Tadej Pogacar's COVID Recovery & Tour de France 2024 Challenge

Tadej Pogacar revealed he had COVID just 10 days before arriving at the Tour de France 2024. Speaking with the press today, Pogacar assured fans he is ready for the race. Also hear from Remco Evenepoel, Primoz Roglic, and Jonas Vingegaard. The race is live in Canada. Head here for more #TDF: flosports.link/45JqhsU
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[@omardgardiner2225]

Saturday can't come soon enough! I'm so excited!🍿

[@tvsmed]

Fantastic interviews and what a bunch of humble, friendly and intelligent favorites. Its really unique.

[@Ralf0815]

TP ist nicht bescheiden! Er ist ein Profi und weiß wie man mit der Öffentlichkeit umgehen muss!🤷🏽

[@Mrmarginofsafety]

Real sportsmanship from the GC contenders.

[@yeyeTF2]

i wish they gave them better mics. these things are like 2010 call of duty xbox chatroom mic eater quality

[@Thepaytonb]

😂😂

[@Simonewhitesim-1music]

haha. They are bad.

[@ofeykalakar1]

Could have been better if they used a potato 🥔

[@FloBikes]

Yeah, these setups are bad. We did the best we could.

[@PazLeBon]

i understood every word tbh an dtheres subtitles if a bit deaf

[@cooldude.1811]

Hope that the race is decided on pure performance alone and not on illness / crashes. 🤞

[@graemeoliver744]

i remember the days when we never had mass illness in the peloton and guys dropping out of every single stage race because they’re sick

[@brucejohnston6184]

Luxury ​@@graemeoliver744

[@danielhall1473]

Primoz looks scary fit and sounds calmly confident. He can definitely pull if off IF he avoids any significant crash and his team keeps him protected on the flat and gravel stages.

[@systemicchaos3921]

He always crashes and I don't think he can follow the big wattage of pog on the longer climbs tbh. I think he will get 2nd or 3rd depending on the form of jonas

[@MeesterJ]

Would love to see no one crash this year. That said, it won't happen 😅

[@PazLeBon]

and red bull eager to get ther name on his shirt :)

[@davidgeorge9233]

Tadej comments on Covid not being as serious now, I’ve just had a bout which has lasted 3 weeks, possibly the worst sickness I’ve ever had including Covid in its early stages. My best friend ended up in hospital with the same thing 2 months ago. Both fit and healthy regular cyclists with decent nutrition. I think it’s a bit of a lottery with the current variants and in some cases it’s incredibly bad and in others people barely have a day or two of symptoms.

[@leonardofabbri7930]

for the vaxxed ones, not certainly for the unvaxxed who already got it.

[@graemeoliver744]

@@leonardofabbri7930 how many times? i know someone who’s had it 9 times now.

[@graemeoliver744]

there are long term effects regardless of the acute symptoms too. the symptoms are your body’s response and they have little to do with the actual damage the virus does

[@graemeoliver744]

he needs better advice from his team. maybe they should ask the visma guys.

[@Starclimber]

@@graemeoliver744 He'd be better off listening to YOU, and that's not a dig. Great comments throughout, and appreciated.

[@michaelbolt1933]

Pog 100% best role model for cycling right now

[@krisbowditch827]

😂😂😂

[@justinmaurice9697]

I'm afraid to say it but I think this years TDF could be the best one yet?? Let's go!!

[@ccbanger1414]

Jonas looks like death warmed up😂 and doesn’t look healthy

[@SuperSusanga]

Doesn’t he always tho?

[@systemicchaos3921]

He always looks like that tbh. Professional cycling is not healthy..

[@taramis829]

Well, he never looks like an overconfident winner, -but he still wins :)

[@PazLeBon]

i actually commented on that .. he does, moreso than usual

[@jimwhite4270]

No comments on Pogi lungs after after Covid? Lmao! He’s cooked for the tour now

[@aoe76]

So happy to see Jonas ready to race again. Not many riders would be back In the sadle by now after such injuries.

[@systemicchaos3921]

It's crazy how fast he recovered from 3 weeks in the hospital😮 Surely he can't win after that crash right??!

[@whocare7554]

@@systemicchaos3921 looks hard for him to get back to his form...but im so happy he's in for this year edition

[@cristianfabiancarvajalmanr2647]

Egan Bernal had an accident and injuries 20 kind worst, and he is standing back

[@leonardofabbri7930]

@@cristianfabiancarvajalmanr2647 thank you for this.

[@rdklkje13]

@@systemicchaos3921 12 days. But still, I doubt he's in winning form. We'll see very soon!

[@jaecheokkim99]

I go for tadej. 😂

[@Phil-dx8rw]

will be very interesting to see how Pogacar is going to be after covid just over a week ago

[@mtelectrical8068]

It’s nearly two weeks ago

[@systemicchaos3921]

Sounds like it was very mild. Only 1 day off the bike so not really a factor

[@StopTheRot]

Well, I remember doing an etape 2 weeks after Covid, and my time up Alpe D’huez was an hour slower than in the previous etape I’d done up the Alpe. It screwed me - and I wasn’t even that ill.

[@TerranigmaQuintet]

@@systemicchaos3921 Mild in symptoms doesnt have to mean it didnt have an effect on your health and fitness, COVID can be very sneaky. And a TdF takes a huge toll on the body as well.

[@rdklkje13]

@@systemicchaos3921 Most people who end up with Long Covid only had a mild bout initially. And some of these cases come after a third infection. It's very unpredictable.

[@hernanhernandez3861]

JV looks very thin, race ready. I think he is going to bring it. Never count out the big champions like him, Remco, Primoz, etc. New Red Bull kit looks awesome! Like a MotoGP suit!

[@lauritseriksen4140]

He seems to have lost a significant amount of leg muscle compared to last year

[@mickelkobeck7376]

Jonas will drop out and then ready himself for the La Vuelta

[@hernanhernandez3861]

@@lauritseriksen4140 Agree, thighs look smaller...

[@lauritseriksen4140]

@@mickelkobeck7376 I have heard something about him not joining for family reasons.

[@lukarus4998]

He almost looks too thin. Like he was on a deathbed a week ago

[@joasiau3635]

This year's Tour de France can be called Star Wars. Of course, I support Tadej Pogacar💛

[@recrevs963]

to me it is still amazing what kind of body a human needs to have in order to go the fastest over ~4000km hilly terrain in 21 days. greg awesome work with these reports and questions! keep on pressing these guys for things we wanna hear.

[@roadkill_toronto]

Did the UCI make a rule that everyone needs blue bikes? 😅

[@djouji7620]

I reside in the US (Florida) is there any channel that provides the entire race live or even a full replay? I have been reviewing this site, but could not find a definitive answer. Thanks

[@chrivera3]

Peacock

[@FT__Bicycling_____-sc7yv]

How much does Jonas actually weigh? He looks like about 48kg to me.

[@Nordic_Scandinavia]

He does look slightly thinner than last year.

[@philadams9254]

55

[@rolandcolavizza5368]

Jonus is playing sick, he's lean and ready I'm sure of that ,in anycase the cat will be out the bag tomorrow

[@marcvb3364]

He's scary lean this year, almost looks sick

[@PazLeBon]

@@marcvb3364 looks wayy over trained :/

[@artemduda8359]

Mind games are crazy this year 😭😭

[@Simonewhitesim-1music]

The world loves drama. I am sure we all cant wait, hehe.

[@PazLeBon]

i dont see it as mind games, they are all talking pretty factually

[@graemeoliver744]

so he’s lying?

[@TransRights6969]

Why is Remco in the conversation?

[@MeesterJ]

It strange. I think Rodriguez has more chance to podium😅

[@PazLeBon]

Oh, maybe cos hes grand tour winner? just a thought

[@TransRights6969]

@@PazLeBon No top riders when he won, He will not be top 5 in TDF..

[@TransRights6969]

@@MeesterJ Remco will not make top 5 at TDF! i mean the La Vuelta was a nightmare hahah

[@AcesOver]

Jonas looks gaunt ....not well. I hope he's up for the challenge.

[@ericagor327]

What's with the blue bike?

[@PazLeBon]

which bike ''isnt' blue? lol

[@songofyesterday]

Maybe Covid is to make the others think they have a chance 😂. Mind games!

[@HatRock]

Rogla looks sharp! Go Rogla! Jonas looks in great shape too, a little cautious choosing the right words. Remco seems very shy, not the defiant Remco of last year. I think he is feeling a lot the weight of being in the Tour and his mind is playing tricks with him. This thing is not for the weak of mind, he should focus or he will be long gone very fast. Poggi is very confident of himself and his team.

[@PazLeBon]

remco looking sharp too tho

[@HatRock]

@@PazLeBon but a bit insecure of himself. I think he is overwhelmed by the magnitude of the event.

[@PazLeBon]

@@HatRock i was (maybe biased) seeing it as he was just being realistic and will just chill overall early doors and try to keep pace with the leaders and take it from there. not expecting fireworks but he does look really well and not as if he has poor form this year :)

[@FabioFerraro76]

How comes that Jonas looks 75?😂

[@jacopo411]

This is the golden era of cycling

[@PazLeBon]

we say that evry decade or so

[@g_y.rtz420]

hindsight may be 20-20 but considering this and sepp kuss, shouldnt the teams have had their atheletes vaccinated maybe a month or 2 ago? doing it now may be bad for their fitness but what about a month ago? what made then not want to take precaution? please anyone enlighten me.

[@Gufolicious]

jonas really looks not very well

[@santiagoego1825]

When did Pogacar get covid?

[@FloBikes]

He said 10 days ago.

[@krisbowditch827]

Total bs

[@leonardofabbri7930]

testing symptoms that always existed

[@PazLeBon]

jonas looks rough

[@azizrosden7450]

3rd time tdf yellow 👍

[@Fobber1980]

Pog victory by huge margin - Jonas is not in form and looks really sick btw

[@cpk313]

Hummm so he may not be quiet as super human the first week....

[@LeeLee-fi7mx]

Coming off the Giro and then battling covid with little to no time to recover. If Tadej wins the Tdf, that would be a superhuman feat, maybe right up there with Lance's TDF win after battling cancer. Kudos to UAE's medical and training staff!

[@JacobChristiansen1]

lol

[@BenjaminUbayyed-po9tc]

i would think that having covid beforehand would comprimise you

[@graemeoliver744]

these guys don't seem to be taking any precautions to avoid covid, and it's such a risk to their seasons when they do get it. strange decisions on the part of the riders and teams

[@Peakabike]

Except Remco !

[@graemeoliver744]

@@Peakabike I wonder if Jonas is, lots of shots with him in an N95 in the latest tdf Unchained

[@GregBecker]

@@Peakabike losing a giro to covid will do that to you...

[@Starclimber]

Tadej's a brilliant rider, but he needs to up his covid understanding game. He could easily have been a second Sepp Kuss, and may discover to his dismay that covid is not, in fact, 'not that serious anymore'.

[@wss327]

Covid to these guys is probably nothing more than a few hours of feeling less than 100%. Have you read up on Covid’s mortality and high risk group data?

[@johnhessian5602]

@@wss327 It has ended more than few guys' seasons. Different for everybody.

[@ojmotswane]

He’s lying.

[@danielhall1473]

It could be not that serious, or it could have destroyed his fitness without him even realizing it. It can damage the mitochondria pretty significantly; but that's the thing: there's no way to know exactly what it did to him until he starts racing

[@graemeoliver744]

@@johnhessian5602 ended Sagan's career, really

[@harryries6687]

Warum ist die größte Lüge der letzten 4 Jahre immer noch einen Bericht wert?

[@jamaalwarsame8130]

Jonas vingagaar is going to win 🏆 💪 the 💪 🏆 toure de france 🇫🇷 2024 insha Allah may Allah give him speedy recovery Jonas to win 🏆 3 tour 🙏 Insha Allah

[@HallieTreptow]

Il cameratismo in questa comunità è palpabile. È chiaro che siamo tutti insieme in questa ricerca della conoscenza.😻