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Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

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5500? Wow! There is a 5 km climb at 10% expecting us. Pure carnage!
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This is a guess of what the 2025 route would look like, although I don‘t think there‘s anything official yet
 
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This is what a proper analysis is and not "eh we win or we lose eh"

"Primoz Roglic (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe) and I have lost count. We are in a golden age of Slovenian cycling. There is a very good spirit, and I am happy to be part of it. Let's hope we can add the World Championships to our list!
As Slovenia we have never really shone at the World Championships. That is certainly no secret. I really hope that we can finally change that and win the gold.
The course? It's tough, but not too tough. Still, it's the riders who make the race. Last year, people were thinking about a sprint at the World Championships, but we were far from that. This year, it's a bit more for climbers than in 2023, but above all, it's a punchy circuit for explosive riders. It also has some technical parts. All in all, perfect for a World Championship.
If Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) is in super good shape, he will be able to fight for it, surprise and win. I am sure that Wout van Aert (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) could have flown on a course like this, but unfortunately he is not there. And Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) is, just like me, a very versatile rider who can win on any terrain," said Tadej Pogačar
 
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This is what a proper analysis is and not "eh we win or we lose eh"

"Primoz Roglic (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe) and I have lost count. We are in a golden age of Slovenian cycling. There is a very good spirit, and I am happy to be part of it. Let's hope we can add the World Championships to our list!
As Slovenia we have never really shone at the World Championships. That is certainly no secret. I really hope that we can finally change that and win the gold.
The course? It's tough, but not too tough. Still, it's the riders who make the race. Last year, people were thinking about a sprint at the World Championships, but we were far from that. This year, it's a bit more for climbers than in 2023, but above all, it's a punchy circuit for explosive riders. It also has some technical parts. All in all, perfect for a World Championship.
If Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) is in super good shape, he will be able to fight for it, surprise and win. I am sure that Wout van Aert (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) could have flown on a course like this, but unfortunately he is not there. And Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) is, just like me, a very versatile rider who can win on any terrain," said Tadej Pogačar
Can Roglic agree to be a super dom for Pogacar?

I really have to see to believe.
 
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Rider of Roglic's calibre isn't going there to domestique, I assume the tactic will be something along the lines of staying on Evenepoel's wheel with Pogacar attacking, especially since they have no Van Aert now. Course is a little too hard for VDP but the last iteration of the climb finishes 20k from the finish with some short lumps and a descent after it so some kind of tactical insurance is required alongside 'nuke for Pogacar' as there is potential for a reduced group at the end.
 
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Rider of Roglic's calibre isn't going there to domestique, I assume the tactic will be something along the lines of staying on Evenepoel's wheel with Pogacar attacking, especially since they have no Van Aert now. Course is a little too hard for VDP but the last iteration of the climb finishes 20k from the finish with some short lumps and a descent after it so some kind of tactical insurance is required alongside 'nuke for Pogacar' as there is potential for a reduced group at the end.
The best way to use Roglic is as an anchor on Evenepoel. I don't really think he can win, and if he gets away with Evenepoel and Pogacar is behind Roglic should be completely shameless on Evenepoel's wheel giving him 0 turns, but that's a big call to make and a big thing to ask of Roglic.

If you get to the last lap and the group is still quite big with the likes of MvdP still there then Rog should probably do the leadout for a Pogacar attack.