Yes, and yes but more in general terms, its always about Pogacar whenever Im here. I don’t get why hes the focus thats all and why I ask. When he has to surpass other riders first before Pogacar should constantly be the conversation.
Thats why Im asking cause maybe it is my skewed image of perception here and I’m wrong and missing something. But to me, it seems like Pogacar is constantly positioned as the focal point in relation to Remco, and that just doesn’t feel rational.
I guess you missed a few pages with the Cunego comparison.
All jokes aside, Pogacar right now is THE reference in cycling. I think it makes sense that all current world class cyclists are compared to/judged in relation to Pogacar. It makes sense for Vingegaard (in GT's and stage races), it makes sense for Van der Poel (in cobbled classics) and imo it definitely also makes sense for Evenepoel.
They all want to be the best and thus they have to beat the best, and right now that is Pogacar.
Sure, if you limit it to GT's, there are other riders in the mix and it's definitely not a given that Remco beats everyone not named Pogacar or Vingegaard. But overall, who do you think should be the focal point in relation to Remco?
If we take the so called 'Big 6' minus Pogacar and Evenepoel:
- Vingegaard? Sure we can compare him with Vingegaard but I think we're quickly running out of interesting discussion points. The gap in stage racing/GT's (favoring Vingegaard) is clear while the gap in one day races/TT's (favoring Remco) is equally clear.
- Van der Poel? I don't think it makes much sense to compare him with Van der Poel because their paths have barely crossed (except for Championships). I do hope however that Remco rides some cobbled classics next year so this might change.
- Roglic? They've had some good battles in the past and Roglic definitely has been a focal point in relation to Remco. There's even a Remco vs Roglic thread. However it does seem like their paths are not crossing that much anymore recently and now that they're going to be teammates there's not much rivalry anymore.
- Van Aert? Same as for Van der Poel I guess.