Incredibly refreshing. There seems no animosity in the GC even when its incredibly competitive. I sometimes feel they are more excited about team mates successes and even for competitors having great days. I think the 2 dominant riders are the basis of this but hats off to almost all the riders.
Watching POG I feel like there is something we can all learn and maybe try ourselves here. He is extraordinarily quite and efficient on the bike, nothing wasted with perfect pedal strokes that seem effortless. I notice he is smoother on the pedals than the other pros, you can see his body moves around less and there is never a pause or variation in muscle activation that is visible, that can be seen to different degrees in the other cyclists, especially on the limit. It took a while to notice the difference in POG, but if you analyze his pedal strokes it seems this fluid nature or smoothness may be a result of his perfect upstrokes on the pedals that accommodate and sets up the perfect down strokes, working together all the time. The way he uses the pedal stroke momentum to assist his knee break and hamstring engagement towards the end of the down stroke momentarily stops the contraction of the working quad muscles and also helps the quads rise up to the perfect position to reengage for the next down stroke. POG has mastered how the upstroke feeds the down stroke like no other by working out how the upstroke accommodates the most favorable down stroke and continuous rotation. The end result is he has upgraded the pedal stroke to burn less energy, carry more momentum under extreme load and be less prone to failure. In the cycling world I've never heard people go into great detail about the upstroke, it may be worth looking at though. Max efficiency and reliability for anyone to try out.
Incredibly impressive and positive racing by both Tadej and Jonas. And as superlative as they are, it's great to hear from their competitors how well-liked they are within the peloton. This is a far cry from earlier patrons who asserted themselves with aggression or negative tactics.
You will also notice that in every single post-race interview. Pogacar always begins by thanking his team or saying how good they were. You do need an ego to be a top athlete but it never hurts to be generous too.
I sure wish you could watch the Tour de France in the US without having to stream it and pay for it I mean you can watch it on the internet little bits and pieces of it but man it's a shame the first time I can ever remember it not being on Free TV😢😢😢😢
From struggling to keep up with Jonas in stage 11 to becoming super strong in stage 14 and 15. Today it looks like he can still go for another 50km uphill. At least Jonas level is consistent... If he keeps this kind of performance Jonas cannot win another TDF even at 100%
after the wheelsucking on the gravel stage, I was losing a little respect for Jonas, but stage 15, Jonas has my sympathy, he fought a valiant fight against the top talent in Tadej. It must have been hard for Jonas knowing that Tadej sitting on his wheel waiting to attack. But this was a do-or-die stage for Jonas, and he went down fighting like a champ.
@@WestCoastWilliamCan you explain how you come to that conclusion when he simply pointed out that Girmay didn’t need to push someone near the barriers for no reason? Genuinely curious, I’d love to know your view how you jumped to that conclusion.
People wonder how an elite long distance athlete can look so fresh after a Queen Stage in a Grand Tour. Pogačar just explained ... he had to keep cool... elite athletes are about 30% efficient, the other 70% of the energy is heat generated by the body for all the heavy work that is being done. Elite Cyclists in a Stage of the Tour can drink about 20 bottles of fluids, including drinks like Gatorade. They throw water on themselves, and put ice behind their necks to cool themselves down (the body is generating all that excess heat, and also must adapt to the very high temperatures in July, and if the Dew Point is high...) They must also eat (enough as Pogačar said) through out the stage (the body needs energy for motion and also to cool itself down). When they finish the Stage they must drink plenty of fluids ... water, stuff like Gatorade, Protein drinks, Cokes, they must eat. They use like 8000 calories in a Stage. So, that's how an elite athlete like a Tour de France cyclist could look so fresh, although they won't admit that their bodies are sored after the heavy work they've just done.
" TADEJ POGACAR SET TODAY A NEW CLIMBING RECORD ON PLATEAU DE BEILLE: 39 MIN 50 SEC, more than 3 minutes faster than Marco Pantani in 1998! THIS IS PROBABLY THE BEST CLIMBING PERFORMANCE OF ALL-TIME! WOW! " ...and yesterday this strong performance from him and don't forget how crazy he won the giro less than a month ago you can NEVER do that without doping...NEVER!!!
@@Millicente yes, because he recovered well. He’s number 2 in the tour. If you want to pretend his near death was yesterday i leave you to it…i’ve read the interview with his personal trainer and he’s not making excuses like you. By the way, if you’re going to follow the rationale that pog is only winning because jonas isn’t 100 procent, i can only hope you say the same about jonas’ win last year, because pogacar wasn’t back then at his best after a fall in the spring. I don’t hear you undermining his win though…
He is on some crazy juice this year. Unbeatable until the rest of the riders catch up dopingwise no doubt. Probably the most obvious doped race in history.
Clearly, he is doping. But it may take years to catch him. No one can ride this much better than every other rider in the tour. He doesn’t even look like he’s struggling when he goes uphill.
