Phillip Schofield claims helmetless cyclists cost the NHS; Chloé Dygert reveals horrific leg gash after crashing out of worlds; Filippo Ganna wins TT world champs; Porte + Pidcock sign for Ineos; Specialized Diverge gets 13 speed + more on the live blog
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Essex Town gets a visit from 'W*nksy', as local potholes are decorated with crude symbols
Oh dear Wivenhoe. And what an unfortunately named Councillor…🤣 https://t.co/TQPQpJ6uRA
— SophieStickaloafie (@stickaloafie) September 24, 2020
Residents of Wivenhoe, which is apparently known for its ‘creative arts scene’, have been treated to some life drawing on their neglected roads recently, as a host of phallic paintings have appeared around a number of the town’s most dangerous potholes.
Wivenhoe ward councillor Mark Cory told the Gazette: “I can laugh at the new graffiti, but being let down for months and months by Essex County Council is more offensive to me.
“I have reported these potholes over the past year, they filled some, but left many to grow larger and more dangerous.
“It is unacceptable Essex County Council had to be shamed into action.”
An Essex Highways spokesman confirmed efforts would be made to do some ‘make safe’ repairs around the potholes and cover the graffiti, but insisted the best way to report road defects was by using Essex Council’s ‘report a pothole’ function on their website. He added: “Drawing pictures around defects in a road can be both distractingly dangerous to drivers and offensive to passers-by, especially children.
“It doesn’t make any difference to our road maintenance priorities as we deal with defects using a risk assessment process that enables us to deal with the worst problems first.”
If Essex Highways are prompted to act fast, it wouldn’t be the first time a glans-themed protest has succeeded in speeding up pothole repairs. Back in 2015, we reported on another anonymous anti-pothole campaigner based in Greater Manchester who claimed that his artwork was yielding results; however Bury Council said the clean-up jobs were costing money that could be used to repair roads.
"I remember thinking what if I can get my bike can I still win? Then I looked down and saw my leg"... Chloé Dygert takes to social media to thank well-wishers after horror crash
*WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT*
I remember thinking what if I can get my bike can I still win? The first thing I remember was asking @JimMiller_time if I was done.. Then I looked down and saw my leg.
Thank you for all the well wishes ❤️
I’ll be back pic.twitter.com/UvJ8AnfIne
— Chloé Dygert (@chloedygert30) September 25, 2020
As we reported yesterday, the 2019 world time trial champion was on track to defend her title in Emilia Romagna, but went straight over a barrier after losing control of her bike on a descent. The footage was terrifying and early reports last night suggested she was conscious and communicating with doctors, but Dygert appears to be through the worst after posting an update on social media this morning… although she’s been left with a monster gash on her left leg, and it’s a relief she didn’t attempt to get back on her bike.
USA Cycling have also released a new statement on the 23-year-old’s condition, saying: “As a result of Chloe Dygert’s crash in today’s World Championship Time Trial, she has sustained a laceration to her left leg. She is out of surgery, resting comfortably and is expected to make a full recovery.
“Thank you everyone for the well-wishes and we ask that you please respect the privacy of [Chloé] and her family at this time.”
Mens world champs time trial: Rohan Dennis to start title defence at 2:54pm
Today’s the day! 🌈⏱️
Here are the start times (UK) for the INEOS Grenadiers competing for their nations in the #Imola2020 Men’s Elite TT:
⏱️@GeraintThomas86 – 14:24
⏱️@GannaFilippo – 14:52
⏱️Rohan Dennis – 14:54 pic.twitter.com/JXC7BX2IzH— INEOS Grenadiers (@INEOSGrenadiers) September 25, 2020
The Australian’s Tour de France-winning teammate Geraint Thomas is off half an hour before him, with Filippo Ganna starting at 14:52.
Ineos Grenadiers sign Richie Porte, and confirm Tom Pidcock rumours
Continued evolution.
Introducing a quartet of new Grenadiers to complete our 2021 roster:
🇬🇧 @Tompid
— INEOS Grenadiers (@INEOSGrenadiers) September 25, 2020
The Australian, who just finished a career-best third at the Tour de France, will jump ship from Trek-Segafredo to join Ineos for 2021, reuniting him with the team he rode for under the Team Sky banner between 2012-2015. The team have also confirmed the signings of Tom Pidcock, Dani Martinez and Laurens De Plus.
Last weekend Sir Dave Brailsford said he was looking to rebuild the team after a disappointing Tour de France, bringing in “some experience and some new young talent”; and these four transfers certainly fit the bill, after already confirming that Adam Yates will also join from Mitchelton-Scott.
On Porte, Brailsford said: “Richie’s richly-deserved podium at the Tour de France once again demonstrated that he’s one of the best riders in the peloton. He’s a world class climber, time triallist, and if you are building a team to be competitive against the world’s best then you’d want Richie Porte by your side.
“We already know how each other works, he knows how we race, and with the wealth of experience that Richie now has he has so much to offer the team. We really are extremely pleased to welcome him back!”
Pidcock is currently in Italy for his first world championships, most recently posting a course recce video to his Instagram Stories. He commented: “I am incredibly excited and proud to be signing for the Ineos Grenadiers. Like so many British cyclists of my generation, I have always aspired to race on the road with this team – to me, the best in the world.
“I just want to keep racing, learning and growing as a bike rider, and having the opportunity to do that in this team is amazing. I feel like I’m ready for the WorldTour but also excited to keep exploring multiple disciplines with the support of this team behind me.”
Hungry for something new from Specialized? Here's a 13-speed Diverge to whet your appetite
As it appears the launch of a different brand new product from Specialized hasn’t gone to plan so far, here’s a Diverge with the new 13 speed Campagnolo Ekar groupset on it instead.
Specialized mixed with Campagnolo has become a bit of a rare beast in recent years, but this announcement sees the two back together on the flagship adventure bike from the Big S. The Diverge LTD Carbon with Ekar 1x is priced at £6,400, and should be available soon.
Chloé Dygert gets hundreds of well wishes from the cycling world and beyond after horror crash
Sending healing vibes your way! We know you’ll be back stronger than ever soon enough❤️
— Zwift (@GoZwift) September 25, 2020
Get well soon Chloe. I don’t think any of us have any doubts that you’ll be back as strong as ever.
— Daniel Lloyd (@daniellloyd1) September 25, 2020
You are an incredible competitor. Sending you lots of best wishes for your recovery ♥️
— Joanna Rowsell MBE OLY (@JoRowsellMBE) September 25, 2020
We’ll spare you the gory image again (it’s further down the page) but Joanna Rowsell Shand, Daniel Lloyd and the folks at Zwift are among the hundreds who have sent healing vibes to the American today.
Ahmed Badreddin Wais of Syria is first to start the men's elite time trial at world champs
Ahmed Badreddin Wais from Syria 🇸🇾 rolls down the ramp as the first of 57 riders set to start the Men Elite Time Trial in #Imola2020.
Good luck, everyone! pic.twitter.com/EsYdDBfQEB
— UCI (@UCI_cycling) September 25, 2020
Wais has competed in the last three world championship time trials, and is first down the ramp this year. The 29-year-old fled Syria in 2014, reuniting with his family in Turkey before gaining refugee status in Switzerland. Due to the “physical and emotional toll” of his ordeal, Wais didn’t start competing again until 2017.
Should Annemiek van Vleuten race world championship road race with a broken wrist? Some people don't seem to think so
Doktoren hebben me verzekerd dat er geen andere risicos zijn mocht ik er nog een keer op vallen dan voor de breuk.
— Annemiek van Vleuten (@AvVleuten) September 24, 2020
The defending world champion has insisted that doctors have assured her there is no greater risk is she falls on it again than before she suffered the fracture; but some on social media have said that riding on with the injury could be setting a bad example.
I don’t like how this sport champions injured cyclists as “heroes” and “warriors” for riding through an injury that they should be looking after.
A broken wrist here, a punctured lung at the TDF. At some point we need to discuss where the line is between warrior and dangerous..
— Rita Skeeter Robyn (@robynjournalist) September 25, 2020
Can’t help but feel she shouldn’t be allowed for the safety of the other racers.
— Jim Cameron (@jmcmrn) September 25, 2020
With nasty injuries the theme of the day so far, should Van Vleuten be allowed to race?
World's TT latest: it could be an Ineos 1-2-3
At the intermediate check, @GannaFilippo is fastest, with Rohan Dennis +20″.
They are currently 1-2 on the course, with @GeraintThomas86 still in the hotseat at the finish. pic.twitter.com/Vg8nmcJVBN
— INEOS Grenadiers (@INEOSGrenadiers) September 25, 2020
Geraint Thomas is currently fastest, with Filippo Ganna and Rohan Dennis still to finish. Ganna is currently besting his Aussie teammate by around 20 seconds.
36:31:12 ⏱️
It’s a fantastic TT from @GeraintThomas86 and he sets the time to beat at #Imola2020 @GannaFilippo & Rohan Dennis are approaching the intermediate time check pic.twitter.com/b29xSSzIeo
— INEOS Grenadiers (@INEOSGrenadiers) September 25, 2020
Actually it won't be an Ineos 1-2-3
WOW WOUT!@WoutvanAert 🇧🇪 turned around an 11 second deficit at the intermediate split to a 10 second advantage at the finish!
New best time is 36:20.82.#Imola2020 pic.twitter.com/dxbhcAsE8R
— UCI (@UCI_cycling) September 25, 2020
!!WORLD CHAMPION!!
🌈 🇮🇹 🌈 🇮🇹
Filippo Ganna takes gold for Italy.#Imola2020 pic.twitter.com/xApD0oKpZQ— UCI (@UCI_cycling) September 25, 2020
…because the hugely talented Wout van Aert stormed into the lead, before Filippo Ganna bested his time by 26 seconds to claim the world title. Rohan Dennis could only manage fifth, with Stefan Küng in third and Thomas in fourth.
⏱️Men’s World Championship time trial result ⏱️
🥇 @GannaFilippo 🇮🇹 35:54:10
🥈 Van Aert 🇧🇪 +26″
🥉 Küng🇨🇭 +29″
4. @GeraintThomas86 🇬🇧 +37″
5. Rohan Dennis 🇦🇺 +39″ pic.twitter.com/XoItxZ2if7— INEOS Grenadiers (@INEOSGrenadiers) September 25, 2020
*Offensive content warning*: Hackney Councillor receives death threats over Low Traffic Neighbourhood schemes
Threatening to kill a councillor because you can’t drive your car exactly where you want, when you want. Appalling
— Diane Abbott MP (@HackneyAbbott) September 25, 2020
It appears the row over LTNs has sunk to a new, despicable low – more to follow on this ugly developing story later this afternoon.
Voi will pay for police to patrol e-scooter trial in Birmingham after reports of anti-social riding
The e-scooter firm Voi recently won a contract for the largest share scheme in Europe, that was set to expand across the West Midlands; but after numerous complaints about alleged near misses with pedestrians, the scheme was suspended in Coventry after just five days, and Voi are now funding police patrols in Birmingham to monitor usage.
Voi say their scooters are “safe, convenient and environmentally friendly” but add that “a few anti-social people” were “deliberately and persistently breaking the rules”, report Birmingham Live. Voi will now cover the costs of the extra police work needed to increase patrols, which will include checking users are sober and that they hold a valid licence, in accordance with the UK’s e-scooter trial rules.
A Voi spokesperson said: “We are passionate about shaping cities for people, reducing pollution and breaking traffic gridlock across Europe and now in the U.K. But we can only do this if people treat this new form of transport with care and responsibility.”
Men's world championship time trial top 10
Alex Dowsett finished ninth to make it two British riders in the top 10, and Hour Record holder Victor Campenaerts finished eighth. Here are the final times and standings:
1) GANNA Filippo (Italy) km 31.7 in 35:54.10 average speed 52.978 km/h
2) van AERT Wout (Belgium) +26.72
3) KUNG Stefan (Switzerland) +29.80
4) THOMAS Geraint (Great Britain) +37.02
5) DENNIS Rohan (Australia) +39.76
6) ASGREEN Kasper (Denmark) +47.13
7) CAVAGNA Remi (France) +48.35
8) CAMPENAERTS Victor (Belgium) +52.81
9) DOWSETT Alex (Great Britain) +1:06.38
10) DUMOULIN Tom (Netherlands) +1:14.06
Bloody cyclists, jumping red lights again
MUST..NOT…HAVE…CYCLIST…AHEAD…OF…ME pic.twitter.com/KEwMiExB3u
— Joe (@Joe_then_W) September 24, 2020
We understand this danger has been reported to the police by the cyclist they couldn’t stand to have waiting in front of them.
Least surprising news story of the day: Ineos boss (and staunch Brexiter) Sir Jim Ratcliffe moves to Monaco
We’re sure it’s because he just wants to be closer to Monaco residents Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome* to go for some nice bike rides, but in any case it’s been confirmed that Britain’s richest man is swapping Britain for the tax-free microstate.
The Guardian report that Ratcliffe changed his tax domicile from Hampshire to Monaco earlier this week, which will save him around £4 billion a year in tax payments according to estimates. Imagine how many Richie Portes and Tom Pidcocks he could sign for the Ineos Grenadiers with all that extra spare cash?
*Until January 2021 when he moves to Israel Start-Up Nation anyway
Phillip Schofield says he would "not think about" riding a bike without a helmet during This Morning segment... despite footage of a 2014 quad bike ride suggesting otherwise
Schofield was interviewing Luke Griggs, chief executive of the brain injury charity Headway, about improving the safety of e-scooters; when according to Headway, the presenter made it known that he “felt strongly about making helmets compulsory when riding e-scooters and bikes” due to the experience of a family member.
During the segment on This Morning, Schofield said the family member suffered life-changing brain injuries following a bike accident, saying: “I would not think about going on my bike without my helmet.
“We have an extended member of the family who had an accident on a bike and sustained life-changing brain injuries, so it is inconceivable for me.”
“And also the money it costs the National Health Service a year, for people who have been riding bikes without a helmet on and have brain injuries because they did not have a helmet.”
According to various tabloids, people on social media flocked to agree with Schofield, saying that e-scooter and bike riders should be made to pay ‘road tax’ and wear helmets, amongst other laws that are yet to exist. Although, we couldn’t help but spot that he caused a bit of a helmet row himself back in the summer of 2014…
@Schofe tut tut Phil where is your safety helmet?
— Lynn White (@LynnW1960) August 10, 2014
@Schofe helmet Philip helmet!!!!!
— Debbie Hutchinson (@debhutch24) August 10, 2014
We’re not sure if Mr Schofield thinks that quad bikers should be exempt from helmet-wearing, or if he’s had a complete U-turn on the issue in recent years; but luckily it appears he managed to come through this ride without burdening any health services in the UK or the Algarve…
25 September 2020, 08:29
Full story on Essex phallic pothole protest
Penis paintings around potholes ‘less offensive than council failing to do repairs’
“Driving into Wivenhoe is now an obstacle course, at least this new graffiti marks out the potholes to avoid”
25 September 2020, 08:29
FOI request reveals there is more waiting and less fixing to come for fed up broken bike owners
Fix Your Bike: Just 28,000 more vouchers in second release "in the coming months"
Golden Age of Cycling seemingly involves large numbers of people waiting around to get their bikes fixed
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I'll counter that by saying the Bryton 750se I have drives me nuts at times. Inconsistantly picks up on routes created on Komoot and the app re-syncs every few seconds when trying to set up the device and sends me back to the home screen. The most infuriating one is that I turned live track on. Once. It now won't turn off and repeatedly flags up the live track is starting, and then disconnecting every few seconds whilst riding. I haven't timed it but it wouldn't suprise me if 10-20% of the time the the screen is covered with an error message. That's been about 6 weeks now. Other than that it's great :/
RE: Police launch road safety operation... by clamping down on cyclists using footbridge Meanwhile in Glasgow, Police Scotland are riding their motorbikes over the pedestrian and cyclists only bridge. https://x.com/FietserGlasgow/status/2065106152917012523?s=20
@Paul J Van Schip certainly seems a bit of a dick, but he's a European and multiple World Champion on the track, pretty sure you don't get there without having some talent in your legs.
Poor Vincent cannot get over the simple fact that given the choice people prefer dedicated cycling spaces, rather than pretending to be cars like vehicular cyclists.
What is the point of the fancy air sensor if it can't account for changing weather conditions?? If all you care about is a delayed approximation of aerodynamic watts in steady conditions, you don't need any special sensors for that. Just your speed on a decently flat course is enough to approximate rolling resistance and drivetrain losses. And the rest must be aero. If you assume a less aero body position at the same watts, your speed will drop while rolling resistance also drops, which means approximated aero watts goes up. And that's enough to demonstrate what you've shown in your testing protocol ("I sat upright and the number went up a little while later").
Your correction is accurate - it's almost always been "the (lack of) thought that (doesn't) count". "Massive" - less than a billion a year spent on active travel (trying to catch up / building a network across the entire country) Not massive - 6 billion every year (2026-2030) spent on road *maintenance* of existing "already built, goes everywhere, very convenient" road network for inactive travel Ultimately the reason "cycle infra" is *needed* is those unbelievably colossal amounts spent every year (and for more than a century now) on making mass motoring not just viable but apparently the "best choice" for most journeys. As the Dutch and others have shown, the majority of people *are* prepared to cycle and even mix with very light, slow local motor traffic *if* cycling is also made safe and convenient for the whole of their journey (including secure parking at both ends). (The history of the financial drivers of the current situation are a complex topic but note that while people complain about "crumbling roads" and underfunded motor infra - with some reason - by us continuing the fuel duty escalator freeze (for example) we're actually helping motorists pay *even less* for that activity / subsidising more of the cost of driving than ever.)
yes, but people will still object - which was my point.
So ' Priority of Road Users' and 1.5 metre clearance at 30mph has been been reduced to 'sharing'? NCN route 2 here in South Hams is an absolute scream with white vans, tractors and total idiots who refuse,or are totally incapable,to reverse on high Devon banked lanes ...means you have to get off and pedal back to a passing place....could be at that all day...so I don't bother...
@MaxiMinimalist Agreed. The big problem I see now is today's parents grew up being driven to their schools, and therefore, see private motor vehicles as the only viable form of transport. The vast majority of UK infant and primary schools have a catchment area that is within easy walking distance from home to school. Yet, the traffic caused by pupils being driven to/from school is astonishing. Banishing the "School Run" should be a priority for all schools.
When I was a kid (that was during the previous millenium when phones were connected to a plug in the wall), I rode my bicycle to school, music academy, sport grounds, parties even during the winter. The government didn't have to spend, correct that, didn't have to think of spending massive amounts of money to build cycling specific infrastructures. Over the past 3 or 4 decades, cars have grown bigger, taller, safer (for their drivers) and faster. Meanwhile, motorists have become abusive, aggressive, hypersensitive to people moving on two wheels, aka cyclists. Spending billions upon billions on new infrastructure won't address the crux of the matter. Sadly.
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Jeez, Chloe Dygert, Nailz!
Jeez, Chloe Dygert, Nailz! Nuff Respect! Get well soon!
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Seriously? Is her leg still attached??
(Where’s a link to Arthur vs the Knight when you want one? “It’s only a flesh wound!”)
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Yup – that’s the one!
Very similar to Wout van Aert
Very similar to Wout van Aert’s injury, hope she makes a similarly successful comeback
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I doubt they’re offending any children. Parents, possibly…
Off to buy some spraypaint…
Off to buy some spraypaint…
Watching the men’s TT I see
Watching the men’s TT I see they’ve substantially lengthened the barrier padding on the corner where Dygaert crashed..
Men ride faster.
Men ride faster.
“Drawing pictures around
“Drawing pictures around defects in a road can be both distractingly dangerous”
…and the massive hole in the road isn’t?
Sir Jim Ratcliffe, UK’s
Sir Jim Ratcliffe, UK’s richest person, moves to tax-free Monaco
Brexiter Ineos boss, who has an estimated £17.5bn fortune, officially changes tax domicile
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/sep/25/sir-jim-ratcliffe-uks-richest-person-moves-to-tax-free-monaco-brexit-ineos-domicile
Ratcliffe has helped make it
Ratcliffe has helped make it quite a lot more difficult for the rest of us to live in Europe, then he chuffs off to France.
What a prize turnip.
Monaco isn’t France. It’s
Monaco isn’t France. It’s Monaco.
Monaco has an associate
Monaco has an associate agreement with he EU which means that Monaco is part of the Eurozone, is a member of the internal market, has freedom of movement and is part of the common EU VAT system. So of course it makes sense to move one’s ‘HQ’ to a Principality that enjoys all the benefits of being part of the richest free market on ther planet and of the largest union of democratic nations on the planet. As a successful business man he will know that there is no sense keeping a HQ in a non member state.
I don’t think he’s moving
I don’t think he’s moving Ineos.
Just his own tax domicile.
As wealthy people have been doing since time immemorial.
He did move the INEOS HQ to
He did move the INEOS HQ to Switzerland a few years back. It came back to the UK 6 years later.
https://www.ineos.com/news/ineos-group/ineos-move-from-uk-to-switzerland/
https://www.ineos.com/news/ineos-is-back-in-britain/
I believe he was domiciled in Switzerland for that period.
Sure, but it’s still not
Sure, but it’s still not France, though.
There are a surprising number
There are a surprising number of wealthy Brexiteers now quietly sloping off out of the country, it would seem. Or moving their business out.
Jacob Rees-Mogg is an example
Jacob Rees-Mogg is an example.
https://www.ft.com/content/38987fe2-6f19-11e8-92d3-6c13e5c92914
You can find the story in all the newspapers. Including one Boo likes.
That’s not quite true.
That’s not quite true.
A firm in which he owns a stake but takes no part in investment decisions has set up an Irish subsidiary.
They also have subsidiaries in other tax havens.
The firm remains based in the UK.
how does Sir Jim moving to
how does Sir Jim moving to Monaco save him 4 billion pounds in tax payments per year?
though fwiw to be considered a resident you only have to live there 3months of the year
It doesn’t.
It doesn’t.
According to the Guardian it will save him around £100m per year.
Prior to his move he was one of the top taxpayers in the UK.
‘Rat-running’ increases on
‘Rat-running’ increases on residential UK streets as experts blame satnav apps
Motoring on minor roads doubled between 2009 and 2019, regional figures reveal
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/25/rat-running-residential-uk-streets-satnav-apps
It’s the helmets who don’t
It’s the helmets who don’t ride a bike (or take other exercise) who cost the NHS more.
Headway yet again being given
Headway yet again being given airtime to spread their narrow-minded opinion. Forget facts, put a helmet on a melon and see the already brain dead TV presenters’ eyes light up in awe.
And next week on This Morning, Schofield and Holmes battle it out to see who can shout their opinion repeatedly about something they know nothing about and bore the other into submission before the ad break.
Oh dear, it would appear that
Oh dear, it would appear that Headway haven’t had enough publicity lately, so are running another of their tedious “Wear a helmet or die.” campaigns. First they got on BBC’s Crimewatch with an entirely irrelevant, crime-free article, now they’ve done the same with ITV. Do charities have to be factual and accurate? Mind you, their claims are so insubstantial, fact-free and vague that they would be difficult to disprove.
Note in both cases the absence of any counter argument, which should be not only allowed, but mandated, according to the BBC’s own rules. Does ITV have a similar commitment to accuracy and opposing views?
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/12757916/phillip-schofield-scooter-accident/
Just for Schofield..
Just for Schofield..
The news is based on the results of a survey in England of more than 2 million people, including over 27,000 people who described themselves as gay, lesbian or bisexual.
It found that sexual minorities were two to three times more likely to report having longstanding psychological or emotional problems and significantly more likely to report fair/poor health than heterosexuals.
Who’s using up NHS resources? double whammy I suppose if you’re gay, helmetless cyclist…..
Good post
Good post 😉
I think rugby, boxing,
I think rugby, boxing, football, cricket should be banned and don’t get me started on smoking and drinking.
Save the NHS, do nothing. Oh, hang on…
Correct. Conditions arising
Correct. Conditions arising from heading a football are now well documented. The same people don’t seem to get upset about that.
I should like one of these
I should like one of these magic helmets that prevent injury to wrist, collarbone, hip, limb.
fwiw no I dont think van
fwiw no I dont think van Vleuten should ride in this case, and its a decision she should have been mature enough to make herself, or at the very least the Dutch team should have made for her if she isnt able to see the whole picture. I get why she wants to do it,probably feels she has the fitness & form from the Giro Rosa, and can block the pain out,and with her age you cant ever predict if some bigger injury promptly just finishes your career anyway.
But I know from my own experience broken bones in hands however tiny and insignificant they may seem, dont heal themselves overnight, do cause alot of pain still this soon after breaking them and it does impact your ability to grip a set of handlebars, let alone use the brake or change gear properly with it. I couldnt even hold a coffee mug with a handle for months afterwards, and it still aches years later in the colder weather after several hours out on the bike.
plus regardless of what her doctors say, they cant guarantee she wont worsen the injury, because they cant guarantee how a crash may occur. I just think she has nothing to prove, she already is a world champion,so what does she gain from it even if she wins, they dont give you extra rainbows for doing it carrying an injury.
I know they are in close
I know they are in close proximity to one another, but hand bones and wrist breaks really are two different things.
Anamiek is a champion, of course she is going to defend her title and has been doing this long enough to know what she is capable of
Go Annamiek
Schofield is a pillock, and
Schofield is a pillock, and Boardman and British Cycling are right. No compulsory helmet wearing!, or the consequent victim blaming. I write this as someone who has worn a helmet for pretty much all cycling activity since I first saw American cyclists wearing them in the 70s.
Dear Mr Schofield,
Dear Mr Schofield,
Of all the people who don’t wear helmets, the ones who don’t cycle cost the NHS more than the ones who do.
Philip bloody Schofield isn’t
Philip bloody Schofield isn’t an expert of anything, complete twat!
Karbon Kev wrote:
FTFY
Re Mr Schofiled’s comments, I
Re Mr Schofiled’s comments, I wonder if he’s thought about how much car drivers who don’t wear helmets cost the NHS?
iandusud wrote:
fixed. (Accidents with each other, AKA road violence), pollution, obsesity…