Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

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Soler ruled out for the Tour, and for the entire season due to his injury.

I suppose they'll replace him with Almeida if he recovers, but Almeida's recovery doesn't seem that simple.
If Almeida can't go, Grossschartner is the best option.
 
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Soler ruled out for the Tour, and for the entire season due to his injury.

I suppose they'll replace him with Almeida if he recovers, but Almeida's recovery doesn't seem that simple.
If Almeida can't go, Grossschartner is the best option.
Unless it's a complex pelvis break you do not miss 5 months.
 
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Soler ruled out for the Tour, and for the entire season due to his injury.

I suppose they'll replace him with Almeida if he recovers, but Almeida's recovery doesn't seem that simple.
If Almeida can't go, Grossschartner is the best option.
If Almeida doesn't go, Yates will.

Pogacar
Del Toro
Sivakov
McNulty
Veermersch
Politt
Wellens
Yates or Almeida
 
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No he did not.
Visma was by far the best team. Roglic had Dumoulin, WVA, Benett, Kuss, Gesink

Pogi had Aru who DNS, and Formolo who DNF.

Indeed that was the best team.

True, excepted they all rode in black and yellow for some reason that tour instead of black and white like him.

Under the wing and then Pogi decided to tickle a bit.
 
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Indeed that was the best team.



Under the wing and then Pogi decided to tickle a bit.

Rogla was Pogi's mentor but it ended unexpectedly:

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Pogi had the best team at the 2020 edition.
I suppose you're joking. The difference was huge... in favor of Lotto Jumbo.

Dumoulin, winner of the Giro d'Italia. one of the best time trialists and GT racers in the world in 2020.
Tony Martin, one of the best rouleurs of that moment. Gesink and Bennet, the domestique climbers who climbed the most in that Tour. A young Kuss and Van Aert, who was already a star.

Team Jumbo-Visma (WT)
On the other side, a team with two fewer riders, although Aru wouldn't have even helped, given his disastrous performance. They even had a sprinter like Kirstoff; not even the initial team was fully focused on the overall classification. Marcato, washed, retired after a few months.
Watch the stages of that Tour again because you'll see De la Cruz surrounded by yellow-cyclists.

UAE Team Emirates (WT)
Looking at the rosters of all Tour winners, this is possibly one of the worst teams associated with a winner.
 
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Pogacar was let off the hook by Roglic in 2020. He broke an unwritten agreement with his compatriot.
In 2021 it wasn’t a fair fight because Jonas started as a domestique for Roglic and burned his candle.
In 2022 and 23 prime Vingo vanquished Pog.
In 24 Vingo was still recovering from a collapsed lung.
In 25 Pog won fair and square.
Honestly this year could be very close as Jonas is in top shape.
 
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Pogacar was let off the hook by Roglic in 2020. He broke an unwritten agreement with his compatriot.
In 2021 it wasn’t a fair fight because Jonas started as a domestique for Roglic and burned his candle.
In 2022 and 23 prime Vingo vanquished Pog.
In 24 Vingo was still recovering from a collapsed lung.
In 25 Pog won fair and square.
Honestly this year could be very close as Jonas is in top shape.
View: https://youtu.be/aB3C0mjy6T4?si=bsLBvecJOUEdbRqI
 
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