Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

[BubbaChuck]

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[Peyroteo94]

It's really hard to not see him winning today, specially with Bora working too.
Today is the day he can finish this legendary classics season.

 

[James M]

In short among much more which been pointed out, the competition is so much higher these days because the sport has 100x more people doing it and especially since its never been more specialized than it is now.

It should go without saying that specialization raises the level significantly in each area, dah...which in turn makes competing across different areas incredibly more difficult. Imagine that needs to be explained.

 

[Cycling111]

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[Peyroteo94]

Best classics season ever.
Best classicomano in the world!

 

[KZD]

First rider to win 5 consecutive Lombardias
First rider ever to podium all monuments in the same season.
Second rider ever to win 3 monuments in the same season.

The GOAT

 

[yaf2]

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best classics rider ever!!!

 

[James M]

best classics rider ever!!!

Fixed it.

 

[Monsi]

Chapeau to capping off the best classics season of all time. And a little side quest of winning the Tour de France....

That salute for Majka and the "Thank you Rafal" in the last kilometer. He definitely loves that guy. Hopefully Majka can stay with UAE as a staff.

 

[solo80k]

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Personal "Thank you!" in the final kilometers in live coverage as well.

I had my doubts in the past but they apparently become great teammates...

 

[Offline]

Showing goat racing again today! What a season

 

[Savant12]

Fairly standard win from the GOAT.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

So that's it when it comes to 2025. One of the best seasons ever and arguably the best season regarding big one-day races. 3 monument wins (and podiums on the remaining two), WC and a few other important ones (EC, Strade, Fleche). Only Merckx in 1971 won 3 monuments + WC.

 

[rafa92]

In the interview with italian tv pog said that after the race they were talking with teammates about the numbers he did on the last final climb and said they were crazy. I'm waiting for the estimates, but my guess looking at the time is that he did around 7.3 w/kg for 21:20.

 

[Cycling111]

Pogacar has put this season above the last.

I already told that this spring of classics is more difficult than Giro-Tour. Especially trainning for Roubaix.

 

[Peyroteo94]

In the interview with italian tv pog said that after the race they were talking with teammates about the numbers he did on the last final climb and said they were crazy. I'm waiting for the estimates, but my guess looking at the time is that he did around 7.3 w/kg for 21:20.

I handtimed and it was 21'22". So mething close to that.

 

[Cookster15]

Pogacar has put this season above the last.

I already told that this spring of classics is more difficult than Giro-Tour. Especially trainning for Roubaix.

The PCS numbers agree:

2025: 8635 km in 50 days | PCS points: 4921 | UCI points: 11680
2024: 9959 km in 58 days | PCS points: 4588 | UCI points: 11655

 

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[CatchyH]

This season is more impressive than last because last year Pogi farmed the Giro against weaker opposition and Vingegaard was less competitive in the Tour than this year. This year he had to beat Van der Poel in cobbled classics, Remco in Ardennes, Vingegaard in the Dauphine and Tour and again Remco in WC/EC and Lombardia.

 

[Salvarani]

THE GOAT

WHAT AN IMAGE

 

[Rou]

and Vingegaard was less competitive in the Tour than this year.

Explain this to me. How was Vingegaard less competitive last year when he showed his highest level ever, caught Pogacar and won a stage against him?

 

[Rou]

Recensy bias is real here. Yes, this was the best Classics season ever but the Grand Tours are 10 times bigger and more important than Monuments. Let's not kid ourselves.
Giro - Tour double with 6 stages in each is insane.

 

[Cycling111]

Italy adores Pogacar.

It's a shame that the Giro is so incompatible with the classics.
They're the best fans, without a doubt. As Contador said, Tour de France was what gave him prestige, but he was happiest in the Giro. In the Tour he ended burned out; the atmosphere is so toxic.

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[CatchyH]

Explain this to me. How was Vingegaard less competitive last year when he showed his highest level ever, caught Pogacar and won a stage against him?

Stage 11 was great but it was an exception. This year he didn't win a stage but was able to put up more of a fight, especially in the last week. Last year he got smoked every mountain stage.

 

[Monsi]

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Doing this in October is insane stuff.