Glad to hear you agree with my diagnosis Dr Scribers!After I evaluated his condition, he had no choice but to get off the bike for a few days
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Glad to hear you agree with my diagnosis Dr Scribers!After I evaluated his condition, he had no choice but to get off the bike for a few days
The Clinic?Gone are the days when CN was a cycling forum.
It's full of doctors now.
Time to rename it to medical community forum or something 😄?
where he will be second regardlessRealistically his only real goal this year is the Tour. All the rest is bonus.
That’s turned into a science fiction writers workshopThe Clinic?
Tour + Vuelta.Realistically his only real goal this year is the Tour. All the rest is bonus.
Gone are the days when CN was a cycling forum.
It's full of doctors now.
Time to rename it to medical community forum or something 😄?
The Clinic?
The only time I went there to that place in the words of Obi Wan "You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy" As an allegory but my visit was an aside where I was mentioned with my user man @-ed. LOLThat’s turned into a science fiction writers workshop
Completely fair to skip Volta Cat., but I find it very disappointing if goes missing for 3 months.He is skipping Catalunya. Probably won't see him until Dauphine
Jonas and Remco doing Romandie.Completely fair to skip Volta Cat., but I find it very disappointing if goes missing for 3 months.
I don't see why contusions to one hand is keeping him from racing for that kinda period. Let's hope for romandie or dear-I-say-it the ardennes?
They dont want to take any risks at all with him, given last year.Completely fair to skip Volta Cat., but I find it very disappointing if goes missing for 3 months.
I don't see why contusions to one hand is keeping him from racing for that kinda period. Let's hope for romandie or dear-I-say-it the ardennes? Imagine if Pog, Remco and Jonas are doing Amstel, Fleche and LBL![]()
Why Itzulia or nothing, and why is no TdR obvious?Itzulia or nothing before Dauphiné. Romandie is obviously not even an option.
Because he rides for Visma and not Ineos. They don't prepare for the Tour like that.Why Itzulia or nothing, and why is no TdR obvious?
I see what you are saying, but I don't see how crashing last year should impact his race program this year?They dont want to take any risks at all with him, given last year.
Maybe just train, do altitude. Race Dauphine and Tour. Still a better preparation than last season when he did his best numbers.
Genuine Q, why does Visma think TdR hamper TDF form?Because he rides for Visma and not Ineos. They don't prepare for the Tour like that.
I agree with you on that but Vinge seems like he has to be managed pretty carefully. It is probably more of a personal and individual thing. Crashes and things not going to plan doesnt seem to be something he takes lightly.I see what you are saying, but I don't see how crashing last year should impact his race program this year?
And, it's also a risk not to race him - if he crashes out badly at, say, dauphine, then they (V-LAB) got zero return on their biggest investment all year.
Maybe he is still with a lot of pain in the hand.Completely fair to skip Volta Cat., but I find it very disappointing if goes missing for 3 months.
I don't see why contusions to one hand is keeping him from racing for that kinda period. Let's hope for romandie or dear-I-say-it the ardennes? Imagine if Pog, Remco and Jonas are doing Amstel, Fleche and LBL![]()
You're right. Hard to know from a distance of course. I really hope to see him race before dauphine though as so much of the best racing happen in the coming period.I agree with you on that but Vinge seems like he has to be managed pretty carefully. It is probably more of a personal and individual thing. Crashes and things not going to plan doesnt seem to be something he takes lightly.