Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

[Peyroteo94]

So, what did Vingegaard supposedly say?
Posting a quote like that makes it impossible to copy-paste it into Google Translate.

"Pogacar attacked me for 15 days. Due to his excessive agressiveness, I realised he would explode/bonk sooner or later.
Those who attack too much, are insecure and pay the price in the end"

 

[Peyroteo94]

They are both silent killers, champions are like that. I laughed pretty hard when some people thought Pogacar would give stage 20 to Vingegaard, specially after these quotes and defeats in 2022 and 2023 Tours. One thing I am sure, they will train pretty hard this winter and they will show an even higher level in 2025 because Pogacar wants to "humiliate" Vingegaard and vice versa. This is the biggest rivalry cycling has ever witnessed IMHO (at least since I'm alive). I don't know how big was the Coppi/Bartali rivalry btw.

 

[Netserk]

"Pogacar attacked me for 15 days. Due to his excessive agressiveness, I realised he would explode/bonk sooner or later.
Those who attack too much, are insecure and pay the price in the end"

Given that there's no video/recording of Vingegaard saying that and the only source of it is Spanish Eurosport's translation of another interview, I don't think he ever said that.

I'm unable to find any original source of his words in English or Danish, and as I don't think he did an exclusive interview with Spanish Eurosport, the original and untranslated interview should be out there.

 

[SHAD0W93]

They are both silent killers, champions are like that. I laughed pretty hard when some people thought Pogacar would give stage 20 to Vingegaard, specially after these quotes and defeats in 2022 and 2023 Tours. One thing I am sure, they will train pretty hard this winter and they will show an even higher level in 2025 because Pogacar wants to "humiliate" Vingegaard and vice versa. This is the biggest rivalry cycling has ever witnessed IMHO (at least since I'm alive). I don't know how big was the Coppi/Bartali rivalry btw.

Pogacar will never give a victory to anyone from Visma with how they shadowed everything he did or the comments they made.

 

[magliaroz]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1847006135980900432

View: https://x.com/sainznificant/status/1847006135980900432?t=vFM0dCwVXQ7I8IvQSphknQ&s=19



Sainz got Pogified

 

[Peyroteo94]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1847006135980900432

View: https://x.com/sainznificant/status/1847006135980900432?t=vFM0dCwVXQ7I8IvQSphknQ&s=19



Sainz got Pogified

They are very good friends. I already said Pogacar is the face of cycling and his popularity is much bigger than everyone else. Nole is another star who gets in jokes with Pogacar. This is good for our sport, this brings attention, views, money to cycling.

 

[Netserk]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1847278439176290305

View: https://x.com/looflol/status/1847278439176290305?t=saC2HqZjGtHhLR7N19RzBw&s=19

Awakened the beast and owned for life🤧

That's a made-up quote. @looflol is a troll-account who posts fake content as engagement bait.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

i agree with @Netserk . Vingo has never said anything as arrogant as this. He respects Pog as a rider.

 

[Lequack]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtJGbhEWvTo

 

[acm]

He confirmed for Slovenian media Nedelo today that he's doing two GTs next year and he added:
"I will probably have to go to the TdF again, at the beginning of the season also to the UAE Tour, which I have not been to for two years. I will most likely compete again in the Tour of Flanders, which I missed this year, but I am also thinking about competing in the Vuelta."

Here is also link to that article, but it's under paywall.
https://www.delo.si/nedelo/tadej-pogacar-imel-sem-obcutek-da-me-slovenija-noce-za-svojega

 

[Salvarani]

What an arrogant POS.. and some people here claims that Pogi is arrogant. I am even more glad what Goat did to him at 2024 Tour.

Visma and Vinge are the arrogant crew.

 

[Peyroteo94]

He confirmed for Slovenian media Nedelo today that he's doing two GTs next year and he added:
"I will probably have to go to the TdF again, at the beginning of the season also to the UAE Tour, which I have not been to for two years. I will most likely compete again in the Tour of Flanders, which I missed this year, but I am also thinking about competing in the Vuelta."

Here is also link to that article, but it's under paywall.
https://www.delo.si/nedelo/tadej-pogacar-imel-sem-obcutek-da-me-slovenija-noce-za-svojega

No, please no, I beg you Sheikh...
No Giro and Tour-Vuelta on the menu

 

[Peyroteo94]

I think if he wants to arrive fresh to the Tour and Vuelta. He needs to race less stage races in order to have little racing days
UAE
SB
MSR
E3 Harelbeke
RVV
FW
LBL
Dauphiné
Tour
Vuelta
WC
GdL

 

[scribers]

Agree on no UAE Tour. I don’t see FW. But the rest of it looks good!

 

[scribers]

I predict he will start a long giro/tour double streak beginning in 2026

 

[yaf]

Uae tour i think was not his plan but the arabs demand for the world champion riding in their team to be present on their most important race

 

[Cookster15]

i agree with @Netserk . Vingo has never said anything as arrogant as this. He respects Pog as a rider.

I’m not so sure about this? I look forward to Visma and Vingegaard denying it and distancing themselves.

 

[Netserk]

I’m not so sure about this? I look forward to Visma and Vingegaard denying it and distancing themselves.

They could spend all day every day if they had to respond to dumb *** on twitter.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1847632649168281609

View: https://x.com/looflol/status/1847632649168281609

 

[hayneplane]

Agree on no UAE Tour. I don’t see FW. But the rest of it looks good!

He will have to attempt a flat 50km solo on a likely sprint day to avoid detraining his level.

 

[Peyroteo94]

He will have to attempt a flat 50km solo on a likely sprint day to avoid detraining his level.

2 stage wins and GC is all he can achieve. There isn't a single hill in this country outside of those 2 climbs

 

[Red Rick]

They could spend all day every day if they had to respond to dumb *** on twitter.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1847632649168281609

View: https://x.com/looflol/status/1847632649168281609

"Everything you read on the internet is true ah"

~Primoz Roglic.

 

[Peyroteo94]

We will have a duel between Pogi and Vingo only in the Tour? Dreadful... at least let's hope Vingo doesn't race the Giro and do Tour-Vuelta to have a duel between these aliens in 2 GT's. But I think Giro-Tour is almost certain for Vingegaard.

 

[yaf]

They could spend all day every day if they had to respond to dumb *** on twitter.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1847632649168281609

View: https://x.com/looflol/status/1847632649168281609

Why are you playing the defense game for him? The entire team had been saying it the last 4 years. From their race director grischa niermann(last years tour) to their media outlet lantern rouge with the later even saying "thomas would cook pog" on livigno stage🤨. They were so blinded with their previous data & the boss showed them indefinable data so they're humble now

 

[Netserk]

Why are you playing the defense game for him?

I'm playing the objective truth game. Not everything is zero-sum partisan conflict.

I don't think it's good to have a discussion based on false premises. Call Vingegaard arrogant as much as you please, but base it on something real.

 

[Scarponi]

Uae tour i think was not his plan but the arabs demand for the world champion riding in their team to be present on their most important race

Will always be the thorn in the side of a Tour/Veulta double imo