Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

[Salvarani]

He can win Flanders without gaining too much weight.

Still think it is something he should avoid at the moment. It is just my opinion on what I think is best.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Still think it is something he should avoid at the moment. It is just my opinion on what I think is best.

Do you think he can lose the Tour if he focuses on Flanders, right?

 

[Salvarani]

Do you think he can lose the Tour if he focuses on Flanders, right?

Didnt say that, because I dont know.

Doesnt change my opinion on what the schedule should be atm. I dont know if I am right in that. Him and the team decides in the end anyway.

 

[mariosommelier]

Didnt say that, because I dont know.

Doesnt change my opinion on what the schedule should be atm. I dont know if I am right in that. Him and the team decides in the end anyway.

I agree with you.

I prefer him to take the Giro again and avoid going to Flanders.

 

[Peyroteo94]

I agree with you.

I prefer him to take the Giro again and avoid going to Flanders.

He will not race the Giro. It is all about Tour-Vuelta next year.

 

[mariosommelier]

He will not race the Giro. It is all about Tour-Vuelta next year.

Yes, it is more probable than not that he will do that.

But I hope you are wrong, I'd love to see he winning the Giro-Tour double again haha

A man can dream.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

If Pog wins the Giro/Tour double again in 2025, Red Rick and Froome will implode.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Yes, it is more probable than not that he will do that.

But I hope you are wrong, I'd love to see he winning the Giro-Tour double again haha

A man can dream.

I think he will try to target monuments and race as little as possible, maybe 12 race days. Something like SB, Tirreno Adriatico, MSR, Harelbeke, Flanders and LBL. One week of vacations and start his heavy training towards the Tour. I think he will attempt Dauphiné in June, another altitude training and he will arrive with 20 race days before the Tour. Perfect!

 

[Peyroteo94]

If Pog wins the Giro/Tour double again in 2025, Red Rick and Froome will implode.

Imagine if he decides to do the Vuelta this year. Oppenheimer!

 

[Savant12]

If Vingo is back to his best next year then Pog doesn't need a Giro in his legs. I think he found this year's Tour easier than he thought it was going to be given the time he put into Vingo uphill.

 

[velaso montador]

If Vingo is back to his best next year then Pog doesn't need a Giro in his legs. I think he found this year's Tour easier than he thought it was going to be given the time he put into Vingo uphill.

Vingegaard was better than he ever was . I expect next year to be even easier for Pogacar if he dont crash I expect even more of a stomp is only natural to think.

 

[velaso montador]

Seriously doubt Vingegaard has more room to improve(more endurance week 3 but that doesnt change anything he will still get dropped whenever he cant match the watt or FTP)

The gap is just nonsense big and most likely Pogacar will only increase it. He is in a different galaxy as per now than anyone else thats just the reality of it.

 

[Peyroteo94]

If Pogacar races wisely, Vingegaard can't beat him when both are in top shape. This is because both of them are very similar. Vingegaard will need to drop Pogacar to win the Tour. He already did this in the past but if Pogacar "just" race to follow Vingegaard and stomp him in the last km, Vingegaard will not have a chance. The only way for him to win is getting a big advantage in a TT but I think this will not happen.

 

[Savant12]

Vingegaard was better than he ever was . I expect next year to be even easier for Pogacar if he dont crash I expect even more of a stomp is only natural to think.

Vingo '24 was not better than Vingo '23.

 

[scribers]

visma wants everyone to believe Vingo is at his limit when he’s in fact still recovering from thah awful crash. Assuming he completely recovers his absolute self will be there in July 2025

 

[Fos]

Vingo '24 was not better than Vingo '23.

Like Pogi in 2023, his best numbers but worse condition to keep them for 3 weeks.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Like Pogi in 2023, his best numbers but worse condition to keep them for 3 weeks.

Next year, we will have both in the Tour. This rivalry can't die.

 

[Peyroteo94]

This Vuelta team looks chaotic. Pogacar will have a great team for classics. Even Novak is going to peak to help Pogacar in WC and Lombardia.
Majka
Novak
Laengen
Bjerg
These 4 are all available for Pogacar in Canada and italian classics.
Vuelta team is a mess, maybe one pure domestique and everyone else will do their own race.

 

[Salvarani]

where are my legends?

HE IS BACK

 

[SHAD0W93]

Just when Roglic’s thread was coming back under control.

 

[Peyroteo94]

HE IS BACK

Where?

 

[scribers]

Has he been delete already?

 

[Peyroteo94]

Has he been delete already?

Yes. If he wants to come back, he needs to create a new account with a different name and behave differently

 

[scribers]

No chance of the behave differently. He is too different for that

 

[Cookster15]

Vingo '24 was not better than Vingo '23.

In hindsight probably not. But that isn’t what Visma were telling everyone right up until the moment Vingo was dropped and lost 1’08” to Pogi on PdB.