Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

[Oldman]

He's sick. Look how bundled up he is, and compare him to Arensman.

He moves a lot, like when you have flu or chills before you get a fever.

Or when you finish a wet stage at altitude and you're really tired.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

It's beyond me how we are even discussing if today was a moral win for Jonas. The second in general didn't even dare to attack the guy who is in the lead, with 4 stage wins, while Jonas has and will finish with 0. And i bet Pogacar would have won today also if Arensman wasn't in the front.

Tbf, if all the riders didn't race that would end up in front of me, today, even I could have won. If someone gave me a motorbike as well and taught me how to drive it. But that's still a 20% chance of me winning if no one else is in front of me.

 

[Stubb]

The low-ish level in these last stages it's the result of Visma strategy, to ride like madmen from stage one. Pogi showed he's solid also in an attritional race but the sum of a sub-par team and a relentless tension from visma exhausted him. Luckily Jonas suffered more from his team strategy so a well deserved win.
I'm just kinda hoping that on Sunday he tries to win in yellow on the Champs.

 

[Cycling111]

Or when you finish a wet stage at altitude and you're really tired.

Yes, but is another feeling.
We've seen him win after races of rain like in the 2019 Vuelta and other races, exhausted, baut he conveys a different feeling.

It also shows in his voice.
He has the voice of someone who has had a cold or flu.

 

[jotafap]

Tbf, if all the riders didn't race that would end up in front of me, today, even I could have won. If someone gave me a motorbike as well and taught me how to drive it. But that's still a 20% chance of me winning if no one else is in front of me.

I see... Anyway, the only if here was Jonas, right? And i guess it would be the first time he would beat him in a sprint to the finish...

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

I see... Anyway, the only if here was Jonas, right? And i guess it would be the first time he would beat him in a sprint to the finish...

There was stage 11 of last years Tour, he beat him in a sprint there.
Today I found hard to read how he was, I could imagine them being pretty tired at the end, it's possible to loose a sprint then, he paced a lot on this climb while Vingegaard didn't. If Pogi felt well and that he could do it, he would have started a long sprint early enough to still catch Arensman I believe.

 

[scribers]

The low-ish level in these last stages it's the result of Visma strategy, to ride like madmen from stage one. Pogi showed he's solid also in an attritional race but the sum of a sub-par team and a relentless tension from visma exhausted him. Luckily Jonas suffered more from his team strategy so a well deserved win.
I'm just kinda hoping that on Sunday he tries to win in yellow on the Champs.

Yep, all that trying and they still 4 1/2 minutes behind. Well earned yellow jersey and some much deserved recuperation.

 

[jmdirt]

Solid day TP! Another day in yellow!
Today you looked:
a) like you've been racing a lot
b) like you're resting for your next objective
c) both

 

[scribers]

Maybe vingo is just riding for some UCI points

 

[Purito91]

I think the crash and the illness affected him this tour.
Maybe the effect wasnt there directly the stage after the impact. But it seems to have an impact.
Despite of this he still could have won 6 stages again if his team was a little bit stronger.

Last year was his perfect tour de france. Maybe he will never have such a great grand tour again.
You never know.

 

[fenns]

I think the crash probably took a lot out of him

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

So, this tour, Pog:
1) Crashed
2) Was sick
3) Was brake-checked by the Visma team car
4) Pushed by the finish line steward.
5) Had to waste time retrieving his shoe from Visma's arse after multiple stages.

It's not surprising the guy's tired.

 

[Rule #9 apostle]

Visma's masterplan of making bike racing as unpleasant, tiresome and boring as possible for pog is working perfectly. Pog at the finish today looks like a guy ready to put the bike in the shed.

 

[YavorD]

Maybe Visma's marter plan was to annoy Pogacar in the Tour so much that he needs Urska to comfort him, and those he doesn't go to the Vuelta, so Vingegaard can win a GC?

 

[Cycling111]

I think the crash and the illness affected him this tour.
Maybe the effect wasnt there directly the stage after the impact. But it seems to have an impact.
Despite of this he still could have won 6 stages again if his team was a little bit stronger.

Last year was his perfect tour de france. Maybe he will never have such a great grand tour again.
You never know.

That's why he has to go for the fifth Tour next year. Never know if he might have accidents or when his level will drop.

Once he wins five, he can give up on the Tour or take it easy, but he has to get into the group of five winners.

 

[Cycling111]

Maybe Visma's marter plan was to annoy Pogacar in the Tour so much that he needs Urska to comfort him, and those he doesn't go to the Vuelta, so Vingegaard can win a GC?

I think the accident and illness have affected him more than Visma's supposed plan.

The Tour is by far the hardest GT because of the pressure and level, and finishing it after an accident and being sick is the truly exhausting part.

 

[yaf2]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1948843952750391691

View: https://x.com/lucasaganronald/status/1948843952750391691?t=7Zrox1sefZ64fMw5E8MgjA&s=19

So he wasn't on energy saving mode for vuelta/wc but simply wasn't at his best since peyregudes b/c without vuelta im sure pog wouldn't let go ventoux & loze

 

[P4rthen0n]

Pogacar seemed very tired today. I think he looks more tired than he was at this point last year (and he had already ridden the Giro).
He's still the strongest in the peloton tho. Maybe he can still get to the 5st win in this Tour.

 

[scribers]

Pogi openly reflecting on being tired and uninspired by the length and intensity of the tour.

I’m sorry, but how much friggin money do you make???

Maybe some sports psychology is in order. And possibly a reduced schedule if the psychology isn’t enough. I can think of 10’s of millions of reasons why he should openly complain about the duration of the pinnacle of his sport.

 

[Jan the Man]

Sounds like a good plan to rest and recharge for the targets at the end of the season, Worlds and Lombardia. I think he needs a couple of races before the worlds but not sure whether travel to Canada for two one day races before then travelling to Rwanda makes logistical sense. What else could fit the schedule as warm up races that UAE are riding?

 

[scribers]

Who is this clown that bumped into pogi at the finish line?

 

[Jan the Man]

Pogi openly reflecting on being tired and uninspired by the length and intensity of the tour.

I’m sorry, but how much friggin money do you make???

Maybe some sports psychology is in order. And possibly a reduced schedule if the psychology isn’t enough. I can think of 10’s of millions of reasons why he should openly complain about the duration of the pinnacle of his sport.

Plenty of riders prefer classics to GTs. It's the most high profile race of the season with lots going around it- not surprised if they prefer the quieter races. Nothing to do with how much someone is paid.

 

[Offline]

Sounds like a good plan to rest and recharge for the targets at the end of the season, Worlds and Lombardia. I think he needs a couple of races before the worlds but not sure whether travel to Canada for two one day races before then travelling to Rwanda makes logistical sense. What else could fit the schedule as warm up races that UAE are riding?

Luxembourg maybe

 

[Cycling111]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1948843952750391691

View: https://x.com/lucasaganronald/status/1948843952750391691?t=7Zrox1sefZ64fMw5E8MgjA&s=19

So he wasn't on energy saving mode for vuelta/wc but simply wasn't at his best since peyregudes b/c without vuelta im sure pog wouldn't let go ventoux & loze

This guy has no information. He just copies news.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Pogi openly reflecting on being tired and uninspired by the length and intensity of the tour.

I’m sorry, but how much friggin money do you make???

Just for comparison purposes, Pogacar's salary is about 20% less than the average NBA player salary, and he's at the top of of his sport. I'd say he has a far longer schedule as well. And NBA players complain all the time (and rightfully so) about the length of the season and having to play on back-to-back nights.