Well if he can or can't. That is to be determined. He will try.
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Well if he can or can't. That is to be determined. He will try.
You never know. If he actually rides it (even just in the same condition as he was in at Ronde), a lot can happen.
Moscon almost won it, Colbrelli won in his only go.
Normally i would agree but this is Pogi. On top of that time is his ally. Transforming from boy to men, he will get there.
The gap is increasing year after year. This year we even heard "i'm gone, i'm dead", the skeletor killed teddy.
We all hope that, this marginal gain, can at least diminish that gap, and give some fight to the skeletor, or we will se next year the skeletor eating slovenian meat again (now also with roglic in the menu) 😂
Rogla will revenge Pogi. Better for Pogi to do Giro-Tour double this year. To add a GT to his palmares. After years of draught.
Pogi already have a phenomenal palmares, add the giro would be even great, and a smart choice for next year.
Roubaix is indeed a lot different from Flanders but if someone like Matthew Hayman managed to win Roubaix, you can't convince me that is impossible for Pogačar. Especially if he gains a few kilos later in his career.
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The problem is that it's Pogacar we are talking about. Nobody will give him an inch so he won't be able to use some race situation advantage. Going mano a mano on flat cobbles against powerhouses like MVP and WVA is super difficult - Pog won't have his w/kg superiority to help (like he had on Flandrien cobbles) plus he's slower than them at the finish. He will be up there fighting for victory, which will be very hard to achieve though.
Kuss is a 25% (or 12.5%) Slovenian so he obviously won't go if there's no Slovenian stage.
The crossers have not dominated the race to the same extent as Ronde. And mechanicals happen to them too. Imagine if Pogi was with WvA with a decent gap to the rest when he punctures.
Was actually hoping for that but now somehow became more and more sceptical about it. Likely Visma has other plans. We'll see.
Wout's going for stage wins in the Giro, from what I read. Not the GC. Which is wise. Wout isn't a GC rider, he's not built for it. Same with Remco. They keep trying to make him a GC rider but he's better built for stage wins in week long races and one day races.
As for Pogs, I know he'd love to win all the Monuments but I remember in an interview of his a while he was saying he wasn't sure if he was "insane enough" to do Paris-Roubaix, lol. At lleast not yet anyway. Plus won't the vibrations from riding over the cobbles be a bit too much on his weakened wrist that he broke?
As for Pogs, I know he'd love to win all the Monuments but I remember in an interview of his a while he was saying he wasn't sure if he was "insane enough" to do Paris-Roubaix, lol. At lleast not yet anyway. Plus won't the vibrations from riding over the cobbles be a bit too much on his weakened wrist that he broke?
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Nope, can't seem to share my photos on here. I tried to share the links via my Google Photos but it won't work. Tried that Imgur site but couldn't make head or tail of it, it seemed to only want me to take new photos, not find and link to existing photos on my phone. I used to have a Photobucket account when it was free but I'm not paying for it now. Oh well, I wanted to share some of my own Pogi photos that I've taken at races and events but I can't seem to find a way to post them on here. Annoying.
Nope, can't seem to share my photos on here. I tried to share the links via my Google Photos but it won't work. Tried that Imgur site but couldn't make head or tail of it, it seemed to only want me to take new photos, not find and link to existing photos on my phone. I used to have a Photobucket account when it was free but I'm not paying for it now. Oh well, I wanted to share some of my own Pogi photos that I've taken at races and events but I can't seem to find a way to post them on here. Annoying.
I think pogacar is to light for paris roubaix even if he gains a couple of kilos. I don't see him winning powerhouses like van aert and van der poel.
Paris roubaix is a lot different than tour flandres, and even different of the cobbles we saw in the Tour. The sections are even more difficult.
Paris roubaix is a lot different than tour flandres, and even different of the cobbles we saw in the Tour. The sections are even more difficult.
I absolutely think Pog can top 10 in PR, but sitting in the final with MvdP, WvA, Philipsen and Pedersen like this year, well it's more than a little hard to see him win something like that.
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Pog is four years younger than WvA or MvdP. Over time they will start to decline and they won't always be there.
But I still highly doubt that Pog will ever win the Roubaix. It's a very tough race and not only do you have to be strong, but luck also plays a part. This is the type of race where the more times you start the more chances you have to get it done. If he participates continuously in Roubaix from 2025, how many legit attempts will he have in his peak, 4 or 5? That might be too few attempts, but it's also possible he'll get lucky
But I still highly doubt that Pog will ever win the Roubaix. It's a very tough race and not only do you have to be strong, but luck also plays a part. This is the type of race where the more times you start the more chances you have to get it done. If he participates continuously in Roubaix from 2025, how many legit attempts will he have in his peak, 4 or 5? That might be too few attempts, but it's also possible he'll get lucky
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