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Their plan to win the Tour without showing he was the strongest rider until the very last moment goes that far back.Indeed, how come he didn't win the Vuelta as 21 year old first year pro?
Favorites nearly always do.Well, they had a yellow frame ready way before the race was over.
Contador was sandbagging his way through most of the 2012 Vuelta reallyEasy to say such things after you won the race.
I am sure they knew the result from the ITT.UAE team played this very smart. A lot smarter then they get credit for. They told Slovenian press they came to this tour to win (after the race, not before it). They were analyzing all stages very closely. They analyzed stage 20 TT extremely closely so Pogačar knew the road very very well. They practised swapping bikes long long time to find the quickest way possible doing it. Pogačar was the only captain. Aru was named captain only to hide Pogačar under a radar. They knew they don't have the team do lead the race so they didn't want yellow jersey and it was really good for them that Roglič/JV allowed Pogačar to ride behind them without any problems. They fooled everyone.
I heard the same thing. But but intentional by any means. Of course.UAE's most brilliant tactic was the 1:20 time loss on stage 7--purely intentional to allow Pogi to ghost-shadow JV the rest of the stages until the ITT.
Well, they had a yellow frame ready way before the race was over.
For fun.Then why did Colnago have someone drive all night to bring him a yellow bike?
For fun.
3rd Overall Vuelta a España
1st Stages 9, 13 & 20
Here's a fun little detail; take a look at his GT success.
Whatever GT he does next, people better keep an eye on him on stages 9 and 20!
It reinforces the theory that Pogačar has an amazing recovery ability so his rivals need to start thinking about gaining time on him earlier in the race.
Then why did Colnago have someone drive all night to bring him a yellow bike?
Watts the point? Also; not like power output couldn't be calculated after the fact and his follow car would be advising on speed anyway. One advantage of being the rider in front of the leader in a TT-you can convince them of your pace while holding back. If Primoz had to work hard to only lose 25 seconds on the flat he was totally screwed by the time he got to the hill. Tadej's out of the saddle climb clearly was an all-in effort he'd practiced well if UAE tacticians are believable.I just read that he did the final climb with no wattometer, nor even a bike computer! I love it!
I just read that he did the final climb with no wattometer, nor even a bike computer! I love it!
I just read that he did the final climb with no wattometer, nor even a bike computer! I love it!
I just wanted, if it hasn’t been done already, to highlight the prescience of this post. It’s basically the most accurate description of what happened in the Tour that I’ve read, including everything written after the Tour actually ended.If he's feeling alright, Pogi will need to pretend he is a rider for TJV with Roglic domming for him. Follow Rogla up the hills and go around at the finish.
Here's a fun little detail; take a look at his GT success.
Whatever GT he does next, people better keep an eye on him on stages 9 and 20!