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He will be better. Vingegaard can't sprint like that.Is Nick Shultz the new Vingegaard?
I think not because his VO2Max wasn't 97 when he was 17 years old or was it?Is Nick Shultz the new Vingegaard?
srsly good trolling skills on Pogi.
Tadej is mature enough to understand his limits, I'd guess. That and the finite number of opportunities he'd get to win each race now that every other rider and team is specifically racing against him most of the time.It all sounds a little odd but I guess that some of those greater talents have managed to get around poorer / lesser training regimes simply by applying their "talent". In other words only when they faced defeat something had to change, eg. Pog in MSR, MVDP in CX (WC 2017 and 2018), WVA in some late Monuments etc. So maybe not so strange that Pog has decided to become more structured about his training and really is trying to become his very best. It should be a scary thought to the competition that up until this year he was simply waltzing around having fun on a bike but has now decided to become a serious pro. I hope Mou is right and that Pog puts Visma and Vingo to the test
The thing is in 3 out of 4 Tours he had useless teams as well and its not even that the names were so bad - wonder why UAE messes up prep seemingly compared to lets say Visma, where you just know that whoever is in the lineup, they will do their job. No complaints about last year UAE though.Tadej is mature enough to understand his limits, I'd guess. That and the finite number of opportunities he'd get to win each race now that every other rider and team is specifically racing against him most of the time.
I was of the opinion that his team came up seriously weak in today's stage but it's refreshing the Pogacar took responsibility for sitting on the Bora leadout too long. Ignore the fact he didn't have a teammate in the time zone of the sprint; he still had the attitude that he was responsible.
You don't hear that from many guys; particularly after getting nipped in a 300km race where everyone soiled themselves every time he twitched.
The GTs are team races and he'll need those guys to be rested and ready; not sitting at 50th place in the pack.
because the head of performance was Inigo San Millan, and because he led every altitude camp personally....Marc Hirschi (UAE) is set to join Tudor in 2025. Ok, not Pogacar news but since Hirschi's non-showings as domeatique were a topic, I'll post it here.
The thing is in 3 out of 4 Tours he had useless teams as well and its not even that the names were so bad - wonder why UAE messes up prep seemingly compared to lets say Visma, where you just know that whoever is in the lineup, they will do their job. No complaints about last year UAE though.
In 2022 wasn’t really their fault though and we couldn’t see how good or bad the team actually was, they got decimated by crashes and Covid.The thing is in 3 out of 4 Tours he had useless teams as well and its not even that the names were so bad - wonder why UAE messes up prep seemingly compared to lets say Visma, where you just know that whoever is in the lineup, they will do their job. No complaints about last year UAE though.
Who do you reckon should replace if that happens?Vine has problems with his stomach again, he urgently needs to be changed for the Giro
Yeah, I agree.Del Toro and instead of Molano Mcnulty, Molano has nothing to do with Pog on the Giro
Bjerg, Novak, R. Oliveira, Groschartner, Majka, McNulty, Del Toro, PogWho do you reckon should replace if that happens?
McNulty or Sivakov maybe.
Del Toro probably too early, right?
Yes, looks like a good squad to bring it home.Bjerg, Novak, R. Oliveira, Groschartner, Majka, McNulty, Del Toro, Pog
and what should I answer you without already saying about MatxinYeah, I agree.
Dont understand why Molano would or should be there either. Feels like sabotage.
Yes, it would just be another bad decision from him.and what should I answer you without already saying about Matxin
the entire staff including Matxin is incompetent, the only 3 people in the UAE who know their job at the top level are David Herrero (responsible for the TT setup), Javier Sola and Fabio BaldatoYeah, I agree.
Dont understand why Molano would or should be there either. Feels like sabotage.
and what can be said about the Tour team, you don't know who drinks and who paysYes, it would just be another bad decision from him.
Have you looked at the potential Tour team according to PCS btw? That looks hilarious and problems arising sooner rather than later.