Itzulia Basque Country 2024, April 1-6

[pelotonIQ]

From what I can see, Remco seems to be fine sitting up on his bike.

 

[noob]

Rog looks perfectly fine imo

 

[AnotherArmChair]

I hope no one has life threatening or carer threatening in juries

 

[Miha81]

I don't want to say this but this year Tour de France is over

Lets hope for the best and we still have "4 horse" race in July.

 

[staubsauger]

Especially Jay Vine looked worrying, Jonas Vingegaard looked horrible as well.

Hopefully it's nothing too serious.

 

[zlev11]

Rog looks perfectly fine imo

it looked like he banged his right knee on the concrete

 

[Gigs_98]

I just hope that a year from now all these guys will be back on their bike once again fighting for race wins.

 

[Netserk]

It would be a terrible thing to consider no matter who it was. Vingegaard, Evenepoel and Roglic deserve their careers just as much as [insert domestiques here].

I think there are two aspects here. The body, the health and ability to race professionally of all riders is universally important.

The downstream effects on the sport, of how races unfold, and the product that audiences consume, are very different depending on who is involved.

While Weylandt's death hanged over the entirety of the 2011 Giro, it would have affected how fans saw the race for the overall victory differently if Scarponi, Nibali or Contador had died.

 

[AnotherArmChair]

Roglic waving ...so looks not too bad and not in an ambulance ?

 

[Samamba]

Can't be good that 2 of the ambulances are still there right?

 

[Peyroteo94]

Rog looks perfectly fine imo

I would like to see his left arm. He looked sad btw, almost crying

 

[Tim Cahill]

Roglic is in the car but not yet DNF, probably will you imagine, he didn't look too injured but looked like he'd had enough

 

[kingjr]

Not the time. 🙄

And not true either, I think Vingegaard was the first to go down. Not that it matters, I share the assessment that the whole peloton entered the corner too fast.

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

I would like to see his left arm. He looked sad btw, almost crying

He looked more annoyed than sad. In any case it’s much more promising if he’s leaving in a team car compared to an ambulance.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Can't be good that 2 of the ambulances are still there right?

Better than if they had raced off

 

[noob]

I would like to see his left arm. He looked sad btw, almost crying

Of course he's crying, looks more emotional than because of pain though. He might worry for Jonas and Vine.

 

[Danskebjerge]

It’s happened many times. Just look at 2014- nobody discounts Nibal’s win because Froome and Bertie crashed out. Roche and Delgado won in 1987-88 despite both LeMond and Fignon being injured or just way off their game due to illness/gatigue/tapeworm or whatever the hell caused Fignon to not be near his best.

I don’t want to dwell on the naughty times since we don’t even have a winner for those years.

Yeah, but none of those riders were as dominant throughout the season and within the races as the top riders have been in the last couple of years.

 

[jaylew]

Remco is VERY lucky he didn't hit one of those trees.

Agreed. Honestly he could have died hitting one at that speed.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Any further information on Jonas?

 

[Ricco']

Hope Vine is alright and he can recover quickly. Can't imagine what his wife must be feeling, even more expecting their first born child.

 

[red_flanders]

And not true either, I think Vingegaard was the first to go down. Not that it matters, I share the assessment that the whole peloton entered the corner too fast.

It's hard to watch the entire group at once, but certainly from the overhead shot it seemed Evenepoel shot off the side without cause other than going faster than he could hold the corner. From the front it looked like he was sliding on grass, but from above...more like gravel, dirt, and grass. He was MOVING when he hit. Scary.

 

[houtdffan]

wait, did someone say Remco was back on his bike?

 

[Peyroteo94]

And not true either, I think Vingegaard was the first to go down. Not that it matters, I share the assessment that the whole peloton entered the corner too fast.

Yeah, It was Vingegaard's fault (his crash) however it looked like everyone in the peloton misjudge that corner.

 

[AnotherArmChair]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1775903328381042834

View: https://x.com/TeamEmiratesUAE/status/1775903328381042834?s=20

 

[ppanther92]

Wtf happened? Just tuned in. At least Roglic seems fine, with a banana and quick thumbs up.