Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

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Peyroteo94

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Kedjan said:
Brilliant positioning as always. Looked very comfortable.
The team? He only had Wellens with him in the split.

Pog vs MVDP tomorrow? Should get some bonus seconds at least.
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When I hear some guys saying Visma have a good opportunity to distance him by riding hard with crosswinds, I shake my head and say "do they even know Pogacar is the best classics rider in the world?"
 
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Krzysztof_O

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Cycling111 said:
We'll see how it goes tomorrow.

Last year, Pogacar wasn't as superior on those types of climbs in San Luca because he had focused on the high mountains.

It's possible that tomorrow will be the same.
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Those climbs are quite short and will be tackled by a large group (especially the hardest one 10 km from the line) so a bit worse positioning will make it very difficult to attack successfully. Plus there is MVP (maybe those climbs are short enough for him to win) and Vingegaard is also quite punchy (when in top form). I think there could be a selected group fighting in the finale (including MVP and top GC contenders).
 
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Krzysztof_O said:
Those climbs are quite short and will be tackled by a large group (especially the hardest one 10 km from the line) so a bit worse positioning will make it very difficult to attack successfully. Plus there is MVP (maybe those climbs are short enough for him to win) and Vingegaard is also quite punchy (when in top form). I think there could be a selected group fighting in the finale (including MVP and top GC contenders).
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MVP can't follow Pogacar in these super steep hills but I think Vingegaard can unless it's raining.
 
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Peyroteo94 said:
Visma is trying to have a numbers advantage and they already created a gap between Almeida and Matteo.
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Jorgenson isn't a rival for Pogacar. He doesn't have Roglic's climbing level in 2022.

In fact, Almeida isn't a rival for Vineggaard either. But in any case, it would be more valid to use Almeida against Vineggaard than Jorgenson against Pogacar. Jorgenson's best GT finish is eighth, and he's not a consistent climber.
 
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Cycling111 said:
Jorgenson isn't a rival for Pogacar. He doesn't have Roglic's climbing level in 2022.

In fact, Almeida isn't a rival for Vineggaard either. But in any case, it would be more valid to use Almeida against Vineggaard than Jorgenson against Pogacar. Jorgenson's best GT finish is eighth, and he's not a consistent climber.
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I agree but Visma have this plan of maintaining as many riders as possible close to Pogacar in order to attack him with numbers in the mountains. Of course, this will not work unless they have a second card close to Vingegaard's level.
 
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Allan Peiper, who worked in UAE and knows Pogacar well, says overconfidence is Pogacar's weak point:

cyclinguptodate.com

"His weak point is overconfidence” – Former UAE boss warns Tadej Pogacar

Tadej Pogacar got through the opening stage of the 2025 Tour de France without incident, staying alert when Jonas Vingegaard and Team Visma split the peloton in the final 20 kilometers. While rivals R...
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