Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

[SHAD0W93]

It depends on what you mean by better, but both are frankly just bad parcourses for him. But in Paris at least you can't say Van der Poel auto wins against him.

Olympics should be complete pandemonium though with such a small peloton from the start, and the favorite there for me is simply the Van Aert/Evenepoel combo

Add in no radios as well and things should hopefully be brutal.

 

[BubbaChuck]

For Pog on rest day.

 

[Peyroteo94]

I still don't know why Wellens is going to the Tour. He is a liability in hot weather and crash too much to be the main bodyguard (alongside Pollits) of Pogacar. Laengen should be there and not in the Giro.

 

[Valv.Piti]

UAE is just dicking a bit around in the teams selections, but it most likely will not matter that much anyways due to just having a superior rider riding against mediocre scrubs in the Giro and against past his prime Rogla, Remco and an out of shape Vinge

 

[SHAD0W93]

View: https://youtube.com/shorts/I2xw0N4GOjE?si=O-k5M4ZSiL6Qu8JJ


Nice coffee and cake break then he thinks if he has the Giro legs for the Tour it’ll be fine.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Just try to push a bit in the pedals after the rest period lol

This guy's confidence is through the roof. Cannot blame him, he knows how he felt during the race and we could see how ridicously easy it was. Would give everything to have these kinda legs for just one days in the mountains

 

[Peyroteo94]

View: https://youtube.com/shorts/I2xw0N4GOjE?si=O-k5M4ZSiL6Qu8JJ


Nice coffee and cake break then he thinks if he has the Giro legs for the Tour it’ll be fine.

It was clearly he hid his true level in the Giro.

 

[Gigs_98]

It depends on what you mean by better, but both are frankly just bad parcourses for him. But in Paris at least you can't say Van der Poel auto wins against him.

Olympics should be complete pandemonium though with such a small peloton from the start, and the favorite there for me is simply the Van Aert/Evenepoel combo

I agree about the Belgians being the favorites but you agree Pogacar absolutely has a chance to win, right? Aside from that, the Olympics are the one case where I rate second and third places extremely highly because the medals have an importance outside of the cycling world. In a country like Austria, and I would guess it's similar with Slovenia, you get the front page of the newspaper if you win bronze.

 

[Poursuivant]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1795382720593293731

View: https://x.com/StatsOnCycling/status/1795382720593293731

 

[hayneplane]

I agree about the Belgians being the favorites but you agree Pogacar absolutely has a chance to win, right? Aside from that, the Olympics are the one case where I rate second and third places extremely highly because the medals have an importance outside of the cycling world. In a country like Austria, and I would guess it's similar with Slovenia, you get the front page of the newspaper if you win bronze.

For me a fit Pogacar is always going to be in the shakeup for the Olympics parcours we have this year but to actually win it probably requires dropping MVDP which will be a tough ask given his prep should be far more ideal than Pogs.

 

[Red Rick]

I agree about the Belgians being the favorites but you agree Pogacar absolutely has a chance to win, right? Aside from that, the Olympics are the one case where I rate second and third places extremely highly because the medals have an importance outside of the cycling world. In a country like Austria, and I would guess it's similar with Slovenia, you get the front page of the newspaper if you win bronze.

I mean, it's basically impossible to have 0 chance. But I think every intangible is stacked against him.

 

[Brullnux]

It depends on what you mean by better, but both are frankly just bad parcourses for him. But in Paris at least you can't say Van der Poel auto wins against him.

Olympics should be complete pandemonium though with such a small peloton from the start, and the favorite there for me is simply Alberto Bettiol

Edited

 

[Peyroteo94]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1795382720593293731

View: https://x.com/StatsOnCycling/status/1795382720593293731

Impressive stuff. I would like to know who holds the record (since the 90's). He has a chance of winning 20 WT races this season.

 

[Gigs_98]

I mean, it's basically impossible to have 0 chance. But I think every intangible is stacked against him.

I don't know, I think people are underestimating the importance of strength even in a race like this. It's not just all a crapshoot. If he gets into a group with Evenepoel, I think Evenepoel works with him and suddenly he is absolutely in a position to win.

 

[Red Rick]

I don't know, I think people are underestimating the importance of strength even in a race like this. It's not just all a crapshoot. If he gets into a group with Evenepoel, I think Evenepoel works with him and suddenly he is absolutely in a position to win.

Belgian newspapers gonna be on fire if Evenepoel brings Pogacar to the line without Van Aert there.

My overall point is it's probably not hard enough for him to win by brute force, the tactical nature of the race does him no favors, and I think doing both Giro and Tour does him little favors as well.

 

[Netserk]

Edited

Did someone say Mamma di Pasta?

 

[hayneplane]

I don't know, I think people are underestimating the importance of strength even in a race like this. It's not just all a crapshoot. If he gets into a group with Evenepoel, I think Evenepoel works with him and suddenly he is absolutely in a position to win.

I would expect him to learn the lesson of Australia 2022 and not be too passive waiting for the last 3 laps while dangerous riders go up the road. This time if Remco anticipates Tadej will jump on it.

 

[Red Rick]

Actually the field being as small as it is should probably make it slightly easier to control with 4 man teams than what it was in previous Olympics.

 

[BubbaChuck]

Isnot rogla/pog vs remco/mvdp.

 

[jmdirt]

View: https://youtube.com/shorts/I2xw0N4GOjE?si=-RJMMM8rCPmyP_80

 

[johnymax]

View: https://youtube.com/shorts/I2xw0N4GOjE?si=-RJMMM8rCPmyP_80

You can clearly hear from his voice... he knows he has little to no chance against Rogla.

 

[SHAD0W93]

You can clearly hear from his voice... he knows he has little to no chance against Rogla.

I hear regret of having to beat the old man again.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Olympics is pure speculation at the moment. Let's see how dead he is after Giro-Tour double first. Last year he prepared a mini-peak for WC but it cost him a lot, he almost passed out after the race. I still think it's likely he will skip Olympics after the double (regardless of the outcome).

 

[AmRacer]

Olympics is pure speculation at the moment. Let's see how dead he is after Giro-Tour double first. Last year he prepared a mini-peak for WC but it cost him a lot, he almost passed out after the race. I still think it's likely he will skip Olympics after the double (regardless of the outcome).

He shouldn't race ITT in Olympics and Worlds.

 

[tobydawq]

I agree about the Belgians being the favorites but you agree Pogacar absolutely has a chance to win, right? Aside from that, the Olympics are the one case where I rate second and third places extremely highly because the medals have an importance outside of the cycling world. In a country like Austria, and I would guess it's similar with Slovenia, you get the front page of the newspaper if you win bronze.

He already has a bronze medal.