Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

[BlueRoads]

I have a feeling he did not go full gas. God knows why, but he seemed quite relaxed at the interview. Although it took a long time for the UAE guys to get to the podium so he could have brushed off his disappointment

Well, there are several possible explanations, but I watched for like two minutes and also got the feeling he wasn't going full gas.
Could also be the heat... the fact that it was completely flat...
Anything about his numbers / time per km?

 

[IndianCyclist]

maybe he forgot to remove his powermeter which weighed him down or mentally restricted him

 

[Krzysztof_O]

maybe he forgot to remove his powermeter which weighed him down or mentally restricted him

No worries, he'll remove it at some decisive stage so the answer to Primoz's question from last year ("what power is needed to do that?") will never be known.

 

[bajbar]

Well, there are several possible explanations, but I watched for like two minutes and also got the feeling he wasn't going full gas.
Could also be the heat... the fact that it was completely flat...
Anything about his numbers / time per km?

He started very fast, had best intemediate after the first lap (Tranik +5s, Polanc +9s) but then he started fading in the second lap (Tratnik -8s, Polanc s.t.) and did a horrible last lap where he lost almost half a minute.

 

[Taxus4a]

He has rhis year an strong team. It is true that Porte is going to work, the same than Van Aert, but is a very strong team.

If he is OK he has no rival. It is difficut dont believe he will improve year by year.. but you never knows. Of course, he is not going to have any freedom...Last year he had.

 

[topt]

Why is he participating if not for winning. Its an ITT not as if he could tow his teammates for the win

could be all sort of reasons like testing new equipment in race conditions,....

 

[topt]

Pogačar had only 1 incredible god like TT in his career. And it was the 20th stage of 2020 TdF. All other TTs were subpar or even bad compared to that one.
You can't destroy the whole field one day and then never ever get even close to that again.

So that raises a lot of questions about that TdF TT.

this is such crap, he had a number of great TTs

 

[Taxus4a]

I dont think is a strange result. Looking at his ITT this year, he has been 4th, 4th and 5th...Traknik and Polank are good trialist, so is quite sorpresive, but normal anyway.

 

[will-10]

The CN forum is so predictable.

 

[Pinot's goat]

Pogačar had only 1 incredible god like TT in his career. And it was the 20th stage of 2020 TdF. All other TTs were subpar or even bad compared to that one.
You can't destroy the whole field one day and then never ever get even close to that again.

So that raises a lot of questions about that TdF TT.

His Tirreno and UAE ITT performances were objectively good.

 

[topt]

I dont think is a strange result. Looking at his ITT this year, he has been 4th, 4th and 5th...Traknik and Polank are good trialist, so is quite sorpresive, but normal anyway.

when you look at results you also have to look at competition. He is way better TTer than Polanc or even Tratnik

 

[johnymax]

After the ITT he said: "I wanted more but there is no reason to panic. I know where I made a mistake. I started too fast and it'll be a good learning experience for the Tour ITT on stage 5."

Meanwhile Polanc said that the team informed him he is not being selected for the Tour team. Surprising decision.

 

[BigCoward]

this is such crap, he had a number of great TTs

Great? TDF Stage 20 great? Name one that comes even close.

His Tirreno and UAE ITT performances were objectively good.

More realistic by far.

 

[Cookster15]

Hmmm, if he said “no reason to panic” it means he expected better.

 

[IndianCyclist]

After the ITT he said: "I wanted more but there is no reason to panic. I know where I made a mistake. I started too fast and it'll be a good learning experience for the Tour ITT on stage 5."

Meanwhile Polanc said that the team informed him he is not being selected for the Tour team. Surprising decision.

It make the stage 20 ITT even more surreal considering he did that on feeling in his first TDF after ~3 weeks

 

[Landeirovic]

After the ITT he said: "I wanted more but there is no reason to panic. I know where I made a mistake. I started too fast and it'll be a good learning experience for the Tour ITT on stage 5."

Meanwhile Polanc said that the team informed him he is not being selected for the Tour team. Surprising decision.

Where is the link aboout Polanc?

 

[Lequack]

After the ITT he said: "I wanted more but there is no reason to panic. I know where I made a mistake. I started too fast and it'll be a good learning experience for the Tour ITT on stage 5."

Meanwhile Polanc said that the team informed him he is not being selected for the Tour team. Surprising decision.

That is indeed a blow to Polanc. He's been shown to be in great form recently when climbing and always gives 100% for Pogacar. Wrong decision if you ask me.

 

[johnymax]

Where is the link aboout Polanc?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1405601336440279047

View: https://twitter.com/duledoz/status/1405601336440279047?s=20

 

[BlueRoads]

I really don't understand this. Who do they bring instead?

 

[Lequack]

This was their long list

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Joking about peaking for ToS aside, don't you guys think that Pogi has been in a very good form for too long? He was already in great form in March (TA was his most impressive race), he also went deep in Basque Country (well, maybe they aimed for first smaller peak at LBL and second at the Tour). His team said that last year during COVID he was so sharp in May that they ordered him a week without a bike in order not to peak too early.

 

[Red Rick]

Joking about peaking for ToS aside, don't you guys think that Pogi has been in a very good form for too long? He was already in great form in March (TA was his most impressive race), he also went deep in Basque Country (well, maybe they aimed for first smaller peak at LBL and second at the Tour). His team said that last year during COVID he was so sharp in May that they ordered him a week without a bike in order not to peak too early.

Maybe but I would generally not make a big worry out of it. Maybe he's just trying to lull Jumbo into thinking Roglic can win in the final ITT.

 

[Pantani_lives]

Wouldn't it be ironic if Roglic took the yellow from Pogacar in the final time trial?

 

[Red Rick]

Wouldn't it be ironic if Roglic took the yellow from Pogacar in the final time trial?

Tends to happen to that years LBL winners recently.

 

[wheresmybrakes]

Christ, I thought I'd wondered into the Remco thread for a moment having read all the excuses as to why he didn't win the ITT.