Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

[AmRacer]

I think he has made enough targeted training in the last few years to win it again. This year a lot of things didn't go to plan and he still won it. So if things do go to plan, he can still win it without obsessively preparing for it

Has he ever started a one-day monument without proper training for it? No, he won't start MSR again. Same with PR if he wins it. You'll see.

 

[rafa92]

Has he ever started a one-day monument without proper training for it? No, he won't start MSR again. Same with PR if he wins it. You'll see.

he will skip msr one year and then he will go there again. It's at the beginning of the season, now that he has won it he doesn't have any pressure and it's an easy race for him to recover from. We will see pogacar in msr many more times, you'll see

 

[KoopaCycling]

Of course he's trying to, indirectly, win all 5. You can only talk about winning 5 if you win the first 4. But winning all 5 isn't a seasonal priority because everyone realises how difficult that is

It was clearly a goal. and WVA was the only reason he failed.

 

[canina82]

Of course he's trying to, indirectly, win all 5. You can only talk about winning 5 if you win the first 4. But winning all 5 isn't a seasonal priority because everyone realises how difficult that is

But for that reason, Pogacar does it. Mission impossibles is what Pogacar aims. Triple crown, TdF-WC combo, podium in all 5 monuments. Pogacar is showing he can do what others can't even dream.

 

[vappa]

But for that reason, Pogacar does it. Mission impossibles is what Pogacar aims. Triple crown, TdF-WC combo, podium in all 5 monuments. Pogacar is showing he can do what others can't even dream.

You can't target 5 monument wins without winning 4 first. That's my point, he can't say in December "I'm going to target 5 monument wins", because that's A extremely arrogant, B additional motivation for everyone else and C at least 4 months too soon

 

[KoopaCycling]

You can't target 5 monument wins without winning 4 first. That's my point, he can't say in December "I'm going to target 5 monument wins", because that's A extremely arrogant, B additional motivation for everyone else and C at least 4 months too soon

He won't say it, but we all knew. His shedule spoke for itself

 

[AmRacer]

He won't say it, but we all knew. His shedule spoke for itself

It's an indirect goal. Pogi wants to win every race he starts and since he hadn't won MSR and PR, he starts all five. I don't think he will target MSR again.

 

[Red Rick]

It's an indirect goal. Pogi wants to win every race he starts and since he hadn't won MSR and PR, he starts all five. I don't think he will target MSR again.

Sanremo has 0 opportunity cost. Not racing it doesn't make any sense.

 

[canina82]

Sanremo has 0 opportunity cost. Not racing it doesn't make any sense.

Pogacar said it. He can always change his opinion though.

 

[Rou]

I expect Pogacar to fly to Spain tomorrow to support Urska.
Will be nice to see him on bidon duty on the side of the road.

 

[MariaB]

Sanremo has 0 opportunity cost. Not racing it doesn't make any sense.

It's a dangerous race.

And yeah, this same argument can be made for every race, but why should he bother to go there, a race he is not a favorite, if he already won it?

 

[BubbaChuck]

View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZPdEbhrJ4Ac

 

[canina82]

It's a dangerous race.

And yeah, this same argument can be made for every race, but why should he bother to go there, a race he is not a favorite, if he already won it?

But he is the favorite now. He knows the recipe. Even more important, if he won while crashing 5 km before the main climb, what will he do with a perfect leadout? He is stronger than 2025.

 

[MariaB]

But he is the favorite now. He knows the recipe. Even more important, if he won while crashing 5 km before the main climb, what will he do with a perfect leadout? He is stronger than 2025.

Yeah, I agree.

And I wish he returns.
But only he knows the sweat and tears he put to win this race.
So maybe he doesn't want anymore.

Now maybe he switch his focus and try to punish himself to win the remaining Monument.

 

[hayneplane]

Sanremo has 0 opportunity cost. Not racing it doesn't make any sense.

This. Same as when Van Aert wasted his prime skipping San Remo to rest for the cobbled classics and still got dusted in RVV and PR.

 

[Extinction]

For SR all one has to do is TA or PN and voilà. It doesn't interfere with anything.