Pogacar is the new ContadorLmao, people really read this comment and started a two page discussion about unfair criticism of Pogacar. I made the most bland f*cking take possible and people are losing their minds over it.
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Pogacar is the new ContadorLmao, people really read this comment and started a two page discussion about unfair criticism of Pogacar. I made the most bland f*cking take possible and people are losing their minds over it.
Many of the boring comments appear to be blaming race design and Pogacar for knowing how to race his bicycle. Everyone had the same fresh legs,full squads in the early days. UAE created pressure and pushed. Pogacar got double the satisfaction w stage victories and the time associated with winning. Since then he and the team done standard stuff like racing near the front out of trouble and using radio and team car and structure to never allow anything, anyone possibly threatening to roll off the front. Polti appear to be only team that don't consider themselves equal w world tour level teams and are racing accordingly. They are getting hours of camera time, Italian fans seeing Italian riders off the front, beating UAE,Pogacar and the rest at some time during the race. Hearing Thomas post race interviews about " GC guys" and where they are, who cares!!? Some team needs to go all or nothing and try and put pressure on someone, maybe Pogacar. Everyone taking their cues off Pog is sort of silly, if you ride next to him the entire race it's a predictable outcome, so I personally don't care who sits in and finishes top 5 or 10, would much rather see some kind of suicide mission and at least try and challenge him and win. All this racing smart stuff is too predictable. People writing that it's Pogacar's fault that no-one will attack him or the race accept for Alaphilpe and conti teams, only people willing to gamble. No Ineos, riding in the crosswind for @5-8 minutes is not gamblingThis has been one of the best Giros in recent years, you're all tripping. The only two genuinely and stages have been Stages 8 and 10. Stages 1 through 7 were all entertaining, Stage 9 was very fun, Stage 12 also excellent, yesterday better than normal, too.
Theres this unknown Vietnamese GC talent called No Bo DiHonest question. Bar Remco, what gc rider can beat Ganna in this type of TT?
Join the dark side Gigs, you know you want toLmao, people really read this comment and started a two page discussion about unfair criticism of Pogacar. I made the most bland f*cking take possible and people are losing their minds over it.
I wrote that to me it's weird for people to be so so upset and angry that Pogacar is goodLmao, people really read this comment and started a two page discussion about unfair criticism of Pogacar. I made the most bland f*cking take possible and people are losing their minds over it.
Yup, but they be in the darkness. Blinded by the lights.I wrote that to me it's weird for people to be so so upset and angry that Pogacar is good
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOJoin the dark side Gigs, you know you want to
I think his ITTs were pretty much in line with what weve seen before from him. He just doesnt do that many of them in great shape somehow.
If there is a better level for him it has to happen at the Tour
Tour's TT should be interesting. He is my favourite to win both.
Pogi was only 29s away today, Vingegaard took 31s on the 19 first fast (50.6 kmh) minutes on stage 16 in last year's Tour. Or maybe even better example - stage 20 in the 2022 Tour. Vingegaard, before the ITT turned hilly again, was 22s in front of Pogi and 25s in front of Ganna, with a 53.2 kmh average.Theres this unknown Vietnamese GC talent called No Bo Di
That I very much agree on. New Pogi definitely not visible in the ITTs so far.I think his ITTs were pretty much in line with what weve seen before from him. He just doesnt do that many of them in great shape somehow.
If there is a better level for him it has to happen at the Tour
definitely agree that july vingegaard can do 53kph on this course but so is pogi especially of last year. Those guys are insanely talented that they could do 7w/kg for 20 mins three days in a row. At the tour they are on a different planet. People might think this is pogis ceiling of TT performance but he will easily go 40 secs faster at the tour.Pogi was only 29s away today, Vingegaard took 31s on the 19 first fast (50.6 kmh) minutes on stage 16 in last year's Tour. Or maybe even better example - stage 20 in the 2022 Tour. Vingegaard, before the ITT turned hilly again, was 22s in front of Pogi and 25s in front of Ganna, with a 53.2 kmh average.
So not sure. July Vingegaard seems to be able to do it. At least in the 2nd half of a GT.
Only Remco.
Today he did not look emptied like Ganna did, maybe a gift?. Just joking (the gift part).definitely agree that july vingegaard can do 53kph on this course but so is pogi especially of last year. Those guys are insanely talented that they could do 7w/kg for 20 mins three days in a row. At the tour they are on a different planet. People might think this is pogis ceiling of TT performance but he will easily go 40 secs faster at the tour.
He is racing at home in the last TT. He knows those roads like nobody.The first TT is good for him but Roglic and Evenepoel should be very strong there as well. As for the 2nd TT it will be more about who has the most energy left at the end of the race. I wouldn't necessarily put my money on Pogacar at the end of his double attempt.
The first TT in the Tour should be fun. Pogacar can compare himself against Remco and Roglic in a rolling TT.Great ride by Pogacar. I wonder how much closer he’d be if Giro was the main target but Ganna was a beast. Gaining on everyone though disappointing Mou![]()
Its basically a training. and i'm not joking if anyone watched the whole TT stage of yesterdays and last weeks TT. U could see him doing threshold intervals on his TT bike like 20/40 secs before the TT starts on his roller. I've never seen in my life anyone doing a threshold interval before a road race let alone a 35&50 min TT. he didn't want to tell he is training in this giro so that everyone wont make the race as hard as possible.Today he did not look emptied like Ganna did, maybe a gift?. Just joking (the gift part).
Warmups have some high intensity work in them.Its basically a training. and i'm not joking if anyone watched the whole TT stage of yesterdays and last weeks TT. U could see him doing threshold intervals on his TT bike like 20/40 secs before the TT starts on his roller. I've never seen in my life anyone doing a threshold interval before a road race let alone a 35&50 min TT. he didn't want to tell he is training in this giro so that everyone wont make the race as hard as possible.