Tadej Pogacar and Mauro Giannetti

[Mayomaniac]

His only two TT wins both come in TdF.

Yeah, but since turining pro he has only finished outside the top 5 twice in ITTs, in the 2019 Vuelta where he finished 11th and in PV in 2019 (18th).

 

[Devil's Elbow]

I just feel bad for everyone who isn't one of the happy few (read: Pogacar, VDP, Van Aert and maybe Roglic and Alaphilippe) right now. There's just no way to compete in any discipline at all right now, it's like the highlights of decades of EPO mashed together in a single generation.

 

[ice&fire]

He doesn't even look happy

He was asked to slow down so MVDP keeps the yellow jersey.

#FreePogacar

 

[Ripper]

So dude handily beats fairly fresh time trial specialist who is it working towards Olympic gold! Priceless!

 

[Bronstein]

Good post.

Good post, hog.

 

[limak_]

He was asked to slow down so MVDP keeps the yellow jersey.

#FreePogacar

By doing so, he even managed to hit some nice equal numbers with his avg speed and time. That can't be a coincidence.

 

[PhiLiz]

I sigh like Kung...

 

[saganftw]

quite stark contrast between roglic sweating like a pig, van aert with spit on his mouth and van der poel red as a communist party pamphlet but pogacar was pristine - in both performance and look, i bet my balls are sweatier on a summer day than his TT was today

 

[Amazinmets87]

When do we get watts per kilo? I want to know just how absurd this really was.

 

[Red Rick]

When do we get watts per kilo? I want to know just how absurd this really was.

W/kg for flat ITTs are much lower than on climbs cause aerodynamics are so important.

 

[JosefK]

So dude handily beats fairly fresh time trial specialist who is it working towards Olympic gold! Priceless!

Reminds me of Contador out-time-trialing Cancellara back in the day.

 

[Ripper]

W/kg for flat ITTs are much lower than on climbs cause aerodynamics are so important.

Indeed! So if lightweight climber dude can time trial and smoke classics and time trial specialists over fairly flat course, just imagine what the climbs are going to be like

 

[Red Rick]

Reminds me of Contador out-time-trialing Cancellara back in the day.

That was actually a TT with a significant climb in it.

 

[solo80k]

He'll be a legend on par with Lance/Froome/Indurain. Until they catch him somehow of course....

Smart move from Ineos with focusing on Giro and Vuelta. They should try to win other GTs in next few years because TdF is already lost.

 

[JosefK]

Indeed! So if lightweight climber dude can time trial and smoke classics and time trial specialists over fairly flat course, just imagine what the climbs are going to be like

The climbs are going to be hilarious, I think. I'm very curious to see what happens.

 

[roundabout]

That was actually a TT with a significant climb in it.

What about the other 91% of that course?

One would think that 37km of flat and downhill would have been enough to gain back 28 seconds lost on the climb

 

[Skalman]

The climbs are going to be hilarious, I think. I'm very curious to see what happens.

I don't think he is going to show much, he doesn't need to, he has already won.

 

[Rollthedice]

Reminds me of Contador out-time-trialing Cancellara back in the day.

Contador did it once, this guy is turning it into a habit.

 

[topt]

Hahahahaha this is great, uae and maxtin does not give a ***, seems like the uci have let things be more free for all instead of one superior team while other teams got warnings (postal, sky)

No way he gets busted ever unless something leaks to the media, im sure he tests positive a few times a year, to much bad press if he did get caught.

Christ ,the stupidity in clinic is to much for me

 

[topt]

His only two TT wins both come in TdF.

lie on a lie on a lie

 

[Luthor]

Is it possible he wouldn't get gear for OI? Too much on stake? Why risk it for his national team, looking from UAE perspective. I think he won't be even top 5 at OI TT. Excuse, tired from TDF.

I agree, they're gonna do the same excuse as last years WC. Apparently he was so tired that he worked for Roglic but at the same time he should possess incredible recovery and Roglic was clearly more tired after TDF. Obviously UAE is not giving him the juice for the national competitions and Olympics might actually have some decent doping controls. He should be the favorite for the Olympics RR but I think we're gonna see a surprise there too.

 

[topt]

quite stark contrast between roglic sweating like a pig, van aert with spit on his mouth and van der poel red as a communist party pamphlet but pogacar was pristine - in both performance and look, i bet my balls are sweatier on a summer day than his TT was today

oh yes, the clean red VDP, first time on TT bike probably this year and less than 30sec down on the doper

 

[burning]

In terms of absolute peak performance, I am curious how does he compare to the past performances.

Some examples that all of us know include:

Indurain 95
Riis 96
Ullrich 97
Pantani 98
Lance 2004-2005
Contador 2009
Froome 2013

I think I will slot Pogacar below Indurain and Lance, but ahead of everyone else.

 

[Mayomaniac]

I don't think he is going to show much, he doesn't need to, he has already won.

If he's smart he's gonna control things like Indurain. No need to pull a Froome to show everyone how superior you are.

 

[Luthor]

oh yes, the clean red VDP, first time on TT bike probably this year and less than 30sec down on the doper

As if the "miner worker" Pog has some good TT position /s Your post is whataboutism at its finest. If someone does an incredible performance, then everyone expects him to go ham and be extremely tired after an incredible effort. Basically what VDP did at Tirreno.