Paris-Roubaix 2018 ***spoilers***
- Thread starter smutchin
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Dayvo
just passin' through
- Location
- 59° 50′ 5.55″ N, 10° 47′ 41.89″ E
Very tragic indeed. He died doing what he loved doing, but that is little consolation at such a young age.
A sad day.
A sad day.
Beebo
Firm and Fruity
- Location
- Hexleybeef
Just woken to this sad news. RIP.
I haven’t seen anything about this. I would seem very odd to go undiagnosed in a sport where heart monitors are so universal. All pro sportspeople should under go full screening IMO.
Cycling News is reporting that there is no footage of the incident, but it appears he came down by himself.
brommers
Years beyond my wisdom
- Location
- Clacton-on-Sea
Gianni Meersman raced for years before they found out that he had heart problems and had to retire. There was also James Taylor the cricketer and Fabrice Muamba the footballer, to name two others.
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Others with heart problems found long after they started racing include Robert Gesink, Lars Boom and even Eddy Merckx. Unless the right test is done at the right time, I think it might not be found and even then, it might not have shown when the scan was done.
Bobby Mhor
Guru
- Location
- Behind You
Sad to see this. RIP
OP
OP
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
And Marc-Vivien Foé, who wasn't as lucky as Muamba.
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smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
Just read that Dillier only returned to racing last weekend after breaking his thumb in Strade Bianche. Very impressive performance by him.
Beebo
Firm and Fruity
- Location
- Hexleybeef
Dillier describes seeing Sagan approach from out of the dust as like an “Angel and a Devil”
He knew Sagan could pull him along to a high finish, but had to work with him to achieve this, knowing that he would in all probability be out sprinted.
It was nice to see someone prepared to do the work in order to get 2nd knowing that they probably couldn’t win. Too many times you see riders cut their nose of to spite their face.
After all he gained huge exposure for himself and the team, whilst helping Sagan win the Classic race his talent deserves, a win-win really.
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Returning from injury to his first Roubaix finish, second is still a great result, plus he maybe hoped that his track background might give him an outside chance against ex-MTB/XC Sagan - heading straight for the hoardings was a telltale sign of a man with a plan for a track finish... but he was still outpowered by Sagan who, after all, had spent only 50km out of the peloton instead of 190. From the moment it was him and Sagan and most commentators seemed to be calling it for Sagan, Dillier really had nothing to lose as long as they didn't get caught by the chasing group. Still a great result for Dillier IMO.
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Could the vibration from powering the cobbles really have caused those screws to come loose, or is there an ex-Bora mechanic now looking for a new job?
Elybazza61
Guru
Could the vibration from powering the cobbles really have caused those screws to come loose, or is there an ex-Bora mechanic now looking for a new job?
Probably them funny Specialized suspension things
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
You are Velonews AICM5P http://www.velonews.com/2018/04/new...ough-to-prevent-heart-health-tragedies_462836
