Teams & Riders Lennert Van Eetvelt

[Samamba]

it doesn't really need to mean much, but he is on the team's provisional startlist for Slovakia now.

His Strava is a bit empty the last few days so let's hope I didn't jinx it and that he has some pain again. He sometimes stops posting his rides on Strava randomly so probably nothing wrong. I might ask tomorrow.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

You're whining about absolutely nothing. I asked him a few weeks ago when he thought there was a possibility to be fit enough given he's always in form really quickly in the winter, that's it. You're making a thing out of nothing. The team never put a date on his return.

If anyone is whining, it ain't me. All i said was that i didn't understand TDS was even on the table given the circumstances. That's it.

 

[Samamba]

Well now we know why his Strava was empty again. God damnit man, how much bad luck can you have. In 2 years of being a pro this guy has been suspended because of a dumb mistake from a anti doping agency (morons), got a big knee injury and now he got hit by a car when he's finally almost recovered.

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[Rob5091]

Hope it's nothing serious - jeez, what a year he's having. Hope he can make a 100% recovery. I still shudder remembering Scarponi so hope he's counting his blessings.

 

[Rob5091]

Sporza have a couple of pics and the story at
https://sporza.be/nl/2024/05/31/lot...-tenerife-blij-dat-ik-nog-leef~1717151997407/

 

[Netserk]

Sporza have a couple of pics and the story at

They are both part of the Instagram post just two messages above yours.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

They are both part of the Instagram post just two messages above yours.

Buuuut Sporza has run them through a filter so they look more epic.

 

[Rob5091]

They are both part of the Instagram post just two messages above yours.

I can see only the one of his face not the other one ....

 

[Netserk]

I can see only the one of his face not the other one ....

In the middle of the right side of the picture, there's an arrow you can click. In the bottom, you can see how many pictures the Instagram post contains:

 

[QueenStagiaire]

In the middle of the right side of the picture, there's an arrow you can click. In the bottom, you can see how many pictures the Instagram post contains:

Yes, and the other one Rob posted isn‘t there (although I‘m certain it was there earlier)

 

[Netserk]

Ah, I hadn't checked again. Yes, it was there to begin with.

 

[Rob5091]

Ah, I hadn't checked again. Yes, it was there to begin with.

There's 4 items, 1 photo of his face, 1 short video clip of him just after the crash, a map/Strava and a photo of a rear wheel.

 

[search]

yeah, the other photo probably didn't comply with Instagram's no-nudity rules

 

[Samamba]

Lennert was already back on his bike a few days after the accident. He has been back in Tenerife since Friday and almost his usual self again physically and mentally. His return to competition could possibly already be in 10 days already (he wants to ride the NC TT as a prep for the Vuelta as there aren't a lot of races with an iTT before it), but that's not sure. Also possible he skips the NC's to start in Slowakia or Sibiu (but apparently he planned recons for Vuelta stages during that).

So basically not entirely clear what his schedule is going to be, even later in the year. Vuelta is a guarantee, but his preparation towards it is undecided (also because it's a bit complicated with the - by the Olympic Games - ruined calendar).

 

[Rob5091]

Lenny VE back in the Belgian Championships RR & ITT
https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling...-at-belgian-championships-after-long-injuries

"My condition is getting better, so that's good. I will of course start at the Belgian Championships without any expectations. It is especially important that I can be among my teammates again and wear a jersey number again."

 

[Rob5091]

Back at the Sibiu Tour and doing well. Some good guys there so some decent training for the Vuelta. Hopefully at 100% for the Vuelta.

 

[Rob5091]

Down for San Sebastian and then onto the Vuelta. Hope he can nab a stage win and barring accidents, should be good for a top 15.

 

[Rob5091]

Seems in good shape at San Sebastian - 3rd and now on to the Vuelta.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Lennart >> Ilan

I believe he can top-10 in the Vuelta!

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Lennart >> Ilan

I believe he can top-10 in the Vuelta!

Lennart is a figment of your imagination! But yes, Lennert's season has been better than Ilan's. Ilan did win Tre Valli last year from a group with Pogacar, Roglic, O'Connor, Carapaz... O'Connor couldn't bridge a 5m gap.

Van Eetvelt could do better than Uijtdebroeks in the Vuelta if he proves to be a 3 week rider.

 

[Berniece]

Van Eetvelt could do better than Uijtdebroeks in the Vuelta if he proves to be a 3 week rider.

And Uijtdebroeks isn’t in top form?

 

[Rob5091]

I guess that Lenny VE will go for stages rather then GC and Uijtdebroeks will be on domestique duties.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

I guess that Lenny VE will go for stages rather then GC and Uijtdebroeks will be on domestique duties.

Why? I thought the idea was to see how far his GC potential could take him.

 

[Berniece]

I guess that Lenny VE will go for stages rather then GC and Uijtdebroeks will be on domestique duties.

Only as a domestique if Kuss is the leader

 

[Samamba]

Why? I thought the idea was to see how far his GC potential could take him.

He will try GC

Biggest worry for him is not getting sick for 3 weeks straight. He gets sick a lot.