Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

[Oldman]

Serious question.
I've seen riders in cyclocross do wheelies when they win (even MVDP).
Is there a code of 'no disrespect' in road cycling because I haven't seen one at the finish line?

Sagan.

 

[HashRouge]

But I believe he is not that far from Pogacar and will close the gap until July. I have the impression the TTT will be very important.

This just seems like an absolutely bonkers take to me. A 19 year old who has never ridden a grand tour is not beating Pogacar at the Tour de France unless he is sick or crashes. It is amazing that he was able to follow Pogacar on La Redoute, but he dropped fairly quickly on Roche-aux-Faucons. The Tour is a different thing all together, with three weeks of racing and multiple hard, high mountain stages. I expect both Pogacar and Vingegaard to put considerable time into Seixas in the week three mountain stages if he does ride the Tour. There is a limit to how much an individual can improve in the space of one year, and Seixas has already spent considerable time at altitude this year, so I think what we are seeing his probably him at his current peak level. I don't expect that to change considerably between now and July.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Pogacar vows to keep going until Seixas 'destroys' him

Tadej Pogacar won a fourth Liege-Bastogne-Liege Monument race after fending off a spirited challenge from teenage French sensation Paul Seixas.

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The Lord clearly anointed the Messiah as his successor.

 

[canina82]

This just seems like an absolutely bonkers take to me. A 19 year old who has never ridden a grand tour is not beating Pogacar at the Tour de France unless he is sick or crashes. It is amazing that he was able to follow Pogacar on La Redoute, but he dropped fairly quickly on Roche-aux-Faucons. The Tour is a different thing all together, with three weeks of racing and multiple hard, high mountain stages. I expect both Pogacar and Vingegaard to put considerable time into Seixas in the week three mountain stages if he does ride the Tour. There is a limit to how much an individual can improve in the space of one year, and Seixas has already spent considerable time at altitude this year, so I think what we are seeing his probably him at his current peak level. I don't expect that to change considerably between now and July.

Seixas is showing he has no limits. Even GdL is in danger for Pogacar.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Seixas is showing he has no limits. Even GdL is in danger for Pogacar.

This could also be Seixas' peak for this year. The kiddo spent 2-months (!) at the altitude before the season and this races block was clearly his target (while TdF wasn't even planned 100%). It's possible that they initially were thinking about the Vuelta as the main objective of the 2nd half of the season.

 

[canina82]

This could also be Seixas' peak for this year. The kiddo spent 2-months (!) at the altitude before the season and this races block was clearly his target (while TdF wasn't even planned 100%). It's possible that they initially were thinking about the Vuelta as the main objective of the 2nd half of the season.

IIRC, he said he wants to race in Montreal so the TdF might be on his program a long time ago.

 

[canina82]

They let the breakaway gain time even with Remco there. I thought the race was over but treated a break with Remco like a normal break.

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