Tadej Pogacar and Mauro Giannetti

[peterfin]

However Yates fantastic comeback as a tour winner 2026 and retirement might indicate early access to super blood.

Early access, incredible results but mentally torn so he quits. Who knows? His Finestre result is such a performance outlier of his career (~ 6.14 w/kg for an hour!) and exactly when it mattered most of all.

 

[YellowSocks]

Mr Gianetti's 'methods' weren't able to counter Simon Yates in the Giro

Not a good day to mention Simon Yates...

 

[Gianetti_Is_The_Goat]

What is the biggest deal is the bio-passport cannot distinguish between natural and synthetic hemoglobin like how they can distinguish between young and old red blood cells to detect autologous infusion.

On Mauro, and UAE, it still needs to be explained why they might be the only team using synthetic hemoglobin? And I am not seeing crushing dominance from their other riders (not Pogi). Some are predicting big things from Del Toro but Mr Gianetti's 'methods' weren't able to counter Simon Yates in the Giro.

Del Toro was better than Yates during the entire Giro, including the final stage. That was a massive tactical failure.

 

[BubbaChuck]

'The food at Visma is extraordinary' - Fiorelli details team's nutrition strategy

New Visma | Lease a Bike signing Filippo Fiorelli outlined the importance of attention to detail when it comes to the Dutch team’s focus on nutrition.

www.domestiquecycling.com

 

[BubbaChuck]

You gotta give credit to rabobank.they still play on endurance tactic againt pogacar on tours.what is hope here,to hit that hight after drilling whole year.

 

[Cookster15]

A while back someone mentioned synthetic hemoglobin as a possible undetectable loophole which could be exploited by athletes. I have to give it to Google, their AI search is great. The link below are the results of my search:

Is synthetic hemoglobin detectable?

The search result claims the biological passport can detect use of synthetic hemoglobin? If so, then all roads lead back to how well the passport is being monitored by the UCI / ITA and the software used to flag anomalies against riders' baselines.

 

[Lorzenz08]

Either Pogi has an unfair advantage compared to the competition, or he doesn't.

If he has an unfair advantage, meaning there is something he gets that an other team with an annual budget of dozens of millions of euros doesnt, there is no way any of us is going to know what it is.

And if any of you do, feel free to contact one of these teams, they will make you a millionaire.

 

[Forever The Best]

Del Toro was better than Yates during the entire Giro, including the final stage. That was a massive tactical failure.

He was dropped by Yates and others on San Valentino.

 

[Gianetti_Is_The_Goat]

He was dropped by Yates and others on San Valentino.

Hell no. He focused exclusively on Carapas who tried to get away at least 5 times.

 

[Forever The Best]

Hell no. He focused exclusively on Carapas who tried to get away at least 5 times.

I'm talking about stage 16. He shipped 1:30+ to Carapaz and over 50 seconds to Yates: https://cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=44342

 

[SafeBet]

'The food at Visma is extraordinary' - Fiorelli details team's nutrition strategy

New Visma | Lease a Bike signing Filippo Fiorelli outlined the importance of attention to detail when it comes to the Dutch team’s focus on nutrition.

www.domestiquecycling.com

The fact Italians are now marveling at Dutch food should tell you everything you need to know about Italian cycling...

 

[Rob5091]

Don't get all excited by the headline about "motor control"! It's all about brain washing Pogi so he gets all symmetrical with his pedal pushing - close the Clinic! Michele Del Gallo,talks,
https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling...pogacars-brain-helps-make-him-so-hard-to-beat

original article in Italian at https://bici.pro/training/preparazione/uae-emirates-lavora-cervello-gambe/

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Don't get all excited by the headline about "motor control"! It's all about brain washing Pogi so he gets all symmetrical with his pedal pushing - close the Clinic! Michele Del Gallo,talks,
https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling...pogacars-brain-helps-make-him-so-hard-to-beat

original article in Italian at https://bici.pro/training/preparazione/uae-emirates-lavora-cervello-gambe/

The title is awesome, lol. Motor control is the key as some forum experts already pointed out in 2024.

 

[Red Rick]

The title is awesome, lol. Motor control is the key as some forum experts already pointed out in 2024.

Yes, a subject where research has showed dimishing returns at the advanced level is definitely why Pogacar is levels ahead.

I can't decide if they think people believe it or if they're literally just laughing at us.

 

[Panda Claws]

Blonde hair

 

[Tim Cahill]

Blonde hair

Green Eyes

Why has Tadej Pogačar partnered with a “disgraced” crypto scheme guilty of violating anti-money laundering and terrorist financing laws?

The four-time Tour de France winner is now the global brand ambassador of KuCoin, a platform found to have handled over $9 billion in criminal funds, and with alleged links to Iran and a transnational money laundering network involving torture

road.cc

 

[KoopaCycling]

Blonde hair

Yep saw the blond hair as well. Basically outing himself as a doper

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Blonde hair

Lol, In the left picture Pogi is looking like a young Eminem but 20 years older. Maybe too much CO in the air in Monaco

 

[Low is rhe new high]

Yep saw the blond hair as well. Basically outing himself as a doper

Green Eyes

Why has Tadej Pogačar partnered with a “disgraced” crypto scheme guilty of violating anti-money laundering and terrorist financing laws?

The four-time Tour de France winner is now the global brand ambassador of KuCoin, a platform found to have handled over $9 billion in criminal funds, and with alleged links to Iran and a transnational money laundering network involving torture

road.cc

Soon he will appear in the Epstein files as well, together with the other crypto bros.

 

[Berniece]

Remember Gilbert doing that during his insane season

 

[KoopaCycling]

Remember Gilbert doing that during his insane season

Yes, unfortunately. all racers who paint their hair blond are suspect. I already dread the day we see a blond remco.
It will be what it will be. Not like we don't know. It just is what it is. There was a time i had some hope after Armstrong, but then Sky came.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Bettini, Astarloa, Piepoli and Valverde were obviously all squeaky clean.

 

[KoopaCycling]

Bettini, Astarloa, Piepoli and Valverde were obviously all squeaky clean.

I hear you but (quick ai explanation)
Bleaching or heavily treating blond hair can reduce drug metabolite concentrations by 40-80%, potentially allowing users to evade detection in hair follicle tests. The process damages the hair shaft, causing substances to leach out. Natural, light-colored hair also has a lower, poorer incorporation rate of substances compared to darker hair.

So i do see it as a possible tell.

 

[Red Rick]

Lol, In the left picture Pogi is looking like a young Eminem but 20 years older. Maybe too much CO in the air in Monaco

Looks like the Breaking Bad instagram filter.

He looks like an even less intellectually talented Jesse Pinkman.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Bettini, Astarloa, Piepoli and Valverde were obviously all squeaky clean.

Valverde didn’t have any hair to bleach is the only reason he didn’t do it.