Pogacar says he was very tired after the Tour.
Nothing is easy in cycling, especially the Olympic Games on this kind of parcours. I think I made the right decision because the day after the Tour de France I was completely destroyed.
The legs were tired, but I think it was a hard season from Strade Bianche to the Tour de France. It was all the way full gas and I was in super good shape and after the Tour when I switched off, my body went kind of into shutdown mode and I was feeling quite bad the first two weeks.
GT double won in such a style is not a joke, plus he was non-stop in form since Strade. He performed superbly well till the Tour end but that doesn't mean that the body didn't feel any fatigue. One can be in excellent form with fatigue growing until the body reaches a breaking point. Going for the GT treble could've ended badly, I believe.
If Pogacar wins both WC and Lombardia then he will have 2 GT + 3 monuments, a monster season. Merckx had 2 GT + 3 monuments in 1972 (no WC, you are wrong) so very comparable but had more wins in total (33 vs 20 something by Pog). Still, Pog's season will be one of the best ever, even if it doesn't topple Merckx. Obviously WC and Lombardia are still up for grabs anyway, it's better to wait till the season end.
Nothing is easy in cycling, especially the Olympic Games on this kind of parcours. I think I made the right decision because the day after the Tour de France I was completely destroyed.
The legs were tired, but I think it was a hard season from Strade Bianche to the Tour de France. It was all the way full gas and I was in super good shape and after the Tour when I switched off, my body went kind of into shutdown mode and I was feeling quite bad the first two weeks.
"The day after the Tour de France I was completely destroyed" - No regrets for Tadej Pogacar after Paris Olympic snub
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GT double won in such a style is not a joke, plus he was non-stop in form since Strade. He performed superbly well till the Tour end but that doesn't mean that the body didn't feel any fatigue. One can be in excellent form with fatigue growing until the body reaches a breaking point. Going for the GT treble could've ended badly, I believe.
Eddy merckx 1972 season
Giro di sardegna
Paris nice
Milan san remo
Liege bastogne liege
Dauphine libere
Tour france
GP du midi libre
GP camaiore
Worlds championships road race
Escalada a montjuic
Giro di lombardia
Also won other not so important races in that season. The best season ever, it's not achievable.
What can we say.....GOAT things.
If Pogacar wins both WC and Lombardia then he will have 2 GT + 3 monuments, a monster season. Merckx had 2 GT + 3 monuments in 1972 (no WC, you are wrong) so very comparable but had more wins in total (33 vs 20 something by Pog). Still, Pog's season will be one of the best ever, even if it doesn't topple Merckx. Obviously WC and Lombardia are still up for grabs anyway, it's better to wait till the season end.
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