Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

[sam6]

Has Pogi got a chance at MSR this year? Before I thought it wasn't hard enough for him to drop the vans but with van Aert not there and van der Poel not having raced then he might have a chance with him looking so good! Though he wasn't even close to dropping van der Poel last year obviously as he was dropped after so maybe it is too much

 

[Netserk]

Has Pogi got a chance at MSR this year? Before I thought it wasn't hard enough for him to drop the vans but with van Aert not there and van der Poel not having raced then he might have a chance with him looking so good! Though he wasn't even close to dropping van der Poel last year obviously as he was dropped after so maybe it is too much

He has a chance every time he does the race.

 

[Red Rick]

He has a chance every time he does the race.

Still don't think just tempo on Poggio until the final bit is the way to beat a guy like MvdP.

But you can always be lucky and if the latter has a day off or starts Poggio in 900th position again.

 

[mou]

I told you nicely about Pogačar 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

 

[sam6]

Still don't think just tempo on Poggio until the final bit is the way to beat a guy like MvdP.

But you can always be lucky and if the latter has a day off or starts Poggio in 900th position again.

What is the best way for Pogi to win in MSR then? Attacking earlier?

 

[Red Rick]

What is the best way for Pogi to win in MSR then? Attacking earlier?

Attack Poggio when other big riders are boxed in probably, so first few corners maybe even. This obviously also depends on positioning and wind, etc. It's just very hard to imagine Pogacar straight up dropping MvdP if the latter is right on the suckwheel.

 

[KZD]

This really is history in the making.

One might be a Pogačar fan like myself or someone who thinks that he should just focus in the Grand Tours like Vingegaard does but its impossible for a cycling fan not to admire the ability that this man has of just winning almost all kinds of races in this sort of fashion. Truly Merckxian!

 

[Netserk]

I hope this is the game he will bring to Sanremo and Liège.

 

[SHAD0W93]

MSR, Cataluyna, Giro, and Tour are going to be popping if this is how Pog will be.

 

[Peyroteo94]

He is very lean.

 

[AmRacer]

If he wins MSR, he will show up at PR.

 

[Peyroteo94]

If he wins MSR, he will show up at PR.

No, he won't. Giro is more important.

 

[Salvarani]

Amazing win

The guy is one of the greatest

 

[AmRacer]

No, he won't. Giro is more important.

Wining all 5 monuments is mportant. He can still win the Giro.

 

[jmdirt]

Great win Tadej!

 

[Berniece]

Wining all 5 monuments is mportant. He can still win the Giro.

He has enough time to go for PR, for which he’ll probably train differently

 

[Peyroteo94]

Number one favourite to win MSR. Normally, MVP is not good in his first race of the season.

 

[proffate]

He has enough time to go for PR, for which he’ll probably train differently

He has the legs to win PR already, why modify his training at all?

The only excuse not to do it is worrying about injury.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Wining all 5 monuments is mportant. He can still win the Giro.

He can win later. In 3 years, MVP and WVA will be no longer at their top level.

 

[proffate]

Number one favourite to win MSR. Normally, MVP is not good in his first race of the season.

yea but MSR is like 15 minutes of effort tops

 

[Red Rick]

He has the legs to win PR already, why modify his training at all?

The only excuse not to do it is worrying about injury.

Roubaix doesn't fit at all into a Giro schedule.

That's right when you do your main altitude camp.

 

[AmRacer]

Roubaix doesn't fit at all into a Giro schedule.

That's right when you do your main altitude camp.

Poggi doesn't need altitude camp to win the Giro. The other 3 aren't there.

 

[DNP-Old]

He can win later. In 3 years, MVP and WVA will be no longer at their top level.

There is no later in sports. Sagan is still waiting for his turn to win Sanremo, Quintana is at 0 when it comes to his many TdF victories. By the time we have reached 'later', a new phenom will have taken their place. Albert Withen Philipsen, for example.

 

[Red Rick]

Poggi doesn't need altitude camp for the Giro.

Great. Now you half ass the Giro and you're suboptimally prepared for Giro/Tour double.

 

[Faserr]

He is clearly even better then in the last years. He wasn't even pushing really hard in the last 20km.