Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

[AlpRaid]

https://www.domestiquecycling.com/e...-the-battle-for-best-of-all-times-in-numbers/

Good article comparing Merckx and Pogacar's palmares.

Merckx's numbers are just incredible but he has two 'weak' spots, Tour wins and World Championships wins where he shares the record of wins with several other riders. These two races also happen to be the most important stage race and the most important one-day race, respectively, so there is a good chance Pogacar overtakes Merckx in both and solidifies his GOAT status claim.

uh-huh.

let's see pog win 5 giros and 7 MSRs and 3 P-Rs...

also, merckx never made an unimaginable jump from one season to the next as pog did between 23-24 (something that is repeated over and over by many pundits, not just here). if anything merckx dropped in performance after crash at Blois velodrome. he was never able to climb again like he did in 1969.

 

[hayneplane]

uh-huh.

let's see pog win 5 giros and 7 MSRs and 3 P-Rs...

also, merckx never made an unimaginable jump from one season to the next as pog did between 23-24 (something that is repeated over and over by many pundits, not just here). if anything merckx dropped in performance after crash at Blois velodrome. he was never able to climb again like he did in 1969.

He doesn’t have to build the totals in exactly the same way.

Are you going to run down Merckx because he didn’t win as many Lombardia in his entire career in as Pogacar has already won with many years left in his career?

 

[vappaxbipmv]

uh-huh.

let's see pog win 5 giros and 7 MSRs and 3 P-Rs...

also, merckx never made an unimaginable jump from one season to the next as pog did between 23-24 (something that is repeated over and over by many pundits, not just here). if anything merckx dropped in performance after crash at Blois velodrome. he was never able to climb again like he did in 1969.

That's right, he never made an unimaginable junp, he belongs in the clinic section, that's a confirmed fact

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Getting very close to clinic accusations here: back away while in this part of the forum.

 

[Salvarani]

https://www.domestiquecycling.com/e...-the-battle-for-best-of-all-times-in-numbers/

Good article comparing Merckx and Pogacar's palmares.

Merckx's numbers are just incredible but he has two 'weak' spots, Tour wins and World Championships wins where he shares the record of wins with several other riders. These two races also happen to be the most important stage race and the most important one-day race, respectively, so there is a good chance Pogacar overtakes Merckx in both and solidifies his GOAT status claim.

Good find that... and having the best record in those two most important races would definitely solidify that.

 

[BubbaChuck]

ist afunny thing,cause it was peleton started calling pog goat before me,lmaoo.he was 25 and i was like wtf.but they know.they really know.especially rabobank.

 

[MariaB]

https://www.domestiquecycling.com/e...-the-battle-for-best-of-all-times-in-numbers/

Good article comparing Merckx and Pogacar's palmares.

Merckx's numbers are just incredible but he has two 'weak' spots, Tour wins and World Championships wins where he shares the record of wins with several other riders. These two races also happen to be the most important stage race and the most important one-day race, respectively, so there is a good chance Pogacar overtakes Merckx in both and solidifies his GOAT status claim.

Very nice article.

Loved the final part: "That is where the comparison becomes less about numbers and more about context. Merckx raced in a peloton that was smaller, less specialised and far less global. Pogačar operates in a landscape where preparation is optimised, teams are deeper, and rivals arrive at the highest level earlier and in greater numbers."

Which means = Merckx rode against amateur people from 4-5 countries. No comparison.