Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

[Netserk]

Did he wear it as the #2 for a day by any chance?

No.

 

[Jan the Man]

Doubt he will go out to aggressively win solo in stage 1. If the stage itself is raced aggressively and there is a group of 30-40 at the finish then he will obviously sprint and could win it that way. Will be interesting to see just how much dominance UAE try to exert the first couple of stages.

 

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[James M]

🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐

Will he win today I dont know if i wanne bet on him or not today.

 

[Miha81]

The hype is over the roof. 8 out of 9 Eurosport expert associates picked Pogi for GC.

 

[James M]

The hype is over the roof. 8 out of 9 Eurosport expert associates picked Pogi for GC.

The only one not doing it is one of the last persons trying to double, he knows how hard it is

 

[Peyroteo94]

He lost more than a kilo compared to the Giro. He looks lighter than ever. Never saw him this skinny!

 

[yaf]

He lost more than a kilo compared to the Giro. He looks lighter than ever. Never saw him this skinny!

And acc to johan bruyneel's scoop, he improved 15 watts on his giro foscagno demolition. My God😟

 

[snipeheem]

And acc to johan bruyneel's scoop, he improved 15 watts on his giro foscagno demolition. My God😟

I think bruyneel said 40 to 50watts

 

[yaf]

I think bruyneel said 40 to 50watts

I think i heard 15. Improving 50 watts on foscagno would be him riding in f1 car😄

 

[KZD]

Just finished listening to the move podcast.

Bruyneel said a source in the UAE camp told him that Pogačar has improved 13 to 15 watts when compared to the Giro and has dropped his weight from 65.5kg to 64kg.

He also said that UAE TT bike is now 750g lighter which could come in handy for the last TT.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Just finished listening to the move podcast.

Bruyneel said a source in the UAE camp told him that Pogačar has improved 13 to 15 watts when compared to the Giro and has dropped his weight from 65.5kg to 64kg.

He also said that UAE TT bike is now 750g lighter which could come in handy for the last TT.

1.5 kg is a lot, specially if we add a 15 watts power increment. This tell us he can be 30-45 seconds faster in climbs like Plateau de beille or Galibier.

 

[RedheadDane]

Embarrassing. Afaik, that count is wrong. He has led the classification after 75 stages and been leading it during 71 stages. From start to finish in 2021-2023, and all except 9 stages in 2020. How on Earth do they get to 72?!

They're only counting the 72 days in a row?
Bernal had it from stage 7-12.

 

[James M]

1.5 kg is a lot, specially if we add a 15 watts power increment. This tell us he can be 30-45 seconds faster in climbs like Plateau de beille or Galibier.

wow hard to believe that after the giro even

 

[Netserk]

They're only counting the 72 days in a row?
Bernal had it from stage 7-12.

Ah, that makes sense. 72 stages in a row, 3 stages before that.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Good day for him. No troubles and he got a chance to spin his legs a little bit before tomorrow's nuclear bomb on San Luca.

 

[James M]

they was ripping the peleton to pieces up Barbotto at the top there but when they stopped it slowed down and gathered. Pogacar and the team like the rest properly knew in advance of the headwind at the end and it would make zero sense to continue something that would cost way more than what they could gain on it.

 

[yaf]

The pbm uae got thanks to marxin is they dont have enough roulers so that they can hard pace on preceding climbs and still some can be left to position the leaders for the crucial climbs. Thats what is gonna happen tomorrow, they will hard pace on the preceding climbs and nowhere near front on the final sanluca.

 

[Jack_89]

they was ripping the peleton to pieces up Barbotto at the top there but when they stopped it slowed down and gathered. Pogacar and the team like the rest properly knew in advance of the headwind at the end and it would make zero sense to continue something that would cost way more than what they could gain on it.

I had the impression that someone(Yates?) went ahead to slow down the pace...

 

[solo80k]

The pbm uae got thanks to marxin is they dont have enough roulers so that they can hard pace on preceding climbs and still some can be left to position the leaders for the crucial climbs. Thats what is gonna happen tomorrow, they will hard pace on the preceding climbs and nowhere near front on the final sanluca.

I wonder why they don't have Hirshi/Ulissi in the TdF team. They should sign also some solid TT engine.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Just finished listening to the move podcast.

Bruyneel said a source in the UAE camp told him that Pogačar has improved 13 to 15 watts when compared to the Giro and has dropped his weight from 65.5kg to 64kg.

He also said that UAE TT bike is now 750g lighter which could come in handy for the last TT.

This is equivalent of 0.4 w/kg threshold change, ridiculous improvement since the Giro. If that's really the case his rivals had better pack their bags and go home and the clinic will soon explode. Does Bruyneel know mou?

 

[Peyroteo94]

This is equivalent of 0.4 w/kg threshold change, ridiculous improvement since the Giro. If that's really the case his rivals had better pack their bags and go home and the clinic will soon explode. Does Bruyneel know mou?

If this is true, no one will follow him tomorrow

 

[Krzysztof_O]

If this is true, no one will follow him tomorrow

You are absolutely right. Obviously I don't believe in this outrageous progress. If Pogacar is better by 0.1 w/kg since the Giro (i.e. by losing 1 kg without power decrease) it's already significant.

 

[Peyroteo94]

You are absolutely right. Obviously I don't believe in this outrageous progress. If Pogacar is better by 0.1 w/kg since the Giro (i.e. by losing 1 kg without power decrease) it's already significant.

Tomorrow is a good stage to test his true level. Fortunately for him, he will have Yates to launch him this time. I think he won't stop unless Jonas is on his wheel.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Tomorrow is a good stage to test his true level. Fortunately for him, he will have Yates to launch him this time. I think he won't stop unless Jonas is on his wheel.

Yes, he will be eager to cooperate with Rogla and Remco (if they match him) in case Jonas loses some seconds on the climb.