Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

[Salvarani]

Do we know if hes just gonna stick to Tour of Slovenia in June?

Think it is a good idea to go with Slovenia, if he does. Seems to have worked just fine last year. Nationals right after.

With Slovenia he gets to race on home soil infront of fans, friends and family. Probably spend some time with them before it is all in for the Tour and final preparation.

Dauphine could also be quite stressful with a stacked field and how many times have we seen crashes here involving contenders for the Tour?

Everyone who is not at that race, usually goes to Suisse instead.

Pog might to win Dauphine or Suisse in the future but no rush.

 

[JosefK]

Pog should go ahead and enter the Giro, now. Do the Triple Crown in the same year.

 

[tobydawq]

Pog should go ahead and enter the Giro, now. Do the Triple Crown in the same year.

Well, you're not wrong. If anyone can ever do it, it's him right now.

 

[Netserk]

Well, you're not wrong. If anyone can ever do it, it's him right now.

He should have an easier spring and a better suited WC route for that.

 

[hayneplane]

If he wins MSR he will do something that has only ever been done once before in history (Merckx of course) by winning 3 successive monuments. It would also match the exact same sequence as Merckx from 1971/72.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Imagine if he just flat out drops everyone on Poggio. All he needs is 2 seconds, then I doubt they will see him again. Possible for sure. This forum would be in shambles.

 

[tobydawq]

He should have an easier spring and a better suited WC route for that.

Oh, I actually thought of the triple Grand Tour crown, but that was probably a misunderstanding.

I completely agree with you if we're talking Giro-Tour-WCRR.

 

[Red Rick]

Imagine if he just flat out drops everyone on Poggio. All he needs is 2 seconds, then I doubt they will see him again. Possible for sure. This forum would be in shambles.

Pog isnt hated enough at all to bring us back to the Ax3 or PSM days

 

[Valv.Piti]

Chances are he will soon if he wins races like MSR like that I think. Maybe not Froome-levels, but could be close

 

[Red Rick]

Chances are he will soon if he wins races like MSR like that I think. Maybe not Froome-levels, but could be close

I would probably dislike it more if he just won the Tour by 7 minutes again than if he converted 30% shot or however big at MSR or De Ronde this year.

GTs suffer a lot more from the predictability

 

[Oldermanish]

I would probably dislike it more if he just won the Tour by 7 minutes again than if he converted 30% shot or however big at MSR or De Ronde this year.

GTs suffer a lot more from the predictability

Except he'll be odds-on favorite and will need to defend like one. Unless 4 of his top challengers crash out in the first week. Hope not.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

I want to see him doing all 5 monuments, all 3 GT's and Worlds next year. Give him a shot at doing the perfect season.

 

[Eeslliw]

I think everyone is over reacting for MSR based on recent performances. I don't think he is more explosive as Roglic, Alaph, Wout, MvdP etc. when they are all relative fresh and normally in MSR it's only for last 10km full gas. I would be surprised if he wins it.

 

[RedheadDane]

I want to see him doing all 5 monuments, all 3 GT's and Worlds next year. Give him a shot at doing the perfect season.

Naah, let's wait till 2024, then he can throw in the Olympics too!

 

[Red Rick]

I think everyone is over reacting for MSR based on recent performances. I don't think he is more explosive as Roglic, Alaph, Wout, MvdP etc. when they are all relative fresh and normally in MSR it's only for last 10km full gas. I would be surprised if he wins it.

Yeah. He won an uphill sprint he was expected to win. His main advantage isnt super applicable to MSR

I can see him creating a strong selection on the Poggio but not like Alaphilippe on 2020 or something. Going early on the Poggio is hard af.

 

[tobydawq]

Going early on the Poggio is hard af.

Just because Nibali did it?

 

[Red Rick]

Just because Nibali did it?

Nibali was lucky af I will admit. I dont think the race will be as disorganized on the Poggio as it was then

 

[Pantani_lives]

If he wins MSR he will do something that has only ever been done once before in history (Merckx of course) by winning 3 successive monuments. It would also match the exact same sequence as Merckx from 1971/72.

Not strictly true, because Paris-Roubaix was in October.

 

[Sciatic]

Nibali was lucky af I will admit. I dont think the race will be as disorganized on the Poggio as it was then

Sagan in post-race interview, about Nibali’s long-range attack that year: “he was the only one who had the balls to go for it”

 

[Blanco]

Sagan in post-race interview, about Nibali’s long-range attack that year: “he was the only one who had the balls to go for it”

And him not marking the move was one of the main reasons why Nibali won. Everyone watched him...

 

[Salvarani]

And him not marking the move was one of the main reasons why Nibali won. Everyone watched him...

Such a shame he hasnt won this race. He could/should have won three. Minimum two.

Everybody watched him for like 4 years straight. Most of the others won nothing. Sagan won many races but still should have more considering his talent. He could have been more tactical at times, but at least he did try to do something and winning anyway a few times while being the most watched rider.

Peak Sagan could have probably benefitted a lot having the likes of Van Aert, VdP, Pog and Ala around.

 

[Red Rick]

Sagan has had too many bad sprints in Sanremo to put it all down to tactics

 

[Panda Claws]

Gilbert will hop on Pogacar's wheel and win in a sprint. You heard it here first

 

[Sciatic]

Gilbert will hop on Pogacar's wheel and win in a sprint. You heard it here first

That would be fun. But I think Gilbert—who at one point in his career was the ultimate puncheur—can no longer hang with the punchiest riders (Wout, Ala, etc) approaching the top of the Poggio.

 

[Netserk]

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