Remember when some thought Thomas would beat Pogacar at the Giro.
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IMO Vingo is the only rider who can threaten Pogacar's domination next year. He's a GT monster, no doubts.
I started following cycling in 2003, so only know about these things from reading up, but it seems to me that your memory is playing with you.
When Museeuw won in 2002 he had close to 40 race days that season before Roubaix, doesn’t sound like “return to PR with almost no racing” to me. He was second in RvV and third in E3 leading up to Roubaix, so it can’t have been a surprise to see him win that Roubaix… It was also not the triple Mapei.
In 2000 was the triple Mapei. Here he also had close to 30 race days leading up to Roubaix and won for example Omloop and Brabantsje Pijl.
What you are right about is the lack of (a lot of) significant results after Roubaix in 2002. Hamburg Classics 2002 and Omloop 2003 were the only one day races he won after, and he finished his career shortly after being 5th in Roubaix 2004.
Thanks for the correction. That Mapei triple did nothing to dispel rumors about their program, though.
Someone here said Pogacar was very popular in Italy. After checking latest articles on La Gazetta site it really seems to be the case. A lot of articles about him. He's called an artist and compared to Coppi in one of them. He also took part in a TV event.
www.gazzetta.it
video.gazzetta.it
Pogacar, la stagione mai vista di un artista anarchico
Tadej chiude un anno mai visto nella storia: ormai i paragoni col passato non reggono più. In futuro sarà lui il punto di riferimento
Tadej Pogacar, nato per vincere. Guarda l'evento completo
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I think Tour + WC will be his main focus next year. It could be extended to Tour + Vuelta + WC if he feels well after the Tour but it could jeopardize his WC campaign (the WC course is too good not to target it). As for the monuments MSR, Liege and Lombardy are certain. He may add Flandres but not PR.
View: https://x.com/laflammerouge16/status/1831795826622103873?s=61&t=ZKEjWhZs_lhx6xYjfM44ig
It’s in Drome-Ardeche and easily the hardest ECRR route over the past few years. It would be nice if Pog goes for it instead of Emilia.
Only way to lose this race is his weak team. If he raced for UAE, it would be a sure win
I'd be surprised if he did not ride Flanders next year, assuming he is not going back to the Giro.
Doubt he will try Roubaix next year but who knows - he likes to mix up his race programme and targetting different races helps keep up motivation when you win relentlessly
He will ride Flanders. My wet dream would be something like:
- He gets 2 kilos of muscle in the off season
- Racing program: SB; MSR; E3 Harelbeke; RVV; PR.
Rest (No LBL).
- Starting to prepare the Tour-Vuelta (when Amstel starts)
- Dauphiné
- Tour/Vuelta
-WC
- ECC
- Lombardia
I would honestly like to see Pogi target Omloop next year instead of Strade. Try and tick off another race he hasn’t won yet.
Threaten? For gods sake🤧 if we had doubts about what mou said about the strength training he started this year pog himself said it on peter attia's podcast
1, off the bike strength training only in 2024
2, core strength training only in 2024
3, proper heat training only in 2024
And on top of that he started to take care of his nutrition this year. Jonas vingegaard has been doing all this since 2019 thanks to vismas super professionalism and his improvements as a result were massive. Now if i just follow logic, the difference in level between them would be like leagues in the next 5 years
Pogacar will be #1 favourite for the Tour in 2025 but Vingo will be the only other candidate for victory IMO. It was very impressive how he rode the last Tour despite that terrible crash. A perfectly prepared Vingo should still be a big rival on the french cols.
For me pog is not the goat for the domination he showed this year but he is for how he competed with ving,rogla,mvdp,remco until 2024 with basically not training his body. Its unbelievable!
Being called a candidate and actually being it is a different mater. I'm not in his head but i actually think he is considering doing the giro then tour coz if he doesn't do the giro he might end empty handed with pog also doing the vuelta
Some people said the same last year. We all know what happened...
(Some ppl overrate it simple cause he won in 23 and forget that year Roglic woulda beaten Pogacar too and 22 he beat himself more than anything) Agree he is the closest candidate - for now. But from that to actually beeing a real threat is a different mater completely as you say and just a fools hope in reality I think. Numbers dont add up in the slightest.
And that he will be better and improve more maybe it remains a maybe and speculation but sure can happen for sure and lets go with that for the suspense part but the gap is still so insane in pure FTP mesasures nothing like weve seen previous years while he still rode hurt it was close in FTP he just bonked eventually, this here now well yeah its different galaxies. And whats not to say Pogacar stop improving, on the contrary its very very likely.
It's a goose chase in reality and he wont be beaten unless he somewhat isnt 100% which very well can happen fast in cycling- if this is the new level, its just ridiculous is what it is if you look under the hood of his performances this year its even more impressive than the results almost which is hard to believe.
Im also curious about Evenepoels improvements, the talent is undeniable and gonne be interesting to follow that progression hopefully it is as this year then were talking and someone new will eventually also burst into the scene, what youngsters do people rate the most in regards to GC possebilities in a few years?(while granted thats hard to say in cycling at a young age)
It's a goose chase in reality and he wont be beaten unless he somewhat isnt 100% which very well can happen fast in cycling- if this is the new level, its just ridiculous is what it is if you look under the hood of his performances this year its even more impressive than the results almost which is hard to believe.
Im also curious about Evenepoels improvements, the talent is undeniable and gonne be interesting to follow that progression hopefully it is as this year then were talking and someone new will eventually also burst into the scene, what youngsters do people rate the most in regards to GC possebilities in a few years?(while granted thats hard to say in cycling at a young age)
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