Funny thing is he look fresh after the stage. Uae create a monster
That's because this he genuinely didn't dig very deep today.
The thing that makes Pogi entirely unbelievable and incredible - again, incredible as in not credible - is that he is good every single stage and every single race all of the time. And he's not just good, he's usually miles better than his nearest opponent.
A few seasons ago it was at least still somewhat believable. For example, in 2021 he snagged nine race victories (stages and one day races) in 60 race days plus four GC wins. That means that he won on about 15 percent of all his racedays. Okay, that means that he was very often very good, but there were still lots and lots of races that he didn't win.
Since then, this number has just kept rising. And it's still rising. 2022? 13 race victories in 54 race days for 24 percent win rate. 2023? 15 race victories in 49 race days for 31 percent. 2024 so far? 13 race victories in 35 race days for a ridiculous 37 percent. That's right. On more than a third of all Pogi's racedays in 2024, he has crossed the finish line first. He's been in the top three 18 times, so he's above 50 percent for podiums.
That's just laughable. How are we supposed to take this seriously? For reference, in his entire career as a pro he has 63 race victories (and 15 GC wins) in 303 race days for a stupid 21 percent win rate. And that's his entire career at UAE.
At some point serious media outlets have start asking serious questions, the only question for me is whether they will wait for him to hit a 70 percent win rate ...