Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

[QueenStagiaire]

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Did they miss a whole season? I got 295 race days.

 

[Gigs_98]

Enough of this stupid "greatness" talk. What about his celebration?

 

[Red Rick]

Enough of this stupid "greatness" talk. What about his celebration?

He passed kinder garten math

 

[jmdirt]

He's COOTB (curently one of the best)!

 

[Peyroteo94]

Another stage where he put the cruise control. He wasn't even forcing in the last 500m

 

[Salvarani]

Enough of this stupid "greatness" talk. What about his celebration?

It was the greatest I have seen!

 

[SHAD0W93]

Another fact, Pogacar has caught Kittel and Roglic for GT stage wins and could catch and pass Greipel this year.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Thought Jesus that a bit risqué isn't it when he did the celebration but then remembered he would've been 6 and likely never saw it, felt old.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Thought Jesus that a bit risqué isn't it when he did the celebration but then remembered he would've been 6 and likely never saw it, felt old.

Maybe Pog remembered Cavendish’s 5 salute in 2010 and 2011.

 

[will-10]

Thought Jesus that a bit risqué isn't it when he did the celebration but then remembered he would've been 6 and likely never saw it, felt old.

there's still time for 7

 

[Cookster15]

Another stage where he put the cruise control. He wasn't even forcing in the last 500m

Are you still worried he’s done too much to recover for the TdF? I guess he will also aim to win the Grappa stage.

It was predicted by many that the weak competition makes the double more likely. Now we have shortened stages in which was already a less demanding Giro parcours. At this point I’d say Pogacar is on track. But it will still be a stretch to see him destroy the likes of a fresh Roglic at the TdF but we live in hope

 

[scribers]

Majka almost going Roglic in his interview: "We did not want to go for the stage but when Movistar started pulling, why not, eh?" 🤣😂

It looked like it eh? Like a mouse running in front of the cat, the UAE and pink perked right up.

 

[bNator]

Well, the guy certainly doesn't lack charisma...

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[hayneplane]

It’s kind of ludicrous how far superior he is to the rest of this GC field that every time he has attacked on an actual mountain he has immediately opened a gap that was never closed.

If Martínez has an off day tomorrow or Grappa on Saturday then Pogi will win by 10 minutes without even needing to put in another real effort.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

TBH Pogi could've pulled Pellizzari a bit at the end and let him win. For a moment I thought that would be the case but no gifts, it seems.

 

[Miha81]

Pogi is making friends in the peleton. Movistar helped him today for yesterday's generosity towards Nairoman!

Generosity?

 

[Berniece]

TBH Pogi could've pulled Pellizzari a bit at the end and let him win. For a moment I thought that would be the case but no gifts, it seems.

Martinez was too close. If he was a minute ahead he would’ve gifted it, I think.

 

[Red Rick]

It’s kind of ludicrous how far superior he is to the rest of this GC field that every time he has attacked on an actual mountain he has immediately opened a gap that was never closed.

If Martínez has an off day tomorrow or Grappa on Saturday then Pogi will win by 10 minutes without even needing to put in another real effort.

It's been like that for years against 2nd tier contenders

 

[Peyroteo94]

It’s kind of ludicrous how far superior he is to the rest of this GC field that every time he has attacked on an actual mountain he has immediately opened a gap that was never closed.

If Martínez has an off day tomorrow or Grappa on Saturday then Pogi will win by 10 minutes without even needing to put in another real effort.

Martinez doesn't need to have an off day. If Pogacar wants, he will put 3 minutes on Grappa. Martinez will just follow Thomas.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Pog winning while on z1 recovery rides.
Man can win the TDF as well if Vinge isn't 100%
And the world championships is hard enough this year to drop the likes of VDP and Van Aert so he's likely winning that as well

 

[Berniece]

Pog winning while on z1 recovery rides.
Man can win the TDF as well if Vinge isn't 100%
And the world championships is hard enough this year to drop the likes of VDP and Van Aert so he's likely winning that as well

2 GT's, 2 monuments (Liege, Lombardia) and the WC would be a season we won't see soon again

 

[dercuforever]

Will he ride the ORR ? The parcours suits him better than MSR and dare I say almost as well as the WRR. He may be a bit tired by then though.

 

[AmRacer]

Will he ride the ORR ? The parcours suits him better than MSR and dare I say almost as well as the WRR. He may be a bit tired by then though.

Mathieu will be in top shape for ORR, so a tired Pogi shouldn't be able to win it.

 

[Monsi]

Will he ride the ORR ? The parcours suits him better than MSR and dare I say almost as well as the WRR. He may be a bit tired by then though.

Yes. But no, the ORR route doesn't suit him as much as the WCRR route. It's pretty much one cobbled climb to Montmartre that will decide the race and it's only around 1 km long at around 6%. That's too short for Pog to get MVDP in trouble, imo.

I think his best chance of winning is attacking with Remco from afar and getting a gap to the others. Then hope that the limited domestiques per nation will make it hard to catch them. Then outsprint Remco to the line.

 

[hayneplane]

Martinez doesn't need to have an off day. If Pogacar wants, he will put 3 minutes on Grappa. Martinez will just follow Thomas.

I totally agree that he can put 3 minutes on the field on Grappa but my point still stands as to do so would require real effort unless others just crumble without Pogacar even pushing on the pedals.