That's 3 laps to go, very far from finish. I think he can attack much later, but you never know. It's Pogacar after all.
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He was getting better through this 3 weeks. I remember when UAE said that they will pull him out if necessary but he actually got his podium place on last mountain stage. Star was born that year
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Yes everyone is waiting for it. The season he had this year and fashion he did it - never seen before.
In 100 years people will talk about Pogacar in a way its hard to understand he will be forever yeah. And we get to watch him its certaintly is something else
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If he does win the wch, would this be considered the best season ever in the history of cycling?
Tour (6 stage wins, overall)
Giro (6 stage wins, overall, mountain, points)
LBL
MSR (3rd place)
Catalunya (4 stage wins, overall, mountain, points)
Strade
Tour (6 stage wins, overall)
Giro (6 stage wins, overall, mountain, points)
LBL
MSR (3rd place)
Catalunya (4 stage wins, overall, mountain, points)
Strade
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Merckx '72 would still be on par , Giro + Tour + 4 major classics (FW was still 250 km). Then you have Merckx '74 that did Giro + Suisse + Tour + WC, which may not be statistically more impressive, but the dude basically won three major stage races by racing for 2 consecutive months.
Then there is Coppi '49, whose parlmares doesn't pop out, but as strenght of the individual is as good as it gets
Then there is Coppi '49, whose parlmares doesn't pop out, but as strenght of the individual is as good as it gets
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Add Lombardia and you have a strong case
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Nah mate, if he wins WC and Lombardia, it will be the best season ever, there isn't a debate.
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Eddy merckx 1972 season
Giro di sardegna
Paris nice
Milan san remo
Liege bastogne liege
Dauphine libere
Tour france
GP du midi libre
GP camaiore
Worlds championships road race
Escalada a montjuic
Giro di lombardia
Also won other not so important races in that season. The best season ever, it's not achievable.
What can we say.....GOAT things.
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Pogacar says he was very tired after the Tour.
Nothing is easy in cycling, especially the Olympic Games on this kind of parcours. I think I made the right decision because the day after the Tour de France I was completely destroyed.
The legs were tired, but I think it was a hard season from Strade Bianche to the Tour de France. It was all the way full gas and I was in super good shape and after the Tour when I switched off, my body went kind of into shutdown mode and I was feeling quite bad the first two weeks.
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GT double won in such a style is not a joke, plus he was non-stop in form since Strade. He performed superbly well till the Tour end but that doesn't mean that the body didn't feel any fatigue. One can be in excellent form with fatigue growing until the body reaches a breaking point. Going for the GT treble could've ended badly, I believe.
If Pogacar wins both WC and Lombardia then he will have 2 GT + 3 monuments, a monster season. Merckx had 2 GT + 3 monuments in 1972 (no WC, you are wrong) so very comparable but had more wins in total (33 vs 20 something by Pog). Still, Pog's season will be one of the best ever, even if it doesn't topple Merckx. Obviously WC and Lombardia are still up for grabs anyway, it's better to wait till the season end.
Nothing is easy in cycling, especially the Olympic Games on this kind of parcours. I think I made the right decision because the day after the Tour de France I was completely destroyed.
The legs were tired, but I think it was a hard season from Strade Bianche to the Tour de France. It was all the way full gas and I was in super good shape and after the Tour when I switched off, my body went kind of into shutdown mode and I was feeling quite bad the first two weeks.
"The day after the Tour de France I was completely destroyed" - No regrets for Tadej Pogacar after Paris Olympic snub
2024 has been the year of Tadej Pogacar. After a bre
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GT double won in such a style is not a joke, plus he was non-stop in form since Strade. He performed superbly well till the Tour end but that doesn't mean that the body didn't feel any fatigue. One can be in excellent form with fatigue growing until the body reaches a breaking point. Going for the GT treble could've ended badly, I believe.
If Pogacar wins both WC and Lombardia then he will have 2 GT + 3 monuments, a monster season. Merckx had 2 GT + 3 monuments in 1972 (no WC, you are wrong) so very comparable but had more wins in total (33 vs 20 something by Pog). Still, Pog's season will be one of the best ever, even if it doesn't topple Merckx. Obviously WC and Lombardia are still up for grabs anyway, it's better to wait till the season end.
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The six best seasons are all by Eddy Merckx: 1969-1974. If Pogacar wins the WC or Lombardia his 2024 would be at the same level as those six seasons. The word Merckxian is often misused, but in this case it would be true.
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He had... plans.
www.cyclingweekly.com
Tadej Pogačar skips Disneyland trip as World Championships preparation begins
Pogačar aiming for GP Québec and Montréal double as he makes a return to WorldTour racing in Canada
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Pogacar's 2024 is still sinking in with me and he isn't finished by a long shot. Quite incredible really. A phenomenon.
Remember when Vingo defeated him for a 2nd year in a row at the Tour, after he announced he was attempting the double people scoffed and said he wanted to win the Giro because he knew he couldn't beat Vingo at the Tour ? Yes Vingegaard had his crash but we also know he was doing better watts / kilo in the Tour than when he beat Pogacar in 2022 and 2023 (and Vingegaard and Visma also claimed this).
I guess reading that he was destroyed after the Tour shows he is human. But its also noteworthy this year how he has spread out his targets with ample recovery between major targets. Hard to believe its now nearly 8 weeks since he last raced.
Remember when Vingo defeated him for a 2nd year in a row at the Tour, after he announced he was attempting the double people scoffed and said he wanted to win the Giro because he knew he couldn't beat Vingo at the Tour ? Yes Vingegaard had his crash but we also know he was doing better watts / kilo in the Tour than when he beat Pogacar in 2022 and 2023 (and Vingegaard and Visma also claimed this).
I guess reading that he was destroyed after the Tour shows he is human. But its also noteworthy this year how he has spread out his targets with ample recovery between major targets. Hard to believe its now nearly 8 weeks since he last raced.
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And people wanted him to do the Vuelta as well.
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The Quebec/Montreal team. Ayuso not looking as pleased.
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@Lequack This is priceless! The image sums up perfectly what most of us think is happening in the UAE team.
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GOAT gonna GOAT
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But isn't it almost a bit too much on the nose?
It could be fun if they staged the photo, and I don't see the point in publishing it if it wasn't a joke.
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It could've been staged, meh. Would be better if not!
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Very minor point but he actually was second in Paris-Nice to Pou Pou in 1972. Difficult to compare generations and these things are always subjective but if (and it’s a big if) Pog won both Lombardia and WC my view is that this season would surpass the 1972 season.
Of course part of what made Merckx phenomenal is he also had another 4/5 seasons which can be considered in the top 7/8 seasons of all time- between ‘69-‘74 he was insanely dominant and his ‘74 season is not far behind his ‘72 season.
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Yeah 100 years ago against farmers
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That would give Merckx the record for being the oldest human in history, thus making him even more of a GOAT.
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He is the GOAT farmer
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