Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

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Netserk

Netserk

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Red Rick said:
I honestly think the best way is simply to have Roglic do a single pull to set up Pogacar's attack and then just spend the next hour paying homage to Simon Gerrans wheelsucking the chasing group.
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You forgot the all-important Kuss role of hanging around, looking menacing. Without doing anything.
 
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CyclistAbi

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Rogla will mostly be there, that is his role, the rest the road will tell. It's not like team Slovenia can dictate on how other nations ride. In general harder other nations ride more likely for Pogi to attack on Kigali, more tactical games other nations play, more likely Rogla to suck some breakaway. Softer they all ride more likely for team Slovenia to result to numbers game near the end of the race.

So basically what should somebody do is rather pointless, as it depends on the circumstances. Each team member will cover some attacks, that is almost a certainty, beyond that it will be the rumble in the jungle.
 
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CyclistAbi

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For example Wout not going, that fact alone IMHO severely affects team Belgium, or for example a failure to bring Jonas. Here i have to hand it to Slovenian selector, bringing both. That is basically half the job done already. The other half reserved for cyclists on the road.
 
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Netserk said:
Maybe Rogla has a creative interpretation of what it means to be the last dom? He doesn't take orders, only suggestions.
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There's no obligation to do the WC, it's not a normal WT race. Rogla doesn't have to listen to the national coach. He said: "Free role or I'm not there" and the coach decided it's better to have him than not.
 
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CyclistAbi

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I mean even if Rogla said i am mostly going to holidays, who else are you going to take, as we need to take 9. So all cyclists in Slovenia are basically going and that is that.

On a more serious note of course Rogla will try to win it too, it's rainbow jersey after all, and besides Pogi won't mind if Rogla takes it, Pogi can take the TT one this year.
 
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CyclistAbi

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Berniece said:
No one is saying Roglic should have the same role. He should have a free role. The rest of the national team can ride for Pogacar.
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I mean maybe Rogla will ride for Pogi, maybe it will be the other way around. It all depends on the circumstances that is the luxury we have.
 
Berniece

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CyclistAbi said:
I mean maybe Rogla will ride for Pogi, maybe it will be the other way around. It all depends on the circumstances that is the luxury we have.
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It definitely won't be the other way around. There isn't any situation where Pogacar goes to the front for Roglic and help him.
 
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hayneplane

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Red Rick said:
I honestly think the best way is simply to have Roglic do a single pull to set up Pogacar's attack and then just spend the next hour paying homage to Simon Gerrans wheelsucking the chasing group.
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He can take a leaf out of the Sepp Kuss book of luxury domestique work by floating around in the lead group looking serene whilst staying away from the front not doing any actual work for his leader.
 
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