Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

[Krzysztof_O]

Pogacar is a big bully. I don't like big bullies.

How dare you? Pogi is a nice boy who wants to win some races (like everyone else).

 

[Miha81]

Mini Pog. Love this video.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1942825719933067778

View: https://x.com/lucasaganronald/status/1942825719933067778

 

[Lequack]

View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SydKLjoMj2g?feature=share

 

[BubbaChuck]

Grischa Niermann:'It’s a good thing he doesn’t get it. We followed our own strategy and did exactly what we set out to do. Period.' Arguably better for Pogs career than Sola.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Bruyneel says the visma tactic yesterday to close in on mvps virtual leas was ineffective and not worth it. Thinks Simon Yates in the break was useless too and a waste of energy.

I mean, if it worked it wouldn't have been ineffective, but 1sec prevented it from happening. If they started working a bit earlier and without Yates in the breakaway it would have been fine. And frankly every team is allowed to ride how they want, as long as they don't shoulder check other riders off the road or do similar scummy stuff.

 

[foxbat]

Maybe not, but at the very least more than a guy who is outweighed by a preschooler 🫢

so your preschoolers weigh 150 pounds?? that's just platinum...keep slamming the fried chicken and pizza

 

[Peyroteo94]

I mean, if it worked it wouldn't have been ineffective, but 1sec prevented it from happening. If they started working a bit earlier and without Yates in the breakaway it would have been fine. And frankly every team is allowed to ride how they want, as long as they don't shoulder check other riders off the road or do similar scummy stuff.

So why they didn't work earlier??? Why Yates in the break?

 

[Mayomaniac]

So why they didn't work earlier??? Why Yates in the break?

Yeah, bad tactics, no idea what they were thinking.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Yeah, bad tactics, no idea what they were thinking.

I think it wasn't their strategy at all. I think they wanted to win with WVA.

 

[Mayomaniac]

I think it wasn't their strategy at all. I think they wanted to win with WVA.

Looking at how WvA took it easy in the ITT I have to agree, but then why not sending him in the breakaway?

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Looking at how WvA took it easy in the ITT I have to agree, but then why not sending him in the breakaway?

They tried to send him into the break, he got caught right at the foot of the first big climb and flew straight out the back because Van Aert isn‘t a good tactician.

 

[HashRouge]

Bruyneel says the visma tactic yesterday to close in on mvps virtual leas was ineffective and not worth it. Thinks Simon Yates in the break was useless too and a waste of energy.

I think a lot of people are saying this because Pogacar didn't end up in yellow. But he's only one second off MdvP - he'll likely be in yellow by the end of the day. If that happens, he'll have 3 days of yellow jersey bureaucracy that he wouldn't have had otherwise. If that happens, Visma's tactics won't have been a failure.

 

[Cycling111]

I think a lot of people are saying this because Pogacar didn't end up in yellow. But he's only one second off MdvP - he'll likely be in yellow by the end of the day. If that happens, he'll have 3 days of yellow jersey bureaucracy that he wouldn't have had otherwise. If that happens, Visma's tactics won't have been a failure.

Visma had a stronger team for this week, and Pogacar is 1:15 ahead. Everyone was talking about this week as a problem for the UAE because of the schelons and because Visma had better riders for the flat. It's a failure for them anyway.

Keeping him in the lead, the week they thought he wouldn't have an advantage between the time trial and the echelons, is the only consolation they have left, and when that is the case it means it hasn't turned out the way they wanted.

 

[Rule #9 apostle]

I think a lot of people are saying this because Pogacar didn't end up in yellow. But he's only one second off MdvP - he'll likely be in yellow by the end of the day. If that happens, he'll have 3 days of yellow jersey bureaucracy that he wouldn't have had otherwise. If that happens, Visma's tactics won't have been a failure.

Riding hard just to get Pog in yellow for three extra days seems like a very high-effort low-reward tactic. Do we realistically believe that doing three extra pressers will have any discernible impact on his performance? If they seriously believed in themselves, they would surely focus their efforts on occasions with a real chance of gaining time rather than that silliness.

 

[jmdirt]

WOW! Just WOW! Even when I expect it, I'm still impressed!

 

[Miha81]

That was very easy. Now sleepfest until Monday

 

[KZD]

GOAT just can't stop winning!

 

[Peyroteo94]

Congrats TP. I'm not too enthusiastic right now but one more in the Tour.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Pogacar is a little bit screwed if Almeida DNS.

 

[scribers]

Pogis three twins back?

 

[scribers]

These sprints have to be hard on Vingo. This is such a strange type of GC race

 

[rafa92]

Pogacar is a little bit screwed if Almeida DNS.

at the finish he seemed ok, some bad bruises but he should continue, now he should take 4-5 days completely off, go completely out of GC (he already is) and then he should be ready for hautacam stage

 

[Peyroteo94]

Bittersweat win for UAE and Pogacar. Almeida is important for the mountains

 

[scribers]

Assuming Almeida can keep going this will simply reshape his contribution in the final week.

 

[snipeheem]

Bittersweat win for UAE and Pogacar. Almeida is important for the mountains

Almeida looks fine