Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

[scribers]

[deleted content]

I hope he comes back strong and is competitive.

 

[Nick2413]

I don’t see any of the hate people are talking about, just people who are spending way too much time on this thread. It’s become a meta discussion about fanboyism and not about cycling anymore

 

[bNator]

Man came to forum give us inside info about Pogi and he got banned 4 times , wtf?

I fail to see how giving us inside info should result in getting less bans. Bans are about respecting forum rules and have nothing to do with giving us inside info. Unless you want to argue that giving us inside info puts one above those rules...

 

[RedheadDane]

I don’t see any of the hate people are talking about, just people who are spending way too much time on this thread. It’s become a meta discussion about fanboyism and not about cycling anymore

I'm just looking forward to actually getting to talk about Pogacar.
Maybe someone should make a "mou thread"...

 

[snipeheem]

I fail to see how giving us inside info should result in getting less bans. Bans are about respecting forum rules and have nothing to do with giving us inside info. Unless you want to argue that giving us inside info puts one above those rules...

No , but what rules did he break?

 

[Sciatic]

We cant have nice things. It has to be ruined. No info, no chat among fans.

If he wins, he is lucky.

If he wins, he still lost in others eyes... which they have to point out every day.

If he loses, trolling about him losing even though no cyclist has ever won every race.

If someone shares information, you are lying and must be banished.

Who really has a problem here?

I have twice brought up an issue directly to Mou in race threads about one behavior (only the one) that has nothing to do with the content (which is excellent info) he posts: that is his being overly demeaning to other posters. It doesn’t keep me from being interested in what he/she has to say, but I find it worth asking him why he can’t communicate all of what he has to say, including the funny over-the-top stuff, without calling other posters stupid or whatever? I don’t understand that part of his posts. And he hasn’t responded to me about that

And it doesn’t matter if he’s doing it jokingly— done often enough it’s still demeaning.

 

[scribers]

No , but what rules did he break?

There is a list of rules. And a good many subjective codes of conduct for members. Without speculating, which is itself a bannable offense, I can only offer a shrug.

 

[bNator]

No , but what rules did he break?

That’s not for me to say but you can probably assume that posts that got him banned are no longer published here… The important part is you can’t argue he shouldn’t be banned because he gave us inside info.

 

[snipeheem]

That’s not for me to say but you can probably assume that posts that got him banned are no longer published here… The important part is you can’t argue he shouldn’t be banned because he gave us inside info.

You misunderstood my post about his ban

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I for one am jealous of mou. I've never provided any insights, and the only punishment I've received was when one of my badly photoshopped pictures got deleted, presumably because only someone who had watched Danish children's TV could fully understand my joke 😢

 

[Drew]

Who taking Vine's spot in the Giro team?

I can see Pogacar is traning with Covi right now.. So I guess he is a good guess?

Looks like it will be Laengen

https://twitter.com/x/status/1781036584516591851

View: https://twitter.com/medicinexthings/status/1781036584516591851

 

[Salvarani]

Looks like it will be Laengen

https://twitter.com/x/status/1781036584516591851

View: https://twitter.com/medicinexthings/status/1781036584516591851

Javier Sola!

 

[Peyroteo94]

Keep the same energy when it comes to "luck merchant".

Thank you!!!

 

[velaso montador]

Looks like it will be Laengen

https://twitter.com/x/status/1781036584516591851

View: https://twitter.com/medicinexthings/status/1781036584516591851

I think thats a better choice than Covi. Or is Covi still going?

Laengen is a big engine and a body shield at the flats especially. Suits the giro route for Uae to take him imo.

 

[KZD]

With a weak field and an easier route, I think Længen is a good choice for Giro, especially given his experience.

Its not likely that Pogačar will need more than Majka and Grossschartner in the mountains and Bjerg is also climbing really well this season.

 

[Offline]

With a weak field and an easier route, I think Længen is a good choice for Giro, especially given his experience.

Its not likely that Pogačar will need more than Majka and Grossschartner in the mountains and Bjerg is also climbing really well this season.

Novak is also very strong this season

 

[BigCoward]

No , but what rules did he break?

The mods here are the most trigger happy I've ever experienced (or perhaps more accurately the rules here are the most strict).
That being said the rules are pretty clear and he can hardly claim ignorance after a ban a day for about a month.

 

[Berniece]

The mods here are the most trigger happy I've ever experienced.
That being said the rules are pretty clear and he can hardly claim ignorance after a ban a day for about a month.

Well maybe don’t call the mod a biased Vingegaard fanboy, or insult other users. Will get you a long way.

 

[Low is rhe new high]

Pogacar could win stage 1 and keep the maglia all the way. When was the last time something like that happened at the Giro?

Kind of like a 'clean sheet' in football terms but in cycling terms 'clean jersey'

Clean? Well, this is something to discuss I the clinic section.

 

[Salvarani]

Novak is also very strong this season

Javier Sola is a real trainer.

 

[velaso montador]

Pogacar could win stage 1 and keep the maglia all the way. When was the last time something like that happened at the Giro?

Kind of like a 'clean sheet' in football terms but in cycling terms 'clean jersey'

That would be something i guess and its possible since its Pogacar ofcourse. I dont know as long as it doesnt defeats the purpose it would be cool indeed.

Edit: Now that Laengen is in does that mean Covi is not in the Giro squad?

 

[scribers]

I'm just looking forward to actually getting to talk about Pogacar.

Well here we are. What you got?

 

[bNator]

It is tiring giving inside info and then being questioned/made fun of for it, even though most of it checks out. Being banned for standing your ground.

It is bullying at that point.

That is what you get when you write aggressively and provocatively. I mean you can't expect to write Danish are opera-going whatever and expect no retribution from the Danish when they get their chance. You also can't deny some of his so called "info" (if not most of it) was simply made up (as pointed out by @Froome ). Now when one is making up "info", they can expect being called out by those who doubt its authenticity. And even if the info is real, the way it was conveyed it was only natural that people were going to have doubts. One can react to that in a calm and composed manner or one can do as mou did...

"To be fair the training data images Mou posted ages back claiming to have an inside source were just from old Pogacar instagram stories, the image of him behind the motorbike was actually shown on a random GCN video way before it popped up here. I was a bit surprised nobody noticed, maybe some did, I just thought at the time it was a funny bit of trolling so didn't bring it up. Banned now so I suppose its irrelevant".

This comment is from the user Tim cahill on the thread "what is trolling here" on the "forum feedback".

The guy doesn't know anything, but his fans want to believe in the "santa claus".

I actually thought for a very long time that people here were just faking believing any of it to have some fun with the guy. To be honest, I'm still not sure I can believe anyone really believes it's real info...

 

[scribers]

Fighting about pogacars legitimacy against a couple of tours that Vingo won is not nearly as interesting conversation as mou revealing actual pogi plans and developments.

We can be better than this no?

 

[scribers]

@bNator mou himself repeatedly said some things were mistruths to protect his sources.