Pogacar wants and can win everything that is left for him this year, rainbow included

Since his triumph in the Tour de France, Tadej Pogacar had been out of the spotlight, even disconnected from social media during his vacation. However, the Slovenian has also been diligently preparing to finish a dream season with one of the big prizes missing, the Road World Cycling Championship that will take place on September 29th in Zurich.

Tadej Pocagar scares his rivals with the numbers from his recent training sessions

Tadej Pogacar, who is already in Canada to face the GP Quebec, which takes place today, Friday, September 13th, and the next Sunday, GP Montreal, the two World Tour classics that usually help cyclists to fine-tune their preparation for the World Championship, resumes competition after his victory in the Tour de France 2024.

Pogacar confessed upon arrival that he felt quite bad and tired after the great effort made after achieving the Giro-Tour double that has forced him to maintain top form for many months since he also won Liege-Bastogne-Liege. However, after two weeks of returning to training, he claims to be in good shape and ready to achieve victory in the two Canadian classics.

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In any case, Tadej Pogacar is clear about his main goal, the World Championship, so these two races are just another training session for him, although, knowing him, we are sure we will see him fighting for victory.

Training sessions that seem to be going well, at least that is deduced from one of the latest feats that the UAE Team Emirates rider posted on his Instagram account shortly before traveling to Canada. A 6 and a half hour training session, with motor pacing intervals.

Normally, professional cyclists are extremely secretive about their performance numbers. However, whether accidentally or totally intentionally, in the video posted on Instagram, you can see for a few moments his Wahoo cycle computer after the long and hard training session, and in it, a clearly eloquent figure, a Training Stress Score of 390.

 

 

 

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The TSS is a metric that quantifies the stress that the training has caused on the body. A figure of 390 means an extremely hard training session that will require several days of recovery. With this data and knowing the duration of the training session, it has been inferred that Tadej Pogacar currently has an FTP of around 415 W, which, for his 65 kg weight, means an impressive 6.5 W/kg when he has only been training specifically for the World Championship for two weeks and still has two more weeks to fine-tune his form.

There is no doubt that Tadej Pogacar is fully focused on achieving the World Championship, which in 2024 is held on a very tough course that includes three demanding climbs in each lap. Obviously, it will not be easy for him as he will have to face a confident Remco Evenepoel after his double Olympic gold and who already knows what it is to wear the rainbow jersey, a cyclist who also fits the Swiss course like a glove.

After the World Championship, Tadej Pogacar has in his calendar the usual Italian classics that precede the Il Lombardia, the last monument of the season, in which, for sure, the Slovenian will seek to continue maintaining the full victories streak that has marked all his participations in this race over the last 3 years.