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I have a feeling he did not go full gas. God knows why, but he seemed quite relaxed at the interview. Although it took a long time for the UAE guys to get to the podium so he could have brushed off his disappointment
maybe he forgot to remove his powermeter which weighed him down or mentally restricted him
Well, there are several possible explanations, but I watched for like two minutes and also got the feeling he wasn't going full gas.
Could also be the heat... the fact that it was completely flat...
Anything about his numbers / time per km?
could be all sort of reasons like testing new equipment in race conditions,....Why is he participating if not for winning. Its an ITT not as if he could tow his teammates for the win
this is such crap, he had a number of great TTsPogačar had only 1 incredible god like TT in his career. And it was the 20th stage of 2020 TdF. All other TTs were subpar or even bad compared to that one.
You can't destroy the whole field one day and then never ever get even close to that again.
So that raises a lot of questions about that TdF TT.
Pogačar had only 1 incredible god like TT in his career. And it was the 20th stage of 2020 TdF. All other TTs were subpar or even bad compared to that one.
You can't destroy the whole field one day and then never ever get even close to that again.
So that raises a lot of questions about that TdF TT.
when you look at results you also have to look at competition. He is way better TTer than Polanc or even TratnikI dont think is a strange result. Looking at his ITT this year, he has been 4th, 4th and 5th...Traknik and Polank are good trialist, so is quite sorpresive, but normal anyway.
Great? TDF Stage 20 great? Name one that comes even close.this is such crap, he had a number of great TTs
More realistic by far.His Tirreno and UAE ITT performances were objectively good.
It make the stage 20 ITT even more surreal considering he did that on feeling in his first TDF after ~3 weeksAfter the ITT he said: "I wanted more but there is no reason to panic. I know where I made a mistake. I started too fast and it'll be a good learning experience for the Tour ITT on stage 5."
Meanwhile Polanc said that the team informed him he is not being selected for the Tour team. Surprising decision.
After the ITT he said: "I wanted more but there is no reason to panic. I know where I made a mistake. I started too fast and it'll be a good learning experience for the Tour ITT on stage 5."
Meanwhile Polanc said that the team informed him he is not being selected for the Tour team. Surprising decision.
After the ITT he said: "I wanted more but there is no reason to panic. I know where I made a mistake. I started too fast and it'll be a good learning experience for the Tour ITT on stage 5."
Meanwhile Polanc said that the team informed him he is not being selected for the Tour team. Surprising decision.
Maybe but I would generally not make a big worry out of it. Maybe he's just trying to lull Jumbo into thinking Roglic can win in the final ITT.Joking about peaking for ToS aside, don't you guys think that Pogi has been in a very good form for too long? He was already in great form in March (TA was his most impressive race), he also went deep in Basque Country (well, maybe they aimed for first smaller peak at LBL and second at the Tour). His team said that last year during COVID he was so sharp in May that they ordered him a week without a bike in order not to peak too early.