Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

[Vino attacks everyone]

The propaganda around Pogacar is running wild everywhere. They are doing a great job this season.

It's amazing how good Lutsenko is seeing that he's about to drop this Pogi guy on stage 1 and 2 of the giro.

 

[Nick2413]

Anyone listen to the cycling podcast Giro preview? They had an interview with the UAE head of performance.
I was listening as I go to sleep so its a bit foggy, but quite interesting.

He lost the tour in 2022 because he missed a feed and was double teamed by Rog and Jonas. (If this is true why wouldn't riders have a gel or 2 taped to their bike in case of emergency?)

New coach, Dr. Inigo Zone 2 has been canned and now Pog is doing way more intensity and better understanding and training the ability to do mega power after a long day of calorie depletion and workload and said this was evidenced by his long attacks in Strade and Liege.

My main takeaway was look the f0ck out next week

I think most of this is just talk for the sake of talk. Would be nice to see the obsession with Zone 2 die down a bit though so maybe they can keep that narrative going.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

The propaganda around Pogacar is running wild everywhere. They are doing a great job this season.

Teddy will smash the Giro in such a fashion that Skeletor won't be willing to come back. It's his chance to leave the sport as an undefeated TdF champion, otherwise it's only downhill from now on!

 

[RedheadDane]

The majority of riders on that list were pro cyclists when that race ceased to exist.

Here I was, thinking most of them didn't turn pro until after 2000... silly me; we're including junior years.
I suppose Pogacar could even have ridden the "last 100 metres" kid's race doing a vacation with his family.

 

[Froome]

Teddy will smash the Giro in such a fashion that Skeletor won't be willing to come back. It's his chance to leave the sport as an undefeated TdF champion, otherwise it's only downhill from now on!

Yeah, we can't wait to see Pogacar smashing Lutsenko and Pozzovivo in the Giro! The GOAT!

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Here I was, thinking most of them didn't turn pro until after 2000... silly me; we're including junior years.
I suppose Pogacar could even have ridden the "last 100 metres" kid's race doing a vacation with his family.

Do you know when this race was last held?
We‘re talking about Zurich, right?

www.cyclingnews.com presents the 93rd Zri Metzgete - Championship of Zurich

 

[RedheadDane]

Do you know when this race was last held?
We‘re talking about Zurich, right?

Oh... I thought it was some silly 90es race.
Some silly 00es race then... big difference.

But enought about that minor race; this is the Pogacar thread!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Do you know when this race was last held?
We‘re talking about Zurich, right?

www.cyclingnews.com presents the 93rd Zri Metzgete - Championship of Zurich

Samu simply destroyed the roads.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Oh... I thought it was some silly 90es race.
Some silly 00es race then... big difference.

But enought about that minor race; this is the Pogacar thread!

Blocked and reported.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Yeah, we can't wait to see Pogacar smashing Lutsenko and Pozzovivo in the Giro! The GOAT!

Everybody and their grandpa knows that Teddy Merckx aka the GOAT is gunning for the Giro so only stage-hunters are left in the race. They are hoping for a tired Teddy at the Tour but the true is that only Skeletor had a 1% chance to beat him there (I'm being generous here) and the rest has big fat 0.

 

[RedheadDane]

Blocked and reported.

For saying that we should go back on topic, rather than continue talking about some random non-relevant race?
Just because Samuel Sanchez won it, doesn't make it important...

 

[Samu Cuenca]

For saying that we should go back on topic, rather than continue talking about some random non-relevant race?
Just because Samuel Sanchez won it, doesn't make it important...

I'm not sure I would even have become a fan of him if he hadn't won that race, although his other results towards the end of the 2006 season also played a part in my decision to root for him.

 

[Froome]

Everybody and their grandpa knows that Teddy Merckx aka the GOAT is gunning for the Giro so only stage-hunters are left in the race. They are hoping for a tired Teddy at the Tour but the true is that only Skeletor had a 1% chance to beat him there (I'm being generous here) and the rest has big fat 0.

Pogacar honoring merckx by beating farmers in every race he enters in the last months!

 

[kingjr]

Freire stories are basically all anecdotes from former Rabo riders. Forgetting the shoes and switching them happened in the breakaway live on TV.

There's a story about him getting lost during training the day before the 2001 World Championships and having to take a cab back to the hotel. He then won the race, of course.

 

[Salvarani]

Anyone listen to the cycling podcast Giro preview? They had an interview with the UAE head of performance.
I was listening as I go to sleep so its a bit foggy, but quite interesting.

He lost the tour in 2022 because he missed a feed and was double teamed by Rog and Jonas. (If this is true why wouldn't riders have a gel or 2 taped to their bike in case of emergency?)

New coach, Dr. Inigo Zone 2 has been canned and now Pog is doing way more intensity and better understanding and training the ability to do mega power after a long day of calorie depletion and workload and said this was evidenced by his long attacks in Strade and Liege.

My main takeaway was look the f0ck out next week

It makes a lot of sense and we been privy to the information. Too bad some haters stopped us from getting more of it.

 

[Rob5091]

Pogacar smashing Pozzovivo? Not a chance!

 

[CyclistAbi]

Time to shine and to show on why Pogi was hand-picked by Merckx as lineal GOAT.

 

[Froome]

Time to shine and to show on why Pogi was hand-picked by Merckx as lineal GOAT.

Do you think Pogi is a better stage racer than Roglic?

 

[CyclistAbi]

Do you think Pogi is a better stage racer than Roglic?

No.

P.S. But Pogi can always prove me wrong.

 

[Lequack]

Anyone listen to the cycling podcast Giro preview? They had an interview with the UAE head of performance.
I was listening as I go to sleep so its a bit foggy, but quite interesting.

He lost the tour in 2022 because he missed a feed and was double teamed by Rog and Jonas. (If this is true why wouldn't riders have a gel or 2 taped to their bike in case of emergency?)

New coach, Dr. Inigo Zone 2 has been canned and now Pog is doing way more intensity and better understanding and training the ability to do mega power after a long day of calorie depletion and workload and said this was evidenced by his long attacks in Strade and Liege.

My main takeaway was look the f0ck out next week

@mou is that you?

 

[velaso montador]

G. Thomas said Pogacar was Merckx like and now Gilbert too today said theres nothing like him, in the entire peleton and Gilbert had never been around a cyclist of the caliber of Pogacar thats just woow.

I find this so rare to hear like I watched cycling 20 years but never before has this been the theme, it its truly refreshing to listen cycling legends and active riders too talk about a active 25 year old like this I guess its only the beginning too, its so rare and special. What a time to be alive to witness Cycling greatness.
Last page someone said it was a foregone conclusion inside cycling he was already the best of all time!! im startig to believe its the case when everyone from active riders to living legends speak of him they always mention it its truly something else this, were witnessing history boys and garls

 

[velaso montador]

I think the first stage of the Giro will indicate the approach Pogacar is going to take. He could win it solo, probably easily, but he might chose not to. Immediately in pink, immediately having your team have to ride for the rest of the Giro. It’s easier to just keep calm in the beginning. Will also help for TDF preparation.

I guess we will find out at stage 2 already? If hes riding it as ''training'' as mentioned i believe he will start off rather rusty and get better and end the Giro stronger then he was so might take some stages before he does something. But then again a rusty Pogacar is maby better than everyone else already i guess we will see

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Pogacar honoring merckx by beating farmers in every race he enters in the last months!

I will personally witness Il Campionissimo beating farmers on the Oropa climb on Sunday!

 

[Berniece]

I guess we will find out at stage 2 already? If hes riding it as ''training'' as mentioned i believe he will start off rather rusty and get better and end the Giro stronger then he was so might take some stages before he does something. But then again a rusty Pogacar is maby better than everyone else already i guess we will see

We’ve already seen at Liege that he isn’t rusty so he might choose not to go hard, but he definitely can go hard

 

[Froome]

I will personally witness Il Campionissimo beating farmers on the Oropa climb on Sunday!

Unfortunately Fausto Masnada will not be there 😕