General News Thread

[BlueRoads]

What's up with all these deaths from cardiac problems? Is it getting even worse?

Very sad to hear. And 20 is so young.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Well, Pep is still young to have a heart attack, he was only 52. 20 is exceptional, but 52 is still surprisingly soon.

 

[Red Rick]

What's up with all these deaths from cardiac problems? Is it getting even worse?

Very sad to hear. And 20 is so young.

Yeah it seems to be happening more and more for some reason sadly.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

What i find equally worrying, is that there won't be an autopsy, because there were no strange circumstances. As if one after the other 20 year old dropping dead with a heart attack, isn't enough.

A rider who witnessed the accident, said he went off course for no apparent reason. So, it's very likely he crashed due to a heart attack, and not the other way around.

 

[pastronef]

A rider who witnessed the accident, said he went off course for no apparent reason. So, it's very likely he crashed due to a heart attack, and not the other way around.

like Lambrecht

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

like Lambrecht

No, the exact opposite of Lambrecht. Bjorg also didn't die of a heart attack but internal bleeding and a ruptured spleen (i think).

It's much more like Goolaerts, who also crashed and died of a heart attack, and where they weren't sure whether the crash came first or not.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Also just like Bruno Neves.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

So, he started swerving before crashing, definitely means he had the heart attack before the crash. Belgian legislation has been adapted since last year, the parents can request for an autopsy.

"Het enige wat we weten, is dat het heel snel in koers is gebeurd, dat er geen andere renners bij betrokken waren, dat hij beginnen te zwalpen is en in de kant gesukkeld."
"De hulpdiensten waren snel ter plaatse en hebben er alles aan gedaan om zijn leven te redden. Ze hebben heel lang gewerkt, maar het is jammer genoeg niet gelukt. Het is een drama."
Het zou om een hartfalen gaan. "Daar gaat iedereen op dit moment van uit. Ik hoorde gisteren hier en daar dat er geen autopsie zal gebeuren, omdat er geen aanwijzingen zijn dat er iets is misgegaan."
"Maar ik heb gisteravond nog wat rondgebeld en de wetgeving is sinds vorig jaar aangepast. De ouders kunnen wel degelijk nog een autopsie vragen. En die kosten worden verhaald op de overheid. Als ze écht willen weten, wat er gebeurd is, kan dat."
Die aanpassing kwam er ook op vraag van de Sport- en Keuringsartsen (SKA). "Zij vinden elk geval er eentje te veel. Ze hopen zo veel mogelijk informatie te krijgen, omdat er nog wel degelijk een blinde vlek is. Die willen ze weg."

Basically a board of doctors also want to know what is going wrong. They suspect some doctors are not screening correctly, and that a small percentage is not diagnosed with a heart condition.

 

[Bonimenier]

Sporza just posted that they probably will stream the last lap of 15 km of GP Vermarc Sport. From what I'm reading it's quite an exciting race up until now.

 

[Red Rick]

What i find equally worrying, is that there won't be an autopsy, because there were no strange circumstances. As if one after the other 20 year old dropping dead with a heart attack, isn't enough.

A rider who witnessed the accident, said he went off course for no apparent reason. So, it's very likely he crashed due to a heart attack, and not the other way around.

That is insane

20 year olds aren't supposed to just drop dead.

Medical screening should be tighter than before, why does it seem like more young riders are dying

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

That is insane

20 year olds aren't supposed to just drop dead.

Medical screening should be tighter than before, why does it seem like more young riders are dying

See my follow up post. Since last year it is "possible" to ask for an autopsy (that will be covered by the government) because of things like this happening too frequently.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Looks like they're finally going to try and get to the bottom of this. They don't want to wait for it to happen again.

Sport- en Keuringsartsen: "We willen niet wachten tot het volgende slachtoffer" | sporza

De hervatting van het wielerjaar 2020 heeft een donkere rand gekregen na het overlijden van de 20-jarige Niels De Vriendt in Wortegem-Petegem. Jonge sporters die het leven laten na een hartfalen, het blijft een zeer gevoelig onderwerp. "We kunnen dit nooit 100 procent vermijden, maar het aantal...

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Sport- en Keuringsartsen: "We willen niet wachten tot het volgende slachtoffer" | sporza

De hervatting van het wielerjaar 2020 heeft een donkere rand gekregen na het overlijden van de 20-jarige Niels De Vriendt in Wortegem-Petegem. Jonge sporters die het leven laten na een hartfalen, het blijft een zeer gevoelig onderwerp. "We kunnen dit nooit 100 procent vermijden, maar het aantal...

sporza.be

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Giro of Sardinia to return in October
5 stages!
It says here in italiano

Ciclismo, ritorna il Giro di Sardegna dal 28 ottobre al 1° novembre: il via da Olbia

L’Uci ha confermato le date alla Lega professionistica e alla Federciclo. Cinque tappe, organizza la Nuova Ciclistica Placci di Selleri: arrivo in salita a Villacidro sulle strade di Aru. Ultima volta nel 2011, vinse Sagan

www.gazzetta.it

 

[Mayomaniac]

Florence and the Emilia-Romagna region want to host the GD/ first few stages of the 2023 TDF.
Today the political reader of both the town and the regionhad a meeting with Cassani and Christian Proudhomme hinself.
Source: https://www.tuttobiciweb.it/article...emilia-romagna-firenze-tour-grand-depart-2023

 

[Red Rick]

How many Italians can be gathered to spray everything pink anyway?

 

[pastronef]

How many Italians can be gathered to spray everything pink anyway?

as many as those that will gather for the Vuelta on Tourmalet in October to spray everything yellow?

 

[TourOfSardinia]

MSR 2020 route announced

The Milan-Sanremo takes place on the classic route that in the last 110 years has connected Milan with the Riviera di Ponente through Pavia, Ovada, the Turchino Pass to descend on Genova Voltri. From there we proceed westward through Varazze, Savona, Albenga to Imperia and San Lorenzo al Mare where, after the classic sequence of the Chiefs (Mele, Cervo and Berta), the two climbs entered in the last decades face each other: Cipressa (1982) and Poggio di Sanremo (1961). The Cipressa measures 5.6 km at an average gradient of 4.1% and has a very technical descent that takes you back to the SS1 Aurelia.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Little Prince, Cunego, now much recovered from his brain infection Gazzetta/Italian

Cunego in via di miglioramento: “Grazie a tutti per l’affetto”

Il veronese, re del Giro 2004, è ancora ricoverato a Verona per una infezione cerebrale ma rassicura i tifosi

www.gazzetta.it

 

[Sestriere]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1290312314827284481

RIP young man

 

[fuiers]

Too bad there seems to be no coverage over Tirreno Adriatico on Eurosport. The amount of talent in there is equivalent to TDF in my opinion. Also finally a rider from Finland is there so extra interest.

 

[RedheadDane]

Too bad there seems to be no coverage over Tirreno Adriatico on Eurosport. The amount of talent in there is equivalent to TDF in my opinion. Also finally a rider from Finland is there so extra interest.

You need to write a stern message to your local ES people.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Too bad there seems to be no coverage over Tirreno Adriatico on Eurosport. The amount of talent in there is equivalent to TDF in my opinion. Also finally a rider from Finland is there so extra interest.

Its being shown live from 14:00-16:30 on Rai2 in Italy
and Tiz look like they'll have a feed for all-comers

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Only two stages of the Okolo Slovenska will be broadcast:
First is the 7k ITT, which is the second stage on the first day (stage 1B), wednesday 16th of September.
Second is the final stage, 19th of September.

Both stages will be streamed on their youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTVv598SEQia9zRxjGu_6NA

 

[RedheadDane]

Only two stages of the Okolo Slovenska will be broadcast:
First is the 7k ITT, which is the second stage on the first day (stage 1B), wednesday 16th of September.
Second is the final stage, 19th of September.

Both stages will be streamed on their youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTVv598SEQia9zRxjGu_6NA

When? Time of day?

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

When? Time of day?

Only info i found was starting 4pm on their youtube channel. Don't know if this is for just the first day, or both. So far no notice on their channel though.