Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

[Peyroteo94]

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Best classics rider of this current generation. He will probably reach 10 monument wins this year.

 

[Salvarani]

You can feel the relieve today but he will be back for more in PR and MSR.

It will keep him motivated for sure and thats good. To still be hungry.

 

[Salvarani]

Best classics rider of this current generation. He will probably reach 10 monument wins this year.

Only rider that is competitive in all five monuments in the modern era = GOAT

 

[James M]

What an absolute legend! His debut race in Paris-Roubaix was nothing short of ridiculous. What a fxxxx guy.

 

[Amazinmets87]

Based on what we saw today it will be a major disappointment if he doesn't win all 5 monuments by the end of his career.

 

[Peyroteo94]

It will keep him motivated for sure and thats good. To still be hungry.

Let's see if he can reach 15 monuments.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Wonderful performance today. He looked so smooth on the cobbles. He was almost bonking after Arenberg, but that's his biggest strength: his in-race recovery. Impressive debut for sure. Winning will be tough when Van der Poel is still around, though.

 

[James M]

I wasn’t surprised at all when he started gapping several powerhouses on pure flat terrain. I mentioned earlier how the max power output he displayed on Cipressa was absolutely ludicrous.

Anyone bar MvdP in Paris-Roubaix is nothing to be ashamed of—at all! At the same time its insane. To be fair, it’s almost laughable how impressive the maximum power he can put out on flat terrain to these powerhouses and needless to say the season is over now.

 

[Peyroteo94]

I wasn’t surprised at all when he started gapping several powerhouses on pure flat terrain. I mentioned earlier how the max power output he displayed on Cipressa was absolutely ludicrous.

Anyone bar MvdP in Paris-Roubaix is nothing to be ashamed of—at all! At the same time its insane, the maximum power output on flat terrain.. To be fair, it’s almost laughable how impressive the power he can put out even on flat terrain and needless to say the season is over now.

This is why he is unbeatable right now in his own terrain. He can match these big guys with his absolute power. So when we go uphill, his w/kg are unreachable

 

[Peyroteo94]

I would like to hear him about his wrist. It looks nasty.

 

[jmdirt]

Probably just smart to not commit. It is a year until the next race afterall and he also have to see how he recovers now before Ardennes this year.

They will analyze everything.

If he is hungry for another shot, he would answer 'oh yah', (or something like that), and no one would criticize him next year if he takes a break over the PR week/weekend.

EDIT: no one who understands racing anyway.

 

[rafa92]

I would like to hear him about his wrist. It looks nasty.

I was thinking about that, initially I thought it was due to the crash but actually rewatching the race he started bleeding way before that, I have no idea why they let him ride with a watch in pr, the sponsors can have their moment in any other race, not this. I might be wrong and the watch didn't matter but it's only on the left wrist that he was bleeding

 

[Salvarani]

If he is hungry for another shot, he would answer 'oh yah', (or something like that), and no one would criticize him next year if he takes a break over the PR week/weekend.

EDIT: no one who understands racing anyway.

It is just smart to not do it. Doesnt mean anything.

They analyze and he will have input on what he wants to do. Now there are new races to focus on.

 

[hayneplane]

Excellent first attempt. Showed that winning the race is well within his compass if all falls the right way.

MVDP is an all time great so no shame in finishing a solo 2nd behind him in the race most fitted to MVDP.

 

[Peyroteo94]

It is just smart to not do it. Doesnt mean anything.

They analyze and he will have input on what he wants to do. Now there are new races to focus on.

He will be back for sure.

 

[Peyroteo94]

An impressive feat also is how he can become the first rider to finish all 5 monuments on the podium in a year.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Wonderful performance today. He looked so smooth on the cobbles. He was almost bonking after Arenberg, but that's his biggest strength: his in-race recovery. Impressive debut for sure. Winning will be tough when Van der Poel is still around, though.

at some point VDP will start declining and Pog is 3,5 years younger so .. unless there is a new VDP coming he will have time

 

[jmdirt]

It is just smart to not do it. Doesnt mean anything.

They analyze and he will have input on what he wants to do. Now there are new races to focus on.

Well, that's my point, it doesn't mean anything so why not go the other way? "F yah mam!" or even "sure someday".

Yes, races with more lumps, and then races that last many days!

 

[hayneplane]

An impressive feat also is how he can become the first rider to finish all 5 monuments on the podium in a year.

Surely also highly likely to finish with a cumulative score of under 10. 2 wins would put him at 8 which is surely the all time record.

 

[Peyroteo94]

at some point VDP will start declining and Pog is 3,5 years younger so .. unless there is a new VDP coming he will have time

MVP will race until 33 I think

 

[Salvarani]

Well, that's my point, it doesn't mean anything so why not go the other way? "F yah mam!" or even "sure someday".

Yes, races with more lumps, and then races that last many days!

It is not smart to do.

It is a year from now and he will sit down after the season with all information to make a plan with the team for the next year.

 

[MerkantilMerch]

Honestly I was even more impressed than I expected.

I thought he would have struggled to even get rid of other riders like Philipsen ,WVA or Pedersen.

But truly only a magistral MVP is a worthy opponent on Roubaix lol ... he is a freaking monster..

 

[Peyroteo94]

It is not smart to do.

It is a year from now and he will sit down after the season with all information to make a plan with the team for the next year.

He will race next year. He wants to win everything and he loved to race PR!

 

[pelotonIQ]

Of course PR suits him. He was competitive in the cobbles of the Tour France, not surprising.

Mate, a couple sectors in a random TdF stage isn't the same as riding a Paris-Roubaix with 30 cobble sectors. He has been competitive in sprint stages vs sprinters but that doesn't mean sprinting suits him. He has definitely passed the eye-test because he is that good that he can be competitive even when competing in races that doesn't suit him. Remember Paris-Roubaix is flat, no climbs, no gradients.

 

[Salvarani]

He will race next year. He wants to win everything and he loved to race PR!

I am not arguing against it. I am sure he will, but he wont come out and say it right after the race is he. It is not smart. All I am saying.