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Doesn’t appear to have affected it in the UAE and Iran.Everything will be done on a case by case basis - The problem with this virus is that few suffer any symptoms, so initially you only find out if someone is ill and then you backtrack with tests - There will be clusters/outbreaks in most countries, so whether races continue will be decided on a case by case basis - Finally expect the virus to lose it's strength when the weather warms up in the northern hemisphere.
I don't recall several instances of people testing negative and then testing positive days later in Italy.It does appear that in China and Italy there were several instances of people testing negative who actually then went on to exhibit symptoms and then testing positive when retested. I don’t know if this has been sorted out now though.
Cycling season may already be over.
It was very cold in Iran these last few weeks. The cases into the UAE seem to have been imported. Singapore has had many cases, but most were probably imported too. No cases in India and subsahara Africa might be a sign that the virus isn't very transmittable in warmer, more humid climate. Might.Doesn’t appear to have affected it in the UAE and Iran.
The way it has spread, this could be our only hope.It was very cold in Iran these last few weeks. The cases into the UAE seem to have been imported. Singapore has had many cases, but most were probably imported too. No cases in India and subsahara Africa might be a sign that the virus isn't very transmittable in warmer, more humid climate. Might.
That's the biggest issue to me.Saw a really good point; what about people who have already left the race?
Take a guy like Mørkøv, he's gone straight to the Track World Championship... if he's got it...
What's happened in the UAE reflects my post - Everything will be done on a case by case basis - The UCI needs to be proactive and test everyone in the peleton and all the support staff ASAP - At least this will give you some control in a difficult environment.Doesn’t appear to have affected it in the UAE and Iran.
According to Danish media, he's stock in his hotel room in Berlin for now.That's the biggest issue to me.
If one of those guys has the virus and joined his team elsewhere...
Riders who left the race before the quarantine: Morkov, Cras, Buchmann, De Bod, Thomson, Scotson, De Plus. Any info on why they left the race?
I know what you mean, but honestly: who gives a *** about cycling if this infection isn't stopped?The way it has spread, this could be our only hope.
We may have to pray for a big spring heatwave across Europe if we are going to get as much cycling as normal in the coming months.
Morkov went to the Track Worlds. Cras, Buchmann and De Bod were due to crashes. The rest I have no info about.That's the biggest issue to me.
If one of those guys has the virus and joined his team elsewhere...
Riders who left the race before the quarantine: Morkov, Cras, Buchmann, De Bod, Thomson, Scotson, De Plus. Any info on why they left the race?
You make it sound as if it's ebola or the black death we're dealing with here.I know what you mean, but honestly: who gives a *** about cycling if this infection isn't stopped?
A Mortality rate of around 2 to 3% is nothing to be sniffed of.You make it sound as if it's ebola or the black death we're dealing with here.
For me, cycling races getting cancelled is very probably the worst likely consequence of this spreading.
No, it's not that high at all. A lot of people who get infected only experience mild symptoms, which leads them to not seek medical help, which in turn leads them to not show up in the statistics of infected people, thus pumping up the calculated fatality rate.A Mortality rate of around 2 to 3% is nothing to be sniffed of.
The virus spreads quickly and infects a lot of people.
Already around 3000 people have died and there is vaccine or drug to cure it so far.
You really are underestimating it.
I'd prefer unemployment to cancellation of races. But it's probably just me who's weird (and doesn't have a steady job situation anyway).If it gets to Wuhan levels in Europe, the economic shock will likely be greater than the Euro crisis in the beginning of this decade. I think that's a bit worse than cancelled races (and the fairly low number of fatalities directly caused by the virus).
It does indeed appear to be no worse than 'normal' viruses on it's capacity to harm.No, it's not that high at all. A lot of people who get infected only experience mild symptoms, which leads them to not seek medical help, which in turn leads them to not show up in the statistics of infected people, thus pumping up the calculated fatality rate.
Hence, everything points to it being nothing more than regular influenza. WHO estimates mortality rate to be below 1%, and it's still only old or ill people who die. People fear a mutation of the virus (I don't know if that's realistic, I'm not a virologist) which potentially could make the problem more serious but that's just guesswork.
But I guess Pricey_Sky is going to show up with a stern finger once again, so we better stop this discourse.
and more people have died from flu just in the state of Texas this winter than worldwide from Corona.A Mortality rate of around 2 to 3% is nothing to be sniffed of.
The virus spreads quickly and infects a lot of people.
Already around 3000 people have died and there is no vaccine or drug to cure it so far.
You really are underestimating it.
Obviously. Then you'd be home to watch the races.I'd prefer unemployment to cancellation of races. But it's probably just me who's weird (and doesn't have a steady job situation anyway).
I think the issue is exactly that it's not as deadly as SARS, for example, so that makes it much harder to contain from an epidemiology standpoint. A disease with acute symptoms is less likely to travel under the radar and therefore escape containment. So although 2-3% mortality rate doesn't seem like much (especially to someone who's not in the riskiest part of the population), it's orders of magnitude more than the usual 0.1% mortality rate of the flu. That is all compounded by the novelty of it, meaning that it hasn't been studied enough to be totally understood, although the earlier cases and recoveries are giving a better picture of the medium-term consequences (which so far seem to be like getting over a flu) at least.I'm with toby dawq on this. While the virus seems to spread rather quickly it has nowhere near the mortality rate of ebola, SARS or MERS. It seems quite similar to normal flu with mostly elderly and those with compromised immune system at risk and indeed the actual mortality rate is likely to be even lower than the 2-3% from available data. Of course it makes sense to try to avoid a pandemic but I strongly feel many are overreacting in part due to fearmongering in (social) media.