Romain Bardet Discussion Thread

[BlueRoads]

Can he please NOT join Sunweb?

 

[Breezy1985]

Can he please NOT join Sunweb?

Agree or even worse Ineos

 

[yaco]

No issue with Bardet joining Sunweb - Apparently he is very structured and methodical in his training which will fit in with the ethos at Sunweb. And Sunweb have a vacancy for a GT GC leader.

 

[Red Rick]

I just don't see what the hell AG2R is without Bardet tbh.

 

[tobydawq]

I just don't see what the hell AG2R is without Bardet tbh.

They're awesome! They even got a new thread, something that never happened with him on board

Oh, and Naesen and Cosnefroy are what AG2R are without him.

 

[BlueRoads]

No issue with Bardet joining Sunweb - Apparently he is very structured and methodical in his training which will fit in with the ethos at Sunweb. And Sunweb have a vacancy for a GT GC leader.

If it makes him happy, I only wish him well.
It's just that to me Sunweb have started to look not only structured and methodical, but seriously controlling.

 

[Jspear]

I just don't see what the hell AG2R is without Bardet tbh.

I know this means very little because Bardet was still making top 10's, winning the polka dot jersey, and giving them exposure, but without Bardet they will still have as many victories as ever. Over the last couple years he hasn't won that much. Again, I know that is NOT the whole story.

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

Gutsy ride in the final, he looked good today. Allez, Romain!

 

[Alexandre B.]

Sadly he crashed into an NTT soigneur that had no business being here.

His knees are in pain, he’ll likely bleed time tomorrow.

 

[movingtarget]

I just don't see what the hell AG2R is without Bardet tbh.

Stage hunters............

 

[ice&fire]

Sadly he crashed into an NTT soigneur that had no business being here.

His knees are in pain, he’ll likely bleed time tomorrow.

Well, he didn't.

With all the talk of going to the Giro, not focusing on GC, moving teams and so on it seems that having his mind somewhere else is working well. Please tell the TV not to set their cameras on him.

 

[italoc]

I have never been a big fan of him or anything, but is Bardet possibly the most underrated rider in today's peloton? 2 Tour podiums, Liege podium, WC podium yet we tend to always forget about him. Contrast him for example to Pinot and Landa, two guys who do not have much better results than him (and riders I like!). Yes he might not be GT winning material, but still what an excellent rider he is after all.

 

[BlueRoads]

Does anybody know whether he will be further affected by the crash today? Is he well?

 

[Finn84]

Out of the race, concussion:

Tour de France - Romain Bardet ne prendra pas le départ de la 14e étape - Equipe cycliste AG2R CITROËN TEAM

Victime d’une chute lors de la 13e étape du Tour de France, Romain Bardet ne prendra pas le départ de la 14e étape. « Romain souffre d’une commotion cérébrale dont l’intensité [...]Lire la suite...

www.cyclisme.ag2rlamondiale.fr

 

[BlueRoads]

Out of the race, concussion:

Tour de France - Romain Bardet ne prendra pas le départ de la 14e étape - Equipe cycliste AG2R CITROËN TEAM

Victime d’une chute lors de la 13e étape du Tour de France, Romain Bardet ne prendra pas le départ de la 14e étape. « Romain souffre d’une commotion cérébrale dont l’intensité [...]Lire la suite...

www.cyclisme.ag2rlamondiale.fr

Oh no! Damn, I really wish there was something like a concussion protocol... Anyway, thanks for the info, Finn. Get well soon, Romain.

 

[Red Rick]

Yeah he seemed really dodgy just after his crash. Really bad for him. Hope he'll be alright. Concussions are no joke.

 

[Koronin]

Wow. I feel for him. Hope he's going to be alright.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Yeah he seemed really dodgy just after his crash. Really bad for him. Hope he'll be alright. Concussions are no joke.

When I saw those images after the stage I suspected right away he was concussed. Hand to the head, tries to get up and falls down again, hand to the head again. We've seen it before, IMO poor form by the team and race doctor to allow him to finish the stage.

 

[Red Rick]

When I saw those images after the stage I suspected right away he was concussed. Hand to the head, tries to get up and falls down again, hand to the head again. We've seen it before, IMO poor form by the team and race doctor to allow him to finish the stage.

Seemed like one of those way too easy cases on a medical drama really.

 

[RedheadDane]

One of those cases where I remember those scary incidents like Horner not even knowing he'd finished that Tour stage, or Skujins staggering around during that ToC stage.

 

[ppanther92]

When I saw those images after the stage I suspected right away he was concussed. Hand to the head, tries to get up and falls down again, hand to the head again. We've seen it before, IMO poor form by the team and race doctor to allow him to finish the stage.

Absolutely. But also impressed how well he finished. Makes me wonder what he could have done without this damn crash. Maybe top 5?

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

When I saw those images after the stage I suspected right away he was concussed. Hand to the head, tries to get up and falls down again, hand to the head again. We've seen it before, IMO poor form by the team and race doctor to allow him to finish the stage.

exactly, he should have been stopped. Of course he wants to get back on the bike, the team and race organisation should know better

 

[carolina]

It's like the UCI is waiting for someone to die.

I don't understand the lack of medical protocol in a sport where they hit their head rather frequently.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

It's like the UCI is waiting for someone to die.

I don't understand the lack of medical protocol in a sport where they hit their head rather frequently.

Plenty of people died already. Still nothing has changed. I think they're waiting to find something in the pockets of one of the dead guys.

 

[Axel Hangleck]

One of those cases where I remember those scary incidents like Horner not even knowing he'd finished that Tour stage, or Skujins staggering around during that ToC stage.

That Skujins incident was horrific; I remember Twitter going mad that he wasn't stopped from getting back on his bike; it looked awful; like a drunk staggering out of a pub.

It's not hard/clever/tough getting back on the bike - it's quite often stupid when injured. Cycling sometimes needs to forget the tradition of 'honouring the race/jersey', etc when injured. Quite how the team and/or doctors thought he was okay is madness.