If they really came up with the strategy to go all out on the TT, because of a weak team and it would have hard to defend the jersey, making JV fall into a state of false security. They are geniuses. Creating almost an ambush on the TT. Where Roglic must have been in a state of shock hearing he was losing it all and just had no answer on the last climb.
It is not the first time he has put in a performance like that at the end of a race. Like the article mentioned on the site, he has done it before. Putting in a winning performances at the end of races. His performance on the penultimate stage of last years Vuelta is further proof of a rider that will go to the end.
Did Roglic go to deep on Col de Loze? Did he get played by Pogacar? Does Pogacar just have that much better recovery and endurance? Did he work a lot on his TT during the break this season? He was good before, but now even better. And beat Roglic in the NTT.
Pogacar looked super-strong when sprinting in the cross-wind stage. He looked like a rider that had much more to give. The next day he took back time. No one being able to follow him. He was strong in the mountain stages thereafter, took a win at the end of week 1 and another one on Grand Colombier in week 2. He didnt put in that super-attack that made everybody drop, like on stage 8 though. Did they make up a strategy on the rest day after that first week or did they plan it along to be great in the end? Did Pogacar feel "Im way better than these guys"? Who knows. It is just fun to speculate, what goes on the behind the scenes.
That he seems like a very relaxed guy that dont let pressure or expectations affect him that much has so far been an advantage. Expectations and pressure will surely increase now, he wont be an underdog anymore in the really big races. It will be more difficult to pull off these types thing, unless he really is that strong or can be compared to others at the very end.
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