Tadej Pogacar clocked 26 minutes and 38 seconds in the men's Tour de France time trial. On the same course, Marlen Reusser completed the distance in 29 minutes and 36 seconds. This three-minute difference represents a 10% gap attributed to biological factors like muscle mass, VO2max, and hormonal differences. Consequently, experts suggest that Pogacar would likely not defeat Reusser in a women's race due to these inherent physiological constraints. chickenroad.qpon
Would Pogacar Win the Women's Tour de France?
A comparison of Tadej Pogacar's Tour de France time trial victory to Marlen Reusser's recent Vuelta a Suiza win highlights the biological gap between men and women in cycling.
