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Jonas Vingegaard to miss Critérium du Dauphiné, team still has Tour de France hopes for defending champion
Dane to miss team's altitude camp this week as he recovers from crash injurieswww.cyclingnews.com
According to Zeeman no altitude camp which starts now and no Dauphine but Tour still possible. No info about training, still only about recovery. Do they want him to ride the Tour with so much time without training? (1 month already and counting) or is he already on stationary bike?
Certainly he is already on the stationary bike. No way he would have a chance of going to the Tour with 1 month out of the bike.
They plan to do at least 6 weeks of a good block of training.
I guess he will spend at least almost a month in Tignes.
That could be my main reason to be a fanI'm glad that I don't like him as much as some fans. Dude is so shy and mysterious that it must be frustrating for his die hard fans.
We don't have a single information about his recovery.
"Finally, Sander Kleikers is asked where the Dane is at the moment.They certainly activated a newer model. That's why all this talk about big talent and quick recovery. TdF will be scary for his rivals
I'm glad that I don't like him as much as some fans. Dude is so shy and mysterious that it must be frustrating for his die hard fans.
We don't have a single information about his recovery.
The teams also normally do some "bluff" when the riders come from injury. Contador before the Vuelta 2014 for example.I don't really need to know anything about his recovery.
I'm just watching him race, when he's race.
Same goes for every rider.
The teams also normally do some "bluff" when the riders come from injury. Contador before the Vuelta 2014 for example.
Are you expecting me to remember what was said about Contador 10 years ago?
We don't even expect you to remember things from 10 days ago.
That I do. If it's important.
That says it all. He'll let us know when he's ready and it may be longer, not shorter."Finally, Sander Kleikers is asked where the Dane is at the moment.
But this is where the communications manager intervenes.
- There are stories that he is in either Switzerland, France, Italy or Denmark, but it is not something we talk about because it is private, and Jonas wants it to be private, which we naturally respect."
They are updating the software in a unknow location!
Who has all the medical facts? Roglic's convenient diagnosis is the example Jonas should consider before he commits to anything.The Rog case is quite different. The team itself missed a diagnosis probably because if Rog still goes as hard as he did probably it cant be that bad.
Now they have all the medical facts, amd the worst that can happen is Vingegaard starting the Tour in poor condition and getting worse as the race goes on
Looks like he will be at the Tour and in pretty good shape too!He's training outside again
How many days were Pogi lying in (hospital) bed?For comparison, for those pessimists that said there is no comparison betwen the injuries Jonas sustained and the time off bike with regards to Pogačar in 2023.
Pogačar first time outside on the bike was 19. May and he couldn't stand on the pedals till June (we don't know if Jonas can stand on pedals yet, but I imagine that a wrist injury is more complicated with regards to this).
Now I imagine Jonas might have missed more aerobic training because of lung and ribs injury, but with a solid base already there, that can hopefully be regained with little consequences.
So things are again looking up for one of the most competitive Tour starts in a long time.
How many days were Pogi lying in (hospital) bed?
Zero.
They say he's riding outdoors, now. That's a pretty baseline start for recovery and we should wish him luck. As for the Tour; only when it's a confirmed start should anyone assume it's real. It'd be great if it happens.I'm glad that I don't like him as much as some fans. Dude is so shy and mysterious that it must be frustrating for his die hard fans.
We don't have a single information about his recovery.
Wasn't he in/out of the ICU for a week?How many days were Pogi lying in (hospital) bed?
Zero.