- Sep 2, 2011
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They are never very specific about this though. Perhaps they felt much safer because the second wave had yet to pick up?
Riders can cough for a number of ailments. It's much colder now than during the Tour for instance.
- May 22, 2014
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Or they're so sure nothing will happen that they've been allowed to do their own thing
I do think there's a chance of GC stuff today. Birdsong needs time back and if it ends after Sunday he needs it now.
- Jun 24, 2013
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Coughing is by many riders considered a sign of top form
- Apr 15, 2014
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A lot of judging here, but have those people read the actual interview with De Gendt? He said that he doesn't think the organizers are telling the whole truth, with which he was specifically referring to the statement that all of the 17 policemen found positive were not helping in the Giro, but in the Giro-E. He didn't say they're hiding positive cases.
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Thomas De Gendt voelt zich "onveilig" in de Giro: "Het gaat de slechte kant op" | sporza
Thomas De Gendt (33) is vandaag in Cesenatico van start gegaan voor de 12e rit van de Giro, maar dat was met frisse tegenzin. De renner gaf in een openhartig gesprek met onze reporter aan dat hij zich "onveilig" voelt. "Het gaat de verkeerde kant uit. Ik heb het gevoel dat de organisatie dingen...
- Jun 7, 2010
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I checked what the 7 day moving average of new cases was in France on the second Wednesday of the Tour and it was higher than the 7 day moving average for Italy now even accounting for population (something like 7300 cases on average in France vs about 5500 in Italy).
Of course there is more to it than raw totals, but one can argue that the second wave had already started in France when the Tour was going on.
- Feb 18, 2015
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Ah yes, only reading the headlines. The objectively most stupid thing one can do except when I do itA lot of judging here, but have those people read the actual interview with De Gendt? He said that he doesn't think the organizers are telling the whole truth, with which he was specifically referring to the statement that all of the 17 policemen found positive were not helping in the Giro, but in the Giro-E. He didn't say they're hiding positive cases.
Thomas De Gendt voelt zich "onveilig" in de Giro: "Het gaat de slechte kant op" | sporza
Thomas De Gendt (33) is vandaag in Cesenatico van start gegaan voor de 12e rit van de Giro, maar dat was met frisse tegenzin. De renner gaf in een openhartig gesprek met onze reporter aan dat hij zich "onveilig" voelt. "Het gaat de verkeerde kant uit. Ik heb het gevoel dat de organisatie dingen...
- Jun 19, 2009
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Top tip to Movistar: if you're going to do a 5 second Sticky Bottle on an uphill drag a) try to do it while the helicopter isn't right in front of you and b) at least have the rider take the bottle rather than chuck it back in the team car
- May 22, 2014
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They'll get away with it because they will fail miserably later anyway and everyone will forget.
- Apr 10, 2019
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This, I think it's easier to believe that some positives were covered up durning the Tour...
- Jun 27, 2015
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so, a guy "feels".. ...."suspects"........"has the impression"......"perceives"
I didn't read the article in dutch but:
Saying RCS doesn't have the Tour's resources is one thing.
Saying the RCS is hiding something is a completely different kind of statement/threat(accusation*).
I didn't read the article in dutch but:
Saying RCS doesn't have the Tour's resources is one thing.
Saying the RCS is hiding something is a completely different kind of statement/threat(accusation*).
- Apr 15, 2014
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You haven't read the article, and you're commenting about "suspecting", "having the impression" etc. OK.
We're all not in this Giro, and De Gendt, from what I've heard in other interviews, is far from the only one commenting on safety standards etc.
Edit: Sunweb source saying those 17 policemen were in the same hotel as the team. So again, all those laughing away suspicions of riders without having any inside knowledge - perhaps some humility is warranted?
We're all not in this Giro, and De Gendt, from what I've heard in other interviews, is far from the only one commenting on safety standards etc.
Edit: Sunweb source saying those 17 policemen were in the same hotel as the team. So again, all those laughing away suspicions of riders without having any inside knowledge - perhaps some humility is warranted?
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- May 25, 2018
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- Sep 26, 2020
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official statement:
Communication from the Polizia Stradale | Giro d'Italia 2025
www.giroditalia.it
Safety concerns are justified when supported by some substance, not "herd feelings", personal biased views etc... In any case, he can always stick to Ronde van Vlaanderen.
(Fuglsang has not been polite but he is at least objective lol)
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