Guys, Alberto Contador said Pogi is one of the best riders in the world. I don't know about you, but I believe him...
Not buying it, he also said Mathieu would podium the Giro.
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Guys, Alberto Contador said Pogi is one of the best riders in the world. I don't know about you, but I believe him...
Several levels below Pantani? Really? Im not trolling just curious because i think he was incredible todayI’ve had doubts about Pogacar at over 2,000 metres ….. until today. That answered any lingering doubts. It also validates Red Rick’s theory that ability at altitude is as much about form as it is genetics.
Personally while today was epic, albeit several levels below Pantani Les Deux Alpes, it will be a little empty if he can’t carry this level into the 3rd week of the TdF.
When was the last time anyone led GC in a grand tour after 14 stages by this margin?
I think he will ride conservatively until stage 20 when he can “do his thing” as Geraint Thomas put it. Doing so might also remind any doubters and rival teams of his recovery abilities.
Several levels less epic than Pantani in Les Deux Alpes. That final part is very important.Several levels below Pantani? Really? Im not trolling just curious because i think he was incredible today
Thanks for clarification i am still learning about cycling historySeveral levels less epic than Pantani in Les Deux Alpes. That final part is very important.
Did you see LPBF stage in the 2020 Tour? Multiply that for 10 and you have an idea how epic that stage was. Only 2006 Landis can come close.Several levels below Pantani? Really? Im not trolling just curious because i think he was incredible today
Yeahh i saw it, crazy moment. Multiple x10 i cant even imagine hahaDid you see LPBF stage in the 2020 Tour? Multiply that for 10 and you have an idea how epic that stage was. Only 2006 Landis can come close.
Ive come around on that and I just want the drugs he was on in that moment.Not buying it, he also said Mathieu would podium the Giro.
Commentators said 70 years ago...When was the last time anyone led GC in a grand tour after 14 stages by this margin?
Google it. 1998 Tdf stage 15. 🙂. I am sure you will find it in YouTube.Thanks for clarification i am still learning about cycling history
When was the last time anyone led GC in a grand tour after 14 stages by this margin?
Commentators said 70 years ago...
That really does not sound plausible to me.Commentators said 70 years ago...
Why not? Usually it's the third week that does the damage. Greatest winning margin in that time frame was 11'26" in 1965 (next in line are 2006 and 1973).That really does not sound plausible to me
The GOATCommentators said 70 years ago...
Cause going back to the mid 1950s is an extremely long time and includes the times of Anquetil, Merckx and Hinault beating up pub riders in the time when they though riding on alcohol was a great ideaWhy not? Usually it's the third week that does the damage. Greatest winning margin in that time frame was 11'26" in 1965 (next in line are 2006 and 1973).
But tbf - that might be the only example in the last 70years. Hinault was only up 3 minutes after two weeks in 1981 (and then won by 14 minutes).That really does not sound plausible to me.
Takes 2 minutes to find Ocana leading TdF 73 by 10 minutes by stage 12
Why not? Usually it's the third week that does the damage. Greatest winning margin in that time frame was 11'26" in 1965 (next in line are 2006 and 1973).
Adorni only led the Giro by 3'16" after stage 15 in 1965.
That could be true. I found like 3 TdFs fairly quickly but Giros could be trueOkay, but I'd guess the commentator said for the Giro, and it's true for that.
There were bicycles in the XVIII century?Okay, but I'd guess the commentator said for the Giro, and it's true for that.
Back then they had a nice 282 km mountain stage:
(and the next day they had to alter the route as they couldn't descend Stelvio)
I guess that the commentators were talking specifically about the Giro so that's what they (probably) referred to. Now if Basso led by +9 minutes obviously they were as wrong as I was answering the broader question.That really does not sound plausible to me.
Takes 2 minutes to find Ocana leading TdF 73 by 10 minutes by stage 12
Cause going back to the mid 1950s is an extremely long time and includes the times of Anquetil, Merckx and Hinault beating up pub riders in the time when they though riding on alcohol was a great idea
Btw, back 70 years ago that 1954 Giro was won in the first week with the OG L'Aquila breakaway. On stage 6 Carlo Clerici went from being +19'39" in GC to lead the race by 13'43" (he took more than half an hour on Koblet that day, and won the Giro by 24'16").