Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

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Yes, because Pogacar usually wins thanks to the collaboration he receives.

In Flanders, Liège, Lombardy... all were solo wins. In the victory in the one where he rode the most kilometers with rivals, Flanders, he was the one who did everything at the front, attacks to select the group and leading.

Which race are you referring to? I don't remember which classic he won thanks to help from his rivals.
I only remember Pidcock in Strade😅
 
Yes. Maertens.

And do u know that he crashed out of the giro that year while wearing pink. And not sure if he raced again that year.

When people state emphatically that Cav was the GOAT sprinter I ROTFFLOL every time. Maertens was the absolute GOAT for sprinting. He could also crush an ITT and won the 1976 worlds from a two-man break.

He won 13 stages in the Vuelta and then went to the Giro fto win seven stages. Outrageous performance!
 
He won 13 stages in the Vuelta and then went to the Giro fto win seven stages. Outrageous performance!

And 7 of 11 before crashing out. So he was 20 out of 30 possible stages between Vuelta and Giro that year. And Giro followed the Vuelta by only 5 days.

However, I stand corrected, he was in 2nd on GC when he crashed. 16 secs behind Moser at the time.
 
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Yesterday he had an underwhelming performance IMO. He was pretty cooked after his attack and his main strenght is how he "recycles lactate" which gives him an unique ability to attack over and over again. Yesterday, he never recovered from his attack.
 
Yesterday he had an underwhelming performance IMO. He was pretty cooked after his attack and his main strenght is how he "recycles lactate" which gives him an unique ability to attack over and over again. Yesterday, he never recovered from his attack.
Last year, he couldn't dropped off De Lie either; De Lie was in worse shape.

Let's wait until tomorrow.

In any case, the change in training for the time trial may have had an impact.
And he doesn't want to waste too much energy either because he has a time trial in a few days.
 
Teddy's attack on a 1.8 km@8% climb after 4000+ meters of climbing should be the race-defining moment. If he doesn't drop everyone then something is off and his post-Tour words were an early warning.
After Montreal there are 4 races and if he wins 3 of them he would have again brilliant season. Next week he has TT so i still think that should impact his preparation and would read to much if he doesn't win Montreal.
 
After Montreal there are 4 races and if he wins 3 of them he would have again brilliant season. Next week he has TT so i still think that should impact his preparation and would read to much if he doesn't win Montreal.
He’s already had a brilliant season. He is favored to win 4 of his next 6 races. And possibly the other 2.
 

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