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What do you personally think is the secret behind Pogacars success? (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 days ago by DonJuaves@lemmy.world to c/procycling@lemmy.world

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[–] 9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Part of me says dope, but it's not like he was a mediocre rider on another team before UAE. Not like froome who suddenly became godlike after joining Sky.

So if it is/was dope, then it would have started in the lower level slovenian development programs. But does slovenia have a famous history of doping? Or money and access to the technology to evade detection?

[–] EvilCartyen 2 points 2 days ago

They do in fact have a history of doping, yes, with Aderlass and Milan Erzen. I'm not going to say they are dirtier than other nations, but I also recall some youth level scandals a decade ago that I cannot find online now, such is the post google search era apparently.