Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

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Agreed, Stage 6 feels like the perfect launchpad for a statement move. If he gets a gap early on those gradients, it becomes a mental game for the rest of the GC contenders trying to chase him down.
 
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Regarding TdF, I'm shocked to see Narvaez not doing it after his fantastic performance last year. Yates is regressing as a rider so I thought McNulty would be the obvious replacement to him.
Nevertheless, this won't matter at all. Yates can still be reliable in the mountains (not the last man anymore) and Pogacar won't need much help since I believe he will not have a single threat in the Tour.
Any gap under 6' will be a big surprise to me.
 
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Not knowing everything about cycling, can I ask, what is the benefit of moto pacing? Is it just to replicate being in the peloton, when training by yourself? It doesn't look like he's getting anything from it, apart from being dragged up the hill.
 
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Not knowing everything about cycling, can I ask, what is the benefit of moto pacing? Is it just to replicate being in the peloton, when training by yourself? It doesn't look like he's getting anything from it, apart from being dragged up the hill.
I believe he is trying to replicate a UAE train in front of him.
 
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Not knowing everything about cycling, can I ask, what is the benefit of moto pacing? Is it just to replicate being in the peloton, when training by yourself? It doesn't look like he's getting anything from it, apart from being dragged up the hill.
It's to simulate race pace.
 
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Not knowing everything about cycling, can I ask, what is the benefit of moto pacing? Is it just to replicate being in the peloton, when training by yourself? It doesn't look like he's getting anything from it, apart from being dragged up the hill.
Being able to train at a faster pace, while it is not as taxing?

Basically a simulation.