[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Lukáš Ronald Lukács [@lucasaganronald](/creator/twitter/lucasaganronald) on x 34.7K followers Created: 2025-07-17 22:53:16 UTC My thoughts after the first mountain stage: X. Never ever underestimate the new Tadej Pogačar… I was like during this Tour and especially after the crash that even Vingegaard can be better or it is 50-50, but simply this new Pogačar after those two Tour de France losses is something else. X. What will happen now? Will Pogačar still go all in for the records, for the polka dots, for getting the most time on his rivals with the thought of him riding also Vuelta, Worlds and Il Lombardia. X. Will Visma and Vingegaard still push and push in order to still win the Tour or it will be more of second place? X. Never ever speak about podium contenders before the first mountain stage as I do. I was like that I don’t see anybody to contest with Evenepoel, Bora guys didn’t look good, people thought than Jorgenson, but everything is different. Lipowitz looks the strongest, but I love to see also Onley and Johannessen here. X. Climb times at Hautacam 2022: Pogi 37:38, Vingegaard 36:34; 2025: Pogi 35:08, Vingegaard 37:20. While Pogi got better so much, Vingegaard rode a worse time than X years ago. Is his level worse, was he cooked by Narvaez, was it because he was not drafting behind Van Aert like X years ago? X. Tadej Pogačar will want to win more stage wins, but how will the peloton react after seeing that whenever it will come to mountain finish Pogačar will simply win? Will UAE be able to chase down breakaway all alone or will even TOP10 guys jump into them? X. We still have to stay in the ground. Tour is still just in half and although I don’t wish it whatever can happen. Bad day, illness, crashes. But also there is no doubt who is the strongest. Your thoughts? #TDF2025 📷: alenmilavec, rom.images  XXXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [polka](/topic/polka) [losses](/topic/losses) [france](/topic/france) [ronald](/topic/ronald) [luk](/topic/luk) [Post Link](https://x.com/lucasaganronald/status/1945980147615539627)
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Lukáš Ronald Lukács @lucasaganronald on x 34.7K followers
Created: 2025-07-17 22:53:16 UTC
My thoughts after the first mountain stage:
X. Never ever underestimate the new Tadej Pogačar… I was like during this Tour and especially after the crash that even Vingegaard can be better or it is 50-50, but simply this new Pogačar after those two Tour de France losses is something else.
X. What will happen now? Will Pogačar still go all in for the records, for the polka dots, for getting the most time on his rivals with the thought of him riding also Vuelta, Worlds and Il Lombardia.
X. Will Visma and Vingegaard still push and push in order to still win the Tour or it will be more of second place?
X. Never ever speak about podium contenders before the first mountain stage as I do. I was like that I don’t see anybody to contest with Evenepoel, Bora guys didn’t look good, people thought than Jorgenson, but everything is different. Lipowitz looks the strongest, but I love to see also Onley and Johannessen here.
X. Climb times at Hautacam 2022: Pogi 37:38, Vingegaard 36:34; 2025: Pogi 35:08, Vingegaard 37:20. While Pogi got better so much, Vingegaard rode a worse time than X years ago. Is his level worse, was he cooked by Narvaez, was it because he was not drafting behind Van Aert like X years ago?
X. Tadej Pogačar will want to win more stage wins, but how will the peloton react after seeing that whenever it will come to mountain finish Pogačar will simply win? Will UAE be able to chase down breakaway all alone or will even TOP10 guys jump into them?
X. We still have to stay in the ground. Tour is still just in half and although I don’t wish it whatever can happen. Bad day, illness, crashes. But also there is no doubt who is the strongest.
Your thoughts? #TDF2025
📷: alenmilavec, rom.images
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