Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

[Savant12]

I feel that Pog’s Tour team will need to rock/scissor/paper for a lot of stages.

 

[AmRacer]

Which rider has the most threads? Probably the future GOAT.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Vuelta looks dreadful without Vingegaard. Pogi will win the Tour and should try the Vuelta

 

[Brullnux]

Vuelta looks dreadful without Vingegaard. Pogi will win the Tour and should try the Vuelta

He shouldn't, look at what's happened to Kuss after doing 3 GTs at a high level. It's an absolutely brutal effort to do all three in a year.

 

[Berniece]

He shouldn't, look at what's happened to Kuss after doing 3 GTs at a high level. It's an absolutely brutal effort to do all three in a year.

He won the last one?

 

[Peyroteo94]

He shouldn't, look at what's happened to Kuss after doing 3 GTs at a high level. It's an absolutely brutal effort to do all three in a year.

Wait man. Kuss is always awful in spring. Let him race the Tour to draw any conclusion

 

[dazaau]

He shouldn't, look at what's happened to Kuss after doing 3 GTs at a high level. It's an absolutely brutal effort to do all three in a year.

But then he would be the goat by default. Done deal. No one has ever won the triple

 

[Peyroteo94]

But then he would be the goat by default. Done deal. No one has ever won the triple

Yes, that would put him ahead of Merckx no matter what. Of course, I don't think he can do it. Giro-Tour is already a very hard task!

 

[Netserk]

He shouldn't, look at what's happened to Kuss after doing 3 GTs at a high level. It's an absolutely brutal effort to do all three in a year.

Toby will tell you that someone else did rather well after doing all three GTs.

 

[Elos Anjos]

Vuelta looks dreadful without Vingegaard. Pogi will win the Tour and should try the Vuelta

He shouldn't try the Vuelta. And withouth Vingegaard it looks great: likely Roglic will go and then all the other contenders that are more or less leveled: Ayuso, Almeida, Yates, Vlasov, Hindley, Mas, Rodriguez, Jorgenson, etc.

 

[Brullnux]

He won the last one?

Yes, as in the subsequent year.

 

[Berniece]

Yes, as in the subsequent year.

Oh you think he’s completely dead this season because of riding 3 GT’s last year. I want to wait for after the TDF to make such conclusions.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Toby will tell you that someone else did rather well after doing all three GTs.

To be fair, Valverde did do really well in 2017. Was even close to getting a top 10 in all 3 GTs but not as close to winning. Maybe if 2016 Giro fell a different way but it’d have been difficult.

 

[Peyroteo94]

There is any new about Ayuso? Maybe faking an injury to not work for Pogi?

 

[BubbaChuck]

uae will be super strong,but ayuso can go nuclear.superfresh,training in uae has gone next level and hell be almost half a year on altittude training.bonkers.with pog in beast mode,thye can produe crazy numbers.alst year tdf will look like walk in the park,lmao.

 

[Salvarani]

Pog and the team looking GOAT

 

[Peyroteo94]

We are all praising UAE but there is a decent chance than both Yates and Almeida are getting too hot too soon. We are 4 weeks away from the first real test in the Tour.

 

[Elos Anjos]

I don't believe Almeida and Yates are too hot. They had a very mild season so far.

 

[Froome]

We are all praising UAE but there is a decent chance than both Yates and Almeida are getting too hot too soon. We are 4 weeks away from the first real test in the Tour.

Why they are too hot? Just because they beat skjlemose by 5/10 s?

 

[Peyroteo94]

Why they are too hot? Just because they beat skjlemose by 5/10 s?

Not just this stage but both of them have been one step above everyone in Suisse.

 

[Froome]

Not just this stage but both of them have been one step above everyone in Suisse.

Yeah, but it's quite normal right? They have been better climbers in the last years than Bernal and Skjlemose.

 

[Salvarani]

Not just this stage but both of them have been one step above everyone in Suisse.

Both on the podium of a GT and other races last season. Yates winning a couple.

Both started slow this season for various reasons.

Just looking like they are hitting great form right on time.

 

[Rou]

Looking at the level of Yates and Almeida it will be hilarious to see the forum go into meltdown when Pogi pushes higher watts than peak Pantani in July.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Yeah, but it's quite normal right? They have been better climbers in the last years than Bernal and Skjlemose.

I think so, however they look incredibly sharp and look more convincing than Roglic and this is kinda of strange to me and a little bit of concern since Yates and Almeida are a lot weaker than Pogacar. If Roglic isn't better than Yates and Almeida in the Tour, this Tour will not have a story unless Vingegaard has a magical recovery.

 

[Monsi]

I think so, however they look incredibly sharp and look more convincing than Roglic and this is kinda of strange to me and a little bit of concern since Yates and Almeida are a lot weaker than Pogacar. If Roglic isn't better than Yates and Almeida in the Tour, this Tour will not have a story unless Vingegaard has a magical recovery.

I think they'll be fine. Last year at the Dauphine, Yates was also best of the rest behind Vingegaard and he was fine at the Tour.