Tour de France Tour de France 2024, Stage 18, Gap - Barcelonnette, 179.5k

[Danskebjerge]

To try to win all Tours without having it be the plan all year long can't be a good idea

Has Pogacar ever been overtrained or out of shape?

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Has Pogacar ever been overtrained or out of shape?

He's usually pretty *** after the tour for his standards and somehow rebuilds for Lombardia while being dropped at the middle of the race a few weeks before. (If memory serves correctly)

As to the over training, I remember having read somewhere that he used to overtrain at altitude, but it might just have been one of mou's claims about San Milan being a fraud.

I just strikes me as a very risky idea to just send him to do another GT, without having planed for that at all in the buildup.

 

[Danskebjerge]

I just strikes me as a very risky idea to just send him to do another GT, without having planed for that at all in the buildup.

I would agree if it was any other guy than him - he is not normal.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Good morning, chaps!

Breakaway day! Time for more Jonathan Vaughters four-dimensional thinking. Look for "The Miner" Ben Healy to take the stage today.

 

[Bolder]

Has Pogacar ever been overtrained or out of shape?

No. He's been at the end of a peak, like at World's last year, but he was still better than nearly everyone. It's crazy.

 

[RedheadDane]

Quick linguistic question:

Doesn't "corp" mean, well... "corpse"? That gives "Côte de Corps" a rather macabre name...

 

[Taxus4a]

Sant Apollynaire is categorized as 3rd, but it was Basque country or pariz Nize, wpudl be 1st. Really he is second.

 

[noob]

Quick linguistic question:

Doesn't "corp" mean, well... "corpse"? That gives "Côte de Corps" a rather macabre name...

I think it's also used as short for "corporate", which also makes it weird, but not as bad as corps

But I wonder what the real translation actually is

 

[RedheadDane]

I think it's also used as short for "corporate", which also makes it weird, but not as bad as corps

But I wonder what the real translation actually is

Maybe there was some sort of historical battle in the area, with lots of people dying...

 

[noob]

Maybe there was some sort of historical battle in the area, with lots of people dying...

Hopefully not as bloody today

 

[Rob5091]

I think it's also used as short for "corporate", which also makes it weird, but not as bad as corps

But I wonder what the real translation actually is

As it's on the Route Napoléon, I'd guess a military connection as in a "body" (or group) of men.

 

[search]

French Wikipedia refers to corvus/corbeaux (crows) as the likely origin of the name.

 

[noob]

Whoa not giving a good portrait from Blythe

 

[noob]

French Wikipedia refers to corvus/corbeaux (crows) as the likely origin of the name.

Much more lovable! The mountain of ravens!

 

[RedheadDane]

Hopefully not as bloody today

Also, I do realise that "area where a lot of people died in a battle" fits for... quite a lot of Europe.

Much more lovable! The mountain of ravens!

Just so you know ravens sometimes eat carrion, including from humans

But anyway; I hope Mr. Bluestache can stay away today!

 

[Danskebjerge]

No. He's been at the end of a peak, like at World's last year, but he was still better than nearly everyone. It's crazy.

True. Many expected Pogacar to be weaker there after a busy season and yet he beat Mads Pedersen in the sprint for the last podium place. One of the many times when the Slovenian said afterwards that he was surprised about his own capabilities, as I recall.

 

[noob]

Blythe is really irritatingly good looking!

 

[Rob5091]

Much more lovable! The mountain of ravens!

Ravens and crows live off dead bodies so ...

 

[Lequack]

Lance said it was politically incorrect of Pog to attack

https://twitter.com/x/status/1813728166625870134

View: https://x.com/opaisdociclismo/status/1813728166625870134

 

[RobertCrawley]

Lance said it was politically incorrect of Pog to attack

https://twitter.com/x/status/1813728166625870134

View: https://x.com/opaisdociclismo/status/1813728166625870134

Quite the source for morality in cycling.

 

[noob]

I absolutely adore Jonas in the polka jersey! It looks so good on him and is so right in every way!

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

I cheer for the break today.
Nomatter how broke they may be.

Same procedure as yesterday, since that went quite well.

 

[danielovichdk2]

Lance said it was politically incorrect of Pog to attack

https://twitter.com/x/status/1813728166625870134

View: https://x.com/opaisdociclismo/status/1813728166625870134

Lance is bullying Pogi already. Fearing his 7 wins is up for graps. Can't blame him. Stakes are too high for anyone to claim reimbursement, no one will get caught speeding up the mountains, it's too bad for business and no one would join ever again.

Free Lance!

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

Lance said it was politically incorrect of Pog to attack

https://twitter.com/x/status/1813728166625870134

View: https://x.com/opaisdociclismo/status/1813728166625870134

I simply adore politically incorrectness as of Pogi's.

 

[VO2 Max]

Quick linguistic question:

Doesn't "corp" mean, well... "corpse"? That gives "Côte de Corps" a rather macabre name...

I think it means 'body' more generally, and the body to mean 'the group' or 'the whole thing' like in Esprit de Corps.

I would agree if it was any other guy than him - he is not normal.

They need to look at it as how much is there is lose. Vuelta is two weeks after the Olympics and finishes 3 weeks before the Worlds I think. There's some big climbing already on stages 4 and 6 - if he's already smashed everyone to shreds there then just keep going as easily as possible; if he's not good then pull out and have a few more weeks off before the Worlds. As cycling fans we understand that the Triple Crown Giro-Tour-Worlds is historically the ultimate thing, but how cool would it be to take a chance at going beyond even that?