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Going from 200 to 240 is a 20% increase. From 340 to 380 is 11%. So you are asking people do a ride of 200, and then 222. That's the difference Pogacar is feeling.
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dnf for mcnulty in paris nice after a crash, politt also crashed but finished the stage, at this point the choices for msr are very limited
This. However, 11% is still a massive improvement. It's like comparing Pogacar in the 2023 TdF and Pogacar in the 2024 TdF.
Or Pogacar would have to do 368 watts in 2024 to match his relative power (w/kg) in 2026 SB.
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yes at this point it will be something like this, maybe cosnefroy will be there, but clearly the team won't be as good as it could have been and this will probably be a big factor
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Yeah, but I wouldn't think too much from Velon numbers. They've been wrong a couple of times already. yaf2, said it here: https://forum.cyclingnews.com/threads/tadej-pogačar-discussion-thread.34270/page-1676#post-3314810
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Don't be too obsessed with this 40 watts increase estimations:
1) The race was shorter in length and faster (likely due to good gravel quality) so the watts were generally higher (it was less about attrition than in the previous years).
2) It's likely that those watts are also overestimated due to the mentioned better gravel quality (otherwise you must believe other guys did similar progress or even greater as Pog's advantage was the smallest of those 3 years).
1) The race was shorter in length and faster (likely due to good gravel quality) so the watts were generally higher (it was less about attrition than in the previous years).
2) It's likely that those watts are also overestimated due to the mentioned better gravel quality (otherwise you must believe other guys did similar progress or even greater as Pog's advantage was the smallest of those 3 years).
Of course his team is weaker after the loss of Wellens and Narvaez but this is part of cycling and he has the ability to overcome these issues. 2025 RVV is a prime example of that. He lost 3 riders (IIRC) before the crucial part of the race.
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He's been doing another Roubaix recon from the looks of things. Looked a bit on the muddy side from the state of him!
It’s not overly impressive, Del Toro as last leadoutman standing on the cipressa did not impress in Tierro Adriatico today. He did not drop any of the likely MSR contenders. The crashes has brought a lot of bad luck to Pogis plans.
It's incredibly unlucky for Pogacar. It's a disgrace that UAE don't spend more on top riders to have around him.
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But he lost 3 good domestiques and this is lack of luck. There is only one race where Pogacar really needs his team and it's MSR.
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Do you take lots of photos yourself?
I can't be the only one thinking you have a brilliant eye for photography
He is all in for MSR and PR. I wouldn't be surprised if he wins PR. Last year was an experimental year, now he knows what to do.
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I think there's a better chance he wins Roubaix than MSR. MVP has probably the best engine on flat cobbles but various things happen in Roubaix (plus Pog has great engine as well and likely improving). As for MSR I'm not optimistic: MVP is flying, Ganna is also doing very well and even Wout showed some form today.
I'm also curious to see his sprint. He is bulkier and I believe this can make a huge difference in his sprint.
Domen Novak about people comparing Seixas to Pogačar:
“Paul Seixas is very good. Everyone wants to compare him to Tadej. At this age, he’s even ahead of where Tadej was. But when Tadej was Seixas’ age, he wasn’t going to altitude camps. He was still racing for the Gusto Rog Ljubljana team. He won his first Tour while eating pizza, drinking beer and playing PlayStation.”
“Pogačar is a natural talent, while the young riders today are very professionally prepared. They spend a month at altitude and everything is perfectly planned. That’s all good, but the question is how long they can keep it up mentally. At 19 or 20 they’re already going to the absolute maximum, 24/7. I don’t know if they’ll still be racing when they’re 30.”
“Paul Seixas is very good. Everyone wants to compare him to Tadej. At this age, he’s even ahead of where Tadej was. But when Tadej was Seixas’ age, he wasn’t going to altitude camps. He was still racing for the Gusto Rog Ljubljana team. He won his first Tour while eating pizza, drinking beer and playing PlayStation.”
“Pogačar is a natural talent, while the young riders today are very professionally prepared. They spend a month at altitude and everything is perfectly planned. That’s all good, but the question is how long they can keep it up mentally. At 19 or 20 they’re already going to the absolute maximum, 24/7. I don’t know if they’ll still be racing when they’re 30.”
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