Teams & Riders Tom Dumoulin discussion thread

[Ikbengodniet]

His arm isn't even plastered anymore, he will be fine!

 

[Kwibus]

I am a Froome fan, but I hope Tom can win the TT, and save us all from dozens of pages of rants

That's a really crappy reason.

 

[Kwibus]

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Hes even "vlogging" from his bike. Hes fine.

@tom_dumoulin

Vlogging is the new cool, @laurenstendam told me. Gave it a try today.

https://twitter.com/tom_dumoulin/status/757878862705483776

I guess his positive attitude is the most hopeful. If it didn't feel good he probably wouldn't start a freaking vlog.

 

[Red Rick]

I am a Froome fan, but I hope Tom can win the TT, and save us all from dozens of pages of rants

You should wear that like a badge of honor

Meanwhile, this is gives me great hope for Dumoulin. Really my favourite <30 rider by far. He's really got it all. Only thing that speaks against him is that he's Dutch

 

[Miburo]

Please make sure Froome doesn't get gold

 

[Red Rick]

DNF in local crit today. It had some innocent 'kinderkopjes' aka small cobblestones, and apparently it didn't feel good. Nothing terrible, but he didn't want to take chances

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Yeah I'm not too worried. It was after 1 hour and on cobblestones

It's not like Rio at all and thats still a while away

 

[pastronef]

Re:

That's a really crappy reason.

Please make sure Froome doesn't get gold

Kwibus, you see, I am right to hope Tom wins gold.

 

[cnfdugo]

Maybe he should give Matt Hayman a call and quizz him on getting enough training effort done on a stationary bike instead of riding cobbles against doctor's orders.

 

[liamito]

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DNF in local crit today. It had some innocent 'kinderkopjes' aka small cobblestones, and apparently it didn't feel good. Nothing terrible, but he didn't want to take chances

You also could call it "easy money"?

 

[Kwibus]

Re: Re:

That's a really crappy reason.

Please make sure Froome doesn't get gold

Kwibus, you see, I am right to hope Tom wins gold.

Why would you care about haters?

I want Tom to win because I really like him. That's a better reason

 

["Jeff"]

I did that race (Chaam) a couple of times and already wondered why he even started.

Those stones are just enough to hurt.

 

[Carols]

Re: Re:

That's a really crappy reason.

Please make sure Froome doesn't get gold

Kwibus, you see, I am right to hope Tom wins gold.

Why would you care about haters?

I want Tom to win because I really like him. That's a better reason

A good reason that also happens to be mine. Go for Gold Big Tom D.!!

 

[Poursuivant]

So, what do you think?

Has his week or so off the bike damaged him, will his arm still hurt?

I think he will only be rivalled by Froome, and he will have too much for Froome and it will be a Dutch gold.

 

[classicomano]

I am bracing for failure, as I always do when my body starts anticipating a glorious Dutch victory.

 

[Red Rick]

Dumoulin did an all out training today (or yesterday, I dunno), and it didn't hurt.

 

[jsem94]

Yeessss... let the hype flow through us all.

 

[Bardamu]

All Dutch riders are in Rio by now?

 

[Red Rick]

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All Dutch riders are in Rio by now?

They flew yesterday

 

[Jelantik]

I'm rooting for Dumoulin against the Alien. Would be nice if he wins it. No offense to the aliens.

 

[Ikbengodniet]

Dumoulin said he thinks his injury won't be a problem next week and he can ride for the full 100 percent. It's gonna hurt but that won't stop him.

 

[RedheadDane]

A normal person wouldn't expect to be at 100% with a broken wrist...
Guess pro riders aren't really normal people.
Guess the Olympics isn't really a normal situation either.

 

[PremierAndrew]

He wouldn't be doing the road race if his wrist was really bad. He should be fine in time for the TT

 

[mavmav]

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A normal person wouldn't expect to be at 100% with a broken wrist...
Guess pro riders aren't really normal people.
Guess the Olympics isn't really a normal situation either.

"broken" is a very bad term. Sometimes "broken bone" means 3 weeks in bed. Other times it's a minor inconvenience that will heal by itself. When he went for x-rays after the crash it was 50-50. If the fracture had been different he wouldn't be racing in Rio.

 

[Poursuivant]

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He wouldn't be doing the road race if his wrist was really bad. He should be fine in time for the TT

Good point