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No, I think he will regret spending so much time enjoying his break after the Tour and his decision of not going to altitude.
No, you underestimated Remco last week, not Pogacar
Pogacar literally said that Remco is the best specialist in the world and that it would be very difficult
And at the road WC, he always says the same thing: that they don't have the ability of teams like Belgium. He knows, and he says, that Remco has that advantage, and that it's more difficult for them (Slovenia)
After Zurich, he emphasized how difficult it had been for him to win a WC and how important it was for Slovenia because it's very difficult for them.
I don't think he'll lose the WC due to arrogance. He knows it was difficult to win one and that Slovenia isn't Belgium or France. He won't be able to control it, and it will all depend on him against the rest of the world.
He said that. Training is what he has to do. Two intense workouts the last week and the rest at a slower pace. He's not going to overtrain for seven days.
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who the fxxx cares about mou? he's a mad dog
The one who's being the hardest on him is the one who said he'd sweep the time trial.Pogacar never said anything like that, and now he's arrogant. It's kind of strange
That said, I also don't like fans of other riders who spend all year making excuses and then come to Pogacar's thread to accuse him of the things his favorite riders do and they justify them
It's a constant contradiction.
And it's really sad to see that with all the races Pogacar wins, some forum members are in his thread only today, saying all the negative things.
But this is always the case. When he wins, they make clinical insinuations. The other day, they posted a photo in the Montreal thread with very bad intentions. Today, the best wins, no suspicions or bad comments, and they bring out all the negative things on the one who doesn't win, not the clinical ones, just not today.
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Haters will always come out when Pogacar fails. This happens with all champions. Fortunately they spend most of the time in the Clinic because Pogacar is winning almost everything.The one who's being the hardest on him is the one who said he'd sweep the time trial.Pogacar never said anything like that, and now he's arrogant. It's kind of strange
That said, I also don't like fans of other riders who spend all year making excuses and then jump into Pogacar's thread to accuse him of the things his riders do and justify them.
It's a constant contradiction.
And it's really sad to see that with all the money Pogacar makes, some forum members are in his thread today, saying all the negative things.
But this is always the case. When he wins, they make clinical insinuations. The other day, they posted a photo in the Montreal thread with very bad intentions. Today, the best wins, and they bring out all the negative things on the one who doesn't win, not the clinical ones, just not today.
You know it doesn't matter if he doesn't win everything, right? It's a weird old world with Pogacar - his detractors hate him when he wins, but some of his fans seem to hate him when he loses. The WC RR is hard to win and Pogacar knows that, I doubt he's just planning to roll up to the start line expecting to win, but what do I know.
That guy insulted him, and his girlfriend too.
To be a fan like that, it's better not to be one. He wasn't doing Pogacar any good.
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Yes. I exaggerated that "6 hard trainings in 6 days". Agree with what you said. He and his team knows what to do this week.
Whatever happens happens. Shape was fine last week. Just needs some fine-tuning for Sunday plus some acclimating to Rwanda's altitude.
I understand thats why you’re do all that posting in the Remco thread.
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That's a cop out, when you can't argue otherwise. And I was a big Contador fan.
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He talked about the double and for a serious attempt, this was miserable and not because he isn't able to do better. I feel he underestimated the TT and his competition. But let's move on, there is still the RR, a more important goal.
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Yeah, I really spend a lot of time there... Be able to quote when I say positive things.😉
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Oh mate. I already responded to you... you didn't agree with me and I said "Let’s agree to disagree".
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I don't know if this is worse or if when he wins they're posting photos with clinical insinuations.
Today a cyclist is sweeping the field, and it's good. When Pogacar sweeps, you have to post a photo in the Montreal thread and make insinuations other days.
They complain about boredom when he wins, but the boring thing is constantly reading the same complaints and changing those arguments when someone else sweeps the field and he loses.
Today, at times, they celebrated the defeat of one rider more than the victory of another.
Today they were looking forward to Remco passing him.
If it had been him, they would call him arrogant and unnecessary. I've read in some races that he has to win by a smaller margin
But yes, it's a little sad that with all the Pogacar does in cycling, today is the day many people remember his thread. Although this is better than the garbage they throw around when he wins.
Criticizing things that they've constantly been justifying to other cyclists for years is too contradictory
You are being very severe with him today
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Maybe but I'm also hard on Remco or Roglic for example. Today he was miserable and got beaten by a better rider (in fact he got beaten by 3 riders). Now I can say he can't beat Remco in a TT unless it's a MTT or probably a hilly TT in the Tour (he finds magical legs there). Remco is on a different level in the TT when he is good. Even Ganna can't compete with him.I don't know if this is worse or if when he wins they're posting photos with clinical insinuations.
Today a cyclist is sweeping the field, and it's good. When Pogacar sweeps, you have to post a photo in the Montreal thread and make insinuations other days.
They complain about boredom when he wins, but the boring thing is constantly reading the same complaints and changing those arguments when someone else sweeps the field and he loses.
Today, at times, they celebrated the defeat of one rider more than the victory of another.
Today they were looking forward to Remco passing him.
If it had been him, they would call him arrogant and unnecessary. I've read in some races that he has to win by a smaller margin
But yes, it's a little sad that with all the Pogacar does in cycling, today is the day many people remember his thread. Although this is better than the garbage they throw around when he wins.
Criticizing things that they've constantly been justifying to other cyclists for years is too contradictory
You are being very severe with him today
It's not wrong to say that he was bad, but criticism is being made beyond his performance.
We should be less critical of the only cyclist who risks being beaten by others on their races
Remco hasn't even debuted in San Remo or Roubaix. Vingegaard hasn't debuted in world championships, either in road or time trials. VDP isn't returning to Strade because it's tougher.
The only cyclist who takes on the challenge of competing in every race is harshly criticized for having a terrible day after a year of challenges.
The winner of the day is Ganna. He's the one who should have been Remco's rival and he won't take any criticism.
Even Pogacar had to take on that challenge, being the greatest rival of another specialist because the second-best specialist, Ganna, and the third-best, Tarling, didn't want to take the risk. Let the one who takes on the challenge take all the blame and take all the criticism that should now go to those who got cold feet and didn't come.
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Guarantee that dude expects to win every race he targets.
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Of course he wants to win races he targets. But to expect it to be a “walk in the park”? No.
TBF, the fanboyism in the Remco thread is off the charts. How many times the fanboys come out bigging him up to smash Pog in a big race but Remco always flatters to deceive or is MIA....then the excuses come out.
I feel like he's lost a little of that hunger for victory just because he wins so much and wins convincingly.
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I think if we look at the bigger picture some of us might relent on our critics of pogs display on the tt.
First, i think we have to consider that he is coming of a very difficult season with him being in shape starting from February which was magnified even by himself at the tour that he was on a mental burnout. Second, comparing his 2024 season to this season and affirming he was better last season is harsh. We have to consider 2024 was a much linear season in terms of prep & racing. It was all focused on stage races & grand tours which makes the training more smooth & easier for the body to adapt while this year it was different type of prep/gym work/ climb efforts for different types of races which takes its toll on the body at some point. Its like asking vdp to be that good on classics and to expect him to climb among the best on the mountains. Imo he has lost his motivation for the sport due to this year being a tiring one and we could see that when he ignored altitude training for this race despite knowing both TT & RR are raced on altitude in Rwanda. I think he needed a long time off the bike perhaps to completely stop after the tour & comeback next year. My conclusion from todays TT is that he looks like he doesn't have the watts in the legs & whats even more concerning was his way of climbing on all the climbs including the cobbled one in the final & i can't take positives out of it b/c even on his poor dauphine TT he was the fastest on the climb but lost the times on the flats. BUT its still POG u never know what he could do in a week time.
First, i think we have to consider that he is coming of a very difficult season with him being in shape starting from February which was magnified even by himself at the tour that he was on a mental burnout. Second, comparing his 2024 season to this season and affirming he was better last season is harsh. We have to consider 2024 was a much linear season in terms of prep & racing. It was all focused on stage races & grand tours which makes the training more smooth & easier for the body to adapt while this year it was different type of prep/gym work/ climb efforts for different types of races which takes its toll on the body at some point. Its like asking vdp to be that good on classics and to expect him to climb among the best on the mountains. Imo he has lost his motivation for the sport due to this year being a tiring one and we could see that when he ignored altitude training for this race despite knowing both TT & RR are raced on altitude in Rwanda. I think he needed a long time off the bike perhaps to completely stop after the tour & comeback next year. My conclusion from todays TT is that he looks like he doesn't have the watts in the legs & whats even more concerning was his way of climbing on all the climbs including the cobbled one in the final & i can't take positives out of it b/c even on his poor dauphine TT he was the fastest on the climb but lost the times on the flats. BUT its still POG u never know what he could do in a week time.
Remco too, but here we were told that FW or Liège didn't matter to him this year becaus os the injury, when in Amstel they said something else.
Pogacar wants to win everything, but when it comes to time trials with his national team, I have doubts.
I think it's more out of commitment.
In Glasgow time trial, it was clear he had no chance; he arrived after needing assistance on the road race.
In Australia, he wouldn't expect to win either. He said he didn't even train.
There aer two clear examples of two WC time trials that he did out of commitment to his national team, knowing he wasn't going to win.
As I said, I see a clear correlation. He did the time trials that Roglic didn't.
Tokyo and Zurich routes suited him better than Australia or Glasgow, yet he was in Australia and Glasgow because they were the ones Roglic didn't do.
Few, but there are races he's done knowing he had no chance. He didn't even train for Australia.
Coincidentally, the two races hhave been two World Championship time trials in which Roglic didn't participate.
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