Tour de France Tour de France 2022: Stage 10 (Morzine Les Portes du Soleil – Megève, 148.1k)

[roundabout]

Covid?

yep. i am reading that Majka is positive as well, but will continue

 

[Poursuivant]

So Bennett is out as well

And Majka positive but low enough to still stay in the race.

Hope Covid doesn’t ruin what could be a great Tour

 

[BR2]

yep. i am reading that Majka is positive as well, but will continue

Ouch. What are the chances that Pogacar doesn't get it? ... I hate it.

 

[Bonimenier]

COVID seems to be the Pogacar's toughest opponent.

 

[roundabout]

Pogacar and Bennett yesterday

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FXdjRNyVsAICPh-?format=jpg&name=medium

 

[Ricco']

Cobbles are fun. Time trials are not.

I disagree, a good time trial can be quite fun, it just depends on two crucial things:
a) parcours (no flat short thingys, a good rolling decent sized effort where finding balance and pace is important)
b) distribution of TT specialists vs. GC contenders
- for example, last year's first TT was interesting to watch, a nice fight in the end and suspense to see if MVdP would maintain the yellow. The last one was very boring as everything was decided. If all contenders go out first and we don't see any change in the best times until the end yes, it can be quite dull.

 

[KOM]

And Majka positive but low enough to still stay in the race.

Hope Covid doesn’t ruin what could be a great Tour

Source for Majka cant find it myself at first glance

 

[sir fly]

Source for Majka cant find it myself at first glance

Unknown.
WHO still investigating.

 

[roundabout]

Source for Majka cant find it myself at first glance

https://twitter.com/x/status/1546811423300456448

View: https://twitter.com/SportsOrla/status/1546811423300456448

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Are people being serious here? Majka has really tested positive but is being allowed to continue? What?

 

[BigCoward]

Pogacar and Bennett yesterday

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FXdjRNyVsAICPh-?format=jpg&name=medium

Idiot. Absolutely unforgiveable.

 

[KOM]

Are people being serious here? Majka has really tested positive but is being allowed to continue? What?

It was said in advance that this is a thing that can occur

 

[Faserr]

Jungles was also positiv at the prologue. But it's probably a risk. Jungles was getting better but Majka is tested positiv for the first time.

 

[search]

Are people being serious here? Majka has really tested positive but is being allowed to continue? What?

That's what the change of the UCI protocol right before the Tour was about. How have you managed to miss all the talk about it for the past two weeks?

If there's a positive test, a medical panel (team doctor, race doctor, covid coordinator) decides if the rider is out or not, a.o. based on the viral load. In Guillaume Martin's case they decided he is out, while Majka was allowed to continue now.

 

[KZD]

Are people being serious here? Majka has really tested positive but is being allowed to continue? What?

I don't know why is it so shocking, the same happened with Jungels before the Tour started.

Pogi becomes really vulnerable now, even if he doesn't fall sick 'alone' against Jumbo its going to be very hard to win the Tour again.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Majka will probably already have a gap at the end of the neutralised zone, and no one will dare to bring him back.

 

[Earns1985]

Wow, these are big news.

Pogacar with limited team support means, that we could see real chaotic racing in the next couple of days. Hopefully Pogacar will not catch it.

 

[noob]

Considering last year when Jumbo rode with 4 riders in the end Pog is still ahead with only 2 riders gone. Ironically.

 

[DrSahl]

I predict a surprise win for Verona if a break happens.

If not.. I predict either Pogimon to win by 2 meters infront of someone or Wout van Aert going supernova.


Albeit.. deep down, if its my heart that speaks, I hope Fuglsang wins. he looks so sad and only have stage wins to go for now.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

It was said in advance that this is a thing that can occur

That’s insane. A low viral load indicates either that someone is recovering from or is entering into the likely acute phase. Anyone testing positive for the first time at this point is on the way up, not down. Majka is presumably just entering into a contagious period. And it is very clear at this point that very vigorous exercise and an active Covid infection are an unwise combination.

if you let teams and riders take risks with their own health and those of others to perform at the Tour, they will do so. There should be an inflexible ban on them doing so.

 

[sir fly]

"Oh my goodness!"
What an entry line...

 

[spalco]

That’s insane. A low viral load indicates either that someone is recovering from or is entering into the likely acute phase. Anyone testing positive for the first time at this point is on the way up, not down. Majka is presumably just entering into a contagious period. And it is very clear at this point that very vigorous exercise and an active Covid infection are an unwise combination.

I agree with you, but scientifically it's probably not crazy. I know that at the height of one of the waves even hospital personell was allowed to continue working in Austria with a low enough viral load even after testing positive.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

I agree with you, but scientifically it's probably not crazy. I know that at the height of one of the waves even hospital personell was allowed to continue working in Austria with a low enough viral load even after testing positive.

those sort of decisions in most places were about stopping the health service from collapsing under the weight of sick absences during a period of emergency. that’s quite a bit different from making the same kind of exceptions to allow a dude to be a domestique in a bike race.

 

[RedheadDane]

That’s insane. A low viral load indicates either that someone is recovering from or is entering into the likely acute phase. Anyone testing positive for the first time at this point is on the way up, not down. Majka is presumably just entering into a contagious period. And it is very clear at this point that very vigorous exercise and an active Covid infection are an unwise combination.

So, you're saying the reason Jungels got away Sunday was because he was entering into a contagious period, and the others wanted to social distance from him?

 

[BR2]

I know I shouldn't joke about this, but... maybe it's Majka's task now to stay as close as possible to Vingegaard, not to Pogacar...