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[DoYouEvenRideBruh]

That's it, then. I was curious to see if he had actually recovered some form today, but judging by his uncharacteristically open interview this is maybe for the best.

Gotta say, this one hurts even more, because there isn't going to be an epic comeback in the Tour. He's not competing with Pog and Vingo, and the Vuelta would probably be too much of an ask after one GT and a half (assuming he doesn't crash out of the Tour, which is a big assumption).

 

[Mako]

Should get his 1-week collection complete at TdS. Really a shame for him that the Tour wasn't meant to be for him Even as a big Rogla fan, it gets harder and harder to believe. Interesting though, that his GT crashing bad luck started only after the fateful year 2020.

 

[Gargamel35]

How did he fall today?

 

[Rackham]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1927346277987086797

View: https://x.com/giroditalia/status/1927346277987086797

How did he fall today?

No idea. I didn't see any cuts on him or anything. It's just time to go home.

 

[jmdirt]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1927339843043971372

View: https://x.com/ammattipyoraily/status/1927339843043971372

Even with five DNFs, that's a pretty good resume.

 

[Red Rick]

He falls too much. That second crash in the TT recon in those conditions was his fault, talking the curb that way. After a couple of falls you can't go as fast as expected. A third fall and you retire.

The 2 hardest crashes clearly weren't his fault. I don't know about today but I saw no clear wounds so I presume he just had had enough and decided to get in the car.

 

[Extinction]

The 2 hardest crashes clearly weren't his fault. I don't know about today but I saw no clear wounds so I presume he just had had enough and decided to get in the car.

I don't know which was harder, but taking at speed on the wet a corner during a recon was imprudent and thus his fault.

 

[Red Rick]

I don't know which was harder, but taking at speed on the wet a corner during a recon was imprudent and thus his fault.

That crash didn't directly lead to a drop in performance.

 

[Rackham]

I mean Rog crashes a lot, sure. But there's also a disproportionate amount of focus on him and his crash related DNF's.

It's not just about who was responsible for the crashes it's basically everyone is in a meat-grinder. Bernal crashes a load of times as well. Hell, the greatest bike handler on earth and God's gift to cycling aka the great Mathieu Van der Poel crashed his mountain bike all by himself the other day.

And Red Bull Bora lost both GC leaders in this Giro, aka Hindley as well.

 

[Extinction]

That crash didn't directly lead to a drop in performance.

How can we know? Maybe he would have done a better TT. Usually a crash affects performance.

 

[Extinction]

That crash didn't directly lead to a drop in performance.

You say. Mentality and physically there are normally consequences.

 

[Luthor]

He should retire and go for Suisse-Tour. A Giro podium or stage win is less than a Suisse win. He needs to rest not to make that injury even worse. I know some fans are emotional but his chances are gone, his form is going down, not up. He was even training on *** rollers. Wouldn't surprise me if he retires mid stage today.

Sadly I was right. Unfortunately he crashed again, hopefully not too hard.

As much as I hope he goes for TdS, he will probably think that going there would jeopardize his preparation for the Tour. Not sure to do what exactly, getting a podium there doesn't do anything for his legacy.
He needs to stay more in the peloton and the TdS route is really good for him.

 

[Rackham]

You say. Mentality and physically there are normally consequences.

I'll bite and play Rog's advocate here. That ITT crash happened less than 48 hours after he crashed on the gravel stage. We now know that crash was absolutely not benign and he really did hurt himself, namely his shoulder (the one that was operated on over two years ago).

So by that point (& the crash during the ITT recon that you're singling out here) he really wasn't himself anymore.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Chapeau Rogla, for trying. Some healing left to do and onto new goals.

It's a shame in the end, when athletes prepares and can't perform to the best of their abilities. This is something pro road cycling will need to address in the future, if it ever wants to position itself as one of the main sports.

 

[Extinction]

I'll bite and play Rog's advocate here. That ITT crash happened less than 48 hours after he crashed on the gravel stage. We now know that crash was absolutely not benign and he really did hurt himself, namely his shoulder (the one that was operated on over two years ago).

So by that point (& the crash during the ITT recon that you're singling out here) he really wasn't himself anymore.

I'm saying that crash, his second, which could have entirely been avoided by being cautious, didn't help and may have added to his problems.

 

[acm]

This just sucks.

 

[Divergence]

Such a shame Rog crashed so many times. He would have beaten this lot whilst nose breathing.

 

[CyclistAbi]

I am still inspired, by the relentless nature of Rogla, feelings involved are still genuine and going strong, hard to ask for more. True privilege.

So around 40 days till the Tour now, what i will do, tribute to Rogla trial and tribulations at Giro, i will achieve a goal, a rather hard goal, a goal that i wouldn't otherwise set out to achieve in this period till the Tour. On top of that i will hug people that are close to me more and tell them more that i love them. As Klemen said, How Much Time Do We Have Left, we never know.

Thank you Rogla and prepare good, beating Pogi, Jonas and Remco, at the Tour, can't wait!

 

[cen]

I am not inspired at all, it's an absolute disaster and I feel terrible. This is worse than last year's tour DNF, because it was already quite clear he can't win there but he was race favorite here.

We haven't even seen any GC action at all, no battles with Ayuso, Del Toro.. terrible race.

 

[DoYouEvenRideBruh]

He had this in the bag.

 

[Salvarani]

Crash and repeat

Vuelta it is

 

[Rackham]

I am not inspired at all, it's an absolute disaster and I feel terrible. This is worse than last year's tour DNF, because it was already quite clear he can't win there but he was race favorite here.

We haven't even seen any GC action at all, no battles with Ayuso, Del Toro.. terrible race.

Nah. Nothing is worse than crashing out of the Tour. He's not the first rider to lose a totally winnable GT either.

And yeah, a Rog with his usual form was winning this one with a finger in his nose but hey, that's cycling.

 

[VayaVayaVaya]

Yeah this was about the worst case scenario. It would have been great to see him perform at least once in the mountains before crashing out. This was just a beatdown from moment 0. The ITTs provided a glimmer of interest, but he didn't win either of them. Total disaster for him. And now Pelizzari looks like Vingegaard 2.0.

 

[Rackham]

Yeah this was about the worst case scenario. It would have been great to see him perform at least once in the mountains before crashing out. This was just a beatdown from moment 0. The ITTs provided a glimmer of interest, but he didn't win either of them. Total disaster for him. And now Pelizzari looks like Vingegaard 2.0.

First time huh? Just kidding. But seriously. He'll be back as long as his health permits it. And Pellizzari just recently was talking about how Rog always dropped him on the climbs in training. So don't read too much into today's stage.

Until Rog returns I'll just ignore the usual weirdos with their tier ranking lists where Rog gets demoted down to Damiana Caruso levels because they've got nothing better to do with their time on the internet.

 

[Oldman]

I am not inspired at all, it's an absolute disaster and I feel terrible. This is worse than last year's tour DNF, because it was already quite clear he can't win there but he was race favorite here.

We haven't even seen any GC action at all, no battles with Ayuso, Del Toro.. terrible race.

Your post was definitely before today's last climb. The guy that seemed best poised to do damage to UAE alongside a healthy Roglic fared very well. The race was always going to be decided in Week 3.