Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

[Cycling111]

Why is Remco's dad getting that impression? Doesn't make any sense?

Wishful thinking.

 

[yaf2]

You guys are going to love this. Patrick Evenepoel (father of) says Pogacar isn’t riding the TDF next year.

“Er was nood aan vernieuwing”: vader van Remco Evenepoel over de stap naar Bora en het koersprogramma “dat niet veel zal veranderen”

Bij ‘RTBF’ heeft Patrick Evenepoel, de vader van Remco, gesproken over de transfer van z’n zoon naar Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe. “Ik heb niets te zeggen over hoe ze het kopmanschap moeten verdelen”, klonk het onder meer. En hij had ook een verrassende uitspraak over Tadej Pogacar. “Ik heb niet de...

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1981791050537861185

View: https://x.com/NielsBodo/status/1981791050537861185?t=fO7VuYlpRqnRwahE6uVBUQ&s=19

 

[vappaxbipmv]

You guys are going to love this. Patrick Evenepoel (father of) says Pogacar isn’t riding the TDF next year.

“Er was nood aan vernieuwing”: vader van Remco Evenepoel over de stap naar Bora en het koersprogramma “dat niet veel zal veranderen”

Bij ‘RTBF’ heeft Patrick Evenepoel, de vader van Remco, gesproken over de transfer van z’n zoon naar Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe. “Ik heb niets te zeggen over hoe ze het kopmanschap moeten verdelen”, klonk het onder meer. En hij had ook een verrassende uitspraak over Tadej Pogacar. “Ik heb niet de...

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I don't think that's happening. The Giro ends on May 29th, the Vuelta starts on August 22nd. That's almost 3 months. The only one day race worth noting in that period is San Sebastian

 

[Shortcut]

That (Giro-Vuelta) would be pretty nice actually. But only if he doesn't skip P-R and RVV. And i don't see how is that possible.

 

[Cycling111]

That (Giro-Vuelta) would be pretty nice actually. But only if he doesn't skip P-R and RVV. And i don't see how is that possible.

No, the fifth Tour above all. The fifth Tour is the one that will put him on par with the greatest.
When he achieves that, he can think about skipping the Tour some year.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Why is Remco's dad getting that impression? Doesn't make any sense?

Wishful thinking IMO

 

[Peyroteo94]

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1981791050537861185

View: https://x.com/NielsBodo/status/1981791050537861185?t=fO7VuYlpRqnRwahE6uVBUQ&s=19

Mistery solved. Wishful thinking.

 

[Breh]

Sky days are sooo back! "Evil team" with an "evil rider" strangling the sport and we get to spend the entire off season talking about possible TdF lineups and which lieutenant should get a GT to his own

Who are our present Contador, Nibali and Quintana???
I feel like CyclistAbi makes a good Florecita impression, both supporting the peoples champion.

And in no way can Almeida and Del Toro demand sole leadership in a GT on UAE.

Because Almeida and Del Toro are similar in level or who/what am I missing?

 

[Red Rick]

Sky days are sooo back! "Evil team" with an "evil rider" strangling the sport and we get to spend the entire off season talking about possible TdF lineups and which lieutenant should get a GT to his own

Who are our present Contador, Nibali and Quintana???
I feel like CyclistAbi makes a good Florecita impression, both supporting the peoples champion.


Because Almeida and Del Toro are similar in level or who/what am I missing?

Because they don't have enough spots for sole leadership outside of Pogacar.

And lets not pretend they didn't let Almeida get 4th in the Tour when Pogacar was there. They manage to do double leadership perfeclty fine.

The main issue is you cannot promise Vuelta leadership unless Pogacar already decides today that he will not race it. And unless he's been lying out of his ass, the decision to skip the Vuelta has basically always come during/after the Tour.

 

[Berniece]

Mistery solved. Wishful thinking.

That are you sure post is from 2023…

 

[Oldman]

Why is Remco's dad getting that impression? Doesn't make any sense?

Oh this can't be good. Did he come by that information before Remco signed? Sounds like Remco should have an agent not His Dad whether it's true or not.
That would still leave four better climbers to contest the Tour win; at least one a RBH teammate.
Vingo and Primoz hope this is true.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

You guys are going to love this. Patrick Evenepoel (father of) says Pogacar isn’t riding the TDF next year.

“Er was nood aan vernieuwing”: vader van Remco Evenepoel over de stap naar Bora en het koersprogramma “dat niet veel zal veranderen”

Bij ‘RTBF’ heeft Patrick Evenepoel, de vader van Remco, gesproken over de transfer van z’n zoon naar Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe. “Ik heb niets te zeggen over hoe ze het kopmanschap moeten verdelen”, klonk het onder meer. En hij had ook een verrassende uitspraak over Tadej Pogacar. “Ik heb niet de...

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It's natural that father hopes his son's dreams will come true.
If he asks Pogi will skip the Tour, he's such a good boy after all.

 

[yaf2]

Mistery solved. Wishful thinking.

Its a glitch or perhaps part of his wet dreams

 

[Berniece]

It's natural that father hopes his son's dreams will come true.
If he asks Pogi will skip the Tour, he's such a good boy after all.

I think his father is just sharing what he heard. Obviously that’s hard for the internet to understand. That not everything is a “move”, with a specific end in mind.

 

[Salvarani]

I think his father is just sharing what he heard. Obviously that’s hard for the internet to understand. That not everything is a “move”, with a specific end in mind.

Yeah, Remcos father has no motive whatsoever of course. It is the internet that have trouble understanding for sure.

 

[Berniece]

Yeah, Remcos father has no motive whatsoever of course. It is the internet that have trouble understanding for sure.

Like I said before, Pogi fans are going to love it. Maybe I should’ve rephrased it to: people are going to love see Pogi fans respond to it

 

[Netserk]

It's obvious nonsense, and unsubstantiated speculation by an old pro is not newsworthy and should never have been reported.

 

[peterfin]

It's obvious nonsense, and unsubstantiated speculation by an old pro is not newsworthy and should never have been reported.

Controversy sells.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Evenepoel’s father doesn't help his son... Trine version 2.

 

[TrekCyclist]

Even if Pogacar would not ride TdF. That would by no means make Evenepoel the no. 1 (or even no 2) favourite.

 

[greyclouds]

I think his father is just sharing what he heard. Obviously that’s hard for the internet to understand. That not everything is a “move”, with a specific end in mind.

I think that his agent is spreading rumours to generate headlines and create a ‘buzz’

 

[Berniece]

I think that his agent is spreading rumours to generate headlines and create a ‘buzz’

I think people are reading too much into it. Pogacar won't even read this, and if hears about it he'll be like: "I have no clue about my schedule yet myself. Let me rest."

 

[HashRouge]

I think they just leave the Pogacar to Vuelta question semi open. You send Almeida to Giro-Tour because you don't want to be that light on top quality support, and Del Toro can go Giro and then leave the Vuelta an open question as well.

And in no way can Almeida and Del Toro demand sole leadership in a GT on UAE.

I agree with this. I wouldn't be surprised to see it on his schedule again this year. If he comes out of the Tour similar to the way he did in 2024, I'm confident he'd ride the Vuelta. He seems to have been hugely tempted in 2024, but didn't go in order to keep his teammates happy. That's less of an issue if he doesn't ride the Giro and with Ayuso gone. I think the world championships will remain a priority, but now that he's won two in a row, it won't necessarily stop him doing the Vuelta if he finishes the Tour well.

 

[James M]

It's obvious nonsense, and unsubstantiated speculation by an old pro is not newsworthy and should never have been reported.

Same with the final boss, Roger De Vlaeminck. Both raced in an era when helmets werent used. Do I need to say more?

 

[Lequack]

Found this video cool. An Asian couple visits Slovenia to take part in the Pogi challenge, apparently they are big fans of his.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0Tv1LSvxyY