General News Thread

[maltiv]

Anybody reported yet that Taarmaë has been diagnosed with pfeiffer's disease? (mononucleosis)

He'll ride no races the coming period and it could take a while before he's fully recovered from it. Usually riders with mono are out for 1 year

Really sad news. With some luck, he could be back for the TDF, but I doubt it. In my view he was the favourite for the white jersey.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

I remember when Mollema had mono at the beginning of the year, he only rode a few races in the end of the season after that and it took him another year to get back to a good level.
Cunego was off for 2 seasons as well.

 

[theyoungest]

I remember when Mollema had mono at the beginning of the year, he only rode a few races in the end of the season after that and it took him another year to get back to a good level.
Cunego was off for 2 seasons as well.

Then again, Taaramae could still finish Paris-Nice. Maybe Mollema was a little worse off, he had to abandon in Castilla y Leon or suchlike.

 

[jens_attacks]

brajkovic too for 8 years

 

[search]

Then again, Taaramae could still finish Paris-Nice. Maybe Mollema was a little worse off, he had to abandon in Castilla y Leon or suchlike.

from his blog (roughly translated by google translator & myself):

"Fortunately mononucleosis is a disease with which you don't have to stay in bed or in hospital. [...] I will go to Estonia and stay at home for about a month. However, I will continue to ride my bike, but reasonably, just an hour or two a day. Apparently the virus is not as hard, as it was the case with some collegues. My teammate Rudy Mollard for example suffered a virus infection in december and was a living corpse till march, even the eyes were hurting. Me, I still finished Paris-Nice (after already having got the infection before). [...] So it's a so called light version. Apparently this is the case because I had some antibodies present in my body for already having had the virus in the past. [...] Do not worry, suffering from a virus like that isn't the best start of the season, but I've already finished four races and stepped on the podium five times. [...] A month of calmness and then I start the preparation for my new goal, the Tour de France. Ther'll surely be enough time to reach peak form till july. One day I'll be glad that everything went the way it did."

 

[pastronef]

http://www.twitter.com/albertocontador @iamspecialized ;-) yfrog.com/h3djimehj

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Vuelta a Asturias will be 3 days this year. The stages will probably be Oviedo-Gijon, Aviles-Aviles, and the Subida al Naranco.

http://www.elcomercio.es/v/20120316/deportes/ciclismo/vuelta-asturias-2012-reduce-20120316.html

another huge disapointment

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Then again, Taaramae could still finish Paris-Nice. Maybe Mollema was a little worse off, he had to abandon in Castilla y Leon or suchlike.

the worse the pfeiffer is the earlier it's gone and you are recovered from it

 

[Samson]

from his blog (roughly translated by google translator & myself):

He sounds very positive so hopefully he'll recover from it in soon. Another Estonian Tanel Kangert (Astana) also suffers from mononucleosis. He has struggled with it since November but thankfully is getting better. Making his first start of the season tomorrow in Settimana internazionale di Coppi e Bartali.

 

[TeoSheva]

Sky has changed the lineups for the Criterium

Chris Froome, Thomas Löfkvist, Lars-Petter Nordhaug, Salvatore Puccio, Michael Rogers, Luke Rowe

so Rogers is here, much better for him that the Volta...

 

[hatcher]

Sky has changed the lineups for the Criterium

Chris Froome, Thomas Löfkvist, Lars-Petter Nordhaug, Salvatore Puccio, Michael Rogers, Luke Rowe

so Rogers is here, much better for him that the Volta...

And Henao and Swift out.

Also, Dwars door Vlaanderen down to six. Cavendish in, and Flecha, Eisel, Hayman, Stannard not on the list. Got to assume that can't all be true. Flecha definitely out until Flanders though.

They are in a bit of a mess at the moment.

 

[jens_attacks]

so where will henao race now?

 

[hatcher]

No idea.

Would Pais Vasco make sense? If not, I guess it's straight to AGR, FW, LBL and the Giro.

 

[Kvinto]

http://www.letour.fr/2011/PRX/COURSE/us/actus.html#zone186454

Paris Roubaix wildcards:

Cofidis, le crédit en ligne (Fra)
Saur – Sojasun (Fra)
Bretagne - Schuller (Fra)
Team Europcar (Fra)
Team NetApp (Ger)
Project 1T4I (Ned)
Farnese Vini (Gbr)

 

[miguelvazpinto]

Valverde quits on Catalunya.

http://www.biciciclismo.com/cas/site/noticias-ficha.asp?id=49062

 

[Von Mises]

the worse the pfeiffer is the earlier it's gone and you are recovered from it

Taaramae actually posted in his blog a snapshot of his diagnosis. I do not know what these numbers show, is this worse the pfeiffer or not?

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Eddy Merckx became greatest cyclist that ever lived with life-threatening heart condition, former doctor reveals

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/ot...ng-heart-condition-former-doctor-reveals.html

 

[Machu Picchu]

Happy Birthday Cipo!

Giro d'Italia ‏ @giroditalia
Happy birthday to Mario Cipollini! To celebrate, enjoy this video dedicated to the best sprinters in the Giro

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Alberto Contador ‏ @albertocontador Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
Hoy entrenamiento duro,222km muy rapidos.Buenas sensaciones ;-) A hard training today,222km very fast.Good sensations ;-)

 

[RedheadDane]

Bak did break/fracture something in his hand in his OHN crash. Spring classics are out, however, for the Danes this might mean he'll be a starter for the Giro.

 

[MartinGT]

Its a tough injury that one, but he should be ok to train though.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Kevin Van Impe retired.
http://www.vacansoleildcm.com/nieuws/kevin-van-impe-stopt-met-professioneel-wielrennen.html

 

[auscyclefan94]

Dauphine Libere will be telvised live on SBS this year for Australians.

 

[El Pistolero]

Kevin Van Impe retired.
http://www.vacansoleildcm.com/nieuws/kevin-van-impe-stopt-met-professioneel-wielrennen.html

Didn't expect that. Oh well, as long as he's happy with it.

 

[ooh_25mm]

Woman flashes breakaway riders. I hope this is a new trend in cycling. It is amazing that this even makes it on air, let alone featured on the network website. Great:
http://www.sporza.be/cm/sporza/videozone/MG_opvallend/1.1254861