Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

[Lequack]

He's still popular with the kids, despite his not the best ITT

https://twitter.com/x/status/1933239863693676701

View: https://x.com/TeamEmiratesUAE/status/1933239863693676701

 

[Axel Hangleck]

Pogi sandbagging

Yeah, that's my feeling.........

 

[scribers]

I wonder if his contract even allows for this. The Tour is sooooo much larger than anything else in cycling and they will want to have their pretty well paid star there. I agree though, his comment he other day that unfortunately he has to do it every year clearly indicates he'd like to skip it some time. Maybe they will let him if he get's to 5.

I’m sure a handful of teams would pay him to skip it

 

[Didinho]

Urska having a really good ride today so the altitude camp worked for someone.

She also has a really “good” cold sore, from what I’ve seen on her teams insta story. Maybe Urska’s husband was/is getting sick.

I’m still thinking he will be fine in the mountains. During the TT the first images I saw from the side and I thought the graphics were wrong and it was another UAE rider. Something seemed odd, not the same posture on the TT bike as normal.

 

[scribers]

Mou saying easy win this tour.

We are screwed pogi-nation!

 

[Mina.S]

She also has a really “good” cold sore, from what I’ve seen on her teams insta story. Maybe Urska’s husband was/is getting sick.

I’m still thinking he will be fine in the mountains. During the TT the first images I saw from the side and I thought the graphics were wrong and it was another UAE rider. Something seemed odd, not the same posture on the TT bike as normal.

She had the flu a few weeks ago. Missed the vuelta but was still staying with him at altitude if you look at her instagram.

Also the cold sore thing is less about cyclists getting sick and more about the fact they are on such a tight energy balance that they can’t really overcome illness well and it hangs around for a long time. At least this is Herman Ponzer’s theory which is pretty well accepted.

 

[CyclistAbi]

She had the flu a few weeks ago. Missed the vuelta but was still staying with him at altitude if you look at her instagram.

Consistent with the time an amateur rider could keep up with Pogi:

@Peyroteo94

If that would really be 1:44 then the video wouldn't last 52s and that is with introduction included. Give it up, AFAIK Urška joined him and she was sick? Pogi got it too and that is all there is to it.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

I believe Pogi could really use one year to take a break from TdF. Doing classics season without thinking about TdF or trying Giro-Vuelta would be really good for him.

That's what I was thinking a few years back but I don't think the sponsor even allows it. The Tour is a must.

 

[yaf2]

Combloux 2023, gricsha to jonas"today u show to the world who is the strongest"
Combloux 2025, pogi "suck it i am showing the world who is the strongest"💪

 

[CyclistAbi]

That's what I was thinking a few years back but I don't think the sponsor even allows it. The Tour is a must.

Rogla, Pogi, Jonas and Remco don't have such luxury, they must ride the Tour as team leaders.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Consistent with the time an amateur rider could keep up with Pogi:

I wouldn't put all amateurs into one category. The difference of time to exhaustion would be huge between amateurs with thresholds of 3 w/kg and 4 w/kg. One could die after a few dozens of seconds and the other may last a few minutes (due to much slower lactate accumulation).

 

[Cycling111]

Sivakov was dropped early. Like Adam, he confirmed his poor performance in the mountains this year.

I suppose that's why Majka was sent to the altitude training camp. He'll be replacing someone.

 

[tp4493]

Wellens doing a good job, also he's riding the aero bike on mountains lol

 

[Cycling111]

Wellens doing a good job, also he's riding the aero bike on mountains lol

Yes, but with his pace, the break has widened the gap.

It's a problem for UAE that he's the one who held on, and it confirms that Sivakov is climbing poorly this year.
Added to what Adam did, I wouldn't be surprised if someone were to be out of the Tour.

Narvaez today awesome.

 

[tp4493]

Wow

 

[SHAD0W93]

I was expecting this Sat and Sun, insane ride.

 

[Cycling111]

Does this mean the problem in the time trial was Colnago ITT bike?
That day, the entire UAE riders looked terrible, and Pogacar performed far below his level.

They need to solve that problem for the Tour.

 

[tp4493]

Also the team was good, they dropped the whole visma squad and wellens was still there

 

[snipeheem]

The greatest of all time.

 

[Jack_89]

After Le Lioran and the Amstel Gold Race, here we go with the 3rd chapter of the "But they said" book.

 

[KZD]

Big reality check for many people today.

N°97

 

[Muren]

Vinge losing a minute in just 7-8k is not a good sign, not at all.
Can we hope for a bad day?
So tour just might get a bit interesting.

 

[Cycling111]

Also the team was good, they dropped the whole visma squad and wellens was still there

However, on the first climb, it was the other way around.

Visma burned out the team too early. Narvaez and Sivakov fell behind in the first climb, but recovered and were able to prepare for the launch.

 

[Cycling111]

I can't help but think about the world championship in Sallanches.

Pogacar has always seemed very similar to Hinault. It would be a dream to emulate him by winning the world championship there.

 

[Salvarani]

There is only one GOAT and his name is Tadej Pogacar!

GOAT performance