Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

[Poursuivant]

'I cannot confirm anything' - Tadej Pogačar elusive on riding Paris-Roubaix and the Vuelta, with focus on season debut at UAE Tour

Slovenian close to Tour de France form for first race of 2025 as he looks for third overall victory

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I am starting to believe it’s higher chance than 50% he goes to PR this Spring.

 

[James M]

It would also be ridiculous if Van Eetvelt went out and said he thought he could beat Pogacar, though, so there's no way to make people happy.

At least he is realistic

https://twitter.com/x/status/1891104769738961117

View: https://x.com/lucasaganronald/status/1891104769738961117

 

[Peyroteo94]

I am starting to believe it’s higher chance than 50% he goes to PR this Spring.

I agree. Maybe no AGR and FW to be fresh for LBL.

 

[AmRacer]

Nope, I'm only sharing facts. But you seem to trust/believe mou so facts for you are probably "uninteresting and unproductive".

Facts or alternative facts...

 

[yaf2]

Goats season starts today. I hope everyone enjoys it.🥳

 

[Cookster15]

About Pog and his possibilities to win PR - what did Eddy weigh when he won? It was discussed up thread about how being heavier helps with riding cobbles. I agree with that, especially when you see how big some of those cobbles are. So, who is the lightest rider to have won PR? Stuart O’Grady won in 2007 and according to Wiki his weight was 73Kg. Pog is 66Kg according to Wiki. I have no clue how accurate these weights are.

But Pog is Pog and he will decide what he wants. But as a fan I’d prefer he not risk a crash or injury at PR until he has two more TdFs, a Vuelta and maybe one more Giro win. Then go for it. But this is just me.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Goats season starts today. I hope everyone enjoys it.🥳

Fingers crossed for no crashes

 

[yaf2]

Fingers crossed for no crashes

My biggest concern is if he tries to lead out molano for the sprints against the worlds best sprinters like he did in giro that's the only thing I don't like about him

 

[Peyroteo94]

My biggest concern is if he tries to lead out molano for the sprints against the worlds best sprinters like he did in giro that's the only thing I don't like about him

Yeah, Pogacar needs excitement when he is racing and sometimes it is not a good thing. Doing a leadout for Molano is one of those things he shouldn't do, specially because Molano can't win a sprint even with a perfect leadout.

 

[James M]

So Pogacar and UAE is in fact rolling out the new Y1rs at this race. Their all on it.

 

[James M]

Danish Eurosport said right from UAE Tour - that M. Bjerg have said that the new bikes is a game changer and a true weapon. And the old bike was quite bad and was one of the worst in the pro peloton in the wind tunnel.

It was in terms of watt saving/aero which are quite ironic and a scary thought to be frank given all Pogacars solos last year..

 

[Peyroteo94]

So Pogacar and UAE is in fact rolling out the new Y1rs at this race. Their all on it.

Great news. Hope to see him ripping the peloton apart in these flat roads

 

[Peyroteo94]

Too cocky today. Maybe he will learn he is not invencible and can lose if he is stupid.

 

[Monsi]

Launched with 300 to go. Even on a flat finish, that's already too early.

 

[Poursuivant]

Just as I suspected, he’s washed.

Van Eetvelt era begins.

 

[Red Rick]

Launched with 300 to go. Even on a flat finish, that's already too early.

Uphill you can launch earlier.

Like does this thread even understand the basics of aerodynamics?

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Uphill you can launch earlier.

Like does this thread even understand the basics of aerodynamics?

Does it have to? Can we be sure basic aerodynamics even applies to Pogacar? It would explain a lot if he could split the air infront of him before it get's in the way!

 

[AmRacer]

Does it have to? Can we be sure basic aerodynamics even applies to Pogacar? It would explain a lot if he could split the air infront of him before it get's in the way!

But he did that last year, on multiple occasions.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Uphill you can launch earlier.

Like does this thread even understand the basics of aerodynamics?

There is still aerodynamics at 5%... he launched early and went out of gas.

 

[Peyroteo94]

No crashes today. It is a win! I saw Molano crashed and almost took Pogacar with him. So this a good day.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

There is still aerodynamics at 5%... he launched early and went out of gas.

That's more or less what I expected after off-season full of selfies and non-bike activities. Hopefully he won't exceed the time limit in the mountains.

 

[Peyroteo94]

That's more or less what I expected after off-season full of selfies and non-bike activities. Hopefully he won't exceed the time limit in the mountains.

Now 2 stages where we can assess his true shape. I don't expect him to be out of top 3 tomorrow.

 

[Brullnux]

Uphill you can launch earlier.

Like does this thread even understand the basics of aerodynamics?

Yes and no. Being in the wind matters less, but by the same metric you're going slower so 300m takes longer. Milan's all-out sprint was about 20s, after being led out by Pogacar for 10s, which is relatively long for a max effort. A flat 250m sprint takes normally like 12-13s, no?

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Now 2 stages where we can assess his true shape. I don't expect him to be out of top 3 tomorrow.

Definitely. Tarling is maybe too good on dead flat road, Bissegger is also strong but Pogi should make top3.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Yes and no. Being in the wind matters less, but by the same metric you're going slower so 300m takes longer. Milan's all-out sprint was about 20s, after being led out by Pogacar for 10s, which is relatively long for a max effort. A flat 250m sprint takes normally like 12-13s, no?

More like 15-17 seconds.
Edit: you are right... I was thinking about an uphill sprint at 6% like we had today...