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Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

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The way he settles himself in position 10-15 for most of the climb is just so smart. And obviously he can do it because with a couple of peddle strokes he can gain 10 positions but when watching live I though maybe Pogacar didn't have super legs today and perhaps guys like Van Eetvelt or Gall would actually stand a chance to grab the win. Probably one of the reasons Decathlon chose to ride once Novak was done pulling.

Then he just goes nuclear watt monster last 150 meters and smashes all hopes for every rider this season to beat him one vs one. Absolute Goat
 
The way he settles himself in position 10-15 for most of the climb is just so smart. And obviously he can do it because with a couple of peddle strokes he can gain 10 positions but when watching live I though maybe Pogacar didn't have super legs today and perhaps guys like Van Eetvelt or Gall would actually stand a chance to grab the win. Probably one of the reasons Decathlon chose to ride once Novak was done pulling.

Then he just goes nuclear watt monster last 150 meters and smashes all hopes for every rider this season to beat him one vs one. Absolute Goat
He is getting wiser and wiser. Age does wonders.
 
He uses 165s and seat slammed forward, when Vine pulled off after monster effort, Pogacar was able to get a 100 plus cadence, in the saddle going uphill!!
His leg speed is reminiscent of King Armstrong.. Tarling held on pretty long..EF have Chavez and Costa scheduled for lots of racing.. Estaban not very impressive.
Oscar Onley is riding great and Finn Fisher Black very solid, good pick up for Red bull Bora
 
He uses 165s and seat slammed forward, when Vine pulled off after monster effort, Pogacar was able to get a 100 plus cadence, in the saddle going uphill!!
His leg speed is reminiscent of King Armstrong.. Tarling held on pretty long..EF have Chavez and Costa scheduled for lots of racing.. Estaban not very impressive.
Oscar Onley is riding great and Finn Fisher Black very solid, good pick up for Red bull Bora
Now, we have to wait 4 days until Jebel Hafeet. This race is dreadful and useless.
 
Now, we have to wait 4 days until Jebel Hafeet. This race is dreadful and useless.
With petro money and China pushing for exposure, I would say Oman and UAE fit well in spring ramp up to regular racing and seeing the region sponsorship of a bunch of races and teams, this race is purposeful and harmless at the same time!! UAE dumping mountains of money into the sport, it's the least cycling can do is have a decent race with talent in the bunch..
What will China or Taiwan get? Not much, no talent shows up for races after TDF and Vuelta..
 
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Is he really skipping the Vuelta again?
It was always a question mark because of how close the end of the Vuelta is to the Worlds. It also looks like he also wants to go for the WC ITT title and doing the Vuelta hurts his chances for that. It's not always certain that the Worlds course suits Pogi while he can always go to the Vuelta every year as the favorite for the win. But as you said, unlucky things can happen and he should try to complete the GT collection while he's in his prime but in the end, it all goes down to what he prioritizes more. Maybe he'll still go for the Tour-Vuelta-Worlds if he feels good.
 
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UAE stage 3 observations:

Pogi dropped back during the climb because at the speeds they were going, the draft is much better in 15th position than 4th position. During the post race interview, he hinted that he would not have minded if Tarling kept the GC lead so he could keep wearing his rainbows. This is probably why he posted up so early at the finish and gave up a couple of seconds.