Team Sky pulling a PDM?

[LKing25]

Mystery illness at Team Sky, or something more sinister?

 

[hrotha]

Mystery illness at Team Sky, or something more sinister?

Most everybody dopes != Everything has to do with doping

I mean, it might be, but there's no way to say.

 

[powerste]

Fingers crossed that it really is food poisoning and not doping-related. It's a shame that today, either one is equally plausible

 

[Fester]

I was waiting for this to come up. Either way it's not good and does not reflect well on their "aggregation of marginal gains" sure just one of their personalized number plates would pay for a chef for the team. Or very good quality dope.

 

[theswordsman]

Columbia's Cavendish vomited multiple times during Stage 2. Rabo's Mauricio Ardila did in Stage 3.

For days, riders on twitter have posted pics of temperatures on their power meters - 42 to 44 in the sun are common (107+ Fahrenheit). And they're out in it for long hours, eating gels and things. The guys are human.

 

[erader]

Mystery illness at Team Sky, or something more sinister?

i like the PDM reference. for sure there will google searches .

erader

 

[Anonymous]

several of the sky staff and mechanics are ill as well. They dope the mechanics? Its also not food poisoning.

Blimey..

 

[issoisso]

The moment I heard the news I immediately thought "Someone at the cyclingnews forum will try hard to link this to doping. To some people there, everything is a sign of doping."

The staff are ill too. So, no, it's nothing to do with doping

 

[samerics]

Columbia's Cavendish vomited multiple times during Stage 2. Rabo's Mauricio Ardila did in Stage 3.

For days, riders on twitter have posted pics of temperatures on their power meters - 42 to 44 in the sun are common (107+ Fahrenheit). And they're out in it for long hours, eating gels and things. The guys are human.

Thank you, reality check guys, it's not ALL about the dope.....

 

[brianf7]

The moment I heard the news I immediately thought "Someone at the cyclingnews forum will try hard to link this to doping. To some people there, everything is a sign of doping."

The staff are ill too. So, no, it's nothing to do with doping

The staff need stuff as well its hard keeping up especialy the mechanics.

 

[simo1733]

Too white

British people have the most pasty complection on the planet.They cannot go outside in 40degrees,of course they are ill.

 

[hrotha]

several of the sky staff and mechanics are ill as well. They dope the mechanics? Its also not food poisoning.

Blimey..

Some problem with the air conditioner, perhaps?

 

[Hawkwood]

I used to got to southern Spain a lot, mainly Ronda and Granada, as I had a Spanish girlfriend. It's stating the obvious but the locals simply don't go out during the hottest time of the day. The few occasion I went for mid-afternoon bike rides there were no others on the road, and I was frying in late September. The heat and large intake of water does get to you. Having said that all that needed to happen is for one member of the SKY team to arrive at the race with a gastric bug for there to be the possibility of it spreading.

 

[Signor Corleone]

Signor Corleone

British people have the most pasty complection on the planet.They cannot go outside in 40degrees,of course they are ill.

DON'T BE A SILLY BILLY!!!
Complexion is the way it's spelt

 

[Mambo95]

The staff need stuff as well its hard keeping up especialy the mechanics.

They don't get drug tested though. If they need something to keep up, they'll go for speed, coke, something like that. Far more effective for their needs and certainly not unheard of.

 

[Fester]

Columbia's Cavendish vomited multiple times during Stage 2. Rabo's Mauricio Ardila did in Stage 3.

For days, riders on twitter have posted pics of temperatures on their power meters - 42 to 44 in the sun are common (107+ Fahrenheit). And they're out in it for long hours, eating gels and things. The guys are human.

There are more "humans" in the race though. Lets say another 10 riders were added to Cavendish and Ardilla, the statistical probability of 5 riders from Sky getting heat stroke also is minute. The fact it's 2 other and 5 Sky just seems strange. I am sure they knew the Vuelta was "hot" and acclimatized accordingly.

Now if it is a virus, it would infect many in peloton by the end of the week. It's completely plausible it's a virus at this stage. Also it would be rapidly over come.

How ironic that the only team that warms up away from the crowd behind a pvc screen is the one struck by a virus.

 

[Nick C.]

Its unfortunate for all involved, but still perversely amusing that the team that gloats (or gloated) over their attention to detail with nutrition and such should be struck down.

 

[Anonymous]

There are more "humans" in the race though. Lets say another 10 riders were added to Cavendish and Ardilla, the statistical probability of 5 riders from Sky getting heat stroke also is minute. The fact it's 2 other and 5 Sky just seems strange. I am sure they knew the Vuelta was "hot" and acclimatized accordingly.

Now if it is a virus, it would infect many in peloton by the end of the week. It's completely plausible it's a virus at this stage. Also it would be rapidly over come.

How ironic that the only team that warms up away from the crowd behind a pvc screen is the one struck by a virus.

can you clue us in on who the FIVE riders are please.

 

[lancaster]

probably that the bus just isn't up to top level performance in this sort of heat

all the details matter

 

[Fester]

can you clue us in on who the FIVE riders are please.

Swift
Augustyn
Stannard
Kennaugh
Gerrans

I believe is what I read in the press:

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/30082010/58/vuelta-espana-mystery-illness-rocks-team-sky.html

 

[Darryl Webster]

Cycling Weekly report : http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news...elta-team-fall-sick-with-mystery-illness.html

Sounds to me like an airborne virus?

 

[Anonymous]

Swift
Augustyn
Stannard
Kennaugh
Gerrans

I believe is what I read in the press:

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/30082010/58/vuelta-espana-mystery-illness-rocks-team-sky.html

Yeh, fair does. I didnt know about Stan and peter this morning as i hadnt checked the news or read my email before i posted.

 

[Vonn Brinkman]

Horrible news for Sky, that's for sure. How is it possible though? They even say that some staff members have gotten sick while they apparently eat separately.

 

[Cal_Joe]

British people have the most pasty complection on the planet.They cannot go outside in 40degrees,of course they are ill.

"Only mad dogs and Englishmen......."

 

[Anonymous]

Begs the question, if they end up down to four riders, when do the financial implications of the costs involved in keeping those four riders in the vuelta outweigh the cost of leaving.