Tadej Pogacar's Performances Are The Marathon Equivalent of Going From 2:05:00 to 1:49:00 In 4 Years

Power does not scale linearly with time. A 10% increase in running power does not result in 10% faster time

Yes.

Yes. Doping on levels that we can barely comprehend.

At this point he is not believable. Sad for cycling, but it's too much.

It still raises the question -- why is he so much better at doping than everyone else?

This guy makes Lance look clean. This level of doping is a travesty to any form of sport that seeks to ensure its athletes are clean.

None of the current "running power" devices on the market actually measure power

But he has an unpronounceable name, so he remains untouchable.

Nope.

Cycling has changed dramatically. Testing is better. Nutrition is better.

This guy is just way more talented. And he has a team working for him.

Track And field team work means having dinner together or riding the bus.

What you will see is cyclist burning themselves up. Careers will shorten. In the days of Merckx and LA it was pedestrian riding for 2/3 rds of the race, then brutal efforts to the end.

And please, if he's doping you'd have heard

He races every race. He doesn't hide like s some who could be mentioned

And how did get better drugs than everyone else?

there is some truth in this. but he is definitely doping and he is already showing signs of early burn out. next season may be his last.

he's probably got the perfect mix of TUEs

Talent and drugs are not mutually exclusive.

He can be very talented and using drugs.

Remco Evenpoel beat him in the WC time trial by 2:37. Pogacar was 4th.

Wout van Aert & Mathieu van der Poel are arguably better classics riders than Pogacar.

Lance is the dirtiest cyclist in the history of the sport.

I suspect im preaching to the choir here, but im willing to accept that one guy is the best at any given time or era. What just screams doping on some level is the fact that he NEVER needs recovery when everyone else does. Even the best have to choose between a robust spring classics, vs grand tours peak vs WC etc... he won darn near everything or was close in every spring classic --sometimes with 5 days rest, then tore everyone up in TDF grand tour, then won Worlds, then just for maximum suspicion seems to be still peaking in the bonus late fall races. If he's not doping he and Inigo should share their Nobel level discovery of the secret to limitless recovery and peak form. There was a version of this sort of success when Mercx was the man but even he couldn't sustain this level and he had less competition.

How is he the "dirtiest"? Because he started from a position of being supremely talented and probably the best off drugs then was the best on drugs against people on drugs? Nice logic.

The Vans both looked human at times this season, not peaking for 10 months. Also they looked bad in many races. TP didn't have such mortal issues.

You could make an argument for MVDP, but I think 10 monuments (and two WCs) amongst many others vs 1 monument of WvA kinda puts the 'who's the better classics rider' argument to bed.

How was Lance better at doping than everyone else back in the day?