Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

[Peyroteo94]

And no more talk about back issues, etc. This was the best MVP ever.

 

[scribers]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1908880403114696961

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Nightmare fuel

 

[Salvarani]

Last climb before the Kwaremont MVDP looked a bit on the limit

Pog rode hard but maybe felt like he could have a little bit more left

I wasnt sure but just a hunch

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

And no more talk about back issues, etc. This was the best MVP ever.

The talk will rather be about his crash. I have no idea if or how bad it affected him, but a crash is always a valid point to mention when looking back at the race where the crash happened.

What was Pogacars time on the last Kwaremont?

 

[Salvarani]

And no more talk about back issues, etc. This was the best MVP ever.

It was mano a mano and he won

 

[Medvind]

Pog knows he has the best engine so it's just a matter of time before the other drops. That gives him confidence. If the race was 220k, it would be another story. But in the long and hard races like RVV, he is just superior.

PR will not be as easy because there are no climbs, but his engine, skill on the cobbles, and a strong team, will make sure he will be there in the end battling for a win. I have no dobut about that.

 

[Peyroteo94]

The talk will rather be about his crash. I have no idea if or how bad it affected him, but a crash is always a valid point to mention when looking back at the race where the crash happened.

What was Pogacars time on the last Kwaremont?

It is but I think he didn't crash (looking to his sharpness later in the race and his clothes) hard. However, he burned some energy to comeback so that is valid excuse.

 

[scribers]

The talk will rather be about his crash. I have no idea if or how bad it affected him, but a crash is always a valid point to mention when looking back at the race where the crash happened.

What was Pogacars time on the last Kwaremont?

I think the screen said 4:05

His first ascent was 3:54

 

[ChasingPotatoes]

I had no doubts he would win. I even thought about re-activating my betting account, call my bank and get a 2nd mortgage and bet it all on him. I'm happy I didn't do this though, my heart wouldn't handle the stress!
A magnificent win and probably even better than his first, as it's in the rainbow jersey.

 

[Peyroteo94]

It was mano a mano and he won

Destroyed him to be honest. Without others, he would lose more 30 seconds. He was completely cooked!

 

[Salvarani]

Destroyed him to be honest. Without others, he would lose more 30 seconds. He was completely cooked!

Yeah, he would have been absolutely cooked on his own if they wasnt there for the final stretch to the finish

 

[scribers]

MVP shoulder blades were sunken while looking for wheels. I had not seen him like that since his struggles with back issues

 

[JoãoRamos]

Amazing Pog!!!!!! This was sooooo amazing!!!!!!!

 

[Salvarani]

Amazing Pog!!!!!! This was sooooo amazing!!!!!!!

Big W

 

[Peyroteo94]

BTW, this is the best Pogacar ever. Too much talk about how he couldn't drop Pidcock (probably didn't want to) in SB but MSR and RVV really showed he is better than ever.

 

[JoãoRamos]

BTW, this is the best Pogacar ever. Too much talk about how he couldn't drop Pidcock (probably didn't want to) in SB but MSR and RVV really showed he is better than ever.

Yes, and we knew he was flying.

I was amused by all the media talking how VDP was the favorite, etc.

Now let's just savor this moment, Pog gang!

 

[Medvind]

Destroyed him to be honest. Without others, he would lose more 30 seconds. He was completely cooked!

He looked great first time on Paterberg. But I sensed a turn on Koppenberg and then Taaienberg, after that I was sure he was going to get dropped. And this is what Pog was betting on, attack and attack to wear the opponents down. That's one of Pog's unique abilities. We saw same in Strade, Pidcock could follow the first attack, but the next attack later in the race Pidcock didn't have a chance.

 

[Salvarani]

He looked great first time on Paterberg. But I sensed a turn on Koppenberg and then Taaienberg, after that I was sure he was going to get dropped. And this is what Pog was betting on, attack and attack to wear the opponents down. That's one of Pog's unique abilities. We saw same in Strade, Pidcock could follow the first attack, but the next attack later in the race Pidcock didn't have a chance.

I think he only really attacked on the second Kwaremont.

Then he just rode every berg really hard until the last Kwaremont where he delivered the final stab.

It was methodically done and really impressive.

 

[scribers]

According to the screen pogi ascended the kwarwont faster the first time and progressively slower thereafter. A testament to how hard the race is rode and recipe of attrition to win. Pogi won this the same way in 2023. Just hammering climb after climb.

MVP looked great on the pater berg though. I was nearly convinced bruyneel was correct and he would tail pogi to the finish

 

[yaf2]

MVP shoulder blades were sunken while looking for wheels. I had not seen him like that since his struggles with back issues

I think he over extended himself trying to follow pog on every climb and on the top of kruisberg i knew he was on the limit.

 

[Peyroteo94]

I think he over extended himself trying to follow pog on every climb and on the top of kruisberg i knew he was on the limit.

He was at his limit in the Koppenberg and Taaienberg.

 

[Medvind]

One amazing thing with Pog is just how quickly he recovers from a hard effort. You could see he was quite laboured at the end on Kwaremont last time. But 1-2 minutes afterwards he started pushing hard again and the time gap immediately went out. The others were just too tired to start closing in on Pog. Just incredible.

 

[yaf2]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1908863552330342502

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🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

 

[Peyroteo94]

One amazing thing with Pog is just how quickly he recovers from a hard effort. You could see he was quite laboured at the end on Kwaremont last time. But 1-2 minutes afterwards he started pushing hard again and the time gap immediately went out. The others were just too tired to start closing in on Pog. Just incredible.

As Sola says, "genetics" is the most important thing in High Performance.

 

[scribers]

Today he’s started to toe into very mystical territory