Lucky Fish Posted June 13, 2019 Share Hope he heals up soon. Reading the write ups last night, they were saying that he took his hands off the bars on a down hill section to 'blow' his nose and a gust of wind came up and caused the crash at +/- 60kph.Is this not the time to say that you should at least have one hand on the handlebars at all times?This reminds me of the time when helmets were introduced. It was foreign at first but now everybody is used to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underachiever Posted June 13, 2019 Share Apparently the second hospital picked up a hip fracture too Note to self.. Never blow your nose when you ride a TT bike..actually just stay off a TT bikeNote to all, don't take your hands off the handlebars, certainly not at 60kph!! Gen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geomark Posted June 13, 2019 Share No ways I’ll give the wife my social media log in details! All she needs these days is your cold dead thumb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geomark Posted June 13, 2019 Share Will he? Things at 35 don't heal as quickly as they used to. Lets say whole season out, so back to pro racing at 36. Can he afford to 'rebuild' for a year and come back at 37? Shoe in for a Di Data contract, but realistically, this could be the end of Captain Elbows. I do hope I'm wrong.Hope you're wrong too, would be a lousy way to go out. Between loosing Tom D in the Giro and Froome from the tour feel we're loosing out. dsw and Jewbacca 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen Posted June 13, 2019 Share He really is banged up Compound fractures and internal injuries. http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/chris-froome-undergoes-successful-eight-hour-surgery-after-dauphine-crash/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Wheel Base Posted June 13, 2019 Share He really is banged up Compound fractures and internal injuries. http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/chris-froome-undergoes-successful-eight-hour-surgery-after-dauphine-crash/I heard a report this morning that he actually only gained consciousness in the early hours of this morning. Wishing Froomey a speedy recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Wheel Base Posted June 13, 2019 Share Will he? Things at 35 don't heal as quickly as they used to. Lets say whole season out, so back to pro racing at 36. Can he afford to 'rebuild' for a year and come back at 37? Shoe in for a Di Data contract, but realistically, this could be the end of Captain Elbows. I do hope I'm wrong.We all thought Mr Peak365 would never come back after his crash. How wrong were we, he's now "the best rider in the world"......................... Jewbacca 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirt Tracker Posted June 13, 2019 Share He really is banged up Compound fractures and internal injuries. http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/chris-froome-undergoes-successful-eight-hour-surgery-after-dauphine-crash/ Heavy crash, compound fractures (aka bits sticking out) and still in ICU. Going to be a long road mentally and physically but if anyone can do it then it'd be him. I hope he gets back to a level where he can compete for his 5th with out lingering issues. I remember Greg Lemond coming back to win in '89 after his brother in law decided he was a moose or something and emptied a 12 bore into him (by accident and not on the request of Hinault or Fignon). Rowl and kosmonooit 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirt Tracker Posted June 13, 2019 Share Will he? Things at 35 don't heal as quickly as they used to. Lets say whole season out, so back to pro racing at 36. Can he afford to 'rebuild' for a year and come back at 37? Shoe in for a Di Data contract, but realistically, this could be the end of Captain Elbows. I do hope I'm wrong. A year ago then you could put money on it. Now I'm hoping that it becomes a fairytale return. 35+ is a tricky age for recovery and GT riders in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakkals. Posted June 13, 2019 Share Man that stage was Eddie's to loose...and he did, but he gave it a good go. chapeau Ispeed_V 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen Posted June 13, 2019 Share What a finish WVA [emoji1303].. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowl Posted June 13, 2019 Share Ja nee well done to WVA. And chapeau to the Boss. Judging by the expression on his face in those last few hundred meters, he was pushing. Edit: Grammar Edited June 13, 2019 by Roul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted June 13, 2019 Share The day that Wout began to be less individualized in his mindset (a paradigm from CX), begin to grasp the dynamics of road racing and then execute the perfect race strategy from the flamme rouge. Mark this day ???? Edited June 13, 2019 by 'Dale Long Wheel Base, Gen and geomark 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsw Posted June 13, 2019 Share It is a real pity that Wout will most likely have to work for Groenewegen during the TdF and therefore not be able to compete for the green jersey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetplant Posted June 14, 2019 Share I have the same question that the commentator had for Wout after the finish: What kind of rider is he....? Wins TT convincingly!Wins a slightly uphill sprint ahead of Alaphillipe and Sam Bennet! And it is not like this is the SA Road Champs, there are serious riders in this peloton... Jumbo Visma have suddenly crept up as one of my favourite teams for TDF:Van AertGroenewegenTony MartinKruiswijkGeorge Bennet Some seriously exciting prospects there to light up the stages. Just sad that Roglic couldn't go to the TDF as well. Rowl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Wheel Base Posted June 14, 2019 Share When MVDP, WVA and RE are all racing against each other and all on a good day, the rest of the peloton might as well just DNF. peetwindhoek, Vetplant and Dirt Tracker 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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