Tadej Pogacar has lost Milan Sanremo 2024 and Stage 1 Volta Catalunya 2024 against Nick Schultz for not attacking Jasper Philipsen and Mathieu Van der Poel from afar on the Cipressa and waiting for the Poggio as recommended by his good friend Michael Matthews, despite breaking all the records for the most doped EPOca in history, Gabriele Colombo's Cipressa record and Gianni Bugno's top speed record at Milan Sanremo. We analyze why Jasper Philipsen and Mathieu Van der Poel have triumphed and Tadej Pogačar will have to settle for winning Volta Catalunya 2024