Yes there has to be a health issue of some sort and even if there isn't a lot of the comments here are, well, distasteful...but hey, there's nothing like kicking a man when he's down behind your screen when you're a looser yourself in real life I guess!
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masking_agent said:
That's over the top. Anybody who's won a Giro - against a guy like Purito - deserves respect. Plus he'd shown GC ability before last years break through. He's obviously sick now.
Cookster15 said:
not to mention how strongly he was riding at Liege... its not the same, but you don't loose form like that as quickly as the last few stages would suggest he has done.
burning said:lol
what these forum would be without ryo?
hopefully ryder can go into a breakaway in the mountains.
What a shame for Ryder He is most likely ill though. Hopefully whatever the problem is, it isn't to bad and he can regroup and go for a stage win later in the race.
He is most likely ill though. Hopefully whatever the problem is, it isn't to bad and he can regroup and go for a stage win later in the race.
Hopefully he can recover from his illness (if he is ill, which seems likely) and take a stage or three from breakaways later in the Giro. The KOM jersey is also still up for grabs
maxmartin said:he sure is done after today, poor Garmin from last year glory to nothing of this year. Bike race is cruel.
It is a shame. I was really looking forward to seeing Hesjedal compete against a deeper field. I don't know if he's peaked too early (he was fantastic at La Doyenne) or if he's picked up a bug. Hopefully he's just sick and he'll be able to go for a stage win. Talansky or Dekker might be able to take a shot for a stage win. Maybe Millar. He seems to have healed up from his stage 1 crash.
IMO,It has a lot do with his late season start. Hopefully he can recover and be in contention for the Tour.
the asian said:
with the lack of climbing domestiques for Garmin, I don't see this happening either. Garmin is simply too weak of a team, to form the mountain train like the other big teams.. Add Froome and Contador into the mix.. highly unlikely
Vandevelde, Stetina, Danielson ? On paper there aren't many teams with better climbers. They all seem "off" this year though, except Danielson to some extent.
Viking said:
Talansky is not here, he is aiming for Tour.Looking back at La Doyenne, he probably was not sure about his form himself so testing legs a bit to see how he felt. And lots of people criticize that movement as a waste of energy.
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At least it shows he's human?
Maybe the sinister plan is to have the best team possible for the 100th addition of the TdF, and he was paid to show up at the GIRO and politically it would look dismal if he did not show.
ancillary points:
-CVV is a non factor at GIRO and may be using it as training for TdF.
-RH is clearly not fit enough, look for him to win a stage and train for TdF.
-Garmin will try to make 'best' team roster for TdF.
?maybe, or it was a total flop.
NW
Maybe the sinister plan is to have the best team possible for the 100th addition of the TdF, and he was paid to show up at the GIRO and politically it would look dismal if he did not show.
ancillary points:
-CVV is a non factor at GIRO and may be using it as training for TdF.
-RH is clearly not fit enough, look for him to win a stage and train for TdF.
-Garmin will try to make 'best' team roster for TdF.
?maybe, or it was a total flop.
NW
Certainly somber here in his hometown. I know we are all feeling his pain vicariously. Wouldn't it be great if he was playing possum for the tour but what I saw today doesn't make me think anything is right for him now? He finished a couple of stages last year with the same struggling look except his adversaries were with or behind him and not 20 minutes in front.
I hope they can figure it out and do something about it before the Tour starts.
I hope they can figure it out and do something about it before the Tour starts.
Pippo_San said:
Giro '12 was not his first good showing in a grand tour. The ability had been demonstrated, but everything fell into place last year. He may never win another one, but I think we can expect future top placings in grand tours from him.
I think something has gone quite wrong, maybe a virus, as others have speculated. He had been riding too well to suddenly collapse like he has done.
maxmartin said:Talansky is not here, he is aiming for Tour.Looking back at La Doyenne, he probably was not sure about his form himself so testing legs a bit to see how he felt. And lots of people criticize that movement as a waste of energy.
Ah, right. Apparently I confuse Talansky with Stetina. I might need my head examined.
I definitely didn't see Ryder's work in LBL as a waste of energy. One hard day 2 weeks before the Giro's start shouldn't have hurt his prep. Besides, it was one of the best races of the year, so far
Peaked to early plus sick is my guess. He was super strong in LBL as well as the first few days of the Giro, he probably just peaked too early. He just "fell of the cliff."
Viking said:Ah, right. Apparently I confuse Talansky with Stetina. I might need my head examined.
I definitely didn't see Ryder's work in LBL as a waste of energy. One hard day 2 weeks before the Giro's start shouldn't have hurt his prep. Besides, it was one of the best races of the year, so far
Sorry I didn't mean LBL, I mean on stage 3 or 4 he attacked downhill, caught everyone by surprise. Stetina was pretty impressive last year, but not so much so far. Hope he can get into breakaway to salvage something for Garmin.
Unkown said:
Jonathan Vaughters @Vaughters
Am I bummed? Sure. But, as I've said before, these guys aren't machines. Sometimes the body is great, sometimes not.
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