Most of the Pogacar fans here complain when people criticise Pogacar whatever he does as if he can't do anything right, but the very same people praise whatever he does as if he never does anything wrong.
And that's exactly as annoying as the former.
And I myself like Pogacar but he seems like the utter Insta-friendly (ultra PR) boy who smiles in front of the camera and does things that are annoying but nobody is too arsed about them.
Pogacar didn't bother to give the win to Pellizzari, as great champions would do (like Contador, whom I didn't like did) and he was praised as hero because he gave him a jersey. Like WTF?
Pogacar joins the break in a useless sprint stage, doing nothing but steal the show from the lesser riders and he is glorified like the saviour of cycling for that?? Like seriously?
Steal the show? C'mon, that is just another excuse for haters (I'm not saying you are one of them( to dislike him. He is a racer and what he did was probably planned since he wanted to train. He did the same in Catalunya last year.
I can definitely see he "kills" races because he is so much better and this dominance becomes boring for everyone bar Pogacar fans.
However, I go deeply in my mind and think, what Pogacar does is wrong? What can he do to not upset these people? Losing more frequently? He is a competitor, is part of his job to win races. Others have to step up and reach his level. So Pogacar is doing nothing wrong. He probably had already one or two moments of anger, annoyance but how many times he showed respect, kindness, happiness to riders, to fans, etc? Someone who says the truth all the time but lied one time in his lifetime can be considered a liar? Of course not, consistency is what characterize a person.
Pogacar, during his career, has been showing consistently a respectful, kind, lovable and nice personality. Don't get fooled by those who think he is like Armstrong, specially since those guys didn't see Armstrong racing and how he behave on and off the bike.
Why are you correct when you say he steals the spotlight from breakaway riders and why am I wrong in thinking what he did is great for entertainment? Who decides what is right and what is wrong?
For last but not least (and I don't know if you are including me), I criticized Pogacar in the first stage, he was cocky in sprinting too soon, thinking he would kill all sprinters. But I can't agree with you, Pellizzari said he was over the moon with Pogacar after receiving Pogi's jersey but who are you or anyone else to think it wasn't a nice gesture since Pellizzari himself was full of praise towards him.
EDIT: don't see this post as a personal attack. I fully respect you as a forum member.
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