Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

[Cycling111]

The 2024 WC attack was the most savage since Hinault at Sallanches.

Lombardia and Emilia were carnages like never before. Pogacar had won Lombardia, but not with this performance.

After what we saw in Zurich, it's surprising that his season is still underestimated.

This spring has been very good. He hasn't won MSR, never has, but he has broken the race from further away.
This year, due to the team accidents, he did almost all of De Ronde alone.

Roubaix was a debut. I think people underestimate what he did in Roubaix because he didn't win.

The last Tour winner who went to Roubaix finished in 32nd place. Hinault needed four participations to win Roubaix

Finishing second in his debut is impressive.

 

[kn0s]

The 2024 WC attack was the most savage since Hinault at Sallanches.

Lombardia and Emilia were carnages like never before. Pogacar had won Lombardia, but not with this performance.

After what we saw in Zurich, it's surprising that his season is still underestimated.

This spring has been very good. He hasn't won MSR, never has, but he has broken the race from further away.
This year, due to the team accidents, he did almost all of De Ronde alone.

Roubaix was a debut. I think people underestimate what he did in Roubaix because he didn't win.

The last Tour winner who went to Roubaix finished in 32nd place. Hinault needed four participations to win Roubaix

Finishing second in his debut is impressive.

Zurich was a tactical shitshow. Think I covered the rest.

 

[Fos]

The Giro will never be better preparation (nor equivalent) for the Tour than proper altitude training, not even close (in the era of methodical training).

Pogi has shown this year that he's at a higher level than last year; when you put it all together, it's hard to deny that he'll improve on his performance from the last Tour.

 

[Peyroteo94]

The 2024 WC attack was the most savage since Hinault at Sallanches.

Lombardia and Emilia were carnages like never before. Pogacar had won Lombardia, but not with this performance.

After what we saw in Zurich, it's surprising that his season is still underestimated.

This spring has been very good. He hasn't won MSR, never has, but he has broken the race from further away.
This year, due to the team accidents, he did almost all of De Ronde alone.

Roubaix was a debut. I think people underestimate what he did in Roubaix because he didn't win.

The last Tour winner who went to Roubaix finished in 32nd place. Hinault needed four participations to win Roubaix

Finishing second in his debut is impressive.

Zurich was really very impressive. But had the same vibe in MSR this year. What he did is something otherworldly.

 

[Froome]

The 2024 WC attack was the most savage since Hinault at Sallanches.

Lombardia and Emilia were carnages like never before. Pogacar had won Lombardia, but not with this performance.

After what we saw in Zurich, it's surprising that his season is still underestimated.

This spring has been very good. He hasn't won MSR, never has, but he has broken the race from further away.
This year, due to the team accidents, he did almost all of De Ronde alone.

Roubaix was a debut. I think people underestimate what he did in Roubaix because he didn't win.

The last Tour winner who went to Roubaix finished in 32nd place. Hinault needed four participations to win Roubaix

Finishing second in his debut is impressive.

Froome attack on Finestre, was more impressive. 82 km from the finish line, and the gap was more than 3 minutes.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Good luck to everybody! Combloux will look like a slaughterhouse.

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[Froome]

Good luck to everybody! Combloux will look like a slaughterhouse.

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Do you know that a slaughterhouse happened two years ago in Combloux right?

 

[AmRacer]

Do you know that a slaughterhouse happened two years ago in Combloux right?

That was nothing

 

[Froome]

That was nothing

At least, it was something.

 

[Fos]

Do you know that a slaughterhouse happened two years ago in Combloux right?

This year organizers were hilarious. Will there be a quadruple revenge in Combloux, Hautacam, Ventoux, and Loze?, at least the shot.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

This year organizers were hilarious. Will there be a quadruple revenge in Combloux, Hautacam, Ventoux, and Loze?, at least the shot.

They want to break Teddy mentally but the effect could be opposite.

 

[Cycling111]

This year organizers were hilarious. Will there be a quadruple revenge in Combloux, Hautacam, Ventoux, and Loze?, at least the shot.

Simon Yates had it in Finestre

But when the route was presented, there were many comments that this route was designed to benefit Pogacar. LOL

 

[red_flanders]

Pretty classy him covering the rainbow stripes when on his TT bike training.

 

[Froome]

They want to break Teddy mentally but the effect could be opposite.

Different sides of those climbs, except hautacam.

 

[YavorD]

Simon Yates had it in Finestre

But when the route was presented, there were many comments that this route was designed to benefit Pogacar. LOL

The Tour route?
I saw much more "anti Pogacar route" than good for Pogacar.

 

[Peyroteo94]

They want to break Teddy mentally but the effect could be opposite.

100%

 

[red_flanders]

I struggle to imagine what an anti-Pog route would consist of.

21 sprint stages? Feel like he top-10's that one too...

 

[Gratemans]

Over in the Roglic thread it's the whole world against Roglic. Here it's the organisers trying to break Pogacar because of the route (??)
Haven't read the Remco and Jonas threads yet, but I can't wait to read the conspiracy theories they got going over there 😂

 

[Peyroteo94]

Over in the Roglic thread it's the whole world against Roglic. Here it's the organisers trying to break Pogacar because of the route (??)
Haven't read the Remco and Jonas threads yet, but I can't wait to read the conspiracy theories they got going over there 😂

Roglic is regressing. He will have his last opportunity to finish on the podium in the Tour.

 

[Gratemans]

Roglic is regressing. He will have his last opportunity to finish on the podium in the Tour.

For the Tour podium? Yeah I think you're right. Or (very) maybe one more year. When it comes to results in general: I wouldn't put it beyond him to be competitive for a couple of more years to come. He came into the game quite late and he's tough as nails.

On another note, re: my post you quoted: do you really believe Tour organisers mean to 'break' Pogacar?

 

[Peyroteo94]

For the Tour podium? Yeah I think you're right. Or (very) maybe one more year. When it comes to results in general: I wouldn't put it beyond him to be competitive for a couple of more years to come. He came into the game quite late and he's tough as nails.

On another note, re: my post you quoted: do you really believe Tour organisers mean to 'break' Pogacar?

I do. Coincidence is too big to be honest. Loze, Ventoux and Hautacam in the same edition as MTF is clearly to mess with Pogacar, which is normal since he destroyed the Tour last year.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Finally, 6 weeks without racing are coming to an end. Tomorrow he starts his Tour's journey and I'm excited to see how strong he is.

 

[Bombarolo]

I do. Coincidence is too big to be honest. Loze, Ventoux and Hautacam in the same edition as MTF is clearly to mess with Pogacar, which is normal since he destroyed the Tour last year.

Why? Because he struggled in these climbs in the past?

 

[Peyroteo94]

Why? Because he struggled in these climbs in the past?

Of course.

 

[Bombarolo]

Of course.

Pogacar biggest issue pre 2024 was mainly the heat, and this has been a thing since 2019 at the Vuelta. Actually, i have never seen a top cyclist being so much worse/better with a specific weather.