Which rider is going to announce their 2025 schedule first?

[AmRacer]

You said riders will avoid him like the plague, please tell me which races of Pogacar's schedule won't have one of the big 6. As far as I can tell only UAE Tour, which is more of a obligated sponsor tour for Pogacar.

1 or 2 of the 5 not so big will face Pogi in some races.

 

[James M]

You said riders will avoid him like the plague, please tell me which races of Pogacar's schedule won't have one of the big 6. As far as I can tell only UAE Tour, which is more of a obligated sponsor tour for Pogacar.

Expect whoever it is to feast and put weight on P/N, Tirreno, Basque, Giro etc whatever race and whoever rider put more weight on it than before not talking about top 6 particular their schedule is ''sorta'' fixed anyway, to some lesser degree at least, its some races the top people obvious cant avoid goes without saying, doesnt mean maybe more ppl think more about the Giro today tho..

You dont need to be a rocket scientist to figure out going to a race Pogacar is not riding to be lucrative after last year, do you further need me to explain that?
Hence the law of the jungle, its the apex predator then everyone else falls in line from that. Very sensitive we was today.

 

[Wyndbrook]

I like the way the three sidekicks seem have been announced as all leading the team at a grand tour, unless Pog is only going to race the tour it's a just a load of puffing smoke. No one is kidding anyone unless the great one is going to ride in a support role.

 

[Berniece]

Expect whoever it is to feast and put weight on P/N, Tirreno, Basque, Giro etc whatever race and whoever rider put more weight on it than before not talking about top 6 particular their schedule is ''sorta'' fixed anyway, to some lesser degree at least, its some races the top people obvious cant avoid goes without saying, doesnt mean maybe more ppl think more about the Giro today tho..

You dont need to be a rocket scientist to figure out going to a race Pogacar is not riding to be lucrative after last year, do you further need me to explain that?
Hence the law of the jungle, its the apex predator then everyone else falls in line from that. Very sensitive we was today.

Who is thinking more about the Giro? Roglic, Evenepoel, Vingegaard all said beforehand they were already thinking about it. Do you think they will only meet in the TDF, and no one is riding the Vuelta with him?

 

[AmRacer]

Who is thinking more about the Giro? Roglic, Evenepoel, Vingegaard all said beforehand they were already thinking about it. Do you think they will only meet in the TDF, and no one is riding the Vuelta with him?

Everyone of them will ride TdF, and those who ride the Giro won't ride the Vuelta. They are no GC Kuss.

 

[Berniece]

Everyone of them will ride TdF, and those who ride the Giro won't ride the Vuelta. They are no GC Kuss.

Indeed, but not all 3 are riding the Giro. So no one is hiding from Pogacar.

 

[Rockestar_33]

Who is thinking more about the Giro? Roglic, Evenepoel, Vingegaard all said beforehand they were already thinking about it. Do you think they will only meet in the TDF, and no one is riding the Vuelta with him?

I suspect a fifth Vuelta (to get the standalone #1) is a higher priority for Roglic than the Giro. I'd expect Jonas to go Tour-Vuelta as well to allow Yates to chase the Giro which he'd go in as a podium favourite and probably equal overall favourite to win alongside Hindley if Roglic/Remco don't race it. For me from the big 4 teams:

Giro/Tour: Remco, Yates x2 (domestique for Tour)
Giro/Vuelta: Hindley, Ayuso (both domestiques for Vuelta)
Tour/Vuelta: Pogi, Roglic, Vingegaard, Kuss (dom), Landa (Dom at Tour)

 

[Rockestar_33]

As far as the others go, I'm expecting something like:

Jonas: O Gran Camino, Paris-Nice, Itzulia, Dauphine, Tour, Vuelta
Roglic: Paris-Nice, Catalunya, Romandie, Suisse, Tour, Vuelta, Lombardia, Worlds
Remco: Tirreno, Catalunya, Ardennes, Giro, Tour, San Sebastian, Lombardia, Worlds

So Jonas/Roglic meet at PN, Tour, Vuelta
Jonas/Remco meet at Tour and that's it
Roglic/Remco meet at Catalunya, Tour, Lombardia and Worlds

 

[Mayomaniac]

Gall's full schedule hasn't been definded, but Tour de France and his home race, the Tour of the Alpes, have already been confirmed.

 

[acm]

I dont know dude, its just the law of the jungle and how it goes. Now all the fish and wolves etc will plan thereafter and avoid him like the plage where its possible. Such is the law of the jungle, write that down.

Journalist: Is the Giro possible with such a spring schedule?

Pogacar: It also depends on who else is going to the Giro. With the classics, you have to look at numbers, strength, weight differently. With the classics, it is difficult to prepare for the Giro at altitude, but it can still be combined with good form.

King of the jungle

Source: https://www.rtvslo.si/sport/kolesar...ilj-dirka-na-kateri-bo-najtezje-zmagal/730199

 

[AmRacer]

Journalist: Is the Giro possible with such a spring schedule?

Pogacar: It also depends on who else is going to the Giro. With the classics, you have to look at numbers, strength, weight differently. With the classics, it is difficult to prepare for the Giro at altitude, but it can still be combined with good form.

King of the jungle

Source: https://www.rtvslo.si/sport/kolesar...ilj-dirka-na-kateri-bo-najtezje-zmagal/730199

The GOAT is the King of the jungle.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Journalist: Is the Giro possible with such a spring schedule?

Pogacar: It also depends on who else is going to the Giro. With the classics, you have to look at numbers, strength, weight differently. With the classics, it is difficult to prepare for the Giro at altitude, but it can still be combined with good form.

King of the jungle

Source: https://www.rtvslo.si/sport/kolesar...ilj-dirka-na-kateri-bo-najtezje-zmagal/730199

He is just trolling. It is obvious he is trying to mess with his rivals.

 

[Earns1985]

PCS says:
Jan Christen to the vuelta
Narvaez to the tour
del Toro to the giro

 

[CyclistAbi]

So no confirmation about Giro/Vuelta from Pogi for now, feels more like Giro won't be part of his schedule in the 2025 season. Remco, due to the crash, likely not doing Giro in the 2025 season. So Rogla and/or Jonas it is then. Beating Jonas at the Giro, Pogi at the Tour ... Sounds like a good plan.

 

[Tymek]

When Visma will anouce their riders schedules?
Didn't they already started camp?

 

[Berniece]

When Visma will anouce their riders schedules?
Didn't they already started camp?

Last year the team was presented a couple of days before Christmas, but not as early as today. So we might be able to expect something the next 2 weeks.

 

[CyclistAbi]

So Rogla got the least amount of votes, mere two, and he was the first one to announce 2025 schedule in full.

 

[Tymek]

So Rogla got the least amount of votes, mere two, and he was the first one to announce 2025 schedule in full.

Pogačar announced it first…

 

[CyclistAbi]

Pogačar announced it first…

AFAIK Pogi hasn't decided yet if he will do Giro or Vuelta or neither.

 

[AmRacer]

AFAIK Pogi hasn't decided yet if he will do Giro or Vuelta or neither.

With his schedule, he won't race the Giro. He will decide whether to race the Vuelta after the Tour.

 

[Barttej]

When Visma will anouce their riders schedules?
Didn't they already started camp?

On January 14th, during the second training camp

 

[CyclistAbi]

With his schedule, he won't race the Giro. He will decide whether to race the Vuelta after the Tour.

AFAIK they said they will first wait for the routes to be revealed and similar and didn't say Pogi isn't doing Giro. That i guess was fan assumption. Ayuso for example said it doesn't change much for him if Pogi will do or won't do Giro. So in the end it's not a done deal.

 

[AmRacer]

AFAIK they said they will first wait for the routes to be revealed and similar and didn't say Pogi isn't doing Giro. That i guess was fan assumption. Ayuso for example said it doesn't change much for him if Pogi will do or won't do Giro. So in the end it's not a done deal.

Pogi's race programme is far from optimal for a Giro Tour double.

 

[James M]

You have to give the others some time. They just recently (11december to be exact) started to plan their schedule in details.

 

[RedheadDane]

You have to give the others some time. They just recently (11december to be exact) started to plan their schedule in details.

Or they'd already started planning their schedules well before...