SaintHacker
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Anyone watching this year? Anything other than injury to stop Pogacar winning again? The guy is a beast.
Pro cycling makes pro golf look like sweet little angels.Any Saudi money involved....?
Yeah I’m really enjoying it this year even though it does look like it’s already Pogacar’s to lose.
Amanda, umm, what about Ineos Grenadiers? Same team, four Brits, three of whom are in the top ten GC at the moment. Geraint Thomas is no weakling and worth cheering on.
Agree, but he aint getting yellow I'll watch the mountain stages - never really like the sprint finishes. The rider who got caught yesterday - such a cruel sport!
Very cruel but seemed a bad strategy to go too soon. If he’d waited another 100 metres then he might have held it. Then again could anyone have beaten Pogacar the way he finished?
Not watched all of Stage 8 yet. Tennis got in the way.
I doubt it. He suddenly looked like he was pedalling through treacle when the rise went to 24%...but then most would!
If the rise hits 24% I’m walking down to collect the car keys.
Pogacar doesn't really need a team tbh, he's that strong. He would just have to follow his closest rival. Only covid or an accident can stop him winning again.Pogacar simply a cut above everyone else. Covid aside the only chink in the armour appears to be other teams trying to isolate him as his team isn't the most experienced in controlling a big race but even that has looked pointless. Ineos simply spread too thinly to challenge properly for me (similar to Movistar when they tried to keep 3 riders in contention).
Top 2 appear set in stone already with 3rd the only podium spot up for grabs. G's TT expertise should give him the edge barring him cracking in the Alps or the Pyrenees
Pogacar doesn't really need a team tbh, he's that strong. He would just have to follow his closest rival. Only covid or an accident can stop him winning again.
He's so young as well in cycling terms, without any accidents I can see him going on to win the most ever by a comfortable margin.