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In hospital, possible collarbone fracture.
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Also:
www.teamvismaleaseabike.com
Sports director Arthur van Dongen also looked back: “We had several riders in the front echelons, and Victor was well positioned in the race, so everything was going according to plan. On the plugstreet, Olav followed Pedersen’s attack, but shortly after, he misjudged a corner. The race could have played out differently - with Victor up front and Olav on Pedersen’s wheel, we would have had a perfect situation. But that’s cycling, unfortunately.”
EDIT: This is the corner/bend he misjudged:
Visma-ploegleider Van Dongen: 'Kooij in ziekenhuis, mogelijk sleutelbeenbreuk'
Reactie van Visma-Lease a Bike-ploegleider Arthur van Dongen na Gent-Wevelgem, die sprinter Olav Kooij door een val niet kon uitrijden.
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Sports director Arthur van Dongen also looked back: “We had several riders in the front echelons, and Victor was well positioned in the race, so everything was going according to plan. On the plugstreet, Olav followed Pedersen’s attack, but shortly after, he misjudged a corner. The race could have played out differently - with Victor up front and Olav on Pedersen’s wheel, we would have had a perfect situation. But that’s cycling, unfortunately.”
EDIT: This is the corner/bend he misjudged:
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Confirmed:
View: https://x.com/vismaleaseabike/status/1906382398641545383
Obviously no classics, but he can likely still get ready for the Giro.
View: https://x.com/vismaleaseabike/status/1906382398641545383
Obviously no classics, but he can likely still get ready for the Giro.
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Daniel Benson is reporting that Olav Kooij is on the brink of signing a contract with Decathlon - Ag2R. Interesting transfer.
dnlbenson.substack.com
🚨 Breaking news: Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale on course to sign Olav Kooij
Potential moves to Red Bull, Ineos Grenadiers and Jayco look to be off ❌
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Good wage
Good calendar
Good lead-out
Pick two.
Good calendar
Good lead-out
Pick two.
Well, in Ineos he would have all three.
However, the question is if Ineos are interested.
Gudmestad, Pedersen, De Bondt, Naesen can be a good but inexperienced train.
I still think he should go and ride for Vino.
Would've loved to see him at Bora with the van Dijkes + van Poppel as last leadout. Hopefully he lands somewhere where he has a leadout like the worlds best have. If its Decathlon, Gudmestad is a nice leadout and Hoole might have the experience from the Lidl leadouts but Bol? I mean he has the size and tempo but unsure if he is as good as a leadout as e.g. Danny van Poppel, Consonni, Teunissen...
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If you can go for Bora and Ineos but you chose Ag2R you are only doing it for the money. Which is a shame, you are earning more than enough for a couple of lifetimes throughout your career anyway.Daniel Benson is reporting that Olav Kooij is on the brink of signing a contract with Decathlon - Ag2R. Interesting transfer.
🚨 Breaking news: Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale on course to sign Olav Kooij
Potential moves to Red Bull, Ineos Grenadiers and Jayco look to be off ❌
Then again your career can be over quickly, better safe than sorry
Bora doesn't seem like a great choice to be honest.
They don't have a great track record with sprinters recently, they're way too GC oriented (though without top favourites) and their riders underperform at the moment.
I don't think they have many arguments over Ag2R.
Ineos on the other hand are a great choice IMHO.
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Bora not only doesn't have a great track record with sprinter, they don't have a great track record with any of their new signings.
With Ineos the issue could be that they still don't want him at the Tour. The NL is a very Tour minded cycling country, way more than Belgium for instance. As a young Dutch kid you want to excel in that race. I understand the cons of Ag2R, but don't see an awful lot of other options for Kooij either.
With Ineos the issue could be that they still don't want him at the Tour. The NL is a very Tour minded cycling country, way more than Belgium for instance. As a young Dutch kid you want to excel in that race. I understand the cons of Ag2R, but don't see an awful lot of other options for Kooij either.
You realise that Ineos nearly got Groves in the last transfer period. Its obvious that if they can get a quality sprinter they will bring them to the TDF.
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He wants to go to the Tour. Where does he have the biggest chance of doing that? Probably at Decathlon. Doesn't hurt obviously that they also pay well, but I don't think that's the prime motivation.
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