"It was maybe not the best tactics for Alpecin-Deceuninck to go so hard on the climb" - Tadej Pogacar sees sprinters denied on stage 5 of Giro d'Italia

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Wednesday, 08 May 2024 at 22:04
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Although not a day for the GC men, stage 5 of the 2024 Giro d'Italia was still one that needed to be safely navigated for Maglia Rosa, Tadej Pogacar, as evidenced by a number of crashes towards the end of the day. Thankfully, the Slovenian managed to avoid all the incidents and come through unscathed.
"Today was a very interesting day and the last one hour or so was really, really fast," the overall leader of the 2024 Giro d'Italia reflects in his post-stage interview. "It was incredible. The speed we kept in the last 50km was so high and coming into Lucca it was really intense and crazy."
Despite the intense pace however, the four-man breakaway managed to hold on with Benjamin Thomas securing the stage win. "The sprinters were chasing but unfortunately for them they didn't catch them," explains Pogacar. "It was full gas. When the breakaway went it was a really strong one and it was maybe not the best tactics for Alpecin-Deceuninck to go so hard on the climb."
"Tomorrow we need to be careful not to lose any time," Pogacar concludes, casting an eye to the upcoming stage, which could have potential general classification ramifications.
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Mistermaumau 08 May 2024 at 23:17+ 3568

Ok, so let me get this straight Pog, you can basically do what YOU want no matter what others think and no-one is supposed to question it but they can’t???

And to those who criticise fans for criticising pro strategies, can we at least criticise pros who criticise others’ strategies?

ATK123 09 May 2024 at 04:57+ 301

I don't know the relevance of that as well especially from him. Is he now a sprinter? maybe maybe not

Ben 08 May 2024 at 23:57+ 493

He's a spoiled kid.

Mistermaumau 09 May 2024 at 24:03+ 3568

Because he got spoilt, but it may still spoil him.

I hope nothing serious happens to him but I can imagine he might not react well to discovering he’s in a prolonged bad patch.

It’s easy to deal to deal with things when all is well but true character only shows in times of trouble.

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StardustDragon 08 May 2024 at 21:08+ 1653

Mhm...

ATK123 08 May 2024 at 21:08+ 301

Personal opinion:
Tomorrow let the stage for breakaway with in 2min and save massive leg for TT.

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