Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

[Jan the Man]

Amazing performance by Pog. MvP arguably the best cobbled rider ever (on his way to being so by palmares) so to be so competitive is encouraging for the future

 

[hayneplane]

MVP having a car and bike change that close to him played into the fortunes of this race and the little things that make a difference enough to win

Timing is everything. A puncture 50km earlier with the race and vehicles scattered all over would have been a lot harder to overcome.

 

[Extinction]

But Tadej still had to drop MvDP in the last 50 km and I don't see that happening.

 

[Salvarani]

Greatest Cyclist ofall Time, this isnt even a debate anymore.

Absolutely, simply the GOAT!

 

[kn0s]

They also showed blood on his wrist. I wondered in the race thread if he had a more serious injury. As up until then he was not attempting to avoid cobbles so much

Think his stupid watch hurt him.

 

[Blobs]

No, you are wrong.

Illegal feeding because isn't allowed in the last part of the race.

That's why they got a heavy fine.

They got caught.

Doesn't change the fact that Pogacar also got supplies from his car illegally earlier in the race

 

[hayneplane]

No, you are wrong.

Illegal feeding because isn't allowed in the last part of the race.

That's why they got a heavy fine.

They got caught.

Punishment doesn’t fit the crime as the fine is water off a ducks back for a millionaire compared to the benefit of taking the illegal feed.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Greatest Cyclist ofall Time, this isnt even a debate anymore.

Only behind Ullrich

 

[jono]

They also showed blood on his wrist. I wondered in the race thread if he had a more serious injury. As up until then he was not attempting to avoid cobbles so much

The blood was from the half million dollar watch he was wearing jostling around all race.

 

[MerkantilMerch]

You cant compare Merckx and Pogi.

Pogi basically can only lose to MVP and Vingegaard.

Eddy Merckx was losing to guys like Romain Bardet lol

 

[Monsi]

They also showed blood on his wrist. I wondered in the race thread if he had a more serious injury. As up until then he was not attempting to avoid cobbles so much

When they showed the video of Pogi showering post-race (on Paris-Roubaix's Twitter), it didn't really look like much. Maybe just some wound caused by his watch but nothing else.

 

[Froome]

Don't be silly and praise a fantastic and deserved winner. Pogacar only has to blame himself

Amen!

Indeed. I agree with you.

 

[JoãoRamos]

Punishment doesn’t fit the crime as the fine is water off a ducks back for a millionaire compared to the benefit of taking the illegal feed.

Yes, that's why he needs to get disqualified.

 

[Miha81]

Florian did well. With pogi attacking early and often it left him following wheels. I did expect Florian to benefit from this in the velodrome. But he was up against the best of the rest.

Maybe but I expected more from UAE team. They had to make race as hard as possible with multiple attacks and change of pace in my mind.

 

[Miha81]

The craziest part of the race for me was Pogacar risking crashing every 2 seconds by weaving on and off the pavement strip on the late sector with the black and yellow barriers, just to avoid riding those relatively mild cobbles. Did anyone comment on that yet? Was he really that wrecked at that point?

Injured wrist comes to mind?

 

[scribers]

Maybe but I expected more from UAE team. They had to make race as hard as possible with multiple attacks and change of pace in my mind.

Mads pogi and mvp were all putting in hard digs from the first sector. I think to neutralize having to cover odd attacks. It’s to the point these races are just fights amongst the top 5 or so for the last 80 km

 

[SHAD0W93]

Great ride by Pogacar in his debut!!! Hopefully he does end up winning MSR and PR as he’s shown he can do. Best classics rider at this time who’s run into the best cobbled and flat classics rider right now and a rider that is far superior in handling. Pog’s shown he’s closer to MVP in MSR and PR vs MVP in LBL and GDL. Now’s time for a good rest before an assault on AGR, FW, and LBL.


Crazy to think how ridiculous his victories could be without Vingegaard and MVP beating him, if he kept up the same motivation.

 

[KZD]

First of all, I am just glad that Pogačar got through is first Paris Roubaix with no serious injury.

Second, what a monumental race that he just did, going head to head against the rider that is probably the best ever in Roubaix is absolutely incredible and surpassed even my expectations. After today, I am convinced that he can win this race in his career even though its going to be a hard task as long as Van der Poel remains in top shape.

With this second place in Roubaix, he also puts himself into a great position of podiuming all 5 monuments in the same year which I don't think that has ever been done before and if he wins Liège, Worlds and Il Lombardia, he will do the best one day race season ever.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

You cant compare Merckx and Pogi.

Pogi basically can only lose to MVP and Vingegaard.

Eddy Merckx was losing to guys like Romain Bardet lol

And the difference is that (1) Pog competes with and beats them on their own favored terrain and (2) MvdP and Vingo cannot compete on the other's terrain. It's actually astonishing. MvdP was brilliant as usual, but for Pog to come here and finish 2nd is frankly next level.

 

[scribers]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1911459884970713159

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Good. If serious wrist injury you’re not having that much mobility with it.

 

[hayneplane]

Mads pogi and mvp were all putting in hard digs from the first sector. I think to neutralize having to cover odd attacks. It’s to the point these races are just fights amongst the top 5 or so for the last 80 km

It makes me wonder how many more monuments Sagan could have won had the racing been like this in his era where the top riders just ripped in early instead of leaving it and getting done over by the numbers game.

Had leaders just leapt with whoever attacked first from Quickstep the Wolfpack reputation would never have gained ground.

 

[MerkantilMerch]

Without the crash, I think Pogi would have started to get distanced by MVP only in the last 20km, and probably lose by 30-40 seconds.

 

[jmdirt]

One of the videos on youtube showed him catching his watch on the team car, so maybe that was the wrist injury?

 

[Peyroteo94]

It makes me wonder how many more monuments Sagan could have won had the racing been like this in his era where the top riders just ripped in early instead of leaving it and getting done over by the numbers game.

Had leaders just leapt with whoever attacked first from Quickstep the Wolfpack reputation would never have gained ground.

I was a huge Sagan fan but he is nowhere near the level of MVP or Pogacar

 

[Saint Paul de Vence]

Pogacar is the first rider ever to podium all five monuments, all three grand tours, WC and the olympics