Effectively, if Pogacar never tired, as someone said, he would have already won the Vuelta. But he hasn't returned since 2019 because the Tour usually leaves him exhausted.
Part of never get tired is a strong and proper off-seasson
Love those races, too except MSR can be so painful to watch. 2 times recently great descenders showed technique could triumph over greater talent after loooooong, boring miles. It's also tough on fans that decide it's a good event for drinking games.
His success probably has multiplied the media pressure in ways he'd like to avoid. Is that likely to improve enough to reduce that fatigue factor? It's a real draw on strength and recovery.
....but the quiet, wheel sucking drinkers usually triumph. Or they're the only ones standing in which case it does resemble the race itself.
SB is just an isolated one day race. Not like Ardennes where he doesn't return home between races. And Siena is much closer to Monaco than Paris (same country) for example.
Remember, this year was his 1st participation AND he rode a V4Rs, that's at least 10 extra watts, which, provided no bad luck, should land him at least a velodrome sprint
You would just guess that you want a more compliant bike on rough roads.. I didn't pay attention to see if riders used aero hybrid bikes, Aero seatposts are normally more harsh and the seat stays on Colnago aero bikes look pretty stiff.. And the cockpit I don't have any idea if it's forgiving or not..I personally spend lots of time with my hands on the tops so I don't think I like the severe angles of Colnago handlebars on Y1RS..it obviously works for lots of guys, Pogacar, Del Toro, Well and Yates all won on them.
Both races get maximum exposure, I don't see how he can't do UAE tour he is the biggest draw ..TDU would surely get a big boost from Del Toro or Pogacar showing up.
But it's so weird, V5 (I'm assuming this time it's V5) is a climbing bike, Roubaix is anything but climbing and Y1 is an aero bike and they use it for basically everything, no matter how steep
I have not ridden any of the bikes I had a chance to ride a Y1RS but it was a large and has a @57 top tube and owner has long legs lanky torso and long arms, 130 stem length I need a @53 top tube and don't have long legs,arms or torso..So I said no..probably wouldn't be able to tell anything from up and down the street . I also notice that most are riding @50+ wheels which are normally fairly stiff.. I don't see what use all that would have on lets say wet cobbles on sloppy conditions. I am thinking that @28s or 30s with low psi is why guys would try it on rough roads..I don't remember which bike Tadej rode in Strada Bianche, but despite it being unpaved it is not that rough. I am not a fan of, aero bikes or deep section rims, but I also don't ride for work. Also lots of bikes are starting to feature big front fork profile cross sections, Cervelo, Ridley, Scott and Colnago have the blended headtube fork design and I don't know if that is, stiffer also.. It looks like it but no way to know without riding it.. @38-40 is my sweet spot for rim depth and 130 stem also adds a little forgiveness and lots of 27.2 seatpost softens things up.
I already said it, these months without cycling are going to feel very long with all the false rumors.
His only bad luck last year was riding off the road and taking enough time to get back on that MvP toyed with him to the finish.
I just want them to talk about anything because otherwise is sooo boring in offseason. Like this thread, it lives because of you and i am so grateful for your takes even if i don't agree with them but you are always making conversation going. They need some big event in offseason- i think something like all riders-schedules should come out together on 1. Dezember at 18.00.
C’mon man, no one truly believes that, least of all Del Toro and Poggo themselves who are hard chilling. So the better question is: why do you care if you do by a handful Mexican comments?What I'm also seeing is that many Twitter and YouTube accounts are talking a lot about Del Toro. The Mexican market is large and attracts a lot of views
The problem is that they are being led to believe or falsely hopeful that he will be the leader at the 2026 Tour de France., and when they realize he won't be, they'll leave negative comments
He normally releases his schedule in middle December.
Im sure theres a handful who believe or wanne believe that just like theres a handful who think Remcos winning the Tour every year on X too and so on. But thats kind of the point: a handful fringe opinions exist everywhere.
Mexican sports journalism is very intrusive. If Del Toro goes to the Tour, they're going to put a lot of pressure there.
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