Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

[Peyroteo94]

I've read speculation that it was his other knee that bothered him, not on the side he landed on, due to his (compensating?) position on the bike in the MTT.

At least, he overcame this adversity and looked better than ever in the Fall.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

That crash is a big mistery to me.
He destroyed Vingegaard right after the stage where he fell.

Yes, it was weird. Two of his three best days at the Tour ( Hautacam, Peyreguades) followed the crash. He got worse later.

 

[James M]

The body still use some extra energy to heal wounds after a crash as hard as his, even if there were no injuries. That on top of I think its mostly understated that he was allegedly a little sick last week, that alone is enough to drop performance by a few percent.

After he spoke about his pain surrounding his knee short-term caused by compensating for his position post-crash, I dont find it strange anymore. It makes perfect sense unless hes lying for absolutely no reason imo.

 

[Cycling111]

Many blows hurt more after 48 hours, especially in the joints.

 

[scribers]

Sprains minimally are common in cycling accidents. Effects can linger for many weeks without rest

 

[Oldman]

I think there is a real chance Vingegaard will race Giro-Tour and for that reason I think Pogacar can have a more relaxed approach to the TdF.
I genuinely believe he was too hot in the Dauphiné (and he paid in the Tour) because he wanted to make a statement before the Tour.
Don't know if more people share the same opinion.

Didn't Jonas just go to team camps after Dauphine? Seems like he had full control over his efforts and should know that the Dauphine is not a statement win if you don't follow up at the Tour; particularly when the Tour is the prime goal for he and the team.
Pogacar is going to prepare the same either way as the Young Guns are pushing Vindegaard to the lower tier anyway.

 

[2WpK]

So much obsession with the Vuelta. If Pogi finishes his career with a bunch of Tours, Monuments and WC's, history will not care even if he never wins the Vuelta. Having said that, he will get it at some point but there is no rush.

 

[Monsi]

So much obsession with the Vuelta. If Pogi finishes his career with a bunch of Tours, Monuments and WC's, history will not care even if he never wins the Vuelta. Having said that, he will get it at some point but there is no rush.

Uhm I don't agree with that. As someone who is being compared to Merckx, history will care that he wins every GT at least once and wins every Monument, multiple WCs, etc.

I do agree there is no rush though. 2027 may be the last WC parcours to fully suit him so might as well go all in for Worlds until then. Any GT parcours will suit him anyway. I do kinda understand the rush for him to get the Vuelta out of the way because anything can happen.

 

[Oldman]

Uhm I don't agree with that. As someone who is being compared to Merckx, history will care that he wins every GT at least once and wins every Monument, multiple WCs, etc.

I do agree there is no rush though. 2027 may be the last WC parcours to fully suit him so might as well go all in for Worlds until then. Any GT parcours will suit him anyway. I do kinda understand the rush for him to get the Vuelta out of the way because anything can happen.

History just called and said it doesn't care if Tadej doesn't.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Uhm I don't agree with that. As someone who is being compared to Merckx, history will care that he wins every GT at least once and wins every Monument, multiple WCs, etc.

I do agree there is no rush though. 2027 may be the last WC parcours to fully suit him so might as well go all in for Worlds until then. Any GT parcours will suit him anyway. I do kinda understand the rush for him to get the Vuelta out of the way because anything can happen.

As long as he's at his peak Tour record (because of the sponsors), WC record (because of routes) and missing monuments (his own ambition) are biggest goals. When he's old and washed up he will ride Vuelta (after half a year of careful preparations) hoping top guys are tired/absent after the Tour.