The good thing is that they are not afraid. It is the privilege of those who have more strength than others and can afford to… play, but also of those who apply the oldest rule in the world: He who strikes first, strikes twice.. In Lombardy Pogacar was probably not the strongest of the group, but by anticipating he exposed the others to the risk of exposing themselves.
Van der Poel and Van Aert, or Evenepoel himself, do the same. Deciding whether this is the least expensive approach is a matter for the trainers, for sure. the ability to immediately put hay in the barn allows you to run the rest of the race managing and striking wherever the opportunity arises.
Il Tour de France Pogacar in this sense was illuminating. But then couldn't this be the stage of his career, blessed with strength and boldness, to attempt the Giro-Tour double?
Future suggestion
Let's say right away that the Slovenian and his team before him have already made it official for a while now that In 2022 he will do the Tour and possibly the Vuelta. Therefore, the following reasoning is on the topic and the prospect of this happening., not on the desire to make him change his mind. And since our friend Adriano Malori has already addressed the issue with a post on FacebookWe started with him again. To understand what prompted him to say that the Slovenian would be the ideal man for the double.
«It's clear that from his point of view – says Malori – wanting to aim for two major Tours in 2022, He's right to focus on the Tour and the Vuelta, but in my opinion he could try the Giro and the Tour within a couple of years.The difference compared to all the others in the group today is freshness. He is 25 years old and has been able to do well in all the appointments. He's been a rocket all year."
What do you mean by freshness?
I recover clearly and the fact that he runs in a carefree wayLike at the Lombardy. He attacked, it was all or nothing. And that gave him a huge advantage. The only doubt is to see how he comes out of the three weeks and maybe we'll see him in 2022 at the Vuelta.
Why this doubt?
Why something was missing in TokyoIt's true, however, that the journey was involved and we told each other several times that many got the timing wrong, reducing the recovery one. However, to try a match, something needs to change.
What?
He should resign himself to a more sedate first part of the season, not starting with victories at the UAE Tour and those to follow. It should arrive at the Giro via the Tour of the Basque Country or the Tour of the Alps, Anyway races that don't require as much pressureAfter the Giro he could do Slovenia and then go to the Tour. He can do it because he is a cut above the others, he could have won the Tour with more of an advantage.
Isn't there a risk that the Giro before the Tour could undermine this potential?
It would certainly take something away from him, but that's why I pointed out that he won the Tour with a wide margin. At the Giro he would find opponents well within his reach, who he is superior to on the climbs and also in time trials.He could start it without any problems at 80 percent. Look at Froome in 2018. He had the fall, he started it all badly, but in the end he was in excellent condition..
But maybe he won the Tour with reservations because Roglic crashed…
In fact, he could be the real unknown, because It grows every year and could improve even moreHe dominated the Vuelta, even though his opponents were nowhere near his level. I think the only obstacles for Pogacar are Roglic and the sponsor's will, who's been doing a stellar job in the Tour. He should be the one to assert himself, if he's interested. And perhaps there's another doubt...
What?
We haven't seen how he handles difficulties. We saw Contador win with great comebacks and with intelligence, as well as Froome. Pogacar has always dominated, we would have to understand how would you possibly handle a crisis in the middle of the Stelvio?, just to give an example. But if he's well, at the Tour he showed he knows how to spend the bare minimum. Him and Roglic They're like Hamilton and Verstrappen in Formula One, one's misstep becomes another's advantage.
