Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

[Valv.Piti]

I never ever thought it was remotely even worth considering. But now?
If its a easy Giro like last year (but win by one or 2 mins to save yourself rather than 10), he's shown he can back up the tour.
So then he just has to hope for a kind route and weak field at the vuelta.

Problem with ditching the classics and preparing 3 GTs is unironically his own team - riders like Del Toro, Ayuso, Almeida etc. would want to lead some races. Maybe they get all the one weekers then lol

 

[Valv.Piti]

Wellens: If Pog hadn't crashed, he would have won with 4 minutes

Seems my 3 minutes were on the conservative side maybe?

 

[Peyroteo94]

Wellens: If Pog hadn't crashed, he would have won with 4 minutes

Seems my 3 minutes were on the conservative side maybe?

He really said that? Naughty boy!

 

[Peyroteo94]

Problem with ditching the classics and preparing 3 GTs is unironically his own team - riders like Del Toro, Ayuso, Almeida etc. would want to lead some races. Maybe they get all the one weekers then lol

Yup, his team is hampering him a little bit.

 

[iBanesto]

Narvaez at the end...

View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ufvo63aC1Ls

 

[rafa92]

Wellens: If Pog hadn't crashed, he would have won with 4 minutes

Seems my 3 minutes were on the conservative side maybe?

I don't know where he said it, but it's completely reasonable. 4 minutes seems too much, but he could have gone 40-45 seconds faster if in perfect condition. It's simply amazing what pog did the day after an hard crash but his power numbers were below his best days and honestly pog this year should beat all his power numbers considering how he prepared the tour compared to last year.

 

[BubbaChuck]

waited whole season for that double whammy from pog/narvaez and than on hautacam,lol.

 

[Lorzenz08]

I don't know where he said it, but it's completely reasonable. 4 minutes seems too much, but he could have gone 40-45 seconds faster if in perfect condition. It's simply amazing what pog did the day after an hard crash but his power numbers were below his best days and honestly pog this year should beat all his power numbers considering how he prepared the tour compared to last year.

Yup. That is why I am not expecting a mindblowing MTT either. Too soon after the crash

 

[Rou]

Wellens: If Pog hadn't crashed, he would have won with 4 minutes

Seems my 3 minutes were on the conservative side maybe?

I expect a ballistic Mont Ventoux.

 

[Rou]

This year Pog decided to rip out the rule book when it comes to climbs.
Now he just attacks at the base after a sprint leadout.
Narvaez sprinting makes domestiques like S. Yates and Kuss useless.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Fortunately this stage will be short and the GOAT can recover today.

 

[Peyroteo94]

VAM of 2000 m/h in coming

 

[rafa92]

Yup. That is why I am not expecting a mindblowing MTT either. Too soon after the crash

you never know, but if not today by the ventoux stage he should be fully recovered

 

[carolina]

Will he be able to use the bar extensions with the road rash in his arm?

 

[yaf2]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1946178240768303314

View: https://x.com/CyclingUpToDat3/status/1946178240768303314?t=qYa1m3T7pRjo0H-C4En01A&s=19

Cmon tim,😔 as if yesterdays debacle wasn't enough🤣

 

[Revelation]

I'm still trying to figure out the Y1, didn't Pog use V5 in stages 6-8 of the Dauphine? 7 is obvious V5 every time, but 6 & 8 look like stages he would use Y1 on the tour.

It's funny, the whole year I've thought he looks much worse on it compared to V5, and that for example with the same energy levels at the bottom of the Cipressa he would've dropped MVP on the V5, but of course the watts saved on the flat are pretty invisible and Y1 has to save a massive amount.

 

[Peyroteo94]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1946178240768303314

View: https://x.com/CyclingUpToDat3/status/1946178240768303314?t=qYa1m3T7pRjo0H-C4En01A&s=19

Cmon tim,😔 as if yesterdays debacle wasn't enough🤣

I posted he should have attacked in the short climb yesterday and make the bridge to Wellens.

 

[Scarponi]

Because Riis was busy checking his opponents' facial expressions, not setting records at the time.
Once Bjarne was fully committed to the task, there was no stopping.

Wish we could have have a ghost Riis ahead like in Mario Kart 64 and racing games lol

 

[Peyroteo94]

I expect a ballistic Mont Ventoux.

Yeah mate. Time for you to reconsider who is the guy with best recovery! Eheheh, just kidding mate

 

[Rou]

Yeah mate. Time for you to reconsider who is the guy with best recovery! Eheheh, just kidding mate

You're right. I hope I'm proven wrong.

 

[Peyroteo94]

You're right. I hope I'm proven wrong.

Only a crash can hurt him now. The gap is too big.

 

[Rou]

Only a crash can hurt him now. The gap is too big.

Maybe you didn't understand what I meant in the past, mate.
I was talking about doing 2 GTs in a row when I was talking about recovery.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Maybe you didn't understand what I meant in the past, mate.
I was talking about doing 2 GTs in a row when I was talking about recovery.

I know and only a crash can prevent him from beating Vingegaard in both Tour and Vuelta.

 

[Cycling111]

Adam is competing in the stage to give the references.

His first work as a domestique in this Tour .

 

[Offline]

Surprised Soler, Wellens and Yates not taking it chill..
Really hard day 2mrw!