Group riding is tough. You can lose focus for just a split second and bam, chaos. I don't mind it but I always stay on the edges if I can in a group. Much prefer a paceline or double paceline since if you need a break or need a drink you can just skip a turn.
no medical updates besides Stuyven (post above).
Great response though
Honestly they ruined his whole spring. Or he did, if this programe was his decision.
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He should be able to recover from that fairly quickly unless the only remedy is plating the break. No races for a few weeks; especially rough road adventures. Bummer for Wout and fans.
He has also several fractured ribs which means much longer to recover.
terrible news.
Well they’re going like crazy for hours, packed up like sardines, over rough terrain and cobbles in all types of weather. Bad stuff eventually happens, mistakes are made, even by the most experienced riders. This is part of it and an unfortunate thing that cyclists have to live with.
the reason van Aert didn't do MSR (or Gent Wevelgem) was because they felt like they needed a different approach to be able to win the Ronde and/or Roubaix, and stay on altitude longer instead. So doing both was indeed not possible
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