Competitive Cycling

[Nickslikk2112]

Team VLaB back to winning ways in the Dwars door Vlaanderen today with Matteo Jorgenson. Exciting race, but a bad crash which has hospitalised WvA and Jasper Stuyven taken to Hospital.

A 6th place for plucky Brit Josh Tarling. Needs to learn to ride up hill more quickly - and not spend to much time getting across to the lead group on a solo move.

[Thenop]

 
Update Wout van Aert

Wout van Aert had a successful operation today.

Examination revealed that he
suffered a broken sternum, broken collarbone and several broken ribs.

It is unclear when Wout will be able to get back on his bike. The next few weeks will be all about his recovery. He will, therefore, miss the spring classics. His participation in the Giro d'Italia is still uncertain. We will make a decision in the coming weeks based on his recovery.
 

[Thenop]

Not the least bit surprised MvdP won the RVV. But considering every other team tried to gang up on Alpecin, I do find it quite the accomplishment!

[Thenop]

That was quite the final. We'll done to Lidl Trek, breaking the SDWorx reign.
Good top 10 place for Puck Pieterse.

[Nickslikk2112]

Yes, a good day's racing once I'd managed to catch up on it after throwing the family out of the house...

Watching the women's Ronde de Mouscron today was a bit of a come down. But I'm still too stuffed from yesterday to move from the settee 

[Nickslikk2112]

Lorena Wiebes has now won all four editions of the Scheldeprijs Vrouwen. Not bad going.

[Nickslikk2112]

Awful crash in the Itzulia Basque country today. Vingegaard, Roglic and Evenepoel all went off the road and are out of the race. Six riders taken to hospital. Several riders ended up in a couple of concrete ditches. Didn't look good at all.

[Thenop]

Oh sh!t, did not see any of this. What a terrible news, can only hope the season is not over for them.

[Nickslikk2112]

Roglic went off in a team car giving a wave to camera. Vingegaard was taken to an ambulance with an oxygen mask on.

Not seen any further updates.

[Thenop]

Vingegaard is conscious is the latest update. He is being examined but this does not sound well. Would be a real shame if his Tour would be compromised by this.

[Thenop]

Update on Jonas:

It was a nasty crash, but fortunately he is stable and conscious.

Examinations at the hospital have revealed that he has a broken collarbone and several broken ribs. He remains in hospital as a precaution. Thank you for all your messages

[Nickslikk2112]

Could/Should make it back for the Tour then.

WvA still hasn't ruled out the Giro after breaking Collarbone/Sternum/Ribs.

[Nickslikk2112]

That was a close finish in Paris-Roubaix Femmes. Lotte Kopecky winning it ahead of Elisa Balsamo and plucky Brit Pfeiffer Georgi - crazy name, crazy gal - pipping Marianne Vos for third.

And twenty years after her dad won it, Zoe Backstedt came in 16th, not too shabby.

[Thenop]

Yes, was a nice race. The strongest one won for sure, the cobbles are not for everyone. Lots of Dutch ladies there, most of them were very strong today.

[Thenop]

M v d P

That's it, that's the post.