It seems like Pog wants to hit the limit of realism but Ving doesn't give a rats ass anymore. I wonder if Pog can realistically do something that affects him enough in this short time frame. I see mention of blood bags, but i assume those are already in play... Maybe a higher powered motor, If vingegaard is pushing 20W higher than he expected.
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I hope Team UAE come out in Saunier Duval kit tomorrow and go full Ricco.
I can actually imagine that. But not because he is 30s stronger but Jumbo/Vingegaard managing the media backlash by faking weakness. Its honestly a sensible thing for them to do. Would do the same.
Pog is way past the limit of realism. People are just used to it now. If you showed his palmares from the last few years to someone from 5 years ago, they would say those results are impossible in the modern era.
Yeah, with realism i wasn't talking about clean possible. I was more pointing to making the difference with the other riders within a certain bound of 'acceptable'
But I'm not sure it is. Beating specialists at their own game in their super peaks at their season goals, from february to october isn't really 'acceptable' I'd say. It's as crazy as what Vingegaard is doing, just more spread out.
Nah, he just came into the tour undercooked healing from a broken wrist. His bag was popped after stage 5 obviously. Now, he is weared down.
Always knew he was a clean lad. Probably psychologically demoralized after realizing that his friend, Jonas "Rabobank" Vingegaard betrayed him. Very sad, I cry every time
Tadej Pogacar... Our generation's David Moncoutié? In this video essay, I will discuss this topic
So nice of Pogacar to bonk hard today so Jumbo have a convenient way to explain everything away
Looks like we can close this thread now that we know Tadej "Christophe Moreau" Pogacar is bravely fighting for clean cycling against the Rabobank menace folks
well they were tested yesterday and this morning. Maybe he had a newbie who poked a bit to many holes and he lost to much blood?
The most hilarious comment is from WVA "I am the best of the normal people" and he himself is not normal.
All that blood flowing, but not to the brain apparently.
And now Pogačar is human & normal again.
I know people will scoff at this comment but that's... how cycling works. There's no miracle, i.e. la rançon de la gloire ("the price of fame" as the French call it) in cycling is total suspicion of wrongdoing when the gaps are massive & the first opponent gets annihilated.
Ullrich is a case study: doped to the gills yet at the time became the 'human visage' of cycling (& enjoyed some popular support at the side of the roads) whilst a cyborg massacred him again & again every July. There's no secret here & Jumbo are deluding themselves if they think their propaganda in which Vinge blows kisses to the crowds & embraces his wife & kid over the finish line will somehow protect him from the role of cycling baddie.
Yep, Jumbo & Vingegaard are now the bad guys. That's the price they pay for dominating in the manner they now dominate, whilst Pog earns the 'human' tag of a rider who is seen suffering on a bike.
I know people will scoff at this comment but that's... how cycling works. There's no miracle, i.e. la rançon de la gloire ("the price of fame" as the French call it) in cycling is total suspicion of wrongdoing when the gaps are massive & the first opponent gets annihilated.
Ullrich is a case study: doped to the gills yet at the time became the 'human visage' of cycling (& enjoyed some popular support at the side of the roads) whilst a cyborg massacred him again & again every July. There's no secret here & Jumbo are deluding themselves if they think their propaganda in which Vinge blows kisses to the crowds & embraces his wife & kid over the finish line will somehow protect him from the role of cycling baddie.
Yep, Jumbo & Vingegaard are now the bad guys. That's the price they pay for dominating in the manner they now dominate, whilst Pog earns the 'human' tag of a rider who is seen suffering on a bike.
yeah, the vampires were bribed by JV to suck a lot more blood from Pogacar.
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