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I've ridden with broken ribs. I was fine as long as I didn't stand out of the saddle. I also had trouble rising from bed (doing a sit-up, basically).
At least I felt I did, after my more severe MTB crash, 14 days later very early morning with backpack with laptop, clothing for change over my arms. Clearly remember I really don't remember how I went from lying in the bed to getting up on the bike, might've been more or just one long blackout with the spine to take over navigation.So, you just teleported onto your bike?
So, you just teleported onto your bike?
He pulled the win in Nokere Koerse today. With ease.I think bettiol has pulled something
I moved the bike underneath me instead of hopping aboardSo, you just teleported onto your bike?
I moved the bike underneath me instead of hopping aboard
Medically speaking you are correct, but most people think of a fracture as a samll, incomplete crack, as opposed to a full on break (ie: green stick vs transverse displaced).Sounds like you had a complicated anterior break? That would be really nasty!
I've had fractured ribs in the back and side (the side fracture was an MTB fall on a log while going downhill!). Not too miserable other than laughing or coughing. Once it was in the off season and I had a cold though, so the coughing was a continual evil reminder.
Fractures and breaks are actually the same thing. I presume you are thinking of a fracture as a less serious type of break?
Hopefully "fractured" could mean cracked and not displaced badly. Otherwise he's going to have a tougher time even maintaining form when breathing is painful. F*ck...I really wanted a PR rematch; that was one of the greater editions with MvP.He has also several fractured ribs which means much longer to recover.
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Sorry you've been through that, too. Never done the sternum but a teammate hit the trifecta with the sternum, two ribs puncturing the right lung and a collarbone. He hardly noted the collarbone after a week what with all the other chaos going on.Everyone who is all "Broken ribs are nothing," clearly didn't have the broken ribs I had...and Wout has 7 of them..It.Hurt.To.Wipe.My.A$$.For.Weeks. on top of trying to get out of bed, and showering and hitting a pebble on the road in my car...but the kicker is the sternum...
Your "I could do it!" posts seem very silly.
Indeed those would be silly posts! And it the entirety of the injuries ... Wout is physically just hammered. So many fractures. So much deep bruising and torn skin. The guy is going to be in a world of hurt even with the best pain medications. The only 'bright side' to this for the remainder of the year, if there turns out to be a bright side (still unknown), is there could be a chance to super compensate during a solid recovery where he could get to a high level for the second half of the year.Everyone who is all "Broken ribs are nothing," clearly didn't have the broken ribs I had...and Wout has 7 of them..It.Hurt.To.Wipe.My.A$$.For.Weeks. on top of trying to get out of bed, and showering and hitting a pebble on the road in my car...but the kicker is the sternum...
Your "I could do it!" posts seem very silly.
He's definitely not explosive at all, but I think it is underestimated a bit how much of a massive effort he had to do to bridge to the group. He said after the race that he was pretty cooked after that.I think Paris-Roubaix is still a step too far for now, he seems to really struggle with keeping up with accelerations and eventually all that solo time pays. Incredible engine though, one of the biggest in the current peloton – possibly even bigger than Ganna's.
Answering my own question, he broke his hand:Has there been a further injury report regarding Alex Kirsch? He was one of the riders down first and most heavily.
yeah and im saying that was wrong
He's definitely not explosive at all, but I think it is underestimated a bit how much of a massive effort he had to do to bridge to the group. He said after the race that he was pretty cooked after that.
Jumbo helped themselves a lot immediately attacking the group after the mass crash... they caused. We didn't get to see it on camera, but from the power file of Valgren (800w for 34s at the bottom of the climb) and the face of the guys as soon as we switched to them from the crash, loads of guys were out of position and having to do massive efforts to get back to the front where they were smashing up the climb.
I've got a hard time seeing a path to victory for Küng in any classic from here on.
Today's race served him a chance on the silver platter. Küng had nothing to do, but to lure for his chance to move in the last 30 kilometers. Instead he works too much in front once again and gets caught out twice by Bettiol and Jörgensen because of inattentiveness. In the final he actually sees what Benoot is going to do and still lets him go away. Then, he's in defense, needs to shut down the move and subsequently gets counter attacked by Jörgensen.
This just can't happen to him. If it's Abrahamsen who sneaks away instead, that's cycling. But he can't let himself beaten by Visma like that.
I believe Alaphilippe was in a similar situation afterwards his 2022 crash in lbl, broken ribs and collapsed lung, at least.Indeed those would be silly posts! And it the entirety of the injuries ... Wout is physically just hammered. So many fractures. So much deep bruising and torn skin. The guy is going to be in a world of hurt even with the best pain medications. The only 'bright side' to this for the remainder of the year, if there turns out to be a bright side (still unknown), is there could be a chance to super compensate during a solid recovery where he could get to a high level for the second half of the year.
There are a lot of qualifiers to that aforementioned bright side though. A lot will remain unknown for quite a while. Sh*tty deal
broken collarbone. First time in his career, by the way.What about Stuyven (sorry if I missed that among all the posts of hurting/non hurting ribs)?