Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

[SHAD0W93]

Los Angeles has good climbs? At least close to Venice beach.

Depends on the route but they could come in from past Valencia or Castaic Lake, or Palmdale area that is hilly and mountainous.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Depends on the route but they could come in from past Valencia or Castaic Lake, or Palmdale area that is hilly and mountainous.

I think they will give us a hilly course with lot of climbing.

 

[SHAD0W93]

I think they will give us a hilly course with lot of climbing.

Hopefully, and that’s if the Olympics will still be in LA in 2028 or anyone travels here depending on everything else going on in the United States.

Wouldn’t happen but they’d have a really mountainous race starting in Vegas and ending in Venice Beach.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Hopefully, and that’s if the Olympics will still be in LA in 2028 or anyone travels here depending on everything else going on in the United States.

Wouldn’t happen but they’d have a really mountainous race starting in Vegas and ending in Venice Beach.

What Vegas? Las Vegas? Would be a really cool 400 km+ race.

 

[SHAD0W93]

What Vegas? Las Vegas? Would be a really cool 400 km+ race.

Yes Las Vegas, and for the Summer it’d be hot af.

 

[Red Rick]

Yes Las Vegas, and for the Summer it’d be hot af.

They'll never start in Vegas. Because what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.

 

[SHAD0W93]

They'll never start in Vegas. Because what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.

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[Peyroteo94]

Hopefully, and that’s if the Olympics will still be in LA in 2028 or anyone travels here depending on everything else going on in the United States.

Wouldn’t happen but they’d have a really mountainous race starting in Vegas and ending in Venice Beach.

They can make a really hard course from what I saw. Lot of climbing.

 

[HashRouge]

May have been pointed out before but Pogacar didn't wear the wristwatch on the Peyragudes ITT in the Tour. Why not use it in the ITT if he wears it in all the mtn road stages?

It was definitely about weight. IIRC his bike had no paint, no handlebar tape, no water bottles...I'm sure I read it was only about 100g over the UCI weight limit. I know he has a sponsorship deal to wear the watch, but for that mountain TT weight was so, so important that he couldn't justify it. As to why he normally wears the watch if weight is important - I'm sure I've read somewhere that Richard Mille watches are quite light, so I guess he will only worry about it in a scenario like the mountain TT where every millimetre counted.

 

[scribers]

Is Richard Mille worth 5 seconds?

Some think yes

 

[HashRouge]

Is Richard Mille worth 5 seconds?

Some think yes

I just hope he's learnt his lesson about wearing it at Roubaix

 

[scribers]

My favorite Pogi @ Richard Mille era is chatting the watches up with Geraint in the peloton when Geraint was just trying to hold speed with breathing.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Hopefully, and that’s if the Olympics will still be in LA in 2028 or anyone travels here depending on everything else going on in the United States.

Wouldn’t happen but they’d have a really mountainous race starting in Vegas and ending in Venice Beach.

You would kill people with a race like that in late summer/early fall. It's hot AF.
Reminds me of when the ToC ended up on the climb to the Aerial Tramway in Palm Springs. That's just plain torture.

 

[SHAD0W93]

You would kill people with a race like that in late summer/early fall. It's hot AF.
Reminds me of when the ToC ended up on the climb to the Aerial Tramway in Palm Springs. That's just plain torture.

That’s why I said it wouldn’t happen. It’d be too hot and far but it’d be mountainous af.

 

[Peyroteo94]

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[BubbaChuck]

Sure,but talent is king.Pog simply freak,who has crazy combo of fast twitch and slow twitch muscles.He is both explosive and durable as hell.Thats very unusual talent in sports.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Sure,but talent is king.Pog simply freak,who has crazy combo of fast twitch and slow twitch muscles.He is both explosive and durable as hell.Thats very unusual talent in sports.

His only weakness is his aero position. I still think he is top5 in TTs but mainly due to his power.

 

[James M]

His only weakness is his aero position. I still think he is top5 in TTs but mainly due to his power.

His technical TT position is actually kind of mid. He cant hold it for long stretches compared to many other, and even the position itself isn't on the same level as several others, definitely room for improvement overall.

He is, and almost entirely due to his incredible power output.

 

[Peyroteo94]

His technical TT position is actually kind of mid. He cant hold it for long stretches compared to many other, and even the position itself isn't on the same level as several others—definitely room for improvement overall.

He is, and almost entirely due to his incredible power output.

I don't know if he can improve much more. He improved so many areas during 5 years and this is still his biggest weakness.

 

[Peyroteo94]

His season can be remarkable again if nothing extraordinary happens:
SB
RVV
FW
LBL
Dauphiné
TdF
Double WC
EC RR
GdL

 

[Peyroteo94]

So next year, Bora armada will be full of power in the Tour.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

So next year, Bora armada will be full of power in the Tour.

So Pogi ends up 4th, at best.

 

[Peyroteo94]

So Pogi ends up 4th, at best.

No, Bora will know nothing will change in the Tour against Pogacar.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Those marginal gains who made him the best ever.

O segredo dos ataques sentados de Tadej Pogacar: "quando ataca ele ainda tem alguma reserva fisiológica" revela treinador

Fontes da UAE Team Emirates-XRG revelaram detalhes sobre como Tadej Pogacar desenvolveu suas temidas acelerações sentado, como a que fulminou Jonas Vingegaard

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[Cycling111]

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