Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

[Peyroteo94]

Very strong team but who will be the workhorses from km 0?

I guess that'll be Bjerg and/or Politt but that would mean using the guys who finished third and/or fourth at last years RVV.

Incredible depth.

It's on Alpecin. They have the reigning champion.

 

[yaf2]

And if they are bringing this team to roubaix i think they have a massive chance of winning it. They just have to open the race from far & get rid of most of the other teams domestiques and once a selection is made pog can play many cards and work off vdp & philipsen.

 

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https://www.uaeteamemirates.com/pogacar-returns-lead-tour-flanders/

I wanted that team on MSR.. ok, at least here is good.

 

[Netserk]

Very strong team but who will be the workhorses from km 0?

I guess that'll be Bjerg and/or Politt but that would mean using the guys who finished third and/or fourth at last years RVV.

Incredible depth.

I think the rough order is:

Politt
Morgado
Bjerg
Vermeersch
Wellens
Narváez
Pogi

Morgado may even be the first to work, he is not in great shape.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Awesome team. Pogi isn't coming to Flandres just to enjoy landscapes!

 

[Berflamand]

It's on Alpecin. They have the reigning champion.

I don't think Alpecin is going to accept having to control the race in the first hours by themselves.

I don't remember where but I read somewhere they already weren't happy UAE wasn't helping at MSR and Van der Poel was clearly the biggest favorite there.

Now Pogacar is at least an equal favorite and arguably even a bigger favorite for RVV. UAE definitely should work.

But ok, I'd like to see both teams bluffing about (not) working in the first hours. Maybe it would give a strong breakaway a big headstart and we would get some excitement outside of the royal MVP-Pog battle.

 

[Berflamand]

I think the rough order is:

Politt
Morgado
Bjerg
Vermeersch
Wellens
Narváez
Pogi

Morgado may even be the first to work, he is not in great shape.

That would still mean putting to work the guy who finished 5th last year.

But yeah I agree, he doesn't seem to have the same shape as last year.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Morgado was ill in middle March

 

[Netserk]

I don't think Alpecin is going to accept having to control the race in the first hours by themselves.

I don't remember where but I read somewhere they already weren't happy UAE wasn't helping at MSR and Van der Poel was clearly the biggest favorite there.

Now Pogacar is at least an equal favorite and arguably even a bigger favorite for RVV. UAE definitely should work.

But ok, I'd like to see both teams bluffing about (not) working in the first hours. Maybe it would give a strong breakaway a big headstart and we would get some excitement outside of the royal MVP-Pog battle.

They only need to send one of the riders in one of the first waves of attacks to send the message to UAE that they should also control the race.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Awesome team. Pogi isn't coming to Flandres just to enjoy landscapes!

I was sure that would be his only reason now that he missed out on E3, GW and DDV.

 

[scribers]

How many watts are those ears costing politt?

 

[hayneplane]

It's on Alpecin. They have the reigning champion.

Yes but it is UAE who have the leader that benefits more from the race being super hard for several hours.

 

[Gratemans]

How many watts are those ears costing politt?

I was more intrigued by Ryan Gosling apparently riding the Ronde.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Yes but it is UAE who have the leader that benefits more from the race being super hard for several hours.

You're right but I can't see who will work first.

 

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You're right but I can't see who will work first.

It will be some other team like Lotto or Ineos and everybody will go crazy "why are they helping UAE", the other side will go "Pogi and MvDP can catch the break alone and Mads ans Ganna can't" etc.. after that is Bjerg first, Pollit second, other guys will not pull much time in will be out pretty fast, the lead out will do Wellens and not Narvaez this time.

 

[Peyroteo94]

It will be some other team like Lotto or Ineos and everybody will go crazy "why are they helping UAE", the other side will go "Pogi and MvDP can catch the break alone and Mads ans Ganna can't" etc.. after that is Bjerg first, Pollit second, other guys will not pull much time in will be out pretty fast, the lead out will do Wellens and not Narvaez this time.

They just need someone to pace until 200 km to go but I really don't know who will be the first to work. My head says Politt but he was third last year.

 

[jono]

If anybody thinks pog is gonna go the last time kwaremont i think they're making fool of themselves. He wants vdp & the media to bow down and apologize for what they've been talking about all week. 56km solo for sure & we will see if vdp has the balls to follow or wheel sucks behind the group like in 2023

What exactly does MVDP have to apologize for?

 

[Krzysztof_O]

How many watts are those ears costing politt?

He once said he wanted to have Pogacar's legs just for one day. Maybe the difference lies somewhere else...

 

[jono]

It's on Alpecin. They have the reigning champion.

I go back a page and all the Pogacar fanboys are saying UAE will make the race hard from km 0, maximum attritional, and let Pog finish it off. How are they going to do that without riding on the front? Alpecin have regularly had the best tactics in these races, I don't think they will ride themselves into the ground and leave Mathieu isolated with 100 km to go.

 

[yaf2]

Not polit definitely it should be bjerg who controls the first 120kms then morgado & polit takes over from 1st kwaremont but its easier said than done because i dont think any team will work with them which makes the battle for position for first kwaremont difficult

 

[yaf2]

What exactly does MVDP have to apologize for?

Because he forgot in a real race he is still a kid for 🐐 and believe me u will see the apology right after the race in the interviews. Back to the drawing boards as they say😎

 

[Peyroteo94]

I go back a page and all the Pogacar fanboys are saying UAE will make the race hard from km 0, maximum attritional, and let Pog finish it off. How are they going to do that without riding on the front? Alpecin have regularly had the best tactics in these races, I don't think they will ride themselves into the ground and leave Mathieu isolated with 100 km to go.

I believe they will work hard with 200 km to go.

 

[jono]

Because he forgot in a real race he is still a kid for 🐐 and believe me u will see the apology right after the race in the interviews. Back to the drawing boards as they say😎

He has no problem acknowledging Pogacar's greatness and has done so basically every time they go head to head, win or lose. We're discussing racing, not who needs to bow down before whom, and if that is your primary concern I suggest you find religion or something.

 

[yaf2]

I believe they will work hard with 200 km to go.

There are no hills until 1st kwaremont @ 140 km to go

 

[Peyroteo94]

There are no hills until 1st kwaremont @ 140 km to go

But they will increase the pace earlier.