R.E.S.P.E.C.T. to Chris Horner

[Jspear]

It's also a shame for him financially, as I think he had a contract that was somewhat incentive-based.

Very true...

 

[BigMac]

Does any sane member of this forum honestly doubts Horner will come out of his injury to win La Vuelta? He's just that good.

Tragic accident, hope he heals fast.

 

[jens_attacks]

the story of his career

get well soon chris and destroy la vuelta!

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Way to be a ******. Even if you dont like the rider an accident of that magnitude is pretty bad. What a ****.

wtf are you talking about. I'm a fan of horner

 

[Peter von]

wtf are you talking about. I'm a fan of horner

I'm pretty sure it was the "lol" in a post about a mans injury.

 

[red_flanders]

People starting to make noises about Horner showing up for the Tour:

http://velonews.competitor.com/2014...horner-accident-tour-comeback-possible_324068

 

[the sceptic]

People starting to make noises about Horner showing up for the Tour:

http://velonews.competitor.com/2014...horner-accident-tour-comeback-possible_324068

oh, thats beautiful. Please make it happen.

It sounds like the giro is ruled out, and now they will see if he is ready for the tour or not.

 

[Cyivel]

Disappointed to hear about his crash hope he comes back strong in whatever GT he does.

 

[Peter von]

People starting to make noises about Horner showing up for the Tour:

http://velonews.competitor.com/2014...horner-accident-tour-comeback-possible_324068

It makes sence that they at least consider it, it might tire him out before the Vuelta, but it could also be a very good build up. It could be a problem if Rui Costa does a very good Tour and Horner, the super cool dude that he is, works very hard for him on every mountain stage.

 

[del1962]

Seems in good spirits

 

[red_flanders]

Seems in good spirits

Looks like he might walk out of there with a phone number...

 

[Walkman]

Any updates on the old man? Will we see him smashing out 7 Watts/kg in july leaving Froome and AC battling in the dust?

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

He would have won this giro no doubt

 

[Michele]

He's recovering step by step.

 

[cineteq]

He's recovering step by step.

One hamburger at the time!

 

[webvan]

Horner in the mix on the climb at 19km to go, dude's amazing !

 

[jens_attacks]

respect

a l'aise on the climb
if he survives until the vosges, he will be a danger no doubt

 

[webvan]

Did lose 14" on the first pack, well still not too shabby given the circumstances ;-)

 

[Oldman]

Did lose 14" on the first pack, well still not too shabby given the circumstances ;-)

...and his team leader in that front pack. Curious if Rui and he talked much during the end of the race?

 

[pat anjali]

I'll be shocked if Chris is not in the top 10 by the end of this tour...as long as his diet of "snickers and coke" don't acidify his PH, too severely.

I'm "hoping" for a slot in the top 5.

 

[SeriousSam]

These are early days. Surely he will ride himself into form over the course of 3 weeks. I expect him to climb out of saddle with a huge gear for 30 minutes come the Hautacam.

 

[greenedge]

These are early days. Surely he will ride himself into form over the course of 3 weeks. I expect him to climb out of saddle with a huge gear for 30 minutes come the Hautacam.

20 minutes longer than last years performance at the Vuelta (forgotten which stage)

 

[PosterBill]

Interesting that horner is trying to ride himself into shape at the TDF of all places. To me this wouldn't seem an ideal format to get base miles when trying to take on the Vuelta, I almost hope he is willing to pull out of the TDF at some point. This isn't a place to get base miles with all the danger of crashes and really up and down hard miles. It's pretty amazing that he can get into form as quick as he can...but I've known riders that had that kind of ability or fast responders. But as a spectator I am glad he's at this race and looking forward to watching him in the mnts

 

[SeriousSam]

It looks like he's targeting a mere stage win as opposed to the GC. We can expect fireworks at the hautacam. Horner has shown himself to be a better climber than Nibali and Valverde. He's probably the second best climber in the Tour once he has build up his form.

 

[myrideissteelerthanyours]

Interesting that horner is trying to ride himself into shape at the TDF of all places. To me this wouldn't seem an ideal format to get base miles when trying to take on the Vuelta, I almost hope he is willing to pull out of the TDF at some point. This isn't a place to get base miles with all the danger of crashes and really up and down hard miles. It's pretty amazing that he can get into form as quick as he can...but I've known riders that had that kind of ability or fast responders. But as a spectator I am glad he's at this race and looking forward to watching him in the mnts

Isnt purito doing the same thing? And its not really base miles its racing kilometers.