Pogacar is the face of cycling. Only Vingegaard can prevent him from becoming the GOAT of cycling. And for me Pogacar will be the GOAT if he wins 6 Tours. He has 8-10 years to do it
Pogacar with proper management and preparation can last for many, many more years, he can turn it up or down for a decade or more. Sure today he is a contender for stage races, but as he ages he can just hunt stages, get early results and abandon races rather than harm himself when podium possibilities fade..again as he ages he can race less and peak more targeted, instead of his current Superhero schedule. You see the downside of excess, w riders like MvdP , some nagging injuries, intelligent training and racing, but on the select target dates, if his form is not there, no results for a long period of time. I could see a 32-35 Pogacar going to any grand tour and having a plan to blow himself up for 5-7 days and drop out.. Completely different when you are trying to evenly ration your matches for 3 weeks, if he started a race w a plan to flame out he is hard to beat!! I feel that way about Remco..he should divide his energy into @8-10 pieces and care less about GC results after 3 weeks and he would destroy people..
It's an awesome time to imagine what some of these current stallions will race like as they get older and stronger, more experienced but lack fitness and snap of youth..
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