win so much that it's ridiculous to have to give him his fourth victory in March.
Del Toro will be the leader at Amstel and FW.

Besides, actually Strade has more prestige than Montreal.
 
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