Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

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I can see no other way than Pog going to the tour with doubts lingering and then he can have trouble out of nowhere while riding out of the saddle and he looses one of his key means of gaining time.
 
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If Jumbo is smart they should ask Rog to do Nationals, to real test Pog and have numbers to compare.

But i think this is too complicated for Jumbo.
 
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If Jumbo is smart they should ask Rog to do Nationals, to real test Pog and have numbers to compare.

But i think this is too complicated for Jumbo.

Stages 1 and 2 of the Tour will be a good enough test to see how explosive Pogacar is given his issues. The Skeletor himself can perform such a test.
 
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Stages 1 and 2 of the Tour will be a good enough test to see how explosive Pogacar is given his issues. The Skeletor himself can perform such a test.
Why not, eh?
Rog has good chances to win Slovenian TT, but i think he doesnt care with olympic gold.
At start of the Tour, there will be a lot of fresh riders and teams to take yellow, it will be hard to put such pressure.
 
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Stages 1 and 2 of the Tour will be a good enough test to see how explosive Pogacar is given his issues. The Skeletor himself can perform such a test.
Stages 1 and 2 is probably where Pog can push through either way, even if he has minor pain. It is early in the race. It is probably at the end of the first week or right after the first rest day, where he would be in the most pain if the wrist is still an issue.
 
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I bet Pog is sandbagging. It doesn't make much sense to expose himself to attacks with the news updates like that. He could have taken his braces off for the photo shoot if he wanted. Either that or he'll be very weak and he wants to emphasize upfornt he won't be going for GC at all...
 
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I bet Pog is sandbagging. It doesn't make much sense to expose himself to attacks with the news updates like that. He could have taken his braces off for the photo shoot if he wanted. Either that or he'll be very weak and he wants to emphasize upfornt he won't be going for GC at all...
But why say anything then? Silence is the worst adversary.
 
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But why say anything then? Silence is the worst adversary.
Well if his intention is to make his opponents relax, have his friends get a good betting odds on his victory and fly under the radar in general then showing a lot of photos of his injured arm, saying he can't get out of saddle or sprint while maintaining the optimism he's going to be ready come the Tour (just to avoid being too obvious) would be one way to achieve that.:)
 
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Well if his intention is to make his opponents relax, have his friends get a good betting odds on his victory and fly under the radar in general then showing a lot of photos of his injured arm, saying he can't get out of saddle or sprint while maintaining the optimism he's going to be ready come the Tour (just to avoid being too obvious) would be one way to achieve that.:)
How devious.
 
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Well if his intention is to make his opponents relax, have his friends get a good betting odds on his victory and fly under the radar in general then showing a lot of photos of his injured arm, saying he can't get out of saddle or sprint while maintaining the optimism he's going to be ready come the Tour (just to avoid being too obvious) would be one way to achieve that.:)
I feel like this is just wishful thinking, that they are this calculated.

I think they are probably just unsure if the preparation that they have done is gonna be enough, hence the articles/updates is what it is. Neither here nor there atm.

They, just like us, wont know until the racing is underway and Pog/Vingegaard starts to test themselves against each other.
 
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How devious.
Almost as devious as spending the entire TDF in the slipstream of your compatriots team claiming you “can achieve great things together” only to drop him mercilessly on the final TT😁

but yeah, I’ll admit I was trying to be poetic in my post…
 
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Pogacar fans....don't worry about him. He will be fine in the tour. Check his strava, he is already doing great.

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I gave you the good news pogacar fans. Now it's time to give you the bad news....even a healthy pogacar at 100% will not be enough to beat vingegaard.
As a fan who was more often than not on the receiving end of Pog’s spanking I’m warning you - this guy does things you would never imagine possible… I wouldn’t bet a cent against him.

The entire premise of Vinge’s perceived dominance rests on the fact he was less bad in P-N this year than he was in Tirreno last year. As for TDF last year, Pog had a team of three in the end. I doubt Vinge is gonna get as lucky twice in a row.
 
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I actually think that he has a better chance now than before the crash. Last year he was clearly inferior to JV and I don't buy that Rog made that much difference, JV had to follow those attacks as well.
But I think that was because of how Pog rides, some rest and specific training after his insane spring is probably for the best.
 
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I actually think that he has a better chance now than before the crash. Last year he was clearly inferior to JV and I don't buy that Rog made that much difference, JV had to follow those attacks as well.
But I think that was because of how Pog rides, some rest and specific training after his insane spring is probably for the best.

If his wrist is 100% then in theory it's possible that a longer break followed by a good training will result in a super strong performance (and freshness throughout the whole race). The main question mark is his wrist condition at the Tour though (and if there's enough of high-quality training before the race).
 
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Healthy and in 100% form Pog wins Vinge any time in a 3 week long GT (and 1 week long, and one day long and,...). Vinge had incredible luck last year. Pog was gaining seconds on Vinge day after day. Then Rog crashed and JV used him for bait so Pogačar burned out trying to fight Rog and Vinge at the same time. This won't happen again. There is no Rog. Just one on one.
 

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Bearing hindrances in training and riding outside of the saddle, a setback usually spikes in some riders the hunger for more because being on the verge of loosing or missing the Tour brings you more focus.
 
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Healthy and in 100% form Pog wins Vinge any time in a 3 week long GT (and 1 week long, and one day long and,...). Vinge had incredible luck last year. Pog was gaining seconds on Vinge day after day. Then Rog crashed and JV used him for bait so Pogačar burned out trying to fight Rog and Vinge at the same time. This won't happen again. There is no Rog. Just one on one.

Lol. I don't like Vingegaard but this take is just pure crap and delusion.
 
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Lol. I don't like Vingegaard but this take is just pure crap and delusion.
Which part? The one were healthy in form Pogačar beats Vingegard (totally true) or the one where Roglič played a vital role in burning out Pogs matches so Vinge was able to capitalize (also true)?
 
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