Wrist injury and not optimal preparations was likely the main problem. Classics and the need to peak early were likely the minor problem. For the next season i feel that Pogi might have similar schedule. One problem i see is if he will only do the Tour. And if he wouldn't win it. That would be 3 years of GT drought. And that is not really all that optimal. The idea he will do two GTs next year. That is not something i feel will happen. If he plans to take the classics seriously. And the Worlds and the Olympics. So what to do with GTs. Likely something to consider in 2025 season. Unless Pogi wins Tour 2024. Then it's all good for a while. When it comes to GT racing.
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That is a good question. I would like to see him try the Giro, at least, in his prime.
Watching this high-quality Vuelta makes me realize how deep the GC field can be if everyone shows up in good shape, so a Giro win is potentially no sure thing.
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He started cycling in Italy and he speaks italian. He'll do it some time when he has enough of Spring classics or wants more variety in his Palmares.
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Just peak all the time. If I can, surely a professional athlete should be able to too.
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Isn't that mostly the riders' fault, though*? Pogacar in the Giro would automatically make it much better.
*Obviously the Lussari TT should not have been a stage 20, but you can't blame everything that didn't happen in 2021, 22 and 23 on that fact alone.
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But if you were a professional cyclist, you'd probably ride Paris-Nice and then forget all about it.
I wouldn't mind seeing Pogačar do the Giro. It can't be a worse Tour preparation than breaking a wrist either.
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I hold the spring monuments very highly but surely a rider that like Pogačar that already won RVV and LBL can take a year away from these an focus on the Giro on the first part of the season, especially as he should be able to ride MSR nonetheless.
Next year however the goals should be spring monuments - Tour - Olympics - Worlds- Lombardia. I would like to see him ride the Dauphiné or Suisse instead of Slovenia though.
Your peak, compared to a professional athlete, is probably in the same scale as Møllehøj to Mont Blanc.
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It's not going to be walk in the park if the Vuelta crew come along, and I don't see why Roglic, Remco, Ayuso and co. won't do Lombardia.
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Sure but to beat Pog in Lombardia you basically have to drop him (otherwise he'll beat you at the finish), which is almost impossible on those climbs when he's in form. Another scenario is a solo attack from a far - maybe Remco could try it.
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