+6
12-02-2025 01:10
+2
18-01-2025 15:17
18-01-2025 14:11
+1
31-12-2024 00:54
+3
27-10-2024 19:13
27-10-2024 18:59
+9
22-10-2024 14:43
+5
22-10-2024 14:33
+26
18-10-2024 15:11
+6
maaiikeen
One day he beat Pogacar (stage 11), and other days when he managed to stay with Pogacar (like stage 2 and stage 9). That's an accurate statement, no?12-02-2025 01:10
+2
maaiikeen
Well, that's a team decision, and not something that is up to him personally. Jonas also does not like the use of ketones and bicarbs, but his team still supports that. He just does not take it himself, but he can't stop his team from doing it.18-01-2025 15:17
+2
maaiikeen
Several teams use it to do measurements. UAE says they have stopped using it, but they have also only admitted to using it for testing, so if they were using it for other purposes then they wouldn't exactly say it. Also, the three teams who have confessed to using it for testing does not mean other teams are not using it for different purposes. You don't have to have the fancy chambers and professors, like Visma and UAE have for testing, to breathe it for other purposes beyond that.18-01-2025 14:11
+1
maaiikeen
No, it didn't. It has been debunked by the team that there was anything wrong with his feeding. Pogacar went too early and paid the price.31-12-2024 00:54
+3
maaiikeen
His trainer has said that Jonas never fully recovered after the Tour. He barely won Tour of Poland, it was obvious watching him ride that he was far below his usual level. So yes, he paid a price for his Tour participation, which is also one of the reasons he ended his season so early. Beyond the birth of his second child, there was no point since he was still exhausted and not competitive.27-10-2024 19:13
+1
maaiikeen
It should be studied how Pogacar only seems to forget eating when against Jonas, huh? Perhaps people should consider it's nothing to do with that, but rather that Jonas can tire him out in a way no one else can. I also think I remember UAE specifically saying nothing had gone wrong with his nutrition that day.27-10-2024 18:59
+9
maaiikeen
I am glad to finally see an article with this opinion. Too many so-called journalists and experts line up to criticise Jonas for everything. The races he does not choose to race, his introvert personality etc. People cannot herald Pogacar as the absolute GOAT, that he can do something no one else has ever been able to while clean, while also expecting Jonas to do the same. It makes no sense. The fact that Pogacar, and Remco to some extent, are so versatile and can do what they do is unique. It's completely bonkers to expect the same from every GC rider in the peloton. Imagine if Jonas cannot be competitive because he stretches himself too thin, and Pogacar dominates the Tour de France as well with ease? Do people really want to see that? People should also remember it's possible to support someone without tearing others down. If you want your favourite rider to be able to ride anything and win it, then that's great. Root for the likes of Pogacar and Remco. It does not mean you have to tear down Jonas. Just respect his choices. Maybe one day he will attempt one-day races again, maybe not. He should only do it if that's what he wants to do. Lastly, people should also remember Jonas is a family man. He has a wife and two small children now. It is only natural that he will race less than those who do not have a family at home waiting for them. If it were me, I'd rather be gone for a week or a month for a GT a few times a year, instead of leaving for multiple days all the time to prepare for one-day races.22-10-2024 14:43
+5
maaiikeen
In fairness, we all know Jonas should have 3 GTs. He would have won Vuelta in 2023 with relative ease if not for his teammate being in the red jersey. Jonas and Tadej might have started out the same year, but Vingegaard is around 2 years behind Pogacar when it comes to development. In 2022, people still expected Roglic to be the better of the two riders, and that Jonas would end up riding for Roglic by the end of the TdF. That's only 2 years ago. It is fine to want more out of your riders, but then people should support the riders that give them that instead of criticising those who do not. Jonas will make an attempt at one-day races if he feels like it. If he does not, people should respect that. Alternatively, he ends up stretching himself too thin, and Pogacar will end up having no real competition in the Tour de France either. Is that what people want?22-10-2024 14:33
+26
maaiikeen
Imagine if everyone had the option to take a couple of months of paternity/maternity leave. The world would be a much better place. Also, Jonas has stated multiple times that he was exhausted mentally after the crash. Good for him, and Visma, for not pushing him beyond his limits after a tough year.18-10-2024 15:11