Cycling Pro Cycling Discussion 5: Tour De France 2025

[Flower2dPeople]

True.

 

[eddymotto]

Smart racing by Remco. He tried to go with Pogacar but when he went into the red, he backed off the throttle and smartly waited to form a small group.

When the chasers got it down to about 20 seconds, the race looked interesting.

By Remco standards, he did not even bitch out his fellow chasers that much.

He did what he could. Pogacar can be an impossible puzzle to solve.

If it wasn't for Pogi, Remco would probably have a couple more Monuments, between LBL and Lombardia. Such is the challenge of racing against the GOAT.

 

[Videer]

Ayuso is correct, Pogacar doing hard tempo is simply too much. On the flats maybe a few riders could catch but on a hilly parcours no one can do it.

"If you really want to win, you have to stay with him (Pogi) and that’s the really difficult part, of course. But I think if you’re racing to win, you’ve got to try to stay on his wheel, and if you explode, you explode."

Mr. Sexass. No pressure.

 

[Flower2dPeople]

Smart racing by Remco. He tried to go with Pogacar but when he went into the red, he backed off the throttle and smartly waited to form a small group.

When the chasers got it down to about 20 seconds, the race looked interesting.

By Remco standards, he did not even bitch out his fellow chasers that much.

He did what he could. Pogacar can be an impossible puzzle to solve.

If it wasn't for Pogi, Remco would probably have a couple more Monuments, between LBL and Lombardia. Such is the challenge of racing against the GOAT.

Only if MVDP is injured (like right now) or out doing xc side quests.

 

[eddymotto]

Only if MVDP is injured (like right now) or out doing xc side quests.

Full respect to MVDP getting 3rd at LBL a few years ago, but I would favor Remco over him at LBL and Lombardia every time.

 

[Videer]

Maybe Pogacar lets Torito win today at Tre Valli Varesine?

Which rider had the most points per raceday over the last seasons?

Season	Rider	Points p/raceday	Points	Race days
2025	POGAČAR Tadej	94.2	4521	48
2024	POGAČAR Tadej	79.1	4588	58
2023	POGAČAR Tadej	66.2	3309	50
2022	POGAČAR Tadej	63.2	3413	54
2021	VAN AERT Wout	57.6	2820	49
2020	VAN AERT Wout	52.4	1834	35
2019	VAN DER POEL Mathieu	43.1	1337	31
2018	VALVERDE Alejandro	36.4	2915	80
2017	VALVERDE Alejandro	49.7	1788	36
2016	SAGAN Peter	46.4	3390	73
2015	KRISTOFF Alexander	33.2	2691	81
2015	VALVERDE Alejandro	33.2	3022	91
2014	VALVERDE Alejandro	38.4	2959	77
2013	FROOME Chris	39	2415	62
2012	WIGGINS Bradley	39.8	2388	60
2011	GILBERT Philippe	40.4	3031	75
2010	SÁNCHEZ Samuel	27.7	1716	62
2009	CONTADOR Alberto	35.9	1941	54
2008	VALVERDE Alejandro	34	2583	76
2007	FREIRE Óscar	31.4	1662	53

lol

 

[Videer]

aaand Pog just rides away with some camera moto draft help

 

[eddymotto]

Pogacar attacking on descents and the flat just for fun now.

 

[Videer]

Del Toro does his best Pogacar imitation by simply riding away at Gran Piemonte.

 

[lsa]

4 man race....

Tadej Pogačar, Primož Roglič, Jonas Vingegaard and Isaac del Toro set for new four-rider race in Andorra in October

Details of two-part event were unveiled during stage 7 start of Vuelta a España at Andorra la Vella

www.cyclingnews.com

 

[Videer]

Pogacar heads to the last "monument" as overwhelming favourite supported by insanely stacked squad with Torito, Majka, Novak, Sivakov, Vine and Yates.

All of which will be utterly hopeless against turbocharged Remco Evenepoel!!

plz no angre at the team car

 

[Zebra Cheeks]

Kevin Vaquelin to ineos, that’s a good pickup

 

[eddymotto]

Pogacar heads to the last "monument" as overwhelming favourite supported by insanely stacked squad with Torito, Majka, Novak, Sivakov, Vine and Yates.

All of which will be utterly hopeless against turbocharged Remco Evenepoel!!

plz no angre at the team car

give him Red Bull directly into his veins. NOW!

 

[Videer]

Kevin Vaquelin to ineos, that’s a good pickup

I feel that they are signing guys that are quite good but still not quite good enough, granted not many of them around. Vaquelin had great Tour but I really do wonder if he can still improve.

And they dont really have promising U23 guys either, August has been pretty damn invisible, granted that Paris Roubaix child abuse probably ruined him for good. Oxenberg took a KOM from Vingegaard and tahts about it, nothing to write home about even from junior races.

 

[Zebra Cheeks]

I feel that they are signing guys that are quite good but still not quite good enough, granted not many of them around. Vaquelin had great Tour but I really do wonder if he can still improve.

And they dont really have promising U23 guys either, August has been pretty damn invisible, granted that Paris Roubaix child abuse probably ruined him for good. Oxenberg took a KOM from Vingegaard and tahts about it, nothing to write home about even from junior races.

They are in a full rebuild at this point. I think they were really counting on Carlos Rodriguez to replicate his previous Tdf podium and he just wasn’t at that level

 

[Videer]

REMCO SURIVIVES THE NEUTRAL!!!

Simmons lits the afterburners!

 

[Videer]

Kuss goes over the bars from panic braking at about 15kph

 

[Videer]

Big split in the peloton coming down Roncola plz Remco staty safe!!

 

[Videer]

"It is looking good for Quinn Simmons"

 

[therealdope]

Simmons is a beast.

I've never raced (or even ridden) in this area. We visited Lake Como in 2023. If you're ever there, take the time to hike up into the mountains above the lake, the views are incredible.