Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

[theyoungest]

Remco and Vingo made sure pogi was a protected rider. There was nothing left for the team to do but drop back and stay out of trouble

Visma were protecting the break. So in that sense yeah, there was not much to do for UAE. But this is just symptomatic for that team, they don't operate as a team.

 

[Peyroteo94]

The climbing level of the domestics will not determine if Vingegaard or Pogacar will win the TDF. If these two are in form then they will dominate the race. You refer to 2023. That was a case of Pogacar having an injury affected preparation. He could have had the best climbing domestics of all time but he was not going to win that TDF.

Yup. When Pogacar or Vingegaard attack, domestiques will be 2 minutes down in 5 km.

 

[jmdirt]

I think it's worth keeping in mind that who's better now is less important than who improves or stays in top form over the next six weeks. I think Lefevre was exactly right in making that point. We have over a month until the Tour really bites in the mountains. I think all of these guys want to be undercooked a bit right now.

True, but if they are all roughly the same undercooked, now is an important marker in time.

 

[Salvarani]

What a win today! GOAT

 

[Peyroteo94]

What a win today! GOAT

It was a very normal win eheheh. What is more impressive about him is how he always finds a way to win even when he is not trying. He's such a killer!

 

[scribers]

I didn’t expect mvp to sag at that moment

 

[Peyroteo94]

I didn’t expect mvp to sag at that moment

I was. He was leading out the group.

 

[rafa92]

I was. He was leading out the group.

btw today it showed me that if pog and vdp do a similar effort at the end of a though race, pog can beat him in a sprint. The only problem is that in the race where that would matter (MSR), pog had to do all the work with vdp in his wheels for many Kms

 

[Peyroteo94]

btw today it showed me that if pog and vdp do a similar effort at the end of a though race, pog can beat him in a sprint. The only problem is that in the race where that would matter (MSR), pog had to do all the work with vdp in his wheels for many Kms

MVP normally plays more smartly.

 

[Lorzenz08]

MVP normally plays more smartly.

Maybe he thought that Pogi being in climbing shape (lost weight, trained for long climbs...) he would get the sprint easily and less need for smart tactic