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EddyMazzoleni

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Another thing i've noticed is that he seems to take the heat problem way more seriously. Yesterday Majka and Grossschartner spraied him multiple time with water, and he threw a whole bottler on his head and his legs just before the steep part began. He also used an ice jacket after stage 6 even if it wasn't that hot. In general UAE seems to have a more cautious approch, while last year thay were overconfident. Let's hope the partial succes don't get to their head and they stay focused and don't go back to bad to old bad habits.
 
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EddyMazzoleni said:
Another thing i've noticed is that he seems to take the heat problem way more seriously. Yesterday Majka and Grossschartner spraied him multiple time with water, and he threw a whole bottler on his head and his legs just before the steep part began. He also used an ice jacket after stage 6 even if it wasn't that hot. In general UAE seems to have a more cautious approch, while last year thay were overconfident. Let's hope the partial succes don't get to their head and they stay focused and don't go back to bad to old bad habits.
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I agree UAE is looking laser focused this year. Pogacar remaining really calm after stage 6 and yesterday is a great sign to me. Jumbo still has the better team but UAE looks like a better oiled machine compared to last year.

I think the key for Pogacar will be the TT. As much as I love attacking Pog, the place where he has a really clear edge over Vingegaard is his sprint. So even if he there is a stalemate in the mountains from now on he should be able to steal a few seconds here and there, and if he has a great TT that's all he will need. I'm fairly confident, as he has obviously done extremely well in hilly TT's with an uphill finish before but yeah, if he has a dominant performance there I actually think he will win the Tour.
 
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Gigs_98 said:
I agree UAE is looking laser focused this year. Pogacar remaining really calm after stage 6 and yesterday is a great sign to me. Jumbo still has the better team but UAE looks like a better oiled machine compared to last year.

I think the key for Pogacar will be the TT. As much as I love attacking Pog, the place where he has a really clear edge over Vingegaard is his sprint. So even if he there is a stalemate in the mountains from now on he should be able to steal a few seconds here and there, and if he has a great TT that's all he will need. I'm fairly confident, as he has obviously done extremely well in hilly TT's with an uphill finish before but yeah, if he has a dominant performance there I actually think he will win the Tour.
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Surely the ITT is the turning point along with Joux Plane and Mont Blanc *, while i think Grand Colombier will be raced conservatibely like 2020.
Those 2 stage wil set up how Loze is raced, and i think Pogi can benefit massively from beeing in the lead and just having to defend on that climb. However, i don't think the gap between the two in the ITT will be massive.

* Looks to me like the last 2 climb in quick succession and the profiles of said climbs really suit Pogacar, so i would not be surprised if he had circled this stage has the one where to go on an all out attack to grab the jersey, especially considering the next day is a rest day. But of course he has to survive the climb and the descent of the Joux Plane the day before, which is no easy feat when you have Vinge to follow.
 
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Rackham said:
Ready to bring more pain to his rivals:

View: https://www.instagram.com/p/CuhUOtytA8A/
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https://twitter.com/x/status/1678456783960940552
View: https://twitter.com/gcnespanol/status/1678456783960940552?s=20
 
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Peyroteo94 said:
He seems confident but I can't be quiet to Jumbo's arrogance. Always acting like they know Pogacar's numbers and saying he delivered one of his biggest climbing performances. Just shut up and race.
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He appears very confident and serious. Can tell from his face in the stages that he is really drilling it. i think Vingo is in trouble...but i have been wrong before in race predictions. Nice to see the face without the glasses. But, whatever it takes. Feel lucky to see such a battle between these guys. Hopefully no crashes to soil the rivalry.
 
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Pogacar has a great helper in Kuss. Jumbo should be very cautios about it. Pogacar has an upper hand on these short steeper climbs. Winglord has an upper hand on the longer ones. They are miles ahead of the rest of the peloton and that's really interesting in but that's clinic talk.

Jumbo must have UAE work instead of using their own team every single day. It's old school tactics what Jumbo is doing, and it's biting them.

Great racing. I am sick and tired of watching Jonas' family being at every single finish-line. It's unprofessional - you can't have your wife and daugther attend while it's expected you win the Tour. The sh*t don't mix well.
 
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Andy schleck said:
What reports? Who said that? Benji naesen?
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From the article above:

According to reports, Jumbo-Visma, the team with the yellow jersey wearer, believed that Pogacar's climbing performance on the Puy de Dôme was one of his best ever. When Pogacar was informed of this, the Slovenian champion couldn't help but laugh. "I have no knowledge of that. They don't have insight into my training or my performance data. They don't even know my weight. Of course, they can make assumptions, but I can assure you that my performance was good, although there is room for improvement."
 
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