Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

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WOW, JUST WOW!

 

[HelloDolly]

Once in a generation Grand Tour talent

like LeMond, Indurain and Contador

 

[jsem94]

So, when will Pogacar win the GT treble? Or will he only manage the double?

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Most impressive thing I’ve seen since Contador in Verbier and they was over. shorter and more explosive timeframe. This was a Contador attack followed by a robobasso mountain time trial.

insane and so gutsy!

 

[KZD]

So, when will Pogacar win the GT treble? Or will he only manage the double?

I expect him to try Giro-Tour double already next year.

Mesmerising performance today, he almost sentenced the race. He now needs to avoid all risks possible and focus on the GC win (maybe one or two more stages if the circumstances arise).

 

[Big Doopie]

already 4 1/2 minutes on the closest real GC threat.

i forget who it was here that said months ago that this would be a dominating win with unusually large differences for modern times... ;-)

#fignon1984

 

[JosefK]

Today, stage 8, was a beatdown of mythical dimensions. Barring crashes or illness, Pogi has an easy and dominant TDF win in 2021.

 

[Netserk]

already 4 1/2 minutes on the closest real GC threat.

i forget who it was here that said months ago that this would be a dominating win with unusually large differences for modern times... ;-)

#fignon1984

Armstrong 2001 is a more recent example of the same.

 

[lenric]

so... cool story bro Tadej?

 

[dutchdescent]

Question is: would Rogla have been able to follow this if not for the crash? I think so but also have my doubts as well.

 

[solo80k]

Question is: would Rogla have been able to follow this if not for the crash? I think so but also have my doubts as well.

Maybe first climb, but Columbier... hell no.

 

[IndianCyclist]

Armstrong 2000 Hautacam similar conditions similar attack against Pantani et. al. similar time gaps

 

[Mayomaniac]

I think he deserves a proper nickname, Pogaczar would be fitting.

 

[Gigs_98]

Completely unbelievable. I'm younger than most here but in my time I've never seen anything close to this. I'm out of words

 

[IndianCyclist]

Completely unbelievable. I'm younger than most here but in my time I've never seen anything close to this. I'm out of words

Its the next coming of Merckx. What do you expect?

 

[RedheadDane]

How did the UAE riders who were behind know that Pogacar had gone solo from the favourite group?
When it started being all Slovenian on the race radio!

 

[hfer07]

Behold


The new GT king has risen

 

[Oldermanish]

So Pogacar will likely attack seriously tomorrow and Sunday to get some separation from as many Ineos riders as possible in the GC.
If he manages that and win a second Tour that should settle much of the debate, wouldn't it?

So he did what he was supposed to do. Carapaz is the last Ineos guy standing and he used a ton of energy accomplishing nothing.

 

[BigCoward]

Come in Evenpoel Bernali, you are our only hope.

 

[ppanther92]

Wow

 

[Lequack]

Nothing much to say except respect

 

[DoYouEvenRideBruh]

Completely unbelievable. I'm younger than most here but in my time I've never seen anything close to this. I'm out of words

Class '98? Get out of here, you are old if you haven't at least podium'ed a GT by now.

 

[Barnacle Bill]

Congrats to Tadej on his second TDF (no, I don't think crashes or bad luck are a risk, in this form Colbrelli would just bounce off him and land in the opposite ditch).

Of course, in the absence of Padun this result will always have an asterisk against it, but you can only beat what's in front of you and he's dominated in all respects. And perhaps it's the start of a new era of the sort of dominance not seen since he-who-must-not-be-named. The rest of the GC contenders have been crushed.

 

[jmdirt]

Congrats on a great ride TP!

 

[jmdirt]

I think he deserves a proper nickname, Pogaczar would be fitting.

No and no.