Pogačar Tries RIDICULOUS Attack From 100KM

[@tonyg3091]

Attack 100km from the finish was a move that made great Mark Soler all teary with pride. He was like: That’s my boy right there!

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

Hehehe. Absolutely 😂👊🤪👊🦋

[@VicenzzoCK]

heheheheeehee

[@Lapsontheboy]

Haha that's funny

[@MattRogersdesigns]

Marc was on his couch like "I'm gone, I'm done! Pogacar is the GOAT."

[@andrelemos2106]

best comment ever! Soler: "My man, Tadej"

[@peterdobos1606]

the best knucklehead move ever

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

Certainly was entertaining 🤪😱🦋👊💪🌈

[@brianmartindale2221]

Tadej looks good in rainbow, yellow, pink, mauve or whatever color you want to come up with. "Stupid" move that ended up being genius. Fitting for his remarkable year

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

What a season. 🦋👊🌈🇮🇹🇫🇷

[@joebriggs8422]

As Aristotle said, “There is no great genius without a touch of madness.” 😉

[@psmejc]

​@@joebriggs8422😁👍 Paulo Coelho said:"If you really desire something, whole universe conspires in helping you to achieve it." Early abandonment of Alaphilippe, Skjelmose, Almaida and Bilbao, who were all captains of their teams already helped Pog. And, like Chris explained Belgium team burning their riders too quickly was decisive.

[@ZENmud]

Ask Eddie Merckx

[@skyscraper5910]

Idk about it being genius. He just overpowered everyone.

[@cooldude.1811]

Even the most hardcore fans who backed Pog to win wouldn't have quite expected him to do so in the manner he did.

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

It was a crazy attack for sure. 😱🦋💪🌈

[@cuebj]

Not a hard core Pog fans (we do admire him) but I and my wife predicted it both before the race and just before he went. If rivals had been close, he might not have gone, but he saw that they weren't there and they have said how they weren't expecting it so need to police it

[@szymonmodelski149]

Fantastic work from Tratnik! He really is a big hero in Tadej’s win. I’m impressed he was waiting for Tadej to bridge with no radio. Team people on the sides did well too!

[@tonyg3091]

Look at 7:58 here. The blackboard the guy on the motorcycle is holding. Jan knew Pog was behind and is attacking so he knew what to do.

[@Septavius]

Chris Horner's words two days ago, "I don't see an 81 km solo at the men's road world championship. This is not a Strade Bianchi type of field." Well, you weren't wrong.

[@mariusmanoiu2228]

Remco said in the post race interview that everybody in the peleton taught Pogacar will blow up

[@J-cz7yv]

lol I was watching and just wondering what the hell is he doing there’s 100K left! Then it was so disorganized after he left I thought hmm maybe he has a chance. Still mind blowing Tadej was able to pull it off

[@J-cz7yv]

@@mariusmanoiu2228tbh i don’t wanna say they should know better but they should’ve taken it on themselves to work as a group better. They let 1 rider dictate the entire race 😅. Bravo to Tadej though

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

As soon I saw six Belgian riders on the front, Netherland riders around still, and with DePlus in the break still. I said Pogi blew it and he may as well wait until year. Slovenia better hope Roglic is good. Then Remco attacking so soon with a 55” gap still and at the summit of the first climb. I thought, maybe Pogi maybe. Did no one in the race watch Montreal and learn anything from that race tactically. 😂🦋🇨🇦👊🌈

[@milhouse53]

So all that meant simply that Tadej did not trust Roglic. He decided to ride away because Novak was done and now it was either Rogla helps riding the front or Belgium would. BELGIUM and NED are looking at two Slovenians like..hey Chris Horner keeps saying you are #1 and 3 so go ahead! POG had no choice he had to go..otherwise it would he a slow riding for up to 20km left and then breakaway can be still 2 min ahead. 9:38

[@cypriano8763]

pogacar left no doubt about being top 3 all time. he has a few more gts to win but odds are he'll get there soon. what a fnn year, liege, 6 wins in the giro, 6 wins in the tour, 100k attack to win the worlds and probly lombaria for the 3rd time. absolutely legendary. broke contadors vam record, pantanis climb record from the 90s too. dang, he is the best climber all time in my books, maybe the greatest cyclist.

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

🐐🦋👊🌈

[@tonyg3091]

4th time. Il Lombardia. He has already won it 3 times in a row

[@donquique1]

Pfft Dracula gianetti gave him the special juice.

[@mariepolleo5714]

Faut réhabiliter Lance Armstrong !!

[@rickguerrero2282]

What an insane move by Mr. Pogacar! The dude has MAJOR STYLE!

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

True that 👊🦋💪

[@mariepolleo5714]

Style "picouses".......

[@ales-si3797]

As expected... 🎉😎🇸🇮 Great team work from team Slovenia and incredible performance from the new world champion Tadej Pogačar. 💪🍻 What a perfect knucklehead move... 🤣 😎

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

So perfect and entertaining for all of us. 😂🤪🦋👊🌈💪🐐🇸🇮

[@chintan055]

Congratulation Tadej Pogacar! Giro, TDF and now World Champion: Even by his high standards, 2024 has been a dream season for Pogacar. Can't remember any other rider who dominated the entire year in the last 15-20 years. What's next for Pogacar? Maybe Sportman of the year award in 2024?

[@PelicanIslandLabs]

You gotta believe UAE is going to reward Pavel Sivakov for his effort "helping" Tadej!

[@ExplorinDoranRBrown]

Yeah. Tadej will give him a big thank you. But he was helping his chances too. Pavel and him could go to the finish together potentially and he gets silver, an amazing result for Pavel

[@feedbackzaloop]

At this point France should consider revoking his citizenship. Team had four riders with equal chances for the podium depending on how the race unravels but eventually only Bardet could seize top 10.

[@goldenretriever6261]

Tadej doesn't need help. He was doing Pavel a favour by trying to drag him for silver.

[@cuebj]

Working with professional teammates in world champs is common. Mutual interest in this case: Sivakov racing for silver, as was everyone else, so hanging onto Pog's coat tails made sense either for him or for him to be up there to help some other Frenchman (Bardet) if one got up to him (like Tratnik did for Pog

[@Legionarivss]

Not selecting him for the French squad they could do as well. Russia definitely don't want him "back". ​@@feedbackzaloop

[@CoolBeansGG]

Outstanding commentary!! Fantastic race ! POGI is the best, sending regards from Slovenija

[@robbchastain3036]

Thanks, Chris, awesome rides by Tadej and many others and I have to say Remco is making me change my ways. His antics used to irk me but no more. Now I appreciate when he lets it be known that he is not getting his way and having a nice day. A race is not the full experience without Remco getting huffy like a kid on a Huffy. 😀

[@mattheweaton1420]

If the group of favorites had worked together, they probably would have brought back Pogi. Instead, they spent most of the time attacking each other. Their knuckleheadism neutralized Pogi's knuckleheadism. This has to be the greatest season of all time. Pogi dominated the Giro, Tour, and world champs road race and had the best climbing performance in history on the Plateau de Beille. He's the Poginator.

[@n.h2786]

I think that's the main issue once you are in the second group. The favorite doesn't want to tow everyone and the non favorite won't ride for them either. So that's why this start and stop. Again and again... If only Remco, MVDP and WVA then.. yes they will work together. But not when they are with the non favorites in a group of more than 5.

[@JoshuaParks]

Nobody wants to work to catch him because he can sprint. It’s different when you think you have a chance to win, but why work & drag everyone else too, only to get torched in the eventual sprint. Pog’s year was helped when everybody else went down in Spain & that crash made what should have been a competitive and exciting year, one of the most boring in recent memory. Tip of the hat if you like it. But I’m still struggling to get excited about a race where a guy goes up the road with >80k to go every single time & wins

[@justlucky13]

Thanks Chris and Garrett!!!

[@HellaRandomVideos]

Next year will be so epic! Rainbow 🌈 potentially winning every thing under the sun! What a great time to be a fan!

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

Agreed 👊🦋🌈

[@living4speed680]

Boring. Cycling is made great by duels. If there's no competition, there's no fun

[@PashkaBear]

@@living4speed680 You have obviously haven't watched the race live. It was the most intense 100km I have seen this year. Even my wife watched the last lap, when she's not into cycling at all.

[@MaynerdYace]

@@living4speed680 Pogi redefined cycling. Even dominance can be fun to watch. Dominance can be exciting. Lucky to have Pogi in the era.

[@brentrasmussen2440]

@@PashkaBearagree, when that gap dropped below 40s, everyone thought he was blowing up and would be caught. He regrouped on the decent and then hammered the next climb. Truly one of the best races I’ve seen.

[@Chiller11]

Best summary of the men’s World Championships right here! That was a pretty amazing ride by Tadej Pogacar. Who had Ben O’Conner to finish second?

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

Ben did everything perfect. I forgot to mention how he was there when Pogi attacked and then backed out of it. Reminded of his interview during the Giro when he said he went to deep trying to follow Pogi. Today Ben seemed to think, I’m not going to do it to myself Again. Then had some legs for the finish 😂🦋👊💪🌈

[@SubtleEchoRose]

@Chis Horner has the best channel for sure!!!

[@markmartin4793]

Great ride by O'Connor I had pogi,remco van der poel

[@GOlone9597]

Next, he'll solo Il Lombardia from 200km remaining 🤣

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

😂🦋🌈💪🇮🇹

[@tonyg3091]

I doubt it. He doesn't need to. Check the course, it is tailor made for him this year. He just needs to ride tempo till Sormano then do that Pog move 2 km into it, slap a minute onto everyone atop and then cruise to the finish. And even if some unlikely hero somehow manages to keep up with him there is also that little bump at San Fermo where Pog can again crush them. Honestly, if Pog is in form, barring some freak stuff, I dont see how he could lose that.

[@aurongoh7570]

Lol.. at this rate... I won't be surprised if pogi does a breakaway at km 0 and win the last mounument solo all the way while wearing the rainbow jersey... cos he feel like it...

[@tonyg3091]

@@aurongoh7570 Nah, he is fantastic but he is human. Yesterday he was dead last 20 km. Haven't seen him dig so deep this year. Good thing everyone else was even deader. 😅

[@tonycrabtree3416]

Plot twist: Other racers decide on a Sunday Funday ride while Tadej solos for the win from the parking lot. 😂😂

[@ArnyRimmer]

It was a crazy move from Pogačar. But it was probably the best he could do for a chance at the title. Because Sloveniens were weak, Roglič was unusable for the job of a domestic player, and opponents started to go away. No one in the peloton would be able to catch them, so Pogačar would have to control all the riders himself. And that is not possible. But since Tratnik was in front (which is a good tactic) it wasn't so bad to jump to the front. If the Tratnik be in the peloton, he would also drag his opponents, who would rest and then start anyway. This is how Pogačar avoided further brakes, forced the opponent to work much earlier than they thought, so they were tired in the end. Of course, with a stronger team, a different tactic would have been better for Tadej, but with what he had at his disposal, it was probably the best he could do in the end if he wanted to have any chance of fighting for the title. And that was greit for us, viewers to see a battle of favorites. Otherwise, the race would simply be won by some second-rate driver, whom the favorites would let pass. Pogačar was obviously also lucky with Sivakov. Evenepoel was clearly not in form and the absence of Van Aert also took its toll. If Belgium were stronger, it would be much more difficult for Pogačar. But Van der Poel surprised positively. In the end it was an amazing race, but as a fan of Pogačar I suffered a lot. That title was terribly important to Tadej. And unfortunately, the opponents relied a lot on that. And so they wouldn't have helped the Pogačars even once, even though that would definitively lose their chance for the title. But with the fact that Evenepoel and Van der Poel already have titles, they could be completely at ease and played the trick.

[@hansedelbergamorio3960]

Simmons and Bagioli dropping from Pogi's zone 2 :D

[@jpethereal]

It is a joke to see Remco burn all 5 teammates bofore Pogi burns Tratnik and sivakov 😂

[@ogradar85]

Actually it wasn't a stupid tactic at all. Our team (Slovenia) did a mistake when they went all out after that Castrillo attack. They said this after the race. They burned 2 domestiques in 500m for no reason, but I think they were afraid the break would make too much of a gap. They couldn't rely on Tratnik to come out on top in that group. Pogi immediately saw the attacks coming in advance, so he got ahead of the other team's tactics. He had Tratnik ahead and Primož behind in the peloton waiting. When Tratnik did his part, Remco had only Wellens and Van Gils helping him, but both of them fell apart in that first climb. That was game over. Belgians were weak (they missed WVA badly), as were we (Slovenians), but now Pogi created a 2vs1 situation vs the Belgians (Roglič sitting in the back). After that it was all group 2 syndrome.

[@alphaniner3770]

I think you have a good point here. One thing that played a big role here I think is that for many 'domestiques' the season seemed to be already over - only few showed good form (Mollema, Tratnik). This made many teams rather nervous I guess. The absence of radio communication and country teams made this probably worse. Then we could see (also with the womens race) that it was in fact very difficult to drop the stronger riders. Pogacar dropped all his competitors with his surprise attack - otherwise I doubt he could easily drop Van der Poel, which he certainly wasn't planning to sprint against (just watch his pre race interview when this was asked).

[@bdonthebrat5021]

Slovenia might have overreacted a bit to Castrillo but I think it was wise to take him seriously the guy is a total beast

[@tomolegenda23]

100%! Tocno to. But still got me praying and hoping that group2 syndome will actually come to play and no one will start working together in the whole 3 hour 100km time 😬 an absolute nail-biter 💯🇸🇮‼️

[@Indochinatravel]

Tadej himself said it was. It was luck Remco's team was more of a mess.

[@smithpauld1501]

“I’m not doing that again.” Suuuuuuure.

[@neilturner2068]

Not this year anyway

[@RB..1]

2025 TDF, Vuelta, Worlds. Change it up a bit.

[@myleswhite2100]

Barely any mention of the tactical masterclass of Ben o'Connor

[@MontrealMike]

He showed tremendous patience, followed all the right moves, then used his final bullet wisely to ride to an outstanding 2nd place finish.

[@edgarbran9822]

His stealth is now legendary, just being there and no one seeing him as a threat. I can't believe no one tried to follow him, and simply gave up any chance at silver+bronce for a similar chance at just bronce.

[@johnwatters6922]

Also Australia topped the medal count 2 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze .

[@ellenbrook2001]

yes very clever ride at the end

[@Mexxx65]

@@johnwatters6922 In that the UCI Championships are National. An Amazing result by Australian this year!!!!

[@stevetranchell6568]

Excellent commentary. Thanks Chris. Your excitement as you tell this story was great.

[@Rambleon444]

I had my doubts about Ben O'Connor after watching Unchained on Netflix but damn what a great performance, I am a believer!

[@donquique1]

Still whiney.

[@sonckad]

@@donquique1 Who cares, he's second and what have you achieved in life?

[@sigiSLO]

And here is Slovenia, first country to hold all GT's and WC. We are dreaming 😎

[@2zirc]

Chris, great video again.... would love your take on the Women's World. Can you please make a video on that race....

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

I hoping too. 👊🦋🌈

[@andyjakeschvlog]

I'd also like those Dutch team tactics explained by Chris. They had me completely puzzled. :D

[@graemehill]

Hot take: Sivakov did the right thing. He would have been dropped way earlier if Pogi didn't wait for him. The only reason he was there is because Pogi was letting him. If Sivakov didn't do a few small pulls then he would have just been dead weight. His only chance was to work with Pogi doing small pulls and hope for a miracle where his legs held on for a podium finish. Just riding Pogi's wheel is what everyone seems to think he should have done but that was not one of his options. Also France didn't really have anything else going on at that point this was their only chance. It's not like dropping back and helping Alaphilippe or something like that was an option.

[@feedbackzaloop]

He did the wrong thing: Pog would have been caught by the group. Which had three other French.

[@MP-rh6sm]

Which other 3 French? In the end there were nowhere any French in 1st, 2nd and 3rd group. Sivakov raiding with Pog was only chance for France to reach podium.

[@feedbackzaloop]

@@MP-rh6sm just check the protocol. Sivakov finished past all of them. The way he rode was not holding onto Pog as he wished or waiting for compatriots as he should, but helping out Pog as the way he dropped suggests.

[@stevenqirkle]

Is there anything better than seeing one rider hold off the rest of the pack for 50+ KM? Seriously brings a tear to my eye to see that kind of all out effort rewarded.

[@MP-rh6sm]

Yes, Pog is unimaginable brave sportsman, by all standards.

[@jesselobo3213]

This was an exciting race, to see if Tadej could hold off the bunch. I figured the infighting and technical course was good for Tadej's chances of getting the rainbow jersey. It was great to witness not only this race but the entire season as Tadej Pogacar emerged as "The Patron".

[@yelapa999]

Much love to Tadej, and I think Jan Tratnik is a helluva teammate. Also, good gawd, does Quinn Simmons look like Chewbacca?

[@blue-pi2kt]

Everyone on Team Slovenia did right by their lead. As a Slovenian said in a recent Lantern Rouge Livestream, glory for Tadej is glory for Slovenia.

[@yelapa999]

@@blue-pi2kt I agree. They all worked great. Really impressed.

[@jonathanzappala]

You made me wait too long, I've been checking and checking, posted one minute ago :)

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

That was a seriously long race with tons of action. Hopefully the video was worth the wait 🦋👊🤞

[@michaelfroger1816]

This deserves to go down as the most bodacious win in history.

[@charliedillon1400]

MVDP at Amstel that one year will never be beaten as most bodacious win.

[@DavidDudley-yy2ui]

Merckx had victories even more dominating, how soon we forget. Pog is great but quite a ways to go to reach Eddy's records.

[@Tubesmaney]

LOL! He wins with the biggest knucklehead move ever! I love this kid.

[@willyturing1803]

Hi Chris, why shouldn't Sivakov work with Pogacar? I mean the france favorite Julian Alaphilippe is crashed out, Chris laport is no where to see, the closest one is Romain Bardet, we all know if Sivakov work with Tadej, he will lose on the line to Tadej for sure, but at least he could get himself a chance on the podium imagine if he pull 20%, Tadej pull 80%, so i don't think that was a knucklehead move; then combining with the "UAE team love", i think it was an intelligent move, just personal reading, correct me if i'm wrong. Cheers.

[@johanf9279]

Yes. Plus it is 2024 now. What was the given for 15 years ago is not that today.

[@mracer8]

Agree, if Chris is in Sivakov shoe and USA teamate is nowhere! Chris be out there pulling like a nutcase hoping for a podium and if not! a good chemistry in UAE next 3 yr!!! It is NOT a a knucklehead move! It is SMART move!

[@trapeznik]

it would only make sense if he was assured they will both come together to the finish, but he should expect that at some point Pogacar will leave him alone, he might also have better chance of finishing 2nd if he just followed Pogacar and make him do all the work, since Pogi had no other option. But he was there for the team love.

[@khaichern]

Gonna remember who is your pay master man

[@willyturing1803]

​@@trapeznik He could indeed just sit on the wheel, but in that case Pogi wouldn't have waited for him or Pogi could have dropped him later on at any moment, once Sivakov comes back to the peleton or being dropped by Pogi and worked alone to keep himself away from the peleton, how do you like his chances in the following two scenarios? 1.Him and Pogi vs the peleton in hoping to get silver; or 2.Him getting dropped by Pogi and fighting with the Peleton either in the peleton or riding breakaway alone in hoping to get silver.

[@georgehugh3455]

Chris, I think you missed a critical point: _Tadej's dropped bottle with carbs, and the subsequent delay before the Slovenian Team Car could subsequently get up to him._ Surprising, given your sharp-eyed commentary on his bonking in past TdF's.

[@DerAusdauersportler]

Guess he was lucky he got the minute and the team car was allowed to join him. How did he fuel without 30s distance and no car side by side? The fueling station was another knucklehead UCI joke at a flat part with 50 km/h speed difference.

[@johnpiccioli650]

Great analysis Chris! It was a great race and your breakdown of the tactics and knuckleheadism made it even more interesting. Hope to hear more from you before the end of the season.

[@recrevs963]

275 km in 42km/h average and 6.5 hours in saddle is scary feat. Going for win with 100 km and 52 km solo is unbelievable if I did not see it on TV. Congrats to all 81 fellas finishing understanding some did not due to strategy. I wonder what he thinks of peloton when he looks left and right? He is hugs with Mathieu and should respect Wout, Primož, Jonas and Remco. The rest are probably all chumps judging by how resigned they are in the interviews. Hope peloton catches up to whatever he is doing as some battles would be welcome. In that Attia interview he did not disclose too many details. San Remo, stage 1 Giro and stage 11 TdF were probably most interesting moments this year as they showed rare time he wasn't successful.

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

Got to believe UAE would like a do over on that stage one Giro. 🤔😱🦋👍

[@Rambleon444]

Insane Strava numbers by the World Champ... 166.11 mi, 6:18:37 time, 14,334' of climbing, Ave. 26.3 mi/h

[@secretagent86]

Omg th for this

[@mracer8]

Since he is only about 30 second faster then the next group on a 250km race ! there be a bunch of insane Strava numbers! not just him

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

Going to be some hurting legs tomorrow morning. 🤪🦋👊🦵😱🐐🌈

[@chrishophoto]

Pogačar is the greatest male rider in history. Period. The great Eddy Merckx even said as much, after this remarkable ride. We are witnessing an incredible time in cycling history, and somehow, Pogačar keeps us entertained while killing everyone so dominantly. I'm still a little bent out of shape that he skipped La Vuelta, and think it would have been realistic for him to win all three grand tours and still have a good chance to win the Worlds. Maybe he's just saving that for next year. Anyway, such a fantastic season for this alien from another planet, and he's not even done yet! Finally, it is important to savor these moments, because cycling being the inherently dangerous sport it is, it can all end in an instant. R.I.P. Muriel Furrer. My heart goes out to her friends and family.

[@rupertmartin3784]

Pogacer said he felt destroyed after the Tour. He was very wise to recover his strength for an epic end of season. The World Championship is more important than the Vuelta imho.

[@cyclepowered8799]

Tadej: Yellow 19 days, Pink 20 days, Rainbow 365 days. Pretty good year, I'd say.

[@autorelight]

Chris, great commentary as usual. However, I disagree that Pavel shouldn't have worked. There's more on the line than just the win, and podium for France would have been great, especially given Alaphillipe crashed out. If the win is the only thing, then no, don't pull, but that's not the case as there is more to play for. Nobody is more aware of what Tadej's capable of than Pavel. He could have conceivably ridden himself onto a podium. Of course it didn't work that way, but I think he chose wisely. In fact I think Vine should have tried to hang too but he refused.

[@mulinanr]

But Vine had Oconnor on the team who actually was capable of winning in the right circumstance. If Vine would work with Tadej then that for sure would build up a wrong circumstance.

[@autorelight]

@@mulinanr I hear you, but I don't think O'Connor was on for the win. His second was brilliant, but it sounds like he was struggling early. My point is, had Vine worked with Tadej and Pavel, that might have been the podium... Racing has changed so much, yet there are still some old ideas hanging on. Regardless, amazing race. The Belgians and Dutch must be kicking themselves.

[@marklee3248]

The best break down of a race I've ever seen. Good job!

[@dengar1313]

Tadej Pogacar will now be known as the Magician because his moves are pure magic!

[@ExplorinDoranRBrown]

lol. I was thinking earlier today when I saw Victor Campenarts at the front you should call him Our Man! Because we all love him!! Such style. Such class!!!

[@LadyBird-n2t]

Love your comments on Remco.. hehehe.. seems when Remco doesn't have the legs, he complains about everything.. FANTASTIC race Pogi.. NR 1 RIDER for sure.. thanks Chris and Garret

[@TopgunB]

Pog is so good that even when he does stupid things it works out!

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

True that 😂💪🤪🦋👊

[@derickcastillo9083]

Thank you Chris. It is always great to get your take on the race. The other coverage doesn't really do it justice. Pog knew it was a dumb move, but made it work anyway. I thought it was interesting how Evenepoel and Van der Poel said they wouldn't do anything different.

[@lesliereissner4711]

Another great analysis ! Knuckleheads Galore here--I could not believe when Pogi went with pretty much the full Belgian and Dutch teams behind and waiting. Pogi dared and won big doing something unexpected but I have to say this is one of those few races where he finished off looking dead. I thought he might get caught around the 14 km to go mark but got himself reorganized. Bring on Lombardia and more smooches! Oh, and Ben was great and MvdP managed brilliantly on a very tough course too.

[@mariusmanoiu2228]

Pogi is on another level only Merckx has done more crazy things than him

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

👊🦋🌈

[@barryrobbins7694]

Il’ Lombardia is coming up too!

[@johnwatters6922]

He seems to be quickly catching up and he only turned 26 nine days ago !

[@Mike-rm1lb]

Even Merckx said yesterday that he would never have attempted a 100km attack and thinks Pogi is now the greatest of all time. "It's obvious he is now above of me. Deep inside I thought so after watching what he did at the last Tour de France, but tonight, there is no doubt". I think it's also an acknowledgment on his part that the competition is much harder now, many more nations are involved than back in the sixties and seventies.

[@TheGotoGeek]

@@Mike-rm1lbHell really had frozen over.

[@DavidDudley-yy2ui]

Thanks Chris and Garrett, always entertaining.

[@filippocevenini6266]

Best Rider won. Best by Far

[@celko889]

Best from far.

[@TheSteveBernal]

This analysis is as exciting as the race itself! Thank you, sir.

[@josecarvajal5179]

Did you honestly think Sivakov wasn’t going to hep out his “team” captain? I would have said the same for any UAE rider . Imagine coming back to the high altitude training camp after you said NO to Pogacar 😰😮

[@filippocevenini6266]

True !!

[@tonyg3091]

Absolutely!

[@blue-pi2kt]

Sivakov did the right thing for France. He had to try and stay with Pogacar. It was the only reasonable chance to podium.

[@mairenared]

A superb victory for Tadej. He's had a great year but this win was special. Attacking from so far out was a bold move but the poor tactics of the Dutch and Belgian teams obviously helped. Kudos to Tratnik for dropping back and helping Tadej catch up with the leading group. Also kudos to Ben O'Connor. He's been the dark horse of the season. He nearly won the Vuelta and came second in this race. Definitely a rider to watch next season.

[@navca]

Remco: let's leave my ego out of control and wear a golden helmet, so everyone can see where I am (and when I miss the front in a hot zone) Pogacar : be my guest Remco later : let's scream to everyone around to hide that Pog owns me in every race we meet.

[@neilhollow1732]

Just WOW amazing race. Thanks Chris.

[@secretagent86]

I watched the race love from about 120 km to go. Thrilling. I have not finished watching your analysis Chris… but with no race radios how did Jan T. Know to drop back and assist Pog?

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

I would bet they called in to someone on the side of the road that told Jan to wait. That to perfect to an accident 🤔🦋👊

[@ales-si3797]

Jan told slovenian TV that a motor bike rider told him that Tadej was behind, attacking. It was all clear to him what to do next... 👍🇸🇮

[@nickmorton9938]

They also went through a feed zone between Pog attacking and Tratnik waiting, so possibly got some info there.

[@beckers2287]

Or radio doping, might need to xray Slovenian team helmets 😂

[@jpethereal]

​@@beckers2287 The leading group is allowed to ask how much time they have. Since the chaser is only one person instead of peleton, the name is obviously told too.

[@thecellulontriptometer4166]

This much is certain, there is not one other rider on the start list that could have done what Tadej Pogacar did. Maintaining that lead out on his own for that long is a remarkable accomplishment and the sustained power output must have been other worldly. Yes, other teams should have brought him back, but... WOW! That was an amazing display of pure power.

[@chrisswallow3734]

I think Pog suffered on the last lap because of the missed food in the feed zone and the time it took for the team car to get to him to replace it

[@Avianthro]

Only Pogacar can do the ridiculous, and win!

[@chrisfendt7488]

Agreed ! He won again. A true phenomenon!

[@Lapsontheboy]

He really is on another level🏆🏆💨💨🦾🦾🔥🔥

[@mickkelly4146]

Beyond dominant 👑

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

💪🦋💪🌈

[@tonyvanderstraaten1040]

Thanks Chris. Have a great day. 👍♥️

[@THE_HMRC]

Pogačar Tries RIDICULOUS Attack From 100KM.....nope.....Pogačar ACCOMPLISHES RIDICULOUS Attack From 100KM.....it is NOT a knucklehead move if the move is successful...

[@jasonpushy]

in australia, waited half the day, for this run down

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

Hope you enjoyed it 👊🦋🌈

[@J-cz7yv]

Tadej is the GOAT

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

🐐🦋👊💪🌈

[@frankgallagher5786]

TP is incredibly talented no doubt. I think one of his greatest qualities is his almost childlike approach, in that i mean he just dares to wing it. He really went out on a limb with his blunt attack and most of the others simply get stuck in their heads about what to do. No communication and cant call for advice. Pogi will eventually lose this edge I'm afraid so lets all just savor and appreciate this incredible athlete at his peak.

[@davidwilliams6067]

Good video Chris, almost as exciting as the race 👏👏👍

[@mikemartinez4450]

Like number 195 here from 🇵🇭. Another on point blow by blow race analysis. Pogi being Pogi once again asserting his DOMINANCE. 😅

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

👊🦋🌈

[@eduardocampomanes1662]

In the Philippines pogi means handsome, well he looks great in the rainbow color...

[@leomaduro8661]

In hindsight, Tadej was right to go, as no consistent chase was getting organized behind him. At the World's, nobody has a true team at their disposal to put at work up front. Evenepoel and MVDP had to do it all by themselves and on top of that fending off attacks from within the chasing group. Great daring move and the one with also the best legs won.

[@Mexxx65]

The Australian team fired though!!!!

[@cuebj]

GB for Cav was a team effort - long time ago. Italians used to work very well as a team in the World's. Nowadays... you have a good point

[@TheGotoGeek]

Tactics are judged in the moment, not by the results. Sometimes you use the best tactics and lose for unrelated reasons. Sometimes you use bad tactics and your legs and worse tactics by your opponents give you the victory.

[@kamolhengkiatisak1527]

We know that Zivakov did not have the legs to win anyway. So he did not do France disservice and he rode in front of Tadej only a few kms.

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

Never ride with Pogi. Maybe if it was flat to finish 🤔……. Nope, never ever. Siv is seriously lucky that Julian crashed out, or he would have been hung by the press when he got back to France. I only went easy on him because Siv is a UAE rider. 📿😂🤪🦋👊🇫🇷

[@milhouse53]

​@ChrisHornerCycling it seems that Tadej asked him nicely. And he is not French anyways

[@bullten5416]

​@@milhouse53 of course, he is French. Born, raised in France. Started cycling in France. he only have Russian parents.

[@marecare77]

​@@bullten5416reas3arch more. He was born in Italy to Russian parents and after few years they moved to France...

[@DavidDudley-yy2ui]

He got some exposure taking a few pulls. If he just sat on the wheel, Pog woulda just gapped him and gone away and he would have been all alone. You cannot sit on Pog's wheel unless you are ahead in GC or have a better sprint, and few in those categories.

[@johanf9279]

Not only tried, he managed it.

[@gcraigw]

"Knuckleheadism of massive proportions!!" 🤣🤣🤣

[@mish3all]

Ben O Conor was magnificent 👌

[@seanstewart2675]

Yes! This! I was so happy to see him make the podium. That's two great races in a row for him!

[@dev1ce888]

Just imagine the aura the peloton feel when tadej is around

[@cheechorino3710]

Started the season with a 100k attack wins worlds with a 100k attack

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

Crazy good 👊😱💪🤪🌈🦋

[@Michael00000001]

Once again many analysis out there, and Chris one's is the only AAA one 😊.

[@supercoder7]

Chris, i explained how cycling works to my brotherna month ago. This was the 3rd race he saw. Even he knew that the breakaway will not work with Tadej. I am sure Tadej knew that too when he launched to bridge. If a newbie race watcher understands such a basic tactic, the greatest cyclist of all time with an insane race sense surely does too. Tadej not for one second even pretended anyone is going to work with him. Him and Tratnik straight up moved to the front and Tadej recovered at P8, and then moved to P2 before attack. There was no flicking of elbows or looking back at the breakaway asking them to set pace.

[@ddudeman1313]

Now that he has won the world championships Pogacar has to go for all 3 grand tours in the same year.

[@regismonkton]

R.I.P. Muriel Furrer.

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

🥲

[@donquique1]

She was lost for a while. Wtf. Epic fail by the uci.

[@musclelessfitness2045]

@@donquique1 It was a horrible job by the race director and his staff to get her help. There was a chance she could've been saved, maybe a small one, but at least get her some help quickly. R.I.P.

[@Lufftschwimmer]

@@donquique1 All riders have trackers.....

[@fabioqueiros9322]

@@Lufftschwimmerbut they don’t have radios on them, meaning even if she was able to communicate, she had no way of doing so Edit to add: after reading a few more articles, it seems only the elite racers have transponders on their bikes, juniors and U23 don’t. So apparently Muriel Furrer’s life depended on someone witnessing the accident and stopping by to check on her. No rider would do that during a race (nor should they). Every death is needless, but this one in particular is really infuriating…

[@nftos]

We've been waiting! Anticipating

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

👊🦋🌈

[@lennycottingham]

You totally killed Remco ...llol

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

Hehehe. He made it really easy. It was as if the old young Remco reappeared 😂🦋👊🌈🔪

[@Placebofan1985]

@@ChrisHornerCyclingit is indeed funny to criticize the only rider who wanted to win and not ride for 2nd or third. You are only mentioning the things Belgium did wrong, but they were the only team who chased Pog for 30km. No other team helped. I understand his frustration. He wants to win, in comparison to the USA, swiss, dutch, italian, spanish,…teams

[@christopheralix8554]

INSANE!! Absolutely insane!

[@SubtleEchoRose]

Was it a knucklehead move for Tadej to attack with 100km still to go in the UCI World Championships? Maybe, but if anyone can pull off a 'knucklehead' move like that, it's Tadej! He's the kind of rider who thrives on turning the unexpected into a winning strategy. And while nobody else dared, he went for it in classic Tadej fashion-bold, aggressive, and always entertaining. What’s next for him? The big question now is whether he can win all five Monuments. He’s already proven he can dominate races like Liège-Bastogne-Liège and Il Lombardia, so it's not out of the realm of possibility. The challenge will be the cobbled classics like Paris-Roubaix, but if anyone can adapt and rise to the occasion, it's him. The guy's a legend in the making!

[@marnixaerts8516]

I believe Remco didn’t want to let Pogacar gain more time, but I don’t think it would have made a difference. After the climb, the Netherlands, Spain, and the U.S. each had two riders in the group, but everyone was looking to Remco first and Mathieu second, without even taking their turns at the front. I think Remco’s best move would have been to do one strong pull, like he did in the Olympics, and drop them off his wheel. After that, with a small group working together and taking turns, it might have been possible to make a comeback. The only real chance was if there were 5-6 strong riders, each doing their part.

[@VV_1989]

I fully agree. Evenepoel unfortunately didn't have his olympic legs on him. Otherwise, he surely would have gotten away?

[@End_Illegal_Apartheid_israhell]

insane talent. That was bananas....

[@TempoKemp]

Hammas should start a cycling team. I'd bet they'd be killing it out there

[@user-tb7rk2nb6s]

Thank you. Loved it

[@Indochinatravel]

Great show Chris!

[@dr.merlot1532]

I'm going to vote for Primoz Roglic as president of the United States!!! I am so incredibly proud and it is my honor to give my full endorsement to Primoz Roglic for president of the United States!!

[@johnwatters6922]

Melania would have someone to talk to !

[@theorientalknight]

That Man is Tha Man! Most exciting pro racer right now.

[@dejankolar120]

Pogi said that him and rogla talk and plan was that rogla attack and bridge to the front group with tratnik and when he attack he couldn't go away so pogi do it

[@gabrielyalap6178]

We really need a coverage of the epic knuckleheadism in the women's race. I hope you will do it.

[@markyoung950]

I am watching a replay of the Men's World Championships. You are right, the first time Evenepoel attacked he separated himself from his team and the teammates of the other leaders. At that point every attack and counter attack from the casing group was working for Pogacar. Pogacar really was bonking on the last lap. If the chasing group had been 20 - 30 seconds closer at the beginning of the last lap Pogacar most likely would have been brought back. It appears that Evenepoel overreacted and burned his team out too early. If they had radios Belgium coaching would have kept the race together until the last 2 laps. Remember when Evenepoel did not want to work for van Aert at the Worlds a few years ago.

[@gn4368]

Chris, Tadej probably did make a knucklehead move. He even said as much, but when you are Tadej it doesn't matter. If Belgium had waited for the whole team to make it up the climb with four laps to go how far would they have been behind? Could they have realistically caught Tadej?

[@MrRunner10]

Great recap

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

👊🦋🌈

[@CliftonDon74]

Thanks for the 2024 World Championship recap Chris! Knuckleheads!!! ❤ 🚴

[@ilark1001]

It's only a knucklehead move if it fails. Pogi's move will turn out to be a legendary move. 😆

[@ptbot3294]

Not tries. He did it and it worked!

[@coreyrayner2732]

Belgium had 6 riders on the front with 2 laps to go. I do not understand how they stuffed that up😅 what a great race though