If he rides more conservatively and thinks about the Tour. In Catalunya mode it could be way more.
It will always be up to UAE on their own to catch the break for all those stages, more or less. If the Gee-ro returns, not many will be won from the peloton.If he rides more conservatively and thinks about the Tour. In Catalunya mode it could be way more.
It will always be up to UAE on their own to catch the break for all those stages, more or less. If the Gee-ro returns, not many will be won from the peloton.
To me those comparisons make perfect sense.Probably a couple of pages late, but how this thread got to Pogi vs Indurain comparison and Remco's thread to Remco vs Ivan Sosa is beyond me))
Yeah but nobody would ever ride a three week tour in Catalunya mode, not least because your team can't sustain that rhythm over that time (and, to be frank, neither can Pogacar). He'll win all the stages he aims to win (barring bad UAE break control), but I can't imagine that'll be more than six at most. Five is realistic.If he rides more conservatively and thinks about the Tour. In Catalunya mode it could be way more.
Yes I think he is too light. If Pogacar is serious about his grand tour prospects then he should stay right away from Roubaix. Its a lottery. Maybe he could try when his career is in its twilight and he isn't a genuine grand tour contender any more.Curious of how Pogacar would so in Robauix if he ented this week. Noone is stronger than him in the peleton and close in endurance so it makes me wonder how he would fare even tho i too imagine him beeing to light etc....
Just wonder how it would be.
Curious of how Pogacar would so in Robauix if he ented this week. Noone is stronger than him in the peleton and close in endurance so it makes me wonder how he would fare even tho i too imagine him beeing to light etc....
Just wonder how it would be.
Paris-Roubaix is THE race for absolute power over power per kg. Surely TP has both power and skill but he’s unlikely to be able drop his severest competitors before the velodrome. The outcome is likely to be the same as at MSR ie TP losing out in the sprint.Curious of how Pogacar would so in Robauix if he ented this week. Noone is stronger than him in the peleton and close in endurance so it makes me wonder how he would fare even tho i too imagine him beeing to light etc....
Just wonder how it would be.
I agree but it is pogacar i mean i think everyone would be really curious to see even with this weight if anything else. I do think he is to light to do it now tho.Yes I think he is too light. If Pogacar is serious about his grand tour prospects then he should stay right away from Roubaix. Its a lottery. Maybe he could try when his career is in its twilight and he isn't a genuine grand tour contender any more.
The GOAT!Rip @salvaini! We hardly knew ye!
I was listening to Eurosport’s new YouTube/podcast situation with Rob Hatch and I did remember something that people had mentioned before- during the tour pog and the team were fighting a lot with each other on the radio which might be why they are trying for a different team structure this year.
Hmm interesting that Pog seems unable to inspire loyalty or that the team has strong enough leadership to enforce it. Maybe that is the reason why he is not as successful in the tours. He should sign with Ineos or concentrate on one day and one week races until he has a team around him that wants/needs him to win,Pog does not have a team leader - loyal employees relationship, but he tries to be friends with everyone and people are generally jealous ***, so there is Vine, Ayuso, Mcnulty who are jealous of Pog and who whenever they are called to be Pog's assistants in the last 2 years suddenly fell ill either before the race or during the race. Pog feels it all and the people around him know it. Why do you think it's always the same people and Slovenians following Pog at the races, mechanic Kavcnik, DS Hauptman, Domen Novak almost every race this year, and masseur Joseba, whom he trusts as a brother from the Vuelta 2019. The UAE is not a team, but a group of wonabee stars to whom Pog is holy because they will forever be in his shadow, this is verified information for you, think about it with your brain and you will see that a lot of things agree. Last year, the whole team were at altitude together in Sierra before the Giro, this year only Majka and Pog, Ayuso on the start list of Giro Emilia, gave up halfway through the race, Ayuso on the start list for Strade Bianche, gave up 2 days before the race, Vine was finally invited to race with Pog, one sick on the first day and in 7-8 days he will be 2nd at the TT Itzulie with Roglic, Remco, Ayuso.....in the race, Mcnulty wants stages on the Grand Tour and avoids Pogacar from the Tour 2022 and now suddenly ill for San Remo and also seen in shopping and at training the next day, who is making fun of whom here, the question is rhetorical, of course😉
UAE needs a strong manager. Bruyneel could fix that ***Pog does not have a team leader - loyal employees relationship, but he tries to be friends with everyone and people are generally jealous ***, so there is Vine, Ayuso, Mcnulty who are jealous of Pog and who whenever they are called to be Pog's assistants in the last 2 years suddenly fell ill either before the race or during the race. Pog feels it all and the people around him know it. Why do you think it's always the same people and Slovenians following Pog at the races, mechanic Kavcnik, DS Hauptman, Domen Novak almost every race this year, and masseur Joseba, whom he trusts as a brother from the Vuelta 2019. The UAE is not a team, but a group of wonabee stars to whom Pog is holy because they will forever be in his shadow, this is verified information for you, think about it with your brain and you will see that a lot of things agree. Last year, the whole team were at altitude together in Sierra before the Giro, this year only Majka and Pog, Ayuso on the start list of Giro Emilia, gave up halfway through the race, Ayuso on the start list for Strade Bianche, gave up 2 days before the race, Vine was finally invited to race with Pog, one sick on the first day and in 7-8 days he will be 2nd at the TT Itzulie with Roglic, Remco, Ayuso.....in the race, Mcnulty wants stages on the Grand Tour and avoids Pogacar from the Tour 2022 and now suddenly ill for San Remo and also seen in shopping and at training the next day, who is making fun of whom here, the question is rhetorical, of course😉
Yeah, we all saw how he fixed 2009 Astana. They cooperated very well in the Tour! We all remember the "Love you Lance" before attacking in Verbier!UAE needs a strong manager. Bruyneel could fix that ***
Yeah, we all saw how he fixed 2009 Astana. They cooperated very well in the Tour! We all remember the "Love you Lance" before attacking in Verbier!
I completely understand why cyclists have ambitions. At some point they have to get results with these ambitions. There are a lot of races on the calendar. Go win some of them against the best of the professional peloton. and then a manager can have a real discussion. Otherwise “hit the bricks!”Jealousy is a serious disease, Pog is actually a very introverted person and it takes him a long time to gain trust in someone and open up to him, what you see with the fans before and after the race is all a mask, he talks a little when he meets people, only after he spends a lot of time with someone does he become more sociable, like Majka, Wellens, Mathews, Mohoric, Novak, Formolo. If you haven't noticed, Hauptman DS is almost always at his races, Pog always wants the same trusted people with him, from mechanics, masseurs . Just read Sivakov's statement from the camp in December when he was asked what Pogacar was like. The answer was very quiet and calm, down-to-earth, that he behaves like an ordinary junior cyclist who has just joined the team, and these jealous and spiteful people use that to their advantage, his kindness, calmness. Pog is a leader in his own right in terms of results, but Pog is not, for example, extroverted like Mourinho, to line everything up and put everything in its place, but the complete opposite. Majka is his most important trusted person and just follow who is with Ayuso at the races and who with Pog, does Ayuso have better helpers for the race in Itzulia or Pog for Catalonia, *** him, Pog is Slovenian and Ayuso is Spanish, but to hell with him because he will never have the talent of Pog and will always remain in his shadow and that's why Ayuso can't at night to sleep because he is mischievous, jealous and gathers a team against Pogacar around him, Vine, Mcnulty, Sivakov and recently Bjerg with Ayuso are much better than with Pog because Bjerg has also turned the tables slightly and wants space for himself and thinks that he working for Pog is holding him back, you may think that this is nonsense, but be sure of what is written, just follow in the future... these are people who have nothing against Pog and with whom he is good and who are important helpers: Majka, Almeida, Novak ,Groschartner,R.Oliveira,Wellens,Christien,everything else is very questionable,very...