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EBH to miss the tour?

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maltiv

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Man he has had a lot of bad luck lately. Since he came to Sky he has only been healthy for 1 period (fall last year) and at dauphine this year we finally saw him back in top shape, then this **** happens.

I don't know how this disease will affect him though, will it weaken him significantly even if he's able to start TDF? I mean it can't be that serious when he won the ITT nationals by 2 minutes (catching the silver medallist) yesterday...?
 
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Even if he's able to start the TDF he won't be in shape for stage 1, which on paper was the best stage for him. 4-5 days without training isn't exactly optimal, 1 week before TDF.
 
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Goddamnit EBH, so talented and so unlucky again. The world is not fair.. :(
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diseases know no boundaries. In the case of shingles, people who had chicken pox in their youth are more at risk to contract shingles later in life.

There is a bit of good knews though for people who have not had shingles... there is now a vaccine for the virus. Since I've had chicken pox, I will be talking to my doctor about the vaccine on my next visit.

Too bad for EBH though.
 
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Pretty horrific thing to catch.
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you actually don't catch it, it's locked in most of our immune systems but during stress it can be released and activated... at least that's how the doctor explained it when it happened to me, and it wasn't that painful or debilitating... i imagine it would hamper a pro bike racers top end racing capacity though.. the flu is a far worse experience imo.
 
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Here's a link to the CDC - center for disease control and prevention - website that talks about shingles.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/shingles/default.htm

Here's some vaccine general information from their site... a good reason to consult a doctor before getting vaccinated:
CDC recommends Zostavax for use in people 60 years old and older to prevent shingles. This is a one-time vaccination. There is no maximum age for getting the shingles vaccine.

Anyone 60 years of age or older should get the shingles vaccine, regardless of whether they recall having had chickenpox or not. Studies show that more than 99% of Americans ages 40 and older have had chickenpox, even if they don’t remember getting the disease.

Your risk for getting shingles begins to rise around age 50. However, shingles vaccine (Zostavax) is only recommended for persons age 60 and older because the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine were only studied in this age group.

Even if you have had shingles, you can still receive the shingles vaccine to help prevent future occurrences of the disease. There is no specific time that you must wait after having shingles before receiving the shingles vaccine. The decision on when to get vaccinated should be made with your health care provider. Generally, a person should make sure that the shingles rash has disappeared before getting vaccinated.
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He'll get better. The rash was discovered yesterday morning, and he won the national TT championship with a brilliant performance the same day. He's now on antiviral meds, and will be for the next 7 days, but he'll most likely be fully restituted and in great shape come July 2.nd.
Disregard the guy who said corticosteroids are a form of treatment for shingles. It isn't. In fact you're likely to get much worse if you're on any form of steroid treatment.
 
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hektoren said:
He'll get better. The rash was discovered yesterday morning, and he won the national TT championship with a brilliant performance the same day. He's now on antiviral meds, and will be for the next 7 days, but he'll most likely be fully restituted and in great shape come July 2.nd.
Disregard the guy who said corticosteroids are a form of treatment for shingles. It isn't. In fact you're likely to get much worse if you're on any form of steroid treatment.
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Lets hope so. He doesn't deserve any more bad luck.

I personally would have thought that any sign of shingles would rule him out of a tour start immediately..?
 
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I'm 25 and had Shingles this year. There is no way I could have ridden my bike with it. Lots of random stabbing pains from the infected nerves. Just my shirt rubbing my skin felt like someone was ripping a knife through me. My doctor made me take http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valaciclovir for 7 days, which seems to be what's happened with EBH. It took 2 weeks for everything to clear up.

Hopefully he doesn't have the same side effects I had from the medication. I got angry and apathetic. I couldn't imagine racing a bicycle through all of that.
 
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maltiv said:
Arvesen will replace EBH if he doesn't get better within a few days.
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Stannard is the reserve.

I would expect Sky to announce over the next day or two.
 
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maltiv said:
Arvesen will replace EBH if he doesn't get better within a few days.
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Stannard is the reserve.

I would expect Sky to announce over the next day or two.
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Would be nice if Hayman came in, he definetly deserves one chance at riding the tour. Tough luck for EBH.
 
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According to VG, Arvesen is the reserve:

http://www.vg.no/sport/sykkel/artikkel.php?artid=10096003

But then again Stannard is british so I guess you're right.
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It'll be interesting. That report's Norwegian so it may be bias. KAA is a solid pro who you can completely trust, but with Flecha on the team, they don't really need a 'road captain'. Hayman and Stannard are magnificent work horses. Are either in shape? Froome had flashes of really good form in Switzerland. Henderson or Sutton could come in to help Swift.

My pick would be Froome.
 
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