2018 Paris - Roubaix

[Lexman]

DEmare coming back

 

[MagnusMagnussen]

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What happened, one Movi rider flat on the back?

Thought it was anwillians guy?

Crelan Michale Goolaerts

French TV saying that a defibrillator was used on Goolaerts and he had to be intubated. Still waiting on news from the team.

Seems very serious.

***. :Neutral: :sad: :sad:

 

[Orbit501]

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Goolaerts is fighting for his life after a heart attack. He was the Crelan rider laying on his back.

Blimey! Sad news.

Thoughts and prayers are with him for a full recovery.

 

[MartinGT]

Man hope he's OK

 

[DNP-Old]

Video of Goolaerts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxZYnjk17Hk

 

[Laplaz]

Awful, just awful

 

[MartinGT]

Why do people think that's OK to post that to YouTube? Have some respect ffs

 

[Gigs_98]

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Video of Goolaerts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxZYnjk17Hk

Do we really need a video of this?

 

[Netserk]

It's a link, not a picture you can't ignore.

 

[rick james]

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Video of Goolaerts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxZYnjk17Hk

OH MAN :sad:

 

[DNP-Old]

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Video of Goolaerts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxZYnjk17Hk

Do we really need a video of this?

That's for you to decide. You don't have to click it. Your own choice whether you want to see it or not.

 

[mosh1992]

I choose no to watch it. But people should still not upload it to youtube. It´s a person´s life we´re talking about here

 

[MartinGT]

These super slow mo shots are getting tedious

 

[Hayabusa]

Hope that Goolaerts recovers, more important than the race.

 

[Netserk]

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I choose no to watch it. But people should still not upload it to youtube. It´s a person´s life we´re talking about here

Tbf, it's an upload from French TV, not just some random bystander.

 

[Rollthedice]

That short live shot with Goolaerts flat on his back was enough and I can still see it. Let us pray he'll survive.

 

[mosh1992]

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I choose no to watch it. But people should still not upload it to youtube. It´s a person´s life we´re talking about here

Tbf, it's an upload from French TV, not just some random bystander.

Somehow that makes it worst. Damn French tv...Damn

 

[Bot. Sky_Bot]

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Video of Goolaerts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxZYnjk17Hk

Do we really need a video of this?

That's for you to decide. You don't have to click it. Your own choice whether you want to see it or not.

Just stupid to attach this kind of links. We don't have to know what would be watched after clicking.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Horrible news. Hope he will be okay.

 

[skidmark]

I woke up excited to see rain outside the window 90 minutes ago in Champhin-en-Pevele. It's already drying up though, and it is cloudy still but sun is forecast for the rest of the day, so it doesn't look like the wet will play a factor.

Hi, skids. Lovely weather, as a spectator. Where will you stand?

I am not sure yet - the juniors pass in 45 minutes, I will try watching at the turn on sector 5, and will see how that works. It is a puzzle to balance being in a place that something may happen to being close to a TV to see what does happen in the end.

I just rode sector 5 and 4... cobbles are dry, except for a small section at the end of Carrefour that is shaded by trees, but it is only about 30m long and the sun will be in a position to dry it by the time the race passes, I think. Sector 5 (Champhin) is very wet and muddy in the gutters in the first and last part and that won't dry, that is the only part I could see being quite iffy during the race (the gutters on Carrefour are narrow and mud packed). The middle part of sector 5 is so muddy and packed in between the cobbles that it didn't even feel like being on cobbled roads, so that is a bit disappointing, but the start of Champhin is muddy and difficult. All in all those sectors look like they should be mostly 'normal'.

Thanks a lot for the report!

No problem! Although my updated report is that going back out for the juniors, even the muddy gutter parts I thought would stay wet are close to dry with a few more hours of sun before the peloton gets here. I guess the sun is more powerful than I thought, which really I should have anticipated.

I'm going to go to the end of Champhin for the caravan passing and then see if I want to watch from there or Carrefour. Getting very excited either way!

 

[rick james]

after seeing the young man getting worked on, this race is now a struggle to watch, I really hope he is ok

 

[Frankschleck]

All prayers go to Goolaerts. Keep fighting man. Wish you the best.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Horrible thing to happen. Let’s hope Goolaerts makes a full recovery.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Ian Stannard looks like he’s in his mid fifties.

 

[Lexman]

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Ian Stannard looks like he’s in his mid fifties.

it's possible, when he won Het Nieuwsblad looked already 45...