Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

[Unchained]

I saw the race again: kudos to Narvaez. Overall he did a great stage, but that kind of final effort in a terrain not his own...was simply magnificent, because you expect the big guns doing well in their habitats, not outside. Same for Wout in the 2022.

Not mentioned much but yesterday when Pogacar was on the ground, in a second nature, Narvaez was one of 2 riders who paced him back.. Guy is really a team player, he looks to have good form, speed, legs and gives it all in support.

 

[Peyroteo94]

not Pdb or Isola level but better then pla d'adet

This time was almost a TT

 

[Peyroteo94]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1945885317673755126

View: https://x.com/WattsinCycling/status/1945885317673755126


I think the heat took its toll but still an amazing performance.

So he is a master on both "extreme weathers". He can destroy any race in cold and rainy conditions and he destroys his rivals in really hot conditions.
Sola, my friend, you created a monster!

 

[nightowl]

Honestly think he’s at a similar level to last year. This was a hard hot stage, he crashed pretty hard yesterday, and the extremely fast but short Narvaez leadout was not conducive to high watts over a 35 minute climb (very effective in dropping Vingegaard though). And he still did probably his 3rd best performance ever after PdB and Isola.

 

[Salvarani]

Distance others further tomorrow and he can ride conservatively for the remainder. Let his team control or follow wheels. Save some matches for Vuelta, as it seems he will be doing that.

 

[Cycling111]

Distance others further tomorrow and he can ride conservatively for the remainder. Let his team control or follow wheels. Save some matches for Vuelta, as it seems he will be doing that.

A Spanish media says Ayuso could participate in the Vuelta if Almeida doesn't recover, or if Pogacar decides not to participate.

In the first case, there would be a conflict, and in the second, he´d accept being Pogacar's domestique?

 

[Jack_89]

After tomorrow, his next goal will be Ventoux...to take revenge and to take the prestige of such final.

 

[Fos]

This time was almost a TT

Yes, way longer solo attack than 9km from Sola, and without a super leadout like Beille. Maybe Best perfomance alone!

 

[Salvarani]

A Spanish media says Ayuso could participate in the Vuelta if Almeida doesn't recover, or if Pogacar decides not to participate.

In the first case, there would be a conflict, and in the second, he´d accept being Pogacar's domestique?

Ayuso doesnt have much choice at the moment either way.

After seeing Del Toro, Almeida and Pog during the season... maybe instead of working by yourself within the team. Ride with and for the team. Improve, learn and fulfill your potential by being a part of the group. Get your chance by being a solid teammate and leader as well.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Gonna leave this right here....

https://twitter.com/x/status/1945889300286935363

View: https://x.com/faustocoppi60/status/1945889300286935363

 

[Salvarani]

Pog is just class and a great guy.

 

[jmdirt]

If you've ridden a bike from the 90's you'll notice the difference, it's harder to move.

I don't know, I went WAY faster in the '90s!

 

[Peyroteo94]

RIP to all commentators who said Vingegaard would win the Tour since he was able to follow Pogacar in a 800m hill.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

RIP to all commentators who said Vingegaard would win the Tour since he was able to follow Pogacar in a 800m hill.

Maybe at least Vingo will take revenge next year and win Flandres + Liege. His explosivity is getting better while Teddy is slowly but surely turning into a diesel, right?

 

[Cycling111]

Maybe at least Vingo will take revenge next year and win Flandres + Liege. His explosivity is getting better while Teddy is slowly but surely turning into a diesel, right?

Pogacar is more explosive in spring, and Vingegaard is less competitive outside the Tour.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Maybe at least Vingo will take revenge next year and win Flandres + Liege. His explosivity is getting better while Teddy is slowly but surely turning into a diesel, right?

Unfortunately I think Jonas is close to retiring.

 

[Cycling111]

Unfortunately I think Jonas is close to retiring.

He has to win the Giro. H´d have won it easily this year.

 

[Peyroteo94]

He has to win the Giro. H´d have won it easily this year.

His palmares looks bad to me. He is way better than his results. He can't finish his career with just 2 TdF.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Pogacar should finish the Tour in the next 2 stages and then "rest" in the third week. Vuelta is coming.

 

[Cycling111]

His palmares looks bad to me. He is way better than his results. He can't finish his career with just 2 TdF.

Because he's a rider who doesn't race much, like the riders of the late 1990s and early 2000s. Perhaps by racing more, he'd be less competitive in the Tour.
Riding the Giro-Tour is complicated, and next year he'll turn 30; he can't wait any longer, or Lipowitz or another young rider could surprise him any year.

He'll be regretting giving the Vuelta to Kuss. Now he has to fight for it with Pogacar, and in the future there may be stronger young riders.

It was crazy to give a GT, even to a teammate. They're hard to win. Pogacar wouldn't have done it.

 

[Bombarolo]

So he is a master on both "extreme weathers". He can destroy any race in cold and rainy conditions and he destroys his rivals in really hot conditions.
Sola, my friend, you created a monster!

Extremely high temperature was his true weakness. Pretty much each time he got dropped it was very hot, like he was struggling to recover.

Sola has been able to fix this issue.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Extremely high temperature was his true weakness. Pretty much each time he got dropped it was very hot, like he was struggling to recover.

Sola has been able to fix this issue.

Yup. He always was the most powerful rider (relative power) but consecutive hard stages with hot weather hurt him more than Vingegaard in the past.

 

[Jack_89]

Maybe at least Vingo will take revenge next year and win Flandres + Liege. His explosivity is getting better while Teddy is slowly but surely turning into a diesel, right?

Since when you turned to be a wishful thinking guy? you embrace fatalism? 😄😁

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Since when you turned to be a wishful thinking guy? you embrace fatalism? 😄😁

It would be an interesting plot twist, wouldn't it?

 

[Peyroteo94]

Because he's a rider who doesn't race much, like the riders of the late 1990s and early 2000s. Perhaps by racing more, he'd be less competitive in the Tour.
Riding the Giro-Tour is complicated, and next year he'll turn 30; he can't wait any longer, or Lipowitz or another young rider could surprise him any year.

He'll be regretting giving the Vuelta to Kuss. Now he has to fight for it with Pogacar, and in the future there may be stronger young riders.

It was crazy to give a GT, even to a teammate. They're hard to win. Pogacar wouldn't have done it.

No, he deserved to have more GT wins.