It wouldn't surprise me if we are going to see Van aert in the Tour with Vingegaard.
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I also read a collapsed lung and pneumothorax + 2 broken ribs. (Not confirmed yet).
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Focus on Olympics seems like a plan.
This may sound way out of bounds, but I think there is a chance he will retire after this. The mental strain he has had to get to this point, and the mental strain of the expectations he has on him, and the mental strain of the doubters and people who dislike him has always affected him. In a time where your closest rival is a man who (as much as I hate to admit it), is physically more gifted in the races Wout cherishes most, I can see him coming to a place where he doesn't think it's worth it anymore. I believe for sure, that thought will cross his mind.
My hope is that this adversity forges a Wout who will come back and triumph. I would not respect him any less if it doesn't.
My hope is that this adversity forges a Wout who will come back and triumph. I would not respect him any less if it doesn't.
I suspect he will come back refocused like mad. Angry comeback destruction
It will cross his mind, but I don't think he will give up. For him to walk away now is to live with regrets for the rest of his life.
would maybe living away from Belgium help him?
No way he'll retire. Forsure it'll take character to come back, but that's character Wout has!
I hope that you are right. I just think a man with a family, who has poured so much into his profession, the disappointment of this will be very mentally straining.
Phyiscally, sure. It has done wonders for Van der Poel. Van Aert, however, has a wife and two kids. Very much doubt it would do good in regards to the mental health.
If you know anything about Wout van Aert, you know that he won't give up after this. His main strength is his mentality. Fighting against a more physically gifted rival has taught him this. And it's not like this is a Chris Froome or Egan Bernal type of injury, where it's the question whether he can even ride his bike again.
He has already had such an injury, after he crashed into the barrier in the Tour time trial. That was serious. The doctors wondered whether he could even walk, let alone ride his bike. This is nothing compared to that.
The only thing I just can't understand is why Wout was sweating buckets of having to go too deep in freaking Algarve - something you do not actually have to do if you do not want to btw - but is out there asking his team to give 110% on a road on the way to Kanarieberg that has been known to be very dangerous.
It's Dwars door Vlaanderen mate, who cares if you take the turn to Kanarieberg in 12th wheel instead of 5th.
It's Dwars door Vlaanderen mate, who cares if you take the turn to Kanarieberg in 12th wheel instead of 5th.
With a broken collarbone there should technically be time enough for the Tour.
But it's not sure, Tim Wellens brok his collarbone in RVV last year. His collarbone recovered in time, but not in time to get in good in enough fitness for the Tour.
He tried in Tour of Slovenia but was no near good enough.
I think WVA going to focus on the Olympics. That would also be the best for him. Let see and hope for best for him!
He still can go to the Giro. In 2 weeks, he can be back on the bike.
He can use the Tour to improve his shape to the Olympics, like van der poel did in the last Tour to the worlds. Let's see how he recovers.
no reason to add stress to an already very stressfull situation. and he could even just ride Tour of Belgium and Tour de Wallonie before the Olympics
Forsure.. But Visma have to many good riders to include one on 70-80% I think. But yeah let's see
This post reminds me of that time when Jonathan Reis tore his ACL, his PCL, his MCL and dislocated his knee and the tv announcer of that day, Humberto Tan, happily announced that maybe per chance Reis could play again in the next match.
Collarbone + ribs is a lot.
I don't see it. I also don't see the point either. Going to the Giro without any condition whatsoever would really serve no purpose considering the only purpose of going there was to improve his palmarès with stages wins & some jerseys.
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