Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

[Red Rick]

Easy to say such things after you won the race.

Contador was sandbagging his way through most of the 2012 Vuelta really

 

[sir fly]

View: https://youtu.be/NdNPh2OYQhc

 

[Escarabajo]

UAE team played this very smart. A lot smarter then they get credit for. They told Slovenian press they came to this tour to win (after the race, not before it). They were analyzing all stages very closely. They analyzed stage 20 TT extremely closely so Pogačar knew the road very very well. They practised swapping bikes long long time to find the quickest way possible doing it. Pogačar was the only captain. Aru was named captain only to hide Pogačar under a radar. They knew they don't have the team do lead the race so they didn't want yellow jersey and it was really good for them that Roglič/JV allowed Pogačar to ride behind them without any problems. They fooled everyone.

I am sure they knew the result from the ITT.

 

[JosephK]

UAE's most brilliant tactic was the 1:20 time loss on stage 7--purely intentional to allow Pogi to ghost-shadow JV the rest of the stages until the ITT.

 

[Escarabajo]

UAE's most brilliant tactic was the 1:20 time loss on stage 7--purely intentional to allow Pogi to ghost-shadow JV the rest of the stages until the ITT.

I heard the same thing. But but intentional by any means. Of course.
It really helped Pogacar.
The second biggest thing that helped him was his camaraderie with Roglic. It really came back to bite Roglic in his a$$.

 

[Carols]

Well, they had a yellow frame ready way before the race was over.

Then why did Colnago have someone drive all night to bring him a yellow bike?

 

[sir fly]

Then why did Colnago have someone drive all night to bring him a yellow bike?

For fun.

 

[Carols]

For fun.

Didn't they already have one *supposedly)? So why would he send another? I think it's BS they had a yellow bike. JMO.

 

[RedheadDane]

Here's a fun little detail; take a look at his GT success.

3rd Overall Vuelta a España
1st Stages 9, 13 & 20

1st Overall Tour de France
1st Stages 9, 15 & 20 (ITT)

Whatever GT he does next, people better keep an eye on him on stages 9 and 20!

 

[KZD]

Here's a fun little detail; take a look at his GT success.





Whatever GT he does next, people better keep an eye on him on stages 9 and 20!

It reinforces the theory that Pogačar has an amazing recovery ability so his rivals need to start thinking about gaining time on him earlier in the race.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

It reinforces the theory that Pogačar has an amazing recovery ability so his rivals need to start thinking about gaining time on him earlier in the race.

Absolutely. His performances on penultimate stages of last Vuelta and this Tour were phenomenal. It's not a coincidence, the guy showed his best at the end, which is scary for his future rivals.

 

[jmdirt]

I just read that he did the final climb with no wattometer, nor even a bike computer! I love it!

 

[BlueRoads]

Then why did Colnago have someone drive all night to bring him a yellow bike?

I drove all night... to get to you...

 

[Oldermanish]

I just read that he did the final climb with no wattometer, nor even a bike computer! I love it!

Watts the point? Also; not like power output couldn't be calculated after the fact and his follow car would be advising on speed anyway. One advantage of being the rider in front of the leader in a TT-you can convince them of your pace while holding back. If Primoz had to work hard to only lose 25 seconds on the flat he was totally screwed by the time he got to the hill. Tadej's out of the saddle climb clearly was an all-in effort he'd practiced well if UAE tacticians are believable.
Pure speculation on my part.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

I just read that he did the final climb with no wattometer, nor even a bike computer! I love it!

The wattometer must have broken down due to an off the scale performance but what else could he say?

 

[yaco]

I am interested to see how he rides in Flanders - He will probably be in a support role for Kristoff BUT i like riders who test their boundaries.

 

[Lequack]

I just read that he did the final climb with no wattometer, nor even a bike computer! I love it!

And he wears laced road shoes as well.

Tadej Pogačar sporting unreleased lace-up shoes

Spotted at the Tour de France: Is DMT about to launch something new?

Tadej Pogačar sporting unreleased lace-up shoes

www.cyclingnews.com

For example here he is wearing them on that steep MTF

 

[Leinster]

If he's feeling alright, Pogi will need to pretend he is a rider for TJV with Roglic domming for him. Follow Rogla up the hills and go around at the finish.

I just wanted, if it hasn’t been done already, to highlight the prescience of this post. It’s basically the most accurate description of what happened in the Tour that I’ve read, including everything written after the Tour actually ended.

 

[Leinster]

Here's a fun little detail; take a look at his GT success.





Whatever GT he does next, people better keep an eye on him on stages 9 and 20!

In an intersection of fate, cosmic-collision way, this actually explains why Porte was finally able to podium a GT.

 

[Lequack]

A nice pic from the finih line

 

[klintE]

A nice pic from the finih line

Definitely, my type

 

[Lequack]

A nice interview with Tadaj where he also goes into detail on tactics and such

Tadej Pogacar: The Tour de France time trial turned everything in my life upside down

Overall winner looks back at his victory and confirmed he will ride the World Championships

www.cyclingnews.com

 

[bob.a.feet]

Definitely, my type

Same, aggressive in the mountains despite a weak team, and a strong time trial to back it up. What's not to like?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Same, aggressive in the mountains despite a weak team, and a strong time trial to back it up. What's not to like?

Very easy, could become too dominating. If you're the strongest both uphill and tt... then i'm sure gonna dislike it later on.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

No Vuelta for him this year apparently