Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

[James M]

When Pogacar wins Lombardia next Sunday (and thereby podiums), he will become the first rider in the history to podium all five Monuments within the same year.

 

[Peyroteo94]

When Pogacar wins Lombardia next Sunday (and thereby podiums), he will become the first rider in the history to podium all five Monuments within the same year.

Monuments+Worlds:
3, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1?

Best classics season ever without a doubt.

 

[hayneplane]

I don't agree. He is just lucky to have a much better team when they both ride for their national team. You turn this in a w/kg contest and Pogacar will rip Remco. GdL will be a prime example of that.

I thought Slovenia did a pretty decent job for Pogacar in the Euro RR considering it’s barely more than a CT level roster other than Pogacar and a far from in form Mohoric for whom the parcours were too climby anyway.

 

[hayneplane]

When Pogacar wins Lombardia next Sunday (and thereby podiums), he will become the first rider in the history to podium all five Monuments within the same year.

A few other notable landmarks he would reach with a win would be:
- joint record holder with Coppi for GDL wins but most in a row on his own
- 3rd rider in history to reach 10 monument wins
- 2nd rider ever to win 3 monuments in a season (Merckx managed this a mind bending 4 times in his career)
- Lowest cumulative position total in history for all 5 monuments in 1 season.

 

[YavorD]

Actually by the time Pogacar may be the record holder (or at least joint) for most wins on 3 of the 5 monuments, WC and Tour se France.

 

[James M]

A few other notable landmarks he would reach with a win would be:
- joint record holder with Coppi for GDL wins but most in a row on his own
- 3rd rider in history to reach 10 monument wins
- 2nd rider ever to win 3 monuments in a season (Merckx managed this a mind bending 4 times in his career)
- Lowest cumulative position total in history for all 5 monuments in 1 season.

Impeccable. It also speaks volumes about his current historic run from 2024 to now. Last year was the best season ever recorded, and now this season, (he might) be the first to ever podium all five Monuments within the same year.

 

[tigabara]

I don't hear a lot about National Olympic Committees planning on "how to dismantle domination" of Armand Duplantis, or that "the sport is dying" because of him. Not a lot of fanatics putting "underbelt jumper" stickers on him either. I don't see a lot of high jumpers crying or kicking bottles or changing jumping poles mid competition.
I see a lot of athletes trying to emulate his technique. A lot of people applauding him for "lifting the sport to higher levels".
Olympics are not "in danger of dying" because of Duplantis, on the contrary.

So why is it so different with Pogačar?

Yes. Yes...

A great example. There are indeed Aliens in certain sports. Marc Marquez, Michael Jordan, Michael Phelps, Messi, Usain Bolt, etc., etc.

 

[Oldman]

When Pogacar wins Lombardia next Sunday (and thereby podiums), he will become the first rider in the history to podium all five Monuments within the same year.

If he does win it maybe some folks on the Remco thread will figure out why he doesn't feel the need to pile on minutes when he has 75km to go. He's in a rare zone of strategic dominance that is more than just pounding everyone. He's got other competitors so reluctant to risk blowing up they just give up. This happened in the Giro last year, too. Geraint Thomas wouldn't even shrug, let alone get out of the saddle when Tadej passed him. It's not just this year.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Next season while unrealistic, I hope he races:
SB
MSR
RVV
PR
FW
LBL
TdR (just seeing if he can win coming down and racing it more reserved)
TDS
TdF
Quebec
Montreal
Worlds
GDL


If, and very big if, he doesn’t do RVV or PR he can do TofBC instead.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Next season while unrealistic, I hope he races:
SB
MSR
RVV
PR
FW
LBL
TdR (just seeing if he can win coming down and racing it more reserved)
TDS
TdF
Quebec
Montreal
Worlds
GDL


If, and very big if, he doesn’t do RVV or PR he can do TofBC instead.

I hope his schedule is like this:
SB
MSR
RVV
PR
LBL
TdS
TdF
Canadian classics (if he is fresh enough - Vuelta)
WC
EC (Slovenia)
GdL