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If Pogacar gets tired, everyone gets tired.It sounded in Pogs interview post race he wasn't recovering as much as expected, so maybe Remco just checked out sooner than he needed to ?
If Pogacar gets tired, everyone gets tired.It sounded in Pogs interview post race he wasn't recovering as much as expected, so maybe Remco just checked out sooner than he needed to ?
Even in the Pogacar thread it's more like it's a task completed as if he just did the groceries and it's already talking about the next 5 years of monument wins, GT wins and whatnot.Says a lot about how exciting the race isn't that the past few pages are >50% Pogacar fanboys.
And people wonder why Pogacar gets fatigued mentallyEven in the Pogacar thread it's more like it's a task completed as if he just did the groceries and it's already talking about the next 5 years of monument wins, GT wins and whatnot.
3 weeks of bagging groceries won't it ever stopAnd people wonder why Pogacar gets fatigued mentally
I can't understand how Tadej was able to stay in front of Remco for so long.
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Showing his fotball skills.Evenepoel briefly forgetting he was participating in a bike race, not a dance-off competition.
The technical regulations stipulated a time limit of 15mins. So yes, very few if any who voluntarily did not finish.How far was he back?
The circuit isn't that long so if you're down like 22 minutes by the time you get to the penultimate lap you're already caught and taken out.
Looks like he's trying to shake out the cramp in his leg. It doesn't look like he's losing the head. In my book, he was unlucky and he's the moral winner.Evenepoel briefly forgetting he was participating in a bike race, not a dance-off competition.
What do you think?That's a thing?
Surely the riders who did finish shouldn't be punished because only a few did.
Which is a fair rule, I think. We didn't get much information about the riders outside of the top 10, but as far as I could tell from the commentating, Charmig was in the peloton when his teammate Honoré joined an attack.How far was he back?
The circuit isn't that long so if you're down like 22 minutes by the time you get to the penultimate lap you're already caught and taken out.
I’m just glad he isn’t begging the press pool for his early retirementEven in the Pogacar thread it's more like it's a task completed as if he just did the groceries and it's already talking about the next 5 years of monument wins, GT wins and whatnot.
Nighttime disco is unsavory enough but a daytime is just frighteningHe saw Tom Boonen in the crowd, they went to a daytime disco met up with some Peruvians and sampled some of their marching powder
And in the rest of the world? Right, it went down. So substantial for the sport that more people in a single country watched it.The really important data is what I posted the other day. In France, this year, Paris-Roubaix, Dauphiné, and TDF all saw their rating increase.
So what you mean is Pogacar vs Vingegaard is an improvement in ratings over Roglic vs the field in Dauphine? And Van der Poel vs Pogacar in Roubaix with all of its novelty increases the rating over Van der Poel wafflestomping the pubcrawlers?@Devil's Elbow
The really important data is what I posted the other day. In France, this year, Paris-Roubaix, Dauphiné, and TDF all saw their rating increase. Dauphiné reached an all-time high, and so did Paris-Roubaix.
That's more significant than what's happening on a forum that's a rather outdated medium.
The complaints you here don't match the audience data, or the fact that Pogacar is the only active cyclist with more than 2 million followers on Instagram.
He's the cyclist who draws the most viewers. Paris-Roubaix's historic rating increase this year wasn't due to VDP or Pedersen; it was dute to Pogacar´s debut.
And the fact that a Dauphine dominated by Pogacar reached historic ratings doesn't even need to be analyzed. Not being a French cyclist, generating that is incredible.
The Vuelta is desperate for Pogacar to participate, ask why.
But yes, what happens on a forum is more important than on Instagram or the television audience. A forum is not something representative in 2025.
By the way, the most hypocritical thing of all is that those who complain the most on the forums are the ones who most want their favorite cyclists to dominate. This is like the French who complains about dominance and wishes Seixas could be the new Hinault, winning races by five minutes.
Or those who predicted that Remco would win every race by 10 minutes shouldn´t complain now.
Those comments in a forum are worthless to measure the impact. The truly objective data say that Pogacar is the cyclist with the largest audience and the most followers on social media. If he's doing cycling a disservice, imagine the rest, who don't have half the impact on those numbers.
What I find boring is always reading the same people, ten times in each thread, saying how boring something is.
Racing with Poggi is predictable and therefore dull. Just give the twitter generation some more time to let it sink in. I believe most of the increased interest in French sports from its own population in 2025 stems from spillover from a very successful Paris Games event in 2024. The French fell in love with sports again. Poggi's dominance offers zero sustainable growth, au contraire.@Devil's Elbow
The really important data is what I posted the other day. In France, this year, Paris-Roubaix, Dauphiné, and TDF all saw their rating increase. Dauphiné reached an all-time high, and so did Paris-Roubaix.
That's more significant than what's happening on a forum that's a rather outdated medium.
The complaints you here don't match the audience data, or the fact that Pogacar is the only active cyclist with more than 2 million followers on Instagram.
He's the cyclist who draws the most viewers. Paris-Roubaix's historic rating increase this year wasn't due to VDP or Pedersen; it was dute to Pogacar´s debut.
And the fact that a Dauphine dominated by Pogacar reached historic ratings doesn't even need to be analyzed. Not being a French cyclist, generating that is incredible.
The Vuelta is desperate for Pogacar to participate, ask why.
But yes, what happens on a forum is more important than on Instagram or the television audience. A forum is not something representative in 2025.
By the way, the most hypocritical thing of all is that those who complain the most on the forums are the ones who most want their favorite cyclists to dominate. This is like the French who complains about dominance and wishes Seixas could be the new Hinault, winning races by five minutes.
Or those who predicted that Remco would win every race by 10 minutes shouldn´t complain now.
Those comments in a forum are worthless to measure the impact. The truly objective data say that Pogacar is the cyclist with the largest audience and the most followers on social media. If he's doing cycling a disservice, imagine the rest, who don't have half the impact on those numbers.
What I find boring is always reading the same people, ten times in each thread, saying how boring something is.
You are Dazed and Confused 😁Racing with Poggi is predictable and therefore dull. Just give the twitter generation some more time to let it sink in. I believe most of the increased interest in French sports from its own population in 2025 stems from spillover from a very successful Paris Games event in 2024. The French fell in love with sports again. Poggi's dominance offers zero sustainable growth, au contraire.
That it was raining in 2024 and a good day to be behind your televisionAnd in the rest of the world? Right, it went down. So substantial for the sport that more people in a single country watched it.
In Belgium less people watched De Ronde in 2025 compared to 2024. What does that say?
I've never had more fun watching cycling than these past 6 years. The late 2000s by contrast feel like some dark nightmare I never want to experience again.Racing with Poggi is predictable and therefore dull. Just give the twitter generation some more time to let it sink in. I believe most of the increased interest in French sports from its own population in 2025 stems from spillover from a very successful Paris Games event in 2024. The French fell in love with sports again. Poggi's dominance offers zero sustainable growth, au contraire.
Skujins is the Miroslav Klose of cycling.Skujins top five again. I didn't see that coming.
