Elizabeth Deignan

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• miguel13-08-2026
  I also think Pogacar clears Merckx. Its simply 100x harder to win today in this hyper-specialized era were in now than Merckx days. So that Pogacar already out done merckx best seasons and won what Pogacar has already won i dont even think its a contest anymore and that Pogacar is clear nr 1. Also in which fashion he wins matters his wins in WC 90km solo i will never forget that and many of his wins are incredible not only that he can win so vast different races but also the way he does it and its simply so much harder than the era merckx rode that Pogacar is already clearly already nr 1 indeed and pretty comfortable too already in my opinion.
• miguel13-08-2026
  It seems to me from Jonas and his wife comment that Jonas isnt as devoted to cycling and like bike racing as much as he needs to anymore to keep up and that he doesnt really go out of his way to race when he dont need to. Just my impression and if so its not a good sign imo.
• awp13-08-2026
  Yes, as of today, Tadej is better than Merckx was at any given year based on the level of competition. He has one more GT this year and four more years until he retires. If we are counting palmares, then it's Merckx, but this is just one variable. If Merckx were racing today even with current nutrition he may not even be able to win a grand tour, speculative sure, but probably true.
• PogiSloFans13-08-2026
  What is under question for Jonas... 2027? Could be. Trine might force Jonas to retire, but Jonas will say: "I want to retire, on my own, no pressure, it's only my decision, I'm the boss. Ad acta."
• PogiSloFans13-08-2026
  Lombardy - no way.
• abstractengineer13-08-2026
  When you look at today's cycling, it is littered with riders who are dominators in their own niche, Jonas, MVDP, WVA, Mads, Remco. this is inspite of all the advancements in nutrition etc. But there is one who has dominated them all in their own backyard and that is Pogi. Nobody in history comes close other than Merckx. In terms of Palmares, Merckx is 1
• mij13-08-2026
  montreal - no way
• RidesHills13-08-2026
  These rankings are plain silly because one of these people is in the middle half of his career. Yes, Pogačar ranks as second best, but is he first? We can't know that yet, because Merckx's career has ended while Pogačar's is ongoing. What we can do is compare them at the same stage in their careers. Pogačar is in his 8th year (2019 to 2026) and it's incomplete, but we can at least start to compare it to where Merckx was at that career stage. At the end of his 8th year, Merckx had won 13 monuments, 7 grand tours, and 2 world championships. In the middle of his 8th year, Pogačar has won 13 monuments, 6 grand tours, and 2 world championships. Given that there are 1 monument, 1 grand tour, and 1 world championship race to go, and all three heavily favor Pogačar, he might be ahead of Merckx by the end of the year. (Did anyone ever predict that such a sentence could be written?!) To reach Merckx's career numbers, Pogačar needs 6 monuments, 5 grand tours, and a world championship. Those are roughly the career numbers of the man who is #9 on this list, Gino Bartali. What's crazy is that Pogačar might actually do this, and none of us would be surprised. But he has to do it, not just have the potential to do it. If he doesn't, would he end up at #1 on the list? Should he? I don't think so. Longevity matters, otherwise we wouldn't have #10 on this list, Valverde. Merckx is who got me into racing as a small kid, and watching Pogačar I sometimes feel the awe of a small kid, again. But, the numbers aren't there yet. Let's let his full career play out, shall we?
• abstractengineer13-08-2026
  The adjective is too much
• abstractengineer13-08-2026
  He was not going to be participating in 2026. What is under question is 2027+