Teams & Riders Cian Uijtdebroeks - From the wetlands to the top of cycling

[Rackham]

Is he sick/injured?

I have no idea. I looked around social media & various forums, there's nothing about his DNF. Maybe he did a Superman Lopez & rage quit.

 

[pastronef]

saw him talking with his team car and shrug and Massen at the wheel didn't look impressed...

 

[search]

saw him talking with his team car and shrug and Massen at the wheel didn't look impressed...

maybe someone who speaks Dutch can provide a better translation, but it sounds like he said sth like "I'll try the first lap. I am not feeling well"

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[Lexman]

maybe someone who speaks Dutch can provide a better translation, but it sounds like he said sth like "I'll try the first lap. I am not feeling well"

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yes indeed : I'll try the first lap

 

[Andre]

Do we have a short spellable nick name for him yet?

Blobloblo

 

[Wvv]

Random question: how come some rider topics show an image in the overview, but this one just has my own avatar.

 

[Red Rick]

Random question: how come some rider topics show an image in the overview, but this one just has my own avatar.

I have no idea. I guess its the picture format?

 

[Netserk]

Random question: how come some rider topics show an image in the overview, but this one just has my own avatar.

Go to the OP and click on the dots to get the option "Choose thumbnail".

 

[Andre]

Random question: how come some rider topics show an image in the overview, but this one just has my own avatar.

Thank you for the thread @Wvv ...It was well deserved. I think Blobloblo will slowly improve. He's already a wonderful climber (even if his style is unorthodox), and his descending will automatically get better with time. In my opinion it will be the TT abilities that weill either transform him into a great rider or not overall.

 

[Wvv]

Go to the OP and click on the dots to get the option "Choose thumbnail".

Figured that one out already, but then I get this:

Choose thumbnail
There are no thumbnails available to choose from.

 

[Netserk]

Figured that one out already, but then I get this:

Choose thumbnail
There are no thumbnails available to choose from.

It works if you use the thumbnail size of the image. So add this image to the OP: https://cdn.directvelo.com/mediacache/photo/uploads/media/photos/6309168e76e8b_thumb.JPG

You may have to reload the page to add it as thumbnail. Afterwards, you can delete the little image in the OP and still have a thumbnail for the thread.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

It also doesn't work when you resize the image in your first post. The image will then not show up in the thumbnail options. So make sure your first post is saved without the image resized before adding the thumbnail. After adding the thumbnail, you can resize if you want.

 

[Wvv]

It works if you use the thumbnail size of the image. So add this image to the OP: https://cdn.directvelo.com/mediacache/photo/uploads/media/photos/6309168e76e8b_thumb.JPG

You may have to reload the page to add it as thumbnail. Afterwards, you can delete the little image in the OP and still have a thumbnail for the thread.

It also doesn't work when you resize the image in your first post. The image will then not show up in the thumbnail options. So make sure your first post is saved without the image resized before adding the thumbnail. After adding the thumbnail, you can resize if you want.

These infos helped, thanks. But apparently you can't alter it after choosing one?

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

These infos helped, thanks. But apparently you can't alter it after choosing one?

Yes you should normally. But you always need to put the new image in the first post, without resizing, and save the post before you can change the thumbnail.
And i think it has to be a clean URL to the actual image, not to a page of an imagehost.

 

[Wvv]

Yes you should normally. But you always need to put the new image in the first post, without resizing, and save the post before you can change the thumbnail.
And i think it has to be a clean URL to the actual image, not to a page of an imagehost.

Tweaked my way out of it. Apparently CN doesn't like Imgur.

Cheers u guys. Mods can delete these couple of posts, if they like.

 

[Netserk]

It depends on the host site.

imgbox can be used for thumbnails.

 

[Wvv]

To get back on topic:
Cian was struck by the cold during the first mountain stage, and got a bit ill since.
On the last day his stomach made him abandon.

 

[SafeBet]

Mas could actually be 2nd best, multiple times.

The problem I see for Uijtdebroecks is that he has many weaknesses but inconsistency isn't one of them. In other words, he doesn't have these positive outlier performances, he just grinds his way to a top 10 spot everywhere. To me that makes it more likely he has a limited ceiling.

Yeah that's the main issue.
Bad days can happen to almost anyone, but I'm worried that Uijtdebroeks good days are not good enough and he hasn't particularly improved since joining Visma.
There's still time of course, his big goal of the season comes in 5 weeks and that will tell us more. At the same time I wonder how much these guys who've been living like pros since forever can still improve. A bit like Ayuso.

 

[Colonel]

To get back on topic:
Cian was struck by the cold during the first mountain stage, and got a bit ill since.
On the last day his stomach made him abandon.

Not saying you are incorrect, this info however is not correct.

 

[Berniece]

Not saying you are incorrect, this info however is not correct.

What then?

 

[Wvv]

To get back on topic:
Cian was struck by the cold during the first mountain stage, and got a bit ill since.
On the last day his stomach made him abandon.

Not saying you are incorrect, this info however is not correct.

I've read it in an interview with his DS Marc Reef.

 

[CyclistAbi]

That is actually a good thing then, if illness was involved. As most of us did expect slightly better results.

 

[Lexman]

I've read it in an interview with his DS Marc Reef.

source somewhere? thanks in advance

 

[Berniece]

source somewhere? thanks in advance

I read somewhere else that this was said in an HLN article (Belgian newspaper)

 

[Hell-G]

source somewhere? thanks in advance

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