Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

[QueenStagiaire]

Mate this sport is littered with such examples.

But now suddenly winning 8 stages in a Grand Tour is normal?

Oh no, not unwritten rules/ not trying to win as much as possible to be nice

 

[Valv.Piti]

Ofc you try to win as much as possible, thats literally your job description and Pog is also very aware of him not just riding against Jonas, but also Eddy. Imagine calling Petacchi greedy for winning 8 stages in 2004

 

[Peyroteo94]

I say this because of the risk of accidents.

When you're the leader, it's better to avoid risks. Although it's great in the rain, a descent in the rain is more dangerous.

He's so good at rain that he was unlucky that it didn't rain at all in 2022 and 2023.

We are in the Summer, it's normal we don't have rain.

 

[snipeheem]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1946257790680334609

View: https://x.com/ammattipyoraily/status/1946257790680334609

 

[Peyroteo94]

Pogacar lost 4 seconds to Jonas in the last 200m. Maybe he lost even more in the last 500m due to Remco being dog####.

 

[Peyroteo94]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1946257790680334609

View: https://x.com/ammattipyoraily/status/1946257790680334609

I would love to see a MTT on Stelvio. Pogacar would put 4 minutes on everybody not named Vingegaard

 

[Red Rick]

Pogacar lost 4 seconds to Jonas in the last 200m. Maybe he lost even more in the last 500m due to Remco being dog####.

The unluckiest moment in Tadej Pogacar's life. How will he recover from this.

 

[aruipksni]

can POGI beat Eddy merckx by winning all the shirts , and more then 7 stages - i think it is very doable now...

 

[Peyroteo94]

can POGI beat Eddy merckx by winning all the shirts , and more then 7 stages - i think it is very doable now...

I hope so. We no longer have a fight so I want to witness history!

 

[snipeheem]

can POGI beat Eddy merckx by winning all the shirts , and more then 7 stages - i think it is very doable now...

He can. He is way better than Eddy

 

[scribers]

Mate this sport is littered with such examples.

But now suddenly winning 8 stages in a Grand Tour is normal?

This is a weird take. But you’re hurting man, and I have a lot of empathy for you. I’m always here for you if you want to talk.

I can only say I’m glad Michael Jordan didn’t let others win a little bit (at least while he could. And didn’t fiddle with baseball)

 

[scribers]

Pogacar lost 4 seconds to Jonas in the last 200m. Maybe he lost even more in the last 500m due to Remco being dog####.

Vingo probably thought he was going to win the stage. And had remco as a target.

Pogi was smiling at the crowd and rolling in trying to figure out what victory celebration he was going to display

 

[Salvarani]

This is a weird take. But you’re hurting man, and I have a lot of empathy for you. I’m always here for you if you want to talk.

I can only say I’m glad Michael Jordan didn’t let others win a little bit (at least while he could. And didn’t fiddle with baseball)

MJ went to finals 6 times and won all 6.

🐐

 

[scribers]

Vintage Contador!

https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling/i-decided-to-go-without-a-radio-today-tadej-pogacar-trusts-his-pacing-successfully-in-another-dominant-win-on-stage-13-of-2025-tour-de-france?comment=20211

Contador better apologize to pogi for doubting him !!

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Apparently the Pog haters' true rules of cycling are that if Pog falls through no fault of his own, nobody should stop. It's a bike race after all.
BUT, Pog is not allowed to go for stage wins if he's holding yellow because that would just be too greedy.
Do I have that right?

 

[Red Rick]

This is a weird take. But you’re hurting man, and I have a lot of empathy for you. I’m always here for you if you want to talk.

I can only say I’m glad Michael Jordan didn’t let others win a little bit (at least while he could. And didn’t fiddle with baseball)

I am utterly unaffected by today. In fact, Rogla's great time trial make me feel quite optimistic, and Vingegaard catching Evenepoel gave me a good laugh.

 

[Cookster15]

Mate this sport is littered with such examples.

But now suddenly winning 8 stages in a Grand Tour is normal?

I can't see this as greedy. It would be disrespectful to his rivals and the race if Pogacar gifted stages.

 

[Red Rick]

I can't see this as greedy. It would be disrespectful to his rivals and the race if Pogacar gifted stages.

Great. Every single breakaway is gifted now. They should all hang their heads in shame.

 

[Cookster15]

Great. Every single breakaway is gifted now. They should all hang their heads in shame.

Sorry, I don't follow. Breakaways are no threat to GC. Seems clear to me.

 

[Red Rick]

Sorry, I don't follow. Breakaways are no threat to GC. Seems clear to me.

The discussion around Pogacar and stage winning greed nearly every time revolves around whether he lets breakaways go or not.

 

[Cookster15]

The discussion around Pogacar and stage winning greed nearly every time revolves around whether he lets breakaways go or not.

Okay, thanks. So for an example last year, if Pog had not chased own Jogenson at Isola that would be better. But this would not apply to today's MTT.

 

[Red Rick]

Okay, thanks. So for an example last year, if Pog had not chased own Jogenson at Isola that would be better. But this would not apply to today's MTT.

Yeah, it's not about today. And for 2024, it was mostly about the final mountain stage on Couiolle where Pogacar said beforehand the breakaway could go but then they kept the gap somewhat close and he eventually won the stage.

 

[Gigs_98]

I really like Pogacar and was massively rooting for him in 2022 and 2023 but man, I just want to see some cracks in his armor again. Froome in 2013 was boring but in his most dominant GT victory he still lost time in the cross winds and was dropped on 2 of the final 3 mountain stages. Pogacar in 2021 was at least dropped once by Vingegaard even though it didn't result in a time loss. Right now the dominance is just unbearable.

 

[skippo12]

can POGI beat Eddy merckx by winning all the shirts , and more then 7 stages - i think it is very doable now...

Green is almost impossible. Intermediate sprints on the remaining mountain stages are all early in the stage prior to the first climb. Easy to reach for Milan. Even if Pog wins all remaining mountain stages Milan can match the points.
Maybe with a brutal pace in the Alps. Milan finishing OTL on stage 18 or 19. Or a stage win in Paris but that is going to be really difficult.

 

[VayaVayaVaya]

MJ went to finals 6 times and won all 6.

🐐

I'm a big MJ fan but this has always seemed like one of the dumbest stats people throw out to justify his superiority. Another way to say this stat is: 11 times Michael Jordan failed to make the Finals 11 times; or, he won the Championship 6/13 seasons. 6/6 is a dumb distortion of his record, IMO. That's like saying, Alberto Contador was on the podium 9 times and won all 9.