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Leopold Konig discussion thread

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klintE said:
Kokoso said:
hazaran said:
yaco said:
Dropped from the peleton again today - Need's race miles in his legs.
Not sure all the race miles in the world can possibly fix a top 10 GT rider that is being dropped on the slightest of inclines in a frikken sprinter stage of the Dauphine.
He might be OTL here soon. Not sure he is salvageable.
You are joking, right? Or you don't like him much?
Just wait for the time trial.
He abandoned the Dauphine. Hazaran wasn't biased nor hostile. Was just right.
Was he OTL? No, so Hazaran was not right in that regard. You don't know why he didn't finish. So right about what?

You don't say that rider probably is not salvageable after two stages of racing following three month on non-racing and just short training. That IS hostile. Plus the diction of his entry...frikken sprinter stage of Dauphine...many was dropped there and for König it was first racing days Don't you see it?
 
“We already knew that it will be hard to come back after 9 month without racing here in the Daupiné. A lot of top guys are here for their final preparations before the Tour, the level is according to that very high. Leo had his first two good race days here, but now it’s better for him to not over pace, therefore we decided to pull out of the race. But he will progress with his preparations for the Vuelta according to plan.” – Jan-Niklas Droste, medical department BORA - hansgrohe
 
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Kokoso said:
hazaran said:
yaco said:
Dropped from the peleton again today - Need's race miles in his legs.

Not sure all the race miles in the world can possibly fix a top 10 GT rider that is being dropped on the slightest of inclines in a frikken sprinter stage of the Dauphine.

He might be OTL here soon. Not sure he is salvageable.
You are joking, right? Or you don't like him much?

Just wait for the time trial.
Kokoso at his finest. Why would he be joking? Turned out he was completely right.
 
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StryderHells said:
Netserk said:
This is pathetic :eek: He has the same quality atm as a piece of garbage...

He'd better stop the humiliation and retire asap.

It was only his 4th race day of the year so how about we let up on calling him garbage and give him some time.
I don't think he believes what he wrote.

His words are meant to challenge Kokoso's biased opinion on Czech riders.
 
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Kokoso said:
klintE said:
Kokoso said:
hazaran said:
yaco said:
Dropped from the peleton again today - Need's race miles in his legs.
Not sure all the race miles in the world can possibly fix a top 10 GT rider that is being dropped on the slightest of inclines in a frikken sprinter stage of the Dauphine.
He might be OTL here soon. Not sure he is salvageable.
You are joking, right? Or you don't like him much?
Just wait for the time trial.
He abandoned the Dauphine. Hazaran wasn't biased nor hostile. Was just right.
Was he OTL? No, so Hazaran was not right in that regard. You don't know why he didn't finish. So right about what?
Please. He wrote "might be OTL"
Konig left the race after 50km. He couldn't ride.
Yes he "might be OTL" if he decide to continue racing.
 
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Alexandre B. said:
StryderHells said:
Netserk said:
This is pathetic :eek: He has the same quality atm as a piece of garbage...

He'd better stop the humiliation and retire asap.

It was only his 4th race day of the year so how about we let up on calling him garbage and give him some time.
I don't think he believes what he wrote.

His words are meant to challenge Kokoso's biased opinion on Czech riders.

Ha! That's fair enough :)
 

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Netserk said:
This is pathetic :eek: He has the same quality atm as a piece of garbage...

He'd better stop the humiliation and retire asap.
Yes definitely.He is done in cycling sport as a rider.Maybe thinking about flipping burgers and making smoothies for bora's boys in bora kitchen truck?
 
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StryderHells said:
Billie said:
The guy's really a vegan?
Does it matter?
If he is, then it can't be easy getting decent balanced meals every day while travelling to various parts of the world, many of which are not exactly vegan-friendly. At the very least it's going to put a huge (perhaps unreasonable) demand on the Bora chef. At least they can extract all the nasty tofu and bean odours though, without the need for a cookerhood.
 
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DFA123 said:
StryderHells said:
Billie said:
The guy's really a vegan?
Does it matter?
If he is, then it can't be easy getting decent balanced meals every day while travelling to various parts of the world, many of which are not exactly vegan-friendly. At the very least it's going to put a huge (perhaps unreasonable) demand on the Bora chef. At least they can extract all the nasty tofu and bean odours though, without the need for a cookerhood.
Its a cooking revolution.

Damn, that add is horrible, I want Nibz and Basso back cooking Sidi shoes.
 
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Billie said:
The guy's really a vegan?

Supposedly, but more importantly he is a Presidential Candidate Adviser and he is also very busy helping all those pro-refugee non profit organizations. Therefore, he does not have time for cycling training, racing etc.

... and his knee(s) are also an issue ... which could be related to his diet.

BTW last week when I proposed in the 2018 transfer thread that Bora should hire Hirt to replace Konig, some members were laughing at me. :cool:
 
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klintE said:
StryderHells said:
Billie said:
The guy's really a vegan?
Does it matter?
Diet doesn't matter in pro-level sport?

Of course diet matters but why would being a vegan be an issue for a pro athlete? I don't see it being raised in other rider threads when they have problems, I don't see people asking if it's really true that Van Garderen is a meat eater. Being a vegan isn't going to be hindering Konig, eating poorly will but any athlete eating poorly will have problems.
 
Mar 14, 2009
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SafeBet said:
Jancouver said:
... and his knee(s) are also an issue ... which could be related to his diet.
In what way?

Your diet, the food you eat, is a source of minerals and vitamins such as zinc, creatine, carnosine, DHA, EPA and most importantly protein and fats. Protein and fat keeps your muscles, tendons, ligaments and joints strong and lubed.

So in a nutshell, avoiding meat is not recommended for homo sapiens
 
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GuyIncognito said:
I heard Niki Terpstra eats exclusively baby kittens. He is clearly suffering from this because he can't compete in the mountains.
As opposed to other riders eating mature kittens? :twisted: :lol: