Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

[tobydawq]

I have a hard time seeing why winning MSR would in anyway influence on trying PR or not.

 

[Alien Performance]

If he wins MSR, Flanders and PR this spring he could be reigning champion of all 6 of the biggest 1 day races at the same time.
I give his odds as 25%, 80% and 40% for each of the three, meaning 8% of for all three

 

[assisting]

I have a hard time seeing why winning MSR would in anyway influence on trying PR or not.

He might ride it sooner than otherwise.

 

[yaf2]

I have a hard time seeing why winning MSR would in anyway influence on trying PR or not.

It's easy, it would give him a chance to win all 5 monuments in the same season

 

[Peyroteo94]

It's easy, it would give him a chance to win all 5 monuments in the same season

Same season seems too hard but he is the best one day racer in the world. If someone can do it, it's him and only him.

 

[Peyroteo94]

The only thing I don't like about PR participation is his probably absence in Amstel and FW. He can win all 3 hilly classics (AGR, FW and LBL) and he was already robbed in 2023. It will be hard to see him throw away another golden chance to win all 3.

 

[Peyroteo94]

The total P-R recon was 165k. NOT a troll job like the arenberg video hinted at.

Oh, he is seriously thinking about doing PR.

 

[scribers]

1 P-R = 6 consecutive FW + Amstels

 

[Peyroteo94]

1 P-R = 6 consecutive FW + Amstels

Yes but winning AGR+FW+LBL is an incredible feat. Only two men did it. Not even Merckx

 

[Berniece]

Yes but winning AGR+FW+LBL is an incredible feat. Only two men did it. Not even Merckx

Because AGR wasn't that big of a race back then, and not even in the same week as FW/LBL.

 

[hayneplane]

Because AGR wasn't that big of a race back then, and not even in the same week as FW/LBL.

Yes agreed that the calendar shift makes a big difference to this as well as AGR starting in 1966 so right around the start of Merckx career.

 

[ice&fire]

Yes but winning AGR+FW+LBL is an incredible feat. Only two men did it. Not even Merckx

Valverde got close to win all three at 34yo. Pog doesn't need to hurry to get that goal.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Valverde got close to win all three at 34yo. Pog doesn't need to hurry to get that goal.

Valverde can't be a benchmark to anyone when we talk about age. He was WC at 38 years old and had his best level at 35 years old despite being at his top since 2003/2004

 

[yaf2]

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[scribers]

How many times can you say that when you've been registered a total of 1 day?

You've only ever said anything a total of 5 times.

 

[yaf2]

How many times can you say that when you've been registered a total of 1 day?

You've only ever said anything a total of 5 times.

well u know who i am so...

 

[scribers]

I actually don’t. I don’t know who any of you are. And I don’t want to. I’d put you all on ignore. I need the peace and quiet at the moment. ::dramatic::

 

[hayneplane]

Valverde got close to win all three at 34yo. Pog doesn't need to hurry to get that goal.

Valverde should have won it multiple times but bizarrely he kept skipping AGR to save himself for FW despite both races suiting him so well and having already won FW many times over.

 

[yaf2]

I actually don’t. I don’t know who any of you are. And I don’t want to. I’d put you all on ignore. I need the peace and quiet at the moment. ::dramatic::

well, u have been the one who started the conspiracy conversation and now if u decide to ignore me its a good choice because its about time the goat explodes the world and u dont have to miss it

 

[Peyroteo94]

Valverde should have won it multiple times but bizarrely he kept skipping AGR to save himself for FW despite both races suiting him so well and having already won FW many times over.

What?? He rode AGR probably more than 10 times and he never saved himself for FW. He just wasn't good enough in positioning himself before those hills and AGR is more suited to powerful classic riders (and not climbers) like Gilbert.

 

[Netserk]

Valverde should have won it multiple times but bizarrely he kept skipping AGR to save himself for FW despite both races suiting him so well and having already won FW many times over.

He didn't ride it in his last season (EDIT: he got ill in Catalunya, so he has only ever deliberately skipped it once), he rode Castilla y Leon instead in 2016 as he prepared for the Giro, was stopped by a volcano in 2010. Other than that, he rode it every single time he also rode Liège.

 

[Peyroteo94]

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Poor Wellens. Trying to film when following Pogi in a climb

 

[yaf2]

Poor Wellens. Trying to film when following Pogi in a climb

Hhh he has never seen anything like this so he has to shoot a video everytime he sees him

 

[James M]

Why are we applying common cycling theory on Pogacar when he's basically violating every piece of cycling common sense every year

Word, exactly what ive been saying one to many times.

After what were seing year in year out with him, why do we even apply common cycling theories to this guy when it should be beyond obvious by now he is just different, it make no sense. Look at you, way to go ricki boy.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

The total P-R recon was 165k. NOT a troll job like the arenberg video hinted at.

For the first time I think his participation in PR is realistic in the near future. He will likely try it this year, why doing all cobble sectors otherwise? An official announcement will be made very late, maybe even after Flandres.