And that’s why fans like Pogacar, he’s a fighter, you dont see him at the back of the pack all tour and just use teammates… might not be the best decision but man i was at the edge of my seat until the end!
Pog may cause many purists and 'experts' to almost tear their hair out. But there is no doubt that he is influencing millions of young kids, many of whom must be saying "I want to race like him one day."
I couldn't have thought that Thomas would chase Tadej today. Yesterday he limited his chase, but today he wants to follow until the last second. It is impressive that the player willing to chase down Tadej is a veteran born in 1986.
G really showing his class here. He could have sat up at 1k and followed the pack, but he’s the same guy who chased down Froome, Sagan, and Bodnar in TdF 2016 Stage 11. Just 8 years older now.
Everybody? It gets kind of boring. Not his fault though, but the lack of in race competition. Second best rider someone who is one of the oldest active riders, who was in his prime nearly 10 years ago..
I've never been a huge Geraint Thomas fan, but the more I watch his post stage interviews, the more I appreciate him and want him to win. Respect to Tadej though, wow, always super classy 🙌 and what a win by Merlier on another amazing stage! This Giro has been awesome so far. 🔥
I'm no tactician, but I think that's fair to say pogacar burnt a match here, and it was a mistake. He dominates so much though, we need him to make mistakes to keep things entertaining
Though Thomas did likewise. Is there any plausible competition for Pogacar barring crashes to win the overall? It is great to watch but you could say reckless all right in terms of energy.
Great commentary!! Pogi a victim of his own talent and determination. He said he wanted a cruisy day but when the moment comes he can't contain himself. It's just in him to go
It doesn't matter the comparisons with Eddie Mercx of who is the greater rider, Goat etc etc blah blah blah...its best just to appreciate whilst you can the most exciting, exhilarating , tenacious bicyle rider in the peleton today and possibly of all time, at last racing is brilliant again because of this filterless rider where absolutely nothing is impossible ...WOW SOMETHING SPECIAL INDEED
Pogi is doing really well, but I feel like he should relax, especially on sprinter days idk maybe it’s just me but he has the tour right after and possibly vuelta if he decides to do the triple, but he should be taking time on mountain stages!
I think, his strategy the last days and even today wasn't that strange. He set all his competitors under full pressure from the beginning on and today, he had realistic chances to win again. He's in a quite comfortable zone already and he won't have to recover long from this final sprint today.
Pogacar is great But wrong here today. Too much effort. His overall goal sd be win tour 2024 He can win giro easily here. He sd win giro going on cruise mode. For tour. He keeps on like this in giro he loses tour Vingegaard will be at tour 2024. Will win it again. Is first week of tour hard? Not sprinter stages? If vingegaard loses tour it will be due to a hard first week, week 3 v will be great
Pogacar wants to win it all. With such a weak opposition, he could win every climbing stage, maybe the 2 TT and virtually every stage where there's a significant climb in the last part. He could establish a record, that's what he's dreaming of.
Shows how meaningless some records can be.. Do the same with some top sprinters and some other top GC men, not nearly retired ones, helpers, and youngsters
Pogi eliminatied most of the sprint trains when he forced a race situation where the sprinters would go in front and made the sprint safer and les chaotic.
Pogacar will likely win the giro, but is he accumulating too many unnecesary efforts that he will pay in the tour? Today, every GC hopefule 'won' the stage but Pogacar and Thomas.. though Thomas might be working a long game plan for Ineos.. nice stage
Chapeau to Geraint Thomas for making Pogi work for a loss. That's an old classics man working over a young star. Tadej chasing a myth of himself. Really interesting.
That was one of the most stupid things I've ever seen! Such a weird decision by Pog. It's only stage 3, you obviously shouldn't put in these efforts too early on.
I am a big fan of Pogi , but this is a bullshit . How seconds will be win 5-10 that is a disaster decision every sprinters team will be against him after today. He don’t make a friends in a peloton and everything was for nothing max benefit 5-10 seconds. Absolutely disaster. Let’s go Pogi for the win
@@matt8094 in the last two tour de Frances he’s constantly attacked in the first week. Then he tires out by the second week and gets picked apart by vingegaard and jumbo
Indeed but Pogi trying to add show to get more fans/people to view & be competitive. That's why other sports make more than pro cyclist do. Even they being elite they still entertain.
@@danielmacdonald721 I don't think so. I think he is just much more of a well rounded rider which places him at a disadvantage to JV in the tour, who is made for the mountains. I think he definitely has the Giro wrapped, but you're right we will see what happens to him later in the TDF
And that’s why fans like Pogacar, he’s a fighter, you dont see him at the back of the pack all tour and just use teammates… might not be the best decision but man i was at the edge of my seat until the end!
Yes he is safe no crash
He makes any race he's in exciting, even though we k ow he's gonna win. Love him ❤
i’m a cycling fan and Pogi is not my favorite
I hope u not talking about nº1 Vingegaard
@@borrod2670 Shinguard only races 1 race a year. He has to take number 2 or 3
Thank you Pogi for existing. You make our beloved sport great once again! Long may it continue! Another 10 years at least.
10 years?! Have mercy on his health please, LOL.
Pog may cause many purists and 'experts' to almost tear their hair out. But there is no doubt that he is influencing millions of young kids, many of whom must be saying "I want to race like him one day."
Hmm yes, maybe, or, "I want Mauro as my tm one day"...
I couldn't have thought that Thomas would chase Tadej today. Yesterday he limited his chase, but today he wants to follow until the last second. It is impressive that the player willing to chase down Tadej is a veteran born in 1986.
He just wanted to stay safe. Just like Pog.
He’s second tier racer
G really showing his class here. He could have sat up at 1k and followed the pack, but he’s the same guy who chased down Froome, Sagan, and Bodnar in TdF 2016 Stage 11. Just 8 years older now.
@@paulsolon6229 crazy to say that about a TDF winner
@@paulsolon6229 what a dumb comment
I remember when the Giro was a predetermined race where it was 90% guys soft pedalling and 10% racing. Now days, it's a full on war.
All it took was one guy
Dont worry, they did soft pedale for 95% of this stage 😂
@@brunospasta 28mph average may be soft peddling for the pros I suppose?
@@samj1185 It is for such a flat stage
Pogacar is a wild man.
not good
Knucklehead move to waste so much energy, some would say.
@@mikedittsche I see you too are a fan of the "chesterfield". 😉
@@abdul-kabiralegbe5660 🦋👊
@@abdul-kabiralegbe5660 I’m too but come on that was like one 3 min Z4 interval after a day of soft recovery ride to stretch the legs 😂
got to love sprinter stages where the GS riders start attacking
Yes, he burned a match unnecessarily, but what a show and... he's Poggi, so he has many matches left to burn. 🧨
This is why everybody love to watch Pogi :) Very interesting!!!!!!! Love Pogi!
Everybody? It gets kind of boring. Not his fault though, but the lack of in race competition. Second best rider someone who is one of the oldest active riders, who was in his prime nearly 10 years ago..
Our Slovenian beast!! Go Tadej you are the best. Last year Primož this year Tadej 💪🇸🇮
He's a great champion. But not only that, he's an incredible fighter, he always races with heart, even too much, but he will build his legend indeed.
メルクスみたい!!チャンピオンは.
User - lt4???
@@bostjanhribersek1205 I tried with google translate, and it's Japan, it means something like "He seems like Merckx! He's a champion!!"
Too dificult for me write this 🤣👍
Tadej is phenomenal, the best out there.
But my best compliments to Thomas. This was really a surprise and for few seconds I wished he could have won
Totally brilliant.
Well Done G 👍🇬🇧
pogi almost did it again so close 😢
Incredible, truly incredible about Pogacar... And a well-deserved victory for Soudal, which they need...
What a beautiful sprint ,i enjoy so much thanks .ajith from sri lanka
I've never been a huge Geraint Thomas fan, but the more I watch his post stage interviews, the more I appreciate him and want him to win. Respect to Tadej though, wow, always super classy 🙌 and what a win by Merlier on another amazing stage!
This Giro has been awesome so far. 🔥
What a finish!!! 💥🔥🌋
That was a great day of racing for everyone
Will Chris Horner say Pogi was a knucklehead?
Of course lol, the script is already written
no one cares what Chris Horner says, unless you're American and only started watching cycling last week
😂😂 exactly what I thought
Of course he will. Everybody always is.
@@cyclismo123Sure, Jan.
Спорт, это то лучшее, что придумало человечество 😊😊😊
This is what racing should be like not boring stages
I'm no tactician, but I think that's fair to say pogacar burnt a match here, and it was a mistake. He dominates so much though, we need him to make mistakes to keep things entertaining
Though Thomas did likewise. Is there any plausible competition for Pogacar barring crashes to win the overall? It is great to watch but you could say reckless all right in terms of energy.
He chilled for 4 hours and rode hard for 3 minutes. He’s fine
He cd have made it w help.
G gives no help.
He'll be fine. It's good practice and good for longevity to visit zone 5 every day even if for just a couple minutes
How did he burn a match he literally sat in for over 3 hours doing nothing lol
Great commentary!!
Pogi a victim of his own talent and determination. He said he wanted a cruisy day but when the moment comes he can't contain himself. It's just in him to go
Exciting finish!
Tadej had some threshold efforts on the training plan for the tour it just so happens he’s at the Giro
This
Epic racing
E Entertainment should really make a show called "Keep up with the Pogacar"! Would ballance the scale of humanity
Greatness, pogacar
Thanks for entertaining us Pogi. hahahaha so fucking close man!!! Love it!!
It doesn't matter the comparisons with Eddie Mercx of who is the greater rider, Goat etc etc blah blah blah...its best just to appreciate whilst you can the most exciting, exhilarating , tenacious bicyle rider in the peleton today and possibly of all time, at last racing is brilliant again because of this filterless rider where absolutely nothing is impossible ...WOW SOMETHING SPECIAL INDEED
Where was the winner going at the end of the video? Bizarre
Tadej just can't seem to stop himself, an awful decision and totally wrong but jeez it makes for great watching !
Love it
Pogi is doing really well, but I feel like he should relax, especially on sprinter days idk maybe it’s just me but he has the tour right after and possibly vuelta if he decides to do the triple, but he should be taking time on mountain stages!
I think, his strategy the last days and even today wasn't that strange. He set all his competitors under full pressure from the beginning on and today, he had realistic chances to win again. He's in a quite comfortable zone already and he won't have to recover long from this final sprint today.
Pogacar is great
But wrong here today. Too much effort.
His overall goal sd be win tour 2024
He can win giro easily here. He sd win giro going on cruise mode. For tour. He keeps on like this in giro he loses tour
Vingegaard will be at tour 2024. Will win it again.
Is first week of tour hard? Not sprinter stages? If vingegaard loses tour it will be due to a hard first week, week 3 v will be great
That commentator deserves a price for the last minute!
G THOMAS enjoying the show
Nice nice stuff are happening
Where was the winner going at the end 😂
Well, that was unexpected!
I love Pogi but then I also don’t get why he has to follow that wheel? It’s efforts like these which empties his tanks.
Pogacar wants to win it all. With such a weak opposition, he could win every climbing stage, maybe the 2 TT and virtually every stage where there's a significant climb in the last part. He could establish a record, that's what he's dreaming of.
Shows how meaningless some records can be.. Do the same with some top sprinters and some other top GC men, not nearly retired ones, helpers, and youngsters
@@koko-lores i am no expert but isnt the giro very stacked with top tier sprinters aside from philipsen?
Pogi eliminatied most of the sprint trains when he forced a race situation where the sprinters would go in front and made the sprint safer and les chaotic.
Pogacar is so dominating, that he has to do stuff like that to get out of boredom.
Geraint is impressive
pogacar had to go all in and sprint when it still was 800m to go and shock the sprinters even more. mayne they wouldnt have cought the duo.
Pogacar will likely win the giro, but is he accumulating too many unnecesary efforts that he will pay in the tour? Today, every GC hopefule 'won' the stage but Pogacar and Thomas.. though Thomas might be working a long game plan for Ineos.. nice stage
What team does "Pickaname" ride for?
Pogacar wastes his energy 🙈 Same mistake as in the 2022 Tour
Why did pogi give it away? He had his sprint win be he and Thomas give it away??? Whats happening
Great sprint" LA VIE EN ROSE" 🚴♂️🚴♀️🚴🚵♂️🚵♀️🚵
Pog made everyone suffer 😅😅
Thomas stayed with him until he knew Pog couldn't pick up all the stage winners points/time?
Chapeau to Geraint Thomas for making Pogi work for a loss.
That's an old classics man working over a young star.
Tadej chasing a myth of himself. Really interesting.
It's amazing how Sky develop average road racers.
@@NightShooter87 "Average" - The guy's won two olympic golds!
The effort to follow will cost Thomas more than the effort to attack will cost Pog
G is second tier racer
@@MEB939, maybe.
Time will tell.
Tim Merlier decided to ride home after the event.
So stupid. Trying to loose the Tour by wasting energy at the Giro. Every matched burned is gone for good.
So many people that think they know what’s vested for these guys. Why are yall not coaches then? 🤔
Are you not entertained?!?!
😘🤗🤞🙏
Again Pog is wasting energy needlessly.
That was one of the most stupid things I've ever seen! Such a weird decision by Pog. It's only stage 3, you obviously shouldn't put in these efforts too early on.
Vini Vide Bini
Biniam. Well Done . . . Almost!
I am a big fan of Pogi , but this is a bullshit . How seconds will be win 5-10 that is a disaster decision every sprinters team will be against him after today. He don’t make a friends in a peloton and everything was for nothing max benefit 5-10 seconds. Absolutely disaster. Let’s go Pogi for the win
A mi no me gusta nada esa ansía de ganar todo..pero es solo mi opinion
Maybe stupid, but exciting never the less 😮
Pogacar really hasn’t learnt from his mistakes. He’ll burn himself out by the second week yet again
What mistakes... he has won everything
@@matt8094 in the last two tour de Frances he’s constantly attacked in the first week. Then he tires out by the second week and gets picked apart by vingegaard and jumbo
@@matt8094 spring efforts in the last 2 years costed him tour de france win
Indeed but Pogi trying to add show to get more fans/people to view & be competitive. That's why other sports make more than pro cyclist do. Even they being elite they still entertain.
@@danielmacdonald721 I don't think so. I think he is just much more of a well rounded rider which places him at a disadvantage to JV in the tour, who is made for the mountains. I think he definitely has the Giro wrapped, but you're right we will see what happens to him later in the TDF
PogoStick Boing! Boing!
where is jonas from jumbo visma his the best rival of poggi in the climb.
He is injured badly. Recovering
Pogacar is a fool, unless he's doped up to the gills, he is just burning off his matches senselessly just like he did in the TDF whete he lost.
He’s a million percent doped to the gills, no way he’s natural
Fool are you with your missery life. He is super star and my friend!! Shut up. 🇸🇮
He's no fool. He just wants to level the playing field. This is the type of things you can do when you have no real competitors at the gyro.
As you’re sitting on your ass writing this stupid comment
Pog won’t make it to the finish in the top 5. He’s gonna crack like Simon Yates in 2019
Congrats! Great show today Pogi entertains again
Millan's train got it all wrong and he just had to make do