Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

[Netserk]

I would not compare stage 1 with Liège.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

I would not compare stage 1 with Liège.

I wouldn‘t necessarily either, but realistically it‘s still his best shot at doing something to his podium rivals. He could count on the ITT and wheelsucking, but it would not be a promising strategy. This stage is definitely similar to Clasica San Remco, which he‘s also good at and which would favor him over Roglič, possibly.

Sorry for derailing the thread

 

[sevenall]

I mean a pony is good and all, but what are they going to do with it?

Wellens seems to have some ideas.

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Yoseba Elguezabal (UAE staff, masseur) pictured patting a metal stag with the text: Con mi amigo.

Tim Wellens comment: Tomorrow we put your amigo on the BBQ.

 

[Valv.Piti]

I wouldn‘t necessarily either, but realistically it‘s still his best shot at doing something to his podium rivals. He could count on the ITT and wheelsucking, but it would not be a promising strategy. This stage is definitely similar to Clasica San Remco, which he‘s also good at and which would favor him over Roglič, possibly.

Sorry for derailing the thread

This is not a classic, but the first stage of the TdF. Would be different if it was stage 15 or something, but its not. Everyone's fresh and this is their biggest target, and Pog and UAE are not just gonna sit there and do nothing. Also Remco magically finding legs to pull of a stunt like that is highly inprobable because god knows you need incredible legs to actually do something like that this early on a stage like this.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Wellens seems to have some ideas.

Picture doesn't seem to work sadly.

 

[sevenall]

Picture doesn't seem to work sadly.

Not sure why - but I'll add the Instagram link to the original post. Thanks for the heads-up!

 

[Peyroteo94]

Ayuso is training in Isola. Looks fine to rock the Tour for Pogi!! Go go!

 

[yaf]

View: https://youtu.be/aMke9EXwpVg?si=wJHl_dU-gPqlpydY

Listen from 52 second, and i'm not mou😊

 

[Rou]

Almeida reconfirming that Sola is a good coach. Too bad that Pog wasted so much time of his career being coached by the bald fraud.

 

[yaf]

View: https://youtu.be/aMke9EXwpVg?si=wJHl_dU-gPqlpydY

Listen from 52 second, and i'm not mou😊

I think this confirms how fast pogi will go in the tdf compared to last year!

 

[Krzysztof_O]

I think this confirms how fast pogi will go in the tdf compared to last year!

Pogacar being as fast uphill as last year will be more than enough, if he avoids Loze like collapse.

 

[Peyroteo94]

After this interview with Almeida, I just want mou back!! Please mods, give him one more chance!

 

[Krzysztof_O]

After this interview with Almeida, I just want mou back!! Please mods, give him one more chance!

The Special One is here, just open your eyes!

 

[Peyroteo94]

Jokes aside, Almeida and Pogi are happier with Sola than San Millan. Something wrong happened last year compared to this year.

 

[BubbaChuck]

everybody dissin san milan.and he was star coach of uae and last year on every cyling podcast.life really goes fast,lol.

 

[yaf]

everybody dissin san milan.and he was star coach of uae and last year on every cyling podcast.life really goes fast,lol.

Visma coaches were laughing while watching his podcasts, lmao

 

[rm2021]

Looking at the level of Yates and Almeida it will be hilarious to see the forum go into meltdown when Pogi pushes higher watts than peak Pantani in July.

He couldn't do that in Oropa.

Clearly, you don't have any idea about peak Pantani.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Yeah, peak Pantani is the ultra mythical climber. Still want to see how much time will last his AdH climbing record.

 

[bNator]

Yeah, peak Pantani is the ultra mythical climber. Still want to see how much time will last his AdH climbing record.

I think as long as there are tactics involved, the climb just can’t be taken full gas from bottom to top by the GC contenders. There’s always gonna be some calculation, waiting for the optimal moment to attack etc. while Pantani had no such worries in 1995 since he wasn’t a true GC contender and could afford to go all in (and possibly fail).

 

[Lorzenz08]

I wouldn‘t necessarily either, but realistically it‘s still his best shot at doing something to his podium rivals. He could count on the ITT and wheelsucking, but it would not be a promising strategy. This stage is definitely similar to Clasica San Remco, which he‘s also good at and which would favor him over Roglič, possibly.

Sorry for derailing the thread

That's true but the thing is even if a stage looks like a certain classic. They never ride it the same way.

In a GT if your goal is a GC you want to waste as little energy as possible unless you know you can take minutes AND have enough energy/strong team to maintain these minutes in the following stages.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Guys, if Yates and Almeida are better than 99% of the peloton (including guys like Roglic) ...

The usual pre race BS, on where everybody is supposedly better then Rogla. And on how UAE will take first 8 spots in GC. I guess just like JV did, when they still were a level above the rest.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Being an UAE Pogi Tour team member you are not supposed to survive the Galibier, that would mean you didn't do your job and have reduced the chances for Pogi. So any GC ambition is doomed from the beginning.

 

[scribers]

Almeida reconfirming that Sola is a good coach. Too bad that Pog wasted so much time of his career being coached by the bald fraud.

Yes!!

 

[Savant12]

Yates and Almeida don't like rock, scissors, paper. Only Pogi is able to gamble with that

Pog will just pick names out of a hat on the Team Bus and that name will win the stage.

 

[James M]

I like Remco since from Belgia and cant wait to see him in the tour. But Pogacar is the best this is gonne be a fun tour. I see on instagram he is with his team in the mountains somewhere?