Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

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Just saying he looked mentally tired, and if you keep going and going you might get burned out. Only a couple of days ago Reusser as top favourite just stopped during the ITT, and after the year Pogacar has had I see no reason why he would go for just another Lombardia win. Take time to recharge…
What a great eye you must have. Nobody can tell or know that but Pog and those close to him. Of course, he is tired... he has just raced the Tour and then gone straight to worlds. RR was a big effort and a great performance. ITT he just showed up and rode through it. More like a harder training ride/recovery ride for him. He won the national title and with no Roglic or Mohoric present, it was probably more of an obligation for him to start more than anything else.

Lombardia is a monument and he has won it two times. No other monument is probably more suited to him and I bet he really likes the race. It is not any other one-day race on the calendar.

He has plenty of time to recover. 1-2 weeks off the bike and then start training/racing again.

If he wants to the end season, then I am sure he will have the option to. I would be surprised if he does though.
 
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"You're not tired?" - Tadej Pogacar.

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While I'm happy to hear Pogačar is back in training and hope to see him in a few more races this year (Bretagne, Il Lombardia etc), I would also totally understand any decision to end the season.

And it's perfectly clear that the 2023 Vuelta was never an option. That said, I cannot help thinking he would have enjoyed the current cold weather and rain in Spain.
 
Whats the point of doing Bretagne? Think its too early for sure.

Wouldn't go to Canada either, but don't know if thats the plan.

I'd just go for 3-5 Italian classics and call it
Fully agree. Pogačar still on the preliminary start list for Bretagne, last I checked, but I expect he will withdraw. No other UAE team members listed.

Not sure about Canada.

ETA: Bretagne interesting for my own selfish pleasure😀, as I'm planning to go watch.
 
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