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Rechtschreibfehler

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Krzysztof_O said:
In another interview he mentions a possible burnout that could happen to him in the future. This really doesnt sound optimistic. Hope for the peleton that the Godfather/Le Patron/Tyrant will leave early?
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He does get asked though about burnouts and overtraining in cycling/sports. So it's not that he brought it up himself.
It might be that he's just tired now, and a bit tired of the Tour. He did say at the Dauphiné that he has to race it every year, and didn't sound to happy about it. I honestly think he should skip one.
 
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Rechtschreibfehler said:
He does get asked though about burnouts and overtraining in cycling/sports. So it's not that he brought it up himself.
It might be that he's just tired now, and a bit tired of the Tour. He did say at the Dauphiné that he has to race it every year, and didn't sound to happy about it. I honestly think he should skip one.
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Maybe one day Del Toro is able to contest the Tour and Pogacar receives a green light to race Giro-Vuelta.
 
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I mean he signed an astromonomical contract the sponsors are gonna wanna get their money's worth.

UAE have been super proactive in extending his contracts way in advance, so if it runs down to say 2 years on his contract and he's still not extending maybe there's something up. Or he could just retire and abort contract by mutual agreement or have such mechanisms in his contract.
 
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Red Rick said:
I mean he signed an astromonomical contract the sponsors are gonna wanna get their money's worth.

UAE have been super proactive in extending his contracts way in advance, so if it runs down to say 2 years on his contract and he's still not extending maybe there's something up. Or he could just retire and abort contract by mutual agreement or have such mechanisms in his contract.
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His contract is on until 2030. He extended last year.
 
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Red Rick said:
I mean he signed an astromonomical contract the sponsors are gonna wanna get their money's worth.

UAE have been super proactive in extending his contracts way in advance, so if it runs down to say 2 years on his contract and he's still not extending maybe there's something up. Or he could just retire and abort contract by mutual agreement or have such mechanisms in his contract.
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He said in the Dauphiné he might retire after his contract ends in 2030, and now he says he'll consider retirement 2028. If he meant that's the point when he will start considering retirement, in contrast to considering retirering at 2028 now (it's hard to know which, I can't find the actual interview, just short quotes), that would check out.
 
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Rechtschreibfehler said:
He said in the Dauphiné he might retire after his contract ends in 2030, and now he says he'll consider retirement 2028. If he meant that's the point when he will start considering retirement, in contrast to considering retirering at 2028 now (it's hard to know which, I can't find the actual interview, just short quotes), that would check out.
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I would generally be sceptical of reading too much into what an athlete says about retiring early, especially when they're exhausted or have just had a huge disappointment in their career.
 
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Not nervous for early retirement. But I'm nervous he already talking about burnout. You need hunger and passion to win the tour..
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There's no greater motivation than winning a fifth Tour de France.

He'll say this now. In January 2026, he'll say that winning a fifth Tour the France will be his biggest goal. Once he achieves that, 2027 could be a good year for a Giro-Vuelta.

I'm convinced that winning a fifth Tour the France will be highly motivated for Pogacar. You have to understand that when we've just finished something, we don't reflect in the same way as when we're rested.

Next year, he'll be going to the Tour the France. Those who say Del Toro will be the leader know what they're saying? In the high-mountain stages, he was slightly inferior to Carapaz. That's not enough to win the Tour, and UAE knows it. But it will be Pogacar who decides to go for the fifth. Don't worry about that.
 
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Cycling111 said:
There's no greater motivation than winning a fifth Tour de France.

He'll say this now. In January 2026, he'll say that winning a fifth Tour the France will be his biggest goal. Once he achieves that, 2027 could be a good year for a Giro-Vuelta.

I'm convinced that winning a fifth Tour the France will be highly motivated for Pogacar. You have to understand that when we've just finished something, we don't reflect in the same way as when we're rested.

Next year, he'll be going to the Tour the France. Those who say Del Toro will be the leader know what they're saying? In the high-mountain stages, he was slightly inferior to Carapaz. That's not enough to win the Tour, and UAE knows it. But it will be Pogacar who decides to go for the fifth. Don't worry about that.
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I don't even think Del Toro will lead a GT next year.
Almeida will race Giro-Vuelta or Giro-Tour, and Del Toro will race the Tour.
Ayuso to race the Giro-Vuelta or Tour-Vuelta.
 
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Hopefully a few weeks off will reload Pog's battery for WC and Lombardia.

I think the attitude of his opponents also plays a role in his feelings about the last stages. In the classics (and also yesterday) opponents like MVDP, Pedersen and WvA are always willing to ride and attack, making it a lot of fun for Pog to ride. Vingo's attitude on La Plagne (and also Loze) was really frustrating, it seemed like it was more important that Pog wouldn't win then trying to go all-in and take some risks for an own victory.
So hopefully, we will see Tadej also the coming years in MSR, Flanders and P-R.
 
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