Bad take? The team knew, they signed a guy that only been riding a bike for a year and a half. The team knew he didn't get to have the time in the U23 and even the first 2 to 3 years as a pro rider, where these guys learn the ropes without any pressure (because they are not even supposed to fight for victory in a monument or GC at 23 years old). Other young riders get to ride the Vuelta two times, then the Giro at least once, before they are deemed ready to be competitive in the mountains.
The fact that he has been winning and can push the pedals hard, does not take away from the fact that he did not have the experience to deal with such a situation, when he assumes he has to follow the guys in front of him. We've seen him get caught out in crosswinds twice this season, getting boxed at the time you know an attack is coming. There are many gaps in his development. Yes, the team should have prepared him better for something like this.
I didn't say it after the facts. I said it before. And it has nothing to do with "i told you so", but everything with being angry with the team that they didn't protect him well enough.
Delusional.
It is not the teams fault. Insisting on that and that ”he wasnt ready” can’t be blamed on the team nor is it factual. Because you have no idea what type of training and coachning he has recieved. At the end of the day Remco is there because he wants to and on that bike.
Results say that he is more than ready. Facts.
That riders crash. Facts.
That riders with experience crash. Facts.
You have made a complete embarrasment of yourself for pointing out that you predicted this. And how you have been conducting yourself.
And a rider doesnt learn if he don’t race. So he was never gonna learn just training, outside of a race situation.
He, himself, made the call to take that turn that way. Unfortunate outcome and place to make that mistake. If he had 10 years of experience he would have done better? Is that even a point you wanna continue to argue? Because then he shouldnt have gone pro until 30. And whose call was it to go pro? He had the last say in that.
You just wanna be Mr smartypants after the fact and blame the team for not forseeing a crash. That you somehow did. 1 in a million type of thing. That you predicted the place. A place where crashes usually happens. So maybe your beef should be with the organiser.
He could have crashed at any point with your lack of experience argument. Which riders do for various reasons.
I hope he recovers and will be back. It would be sad to see him go out like this.
Now I’m done with this topic.