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- Funny how all it takes for two mediatised people in the same domain to be compared is a shared passport when they may have nothing else in common. Just shows how “deeply” people reflect.
- Timewise the difference in the Tour is almost always less than 0.1%
- The wheels keep turning and the fans keep cheering Pogacar doped to the gills…
- So sad. "Don't compare me to Pogačar". That's exactly what the pundits will do. I'm excited for the Tour de L'Avenir
- There is SOME truth to it though, if you consider an amateur can ride over 90km in one hour on an aerodynamically optimised « bike » you cannot ignore that improvement will happen in many domains of the bike and posture(comfort). If you consider development in eg swimming or running, everything stays pretty parallel, we’re still cycling at only twice running speeds.
Of course, nobody is going to be surprised that doping still occurs but I think the gains afforded by it these days are much smaller than expected, I wouldn’t be surprised if they were using stuff more effective for things like fast recovery and consistency at peak level. What’s more, riders are probably picked vased on their malleability to just swallow whatever they’re given and not ask questions, it seems plausible that tvere are ridees, maybe even Pog naive enough to think they’re not taking anything but that someone in the team is in charge of their « intake », feeding them exactly what they need when they need without it being noticed.
- Hwow
- Top 5 GC rider in the world, 3rd or 4th or 5th... depending on different variables. The main variable is the function he must perform within the team (domestique, captain or co-captain). IMHO, last year, If he had been captain of a good team, he would have been Tour de France third. Very good climber, very good TTlist and excellent behavior: He is calm, serene, resilient and, if necessary, does not hesitate to command.
- Which would possibly work if there was a sufficient time gap/road conditions to have the team car with them. A load of potential variables are involved with this sort of thing.
- Best climber errr no Vin and Pog would leave him in the dust. No disrespect but the tour de suisse was like a b class movie no big hitters really .Most of the riders are the supporting acts for the TDF
- As much as Pogs performances are a sight', being able to perform in the way he does is a sight, yet how many wonder at the back of their minds, it's natural whilst a having a manager who tested positive, bit like Riis managing him...maybe David Miller can join Ineos or Jalabert goto Fdj ? cycling still in the rot of rubbish, cept it's valuable now as it's being recycled and the Arabs are investing in it..