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No, he won't. Giro is more important.If he wins MSR, he will show up at PR.
Wining all 5 monuments is mportant. He can still win the Giro.No, he won't. Giro is more important.
He has enough time to go for PR, for which he’ll probably train differentlyWining all 5 monuments is mportant. He can still win the Giro.
He has the legs to win PR already, why modify his training at all?He has enough time to go for PR, for which he’ll probably train differently
He can win later. In 3 years, MVP and WVA will be no longer at their top level.Wining all 5 monuments is mportant. He can still win the Giro.
yea but MSR is like 15 minutes of effort topsNumber one favourite to win MSR. Normally, MVP is not good in his first race of the season.
Roubaix doesn't fit at all into a Giro schedule.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.
Poggi doesn't need altitude camp to win the Giro. The other 3 aren't there.Roubaix doesn't fit at all into a Giro schedule.
That's right when you do your main altitude camp.
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.He can win later. In 3 years, MVP and WVA will be no longer at their top level.
Great. Now you half ass the Giro and you're suboptimally prepared for Giro/Tour double.Poggi doesn't need altitude camp for the Giro.
He does if he wants to get through it in the best shape possible, to have SOME chance in the Tour against Vingo. His Giro prep and race don't exist in a vacuum..Poggi doesn't need altitude camp for the Giro.
I dno, Pog is still the overwhelming favorite in the Giro and can win it with one leg.Great. Now you half ass the Giro and you're suboptimally prepared for Giro/Tour double.
Pog can use Giro as Tour prep and still winning it.He does if he wants to get through it in the best shape possible, to have SOME chance in the Tour against Vingo. His Giro prep and race don't exist in a vacuum..
Perhaps he could, but the point is, it's doubtful that's the optimal prep. Altitude camp and Giro, done correctly, has the possibility to see him in better shape than he's ever been, which he will need if he is to have a shot at Vingo. Many seem to assume he will come out of the Giro tired and less than 100% for the Tour, but I'm not so sure. A Pog in this kind of shape, nearing his physical prime, just might be the guy who could come out of an altitude camp and the Giro totally flying. In for a penny, in for a pound.Pog can use Giro as Tour prep and still winning it.
With proper training, a bit more weight he would be more suited for itHe has the legs to win PR already, why modify his training at all?
The only excuse not to do it is worrying about injury.
He doesn't have weight issues as other riders have.With proper training, a bit more weight he would be more suited for it
Sounds like his biggest test was getting the song in his head for the last 2 hrs to go away. His interview at the finish is all I've seen and it's pretty good. Middle of the race was tough and no one responded to his effort to thin the small front pack.He is clearly even better then in the last years. He wasn't even pushing really hard in the last 20km.
Any attempt at the Giro is usually sub optimal prep for the TdF but not the double. Not sure where altitude training fits in but why would trying to win the Giro underdone* leave you sub optimally prepared for the TdF? It might actually result in the opposite with this guy?Great. Now you half ass the Giro and you're suboptimally prepared for Giro/Tour double.