Teams & Riders Mark Cavendish Discussion Thread

[spalco]

https://chpt3.com/blogs/journal/well-done-mark

 

[Red Rick]

Doesn't look good.

Vuelta should have a easy field but I don't know which sprinter Quick Step is bringing. Could also be torture if he's not good enough to win there.

 

[AQETUYIOI]

http://www.steephill.tv/2018/tour-de-france/photos/stage-11/

 

[Walkman]

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Did he intentionally crash into one of the cameramen?
https://twitter.com/Staghoj/status/...9249921&ref_url=https://www.tv2.no/a/9977668/

Hard to say. It could have been just exhaustion. It did LOOK intentional though.

I'd say it is intentional.
Mark is a *** sometimes with little respect for those beneath him, that is my picture of him.

The cameraman wanted a photo and I bet that pissed Mark off, coming in tired and late, and he chose to tackle him. Some people may say that he was tired and didn't want people taking pictures but that is not something you can chose in the TdF. It is not like he crashed or was injured, that would have been one thing. He was just tired.

 

[tobydawq]

Re: Re:

Did he intentionally crash into one of the cameramen?
https://twitter.com/Staghoj/status/...9249921&ref_url=https://www.tv2.no/a/9977668/

Hard to say. It could have been just exhaustion. It did LOOK intentional though.

I'd say it is intentional.
Mark is a **** sometimes with little respect for those beneath him, that is my picture of him.

The cameraman wanted a photo and I bet that pissed Mark off, coming in tired and late, and he chose to tackle him. Some people may say that he was tired and didn't want people taking pictures but that is not something you can chose in the TdF. It is not like he crashed or was injured, that would have been one thing. He was just tired.

Any news on whether the cameraman survived the attack?

 

[AQETUYIOI]

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I think he missed the cameraman!

 

[Leinster]

Any news on whether the cameraman survived the attack?

The cameraman has a broken collar bone and a swollen shutter finger. He’ll do some recovery work and while the Vuelta might be too soon, he hopes to be back taking pics for the worlds and autumn classics.

 

[tobydawq]

Any news on whether the cameraman survived the attack?

The cameraman has a broken collar bone and a swollen shutter finger. He’ll do some recovery work and while the Vuelta might be too soon, he hopes to be back taking pics for the worlds and autumn classics.

Is his aiming eye allright?

 

[yaco]

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Doesn't look good.

Vuelta should have a easy field but I don't know which sprinter Quick Step is bringing. Could also be torture if he's not good enough to win there.

Actually the Vuelta will have a surprisingly strong sprint field - Viviani,Bennett,Ewan, Sagan and there is a chance that riders who dnf'ed today may start - I suspect Cavendish's career is close to being finished - he never recovered from his immense work-load in the 2106 season.

 

[SHAD0W93]

It does speak a lot to his character that he still finished yesterday even though he knew he would be well outside the limit compared to others who climbed off and didn't finish the stage today.

 

[SHAD0W93]

https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/can-mark-cavendish-return-win-tour-de-france-389138

 

[Tim Booth]

Mark Cavendish to participate in Arctic Race. The stage race will be held in Norway on August 16-19.
http://twitter.com/ammattipyoraily/status/1026569139568234497

 

[sprints n stones]

He has withdrawn from European road race on medical advice to aid recovery from his injuries.

 

[hazaran]

He's not injured, he's just bad, not sure you can get a sick note for that.

 

[SHAD0W93]

With the way the last 2 years have gone he can very well be injured or sick though I see zero reason for him to blatantly lie about it. Yes he has been bad this year but that was pretty much expected with how the year played out.

 

[Pricey_sky]

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He's not injured, he's just bad, not sure you can get a sick note for that.

‘Recovering from injuries’ is different to being injured. It was plain to see he was still recovering from all the crashes. Hopefully he can have a decent winter and get back in to shape at the start of next season.

 

[El Pistolero]

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He's not injured, he's just bad, not sure you can get a sick note for that.

‘Recovering from injuries’ is different to being injured. It was plain to see he was still recovering from all the crashes. Hopefully he can have a decent winter and get back in to shape at the start of next season.

No, he's just bad. Those injuries have healed up a long time ago.

He's just someone who needs a lot of race days to get going nowadays and because of his injuries he has had too few race days to be competitive, but that doesn't mean he's still injured.

Things aren't looking well for his career prospective. What insane sponsor wants to pay millions of GBP for someone who only won two races in the last two years?

 

[Pricey_sky]

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He's not injured, he's just bad, not sure you can get a sick note for that.

‘Recovering from injuries’ is different to being injured. It was plain to see he was still recovering from all the crashes. Hopefully he can have a decent winter and get back in to shape at the start of next season.

No, he's just bad. Those injuries have healed up a long time ago.

He's just someone who needs a lot of race days to get going nowadays and because of his injuries he has had too few race days to be competitive, but that doesn't mean he's still injured.

Things aren't looking well for his career prospective. What insane sponsor wants to pay millions of GBP for someone who only won two races in the last two years?

Yes I agree, but the point remains he is still recovering and he sadly won’t be anywhere near top shape this year.

I doubt he needs the money and if he really wants one more shot at some stage wins next year then he must be willing to take a vastly reduced salary. The motivation is still there, now he just needs a stress free build up to see if the legs are still good enough.

 

[jarvo]

Do you think there is any lingering effects or recurrence of the Epstein Barr virus he had last year? He has never really been back to 'normal' form since then from memory

 

[Robert5091]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/mark-cavendish-to-miss-arctic-race-of-norway/

Mark Cavendish to miss Arctic Race of Norway
Cavendish missed the European Championships after being advised by his medical team to not race because of unspecified "unfortunate injuries".

Dimension Data confirmed that Cavendish will skip Norway but gave no further details. "An update on Mark's return to racing will be given in due course," the team announced.

 

[El Pistolero]

That doesn't sound good. I wonder what's really up.

 

[Tim Booth]

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Do you think there is any lingering effects or recurrence of the Epstein Barr virus he had last year? He has never really been back to 'normal' form since then from memory

Mark Cavendish (33) again suffers from Epstein Barr disease
last item in this from Het Laatste Nieuws
http://www.hln.be/sport/wielrennen/koers-kort-broers-izagirre-trekken-naar-astana-aqua-blue-sport-gooit-handdoek-wat-met-van-aert-cavendish-heeft-opnieuw-ziekte-van-epstein-barr~a1ac9938/

 

[SHAD0W93]

Oh that is terrible for him. Hopefully he can get better and that isn't the reason he is forced to retire. I wonder if he did at least to start and get it in the tour.

 

[therealthing]

Yep- DD just Tweeted that he will miss the rest of the season due to the virus not having cleared yet.

 

[jarvo]

Sky Sports are reporting he is taking an indefinite break from cycling to recover.

Could that be a 'soft' retirement?