Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

[Peyroteo94]

I've never seen so calm and dominant execution in LBL. Seamless, fluid uphill acceleration without anyone even trying to follow. It looked like at 90% effort, not hitting his Red Zone at all...

He knows he is the best in LBL. This is like racing RVV without MVP there. Where is the user who said Remco would destroy MVP in MSR?

 

[Lorzenz08]

!! NEW MISSION : Annihilation of France !!

POGGENHEIMER IN PREPARATION.

SOON TO LAUNCH.

 

[Poggenheimer_Aus]

!! NEW MISSION : Annihilation of France !!

POGGENHEIMER IN PREPARATION.

SOON TO LAUNCH.

Total Annihilation.

Other riders: pray for death.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Vinge is a great cyclist for sure but this version of Pog is something else
Only a motor on vinges bike can do that

I will never underestimate Vingegaard. He is hard to beat and has been preparing his season only focused in the Tour

 

[snipeheem]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1916496272124428463

View: https://x.com/StatsOnCycling/status/1916496272124428463

 

[Peyroteo94]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1916496272124428463

View: https://x.com/StatsOnCycling/status/1916496272124428463

A shame he crashed in PR.

 

[Cycling111]

Remco does it in Liège 2022: the new Merckx

Pogacar does it

https://twitter.com/x/status/1916486565028675723

View: https://x.com/CafeRoubaix/status/1916486565028675723?t=s6_SlhI52st2kewIvaD8tg&s=19


I might consider it an opinion if those same people hadn't changed their minds drastically depending on the protagonist's flag.

The same thing happens with some Dutch. VDP dominates Roubaix by 3 minutes: the new De Vlaeminck, the historic rider. Others do it in other races and change perceptions.

But some accounts selling Remco as the new Megcks is the most hypocritical thing there is. They know how Eddy dominated, and they wanted that with Remco. Now that someone else is doing it, they don't like that way of winning.

 

[yaf2]

I will say it again 'remco evenepoel is overrated as a classics rider!!!'

 

[Salvarani]

I will say it again 'remco evenepoel is overrated as a classics rider!!!'

Overrated. Period.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Remco does it in Liège 2022: the new Merckx

Pogacar does it

https://twitter.com/x/status/1916486565028675723

View: https://x.com/CafeRoubaix/status/1916486565028675723?t=s6_SlhI52st2kewIvaD8tg&s=19


I might consider it an opinion if those same people hadn't changed their minds drastically depending on the protagonist's flag.

The same thing happens with some Dutch riders. VDP dominates Roubaix by 3 minutes: the new De Vlaeminck, the historic rider. Others do it in other races and change perceptions.

But some accounts selling Remco to you as the new Megcks is the most hypocritical thing there is. They know how Eddy dominated, and they wanted that with Remco. Now that someone else is doing it, they don't like that way of winning.

This is the hard truth. Their "golden boy" is a "trashen boy" against Pogacar. And they will cry even more in the Tour when they see their "golden boy" losing consistently 1 and half minutes in every MTF

 

[Peyroteo94]

I will say it again 'remco evenepoel is overrated as a classics rider!!!'

A harder race benefits Remco more. This is so wrong man... a harder race in a climbing course will favor the best climber. Who is the best climber?

 

[Red Rick]

Remco does it in Liège 2022: the new Merckx

Pogacar does it

https://twitter.com/x/status/1916486565028675723

View: https://x.com/CafeRoubaix/status/1916486565028675723?t=s6_SlhI52st2kewIvaD8tg&s=19


I might consider it an opinion if those same people hadn't changed their minds drastically depending on the protagonist's flag.

The same thing happens with some Dutch. VDP dominates Roubaix by 3 minutes: the new De Vlaeminck, the historic rider. Others do it in other races and change perceptions.

But some accounts selling Remco as the new Megcks is the most hypocritical thing there is. They know how Eddy dominated, and they wanted that with Remco. Now that someone else is doing it, they don't like that way of winning.

The level of projection is more than a cinema.

 

[BubbaChuck]

that was cool and all,but now real training begins.

 

[Cycling111]

I don't think Remco is overrated.
He's one of the best in the world, but his lack of dominance affects him. In Zurich, he ended up unhinged, but he could've finished on the podium. He was seen arguing with Jorgenson, losing concentration.
Pogacar doesn't win San Remco or Roubaix, but he doesn't lose his temper so easily.

I think, as incredible as it may seem, Pogacar is underrated. Some are still in denial.

The other day I read a comment that VDP is the best at De Ronde. To this day, they still refuse to say that Pogacar is the best at Flanders.
In Liège, they had the excuse that Pogacar hasn't competed against Remco, but in Lombardy, the difference has always been very clear, and they still don't admit that Pogacar is the best long-distance rider. And the tougher the race, the better he is at that distance. Well, they tell you he's weak because after the PR, he felt the consequences one day

 

[yaf2]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1916504654285787143

View: https://x.com/EFprocycling/status/1916504654285787143?t=utAfjAIOt11bDbOXUmqd_Q&s=19

They know its the impossible mission they're in🤣

 

[Medvind]

Vingegaard already showed he can compete mano a mano with Pogacar, multiple times. On the other hand, only belgian fans put Remco in the same boat with Pogacar. Ah, and another portuguese user but yeah... Pogacar is unbeatable in hilly classics when he is in peak shape.
If he does the Vuelta, Remco might have a chance in Kigali.

Vinge is damn good, don't get me wrong, but Pog took a step up last year and he seems even stronger this year, especially regarding attacking hard on steep sections. If Vinge can reach Pog's level in the tour I will be surprised. And even if he can I don't know how he actually wins over Pog. Gaining time on itt? Nah. Distancing Pog on hard mounting stags with long climbs at high altitude? Nah.

Sorry, I don't see it. I hope I'm wrong otherwise the Tour will be boring as hell.

 

[Peyroteo94]

I don't think Remco is overrated.
He's one of the best in the world, but his lack of dominance affects him. In Zurich, he ended up unhinged, but he could've finished on the podium. He was seen arguing with Jorgenson, losing concentration.
Pogacar doesn't win San Remco or Roubaix, but he doesn't lose his temper so easily.

I think, as incredible as it may seem, Pogacar is underrated. Some are still in denial.

The other day I read a comment that VDP is the best De Ronde runner. To this day, they still refuse to say that Pogacar is the best Flanders runner.
In Liège, they had the excuse that they hadn't competed, but in Lombardy, the difference has always been very clear, and they still don't admit that Pogacar is the best long-distance runner. And the tougher the race, the better he is at that distance. Well, they tell you he's weak because after the PR, he felt the consequences one day

Don't worry, in 5 years it is very possible Teddy will have 5 RVV and will put MVP, Cancellara, Boonen and Merckx in their place.

 

[Didinho]

Insanely strong again. Redoute looked like effortless in the saddle. Really impressive. He just stayed in the same cadance on those steeper parts.

Get some rest and build up to the Tour. He’s doing Dauphiné only before?

 

[Monsi]

Looks like he can do the full Ardennes triple after Flanders-Roubaix after all. He just gotta play it safe at Amstel while he's still recovering from Roubaix.

 

[scribers]

that was cool and all,but now real training begins.

zone 2 training run in. Back at it tomorrow.

 

[Monsi]

Insanely strong again. Redoute looked like effortless in the saddle. Really impressive. He just stayed in the same cadance on those steeper parts.

Get some rest and build up to the Tour. He’s doing Dauphiné only before?

Yeah. I guess altitude camp-Dauphine-altitude camp-TDF

 

[scribers]

Insanely strong again. Redoute looked like effortless in the saddle. Really impressive. He just stayed in the same cadance on those steeper parts.

Get some rest and build up to the Tour. He’s doing Dauphiné only before?

That's the schedule since December. Don't see a shift in the programme being as no issues so far (he stayed on the bike)

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Spring ended with a lot of success. Now some rest and all in for the Tour.

 

[HashRouge]

Hopefully mate. Can't stand Vingegaard.

I'm Team Pog, but I really appreciate Vingegaard as a rider. Having both him and Pog at the Tour makes it more exciting. If we only had one of them, it would be pretty boring.

 

[HashRouge]

Vinge is damn good, don't get me wrong, but Pog took a step up last year and he seems even stronger this year, especially regarding attacking hard on steep sections. If Vinge can reach Pog's level in the tour I will be surprised. And even if he can I don't know how he actually wins over Pog. Gaining time on itt? Nah. Distancing Pog on hard mounting stags with long climbs at high altitude? Nah.

Sorry, I don't see it. I hope I'm wrong otherwise the Tour will be boring as hell.

While you're right that Pogi took a step up last year, it's important to remember that Vingegaard probably wasn't at 100%. I don't see how he could have been, to be honest, given the awful Basque Country crash. So I think we could get a very close battle between them if they both come into the Tour at 100%.