Robbie McEwen Saves Friends Lives...

[Nick777]

http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2010/12/22/278021_gold-coast-news.html

"I hate to think what would have happened if he hadn't been there because firstly he knew what was happening and, secondly, he does high-altitude training, so his blood is rich in red blood cells and he wasn't affected by the carbon monoxide."

Pretty lucky.

 

[forty four]

http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2010/12/22/278021_gold-coast-news.html

"I hate to think what would have happened if he hadn't been there because firstly he knew what was happening and, secondly, he does high-altitude training, so his blood is rich in red blood cells and he wasn't affected by the carbon monoxide."

Pretty lucky.

one of my favorite riders he did do the tour with a hidden broken back tough mic/irishman no doubt. the other individuals should feel lucky. i have dealt with carbon monoxide poisoning myself personally through damaged exhaust in a car. me and a friend who were fit caught the symptoms early and pulled over and got out of the car. also another time i found a 20 year old kid who killed himself on his b-day this way. c.monoxide no ****ing joke at all.

 

[PCutter]

"I hate to think what would have happened if he hadn't been there because firstly he knew what was happening and, secondly, he does high-altitude training, so his blood is rich in red blood cells and he wasn't affected by the carbon monoxide."

Geez, all these years I've been riding Springbrook I never realized I was doing altitude training! You have to allow that this quote came from a league player, so his idea of recovery is having a beer after the game.

 

[Ferminal]

Apparently someone even fell in the water...

No EPO in Rugby League then I guess

 

[Nick777]

Funny thing was, Wonderboy was also on the boat, doing a trainer session. Didn't miss a beat. All that altitude training, eh.

 

[Martin318is]

Geez, all these years I've been riding Springbrook I never realized I was doing altitude training! You have to allow that this quote came from a league player, so his idea of recovery is having a beer after the game.

Yep - its even waaay bigger than all the mountains in Europe that he rides over for most of the year....

 

[Polyarmour]

Lucky they had Mat Rogers (part time medical scientist) there to give his analysis of what happened.

An alternative to his red blood cell theory might be that Rugby League stars have been knocked in the head so many times they can't tell the difference between diesel fumes and fresh air.

 

[laziali]

wonder how long this thread takes to get shifted to Da Klinic, what will that altitude training and all

Good work by Robbie McEwen regardless - if I were in the trenches, I would want him covering my back

 

[L'arriviste]

...You have to allow that this quote came from a league player, so his idea of recovery is having a beer after the game.

Hilarious!

 

[the student]

http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2010/12/22/278021_gold-coast-news.html

"I hate to think what would have happened if he hadn't been there because firstly he knew what was happening and, secondly, he does high-altitude training, so his blood is rich in red blood cells and he wasn't affected by the carbon monoxide."

Pretty lucky.

Yes he was very lucky... but saying he wasnt affected is totally wrong...
the binding of carbon monoxide to hemoglobine is an irreversable proces... so when oxygen levels are going low ( a lot of people and a diesel engine ) the people without much training will be affected first higher fraction of their hemoglobin is bound with CO instead of oxygen... not enough oxygen to vital areas

more hemoglobine and red blood cells will still be able to transport enough oxygen to the body and he will not be affected as much as evyone else... but it will still take him a while after the incident to break down and replace the CO bound hemoglobine molecules...
He will probably feel like **** when training in the next few days

 

[jens_attacks]

so blood transfusions DO save lifes!

kidding.

chapeau mcewen,true hero.

 

[craig1985]

Can we still blame this on Lance Armstrong?

 

[Tuarts]

No, it was Pat McQuaid's fault remember?

 

[Roland Rat]

Yes he was very lucky... but saying he wasnt affected is totally wrong...
the binding of carbon monoxide to hemoglobine is an irreversable proces... so when oxygen levels are going low ( a lot of people and a diesel engine ) the people without much training will be affected first higher fraction of their hemoglobin is bound with CO instead of oxygen... not enough oxygen to vital areas

more hemoglobine and red blood cells will still be able to transport enough oxygen to the body and he will not be affected as much as evyone else... but it will still take him a while after the incident to break down and replace the CO bound hemoglobine molecules...
He will probably feel like **** when training in the next few days

I guess withdrawing and storing blood is out for a couple weeks then.

 

[Cobblestoned]

Can we still blame this on Lance Armstrong?

Of course. Be patient.

 

[sashimono]

The true story of superman is that he was a cyclist who injected EPO in a phone booth. For the comic, they watered it down to a wardrobe change.