Vasil kiryienka retires

[roadrash]

As title says Vasil Kiryienka has retired following medical advice regarding heart problem,

https://www.teamineos.com/article/k...tent=news&mc_cid=14724fbd03&mc_eid=8d67f6a095

I always said that he would look like the terminater exoskeleton underneath, he will be missed

 

[Adam4868]

Saw that earlier

View: https://twitter.com/TeamINEOS/status/1222967332097622016?s=19

 

[BalkanExpress]

Sad for him, but at least he has the diagnosis before anything terrible happened.

i wonder if, come the end of the season, we will look back on this as the moment that ultimately decided Le Tour

 

[huwsparky]

Sad for him, but at least he has the diagnosis before anything terrible happened.

i wonder if, come the end of the season, we will look back on this as the moment that ultimately decided Le Tour

Why do you say that?

 

[BalkanExpress]

Why do you say that?

Because there is a tiny chance that in 6months time I can refer to this post and look like I know something about pro cycling

More seriously, he puts in a huge amount of work in the front during a grand tour, not just during the boring bits but also when the team comes under pressure . This year I think Jumbo visma will come into the tour de France and put Ineos under huge pressure as often as possible . If Ineos as a team are not at 100% they will have problems and part of being 100% will be having a proper replacement for VK.

The obvious answer is Rohan Dennis who obviously is physically equipped but mentally can he, would he want to do that kind of job?

Having said all that Ineis will probably fill two of the three podium places again.

 

[roadrash]

Vasil kiryienka… the tour-minatory, absolute beast on the front when climbing, obviously ineos will miss him ,I agree with @BalkanExpress roglic may be a thorn in ineos side , not to mention dumpmoulin

 

[Adam4868]

Vasil kiryienka… the tour-minatory, absolute beast on the front when climbing, obviously ineos will miss him ,I agree with @BalkanExpress roglic may be a thorn in ineos side , not to mention dumpmoulin

They'll miss him no doubt,but they'll be someone to take his place.Luke Rowe for one.

 

[roadrash]

yeah, i know they are not short of climbing domestiques.

 

[Adam4868]

yeah, i know they are not short of climbing domestiques.

There not short of anyone....except a classics rider and maybe a sprinter.... Although I'm not convinced there that bothered for either for that matter.

 

[roadrash]

proved they are not bothered about a sprinter when cav joined sky

 

[roadrash]

@Adam4868 not looked into it yet , whats all this about...
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We understand that <a href="https://twitter.com/UCI_cycling?ref_src=twsrc^tfw">@UCI_Cycling</a> wants to take €1m from the WorldTour reserve fund to pay its lawyers. The Reserve Fund comes from payments by WT teams and Race Organisers for the &quot;benefit all UCI WorldTour partners&quot;. This is not about Velon, it’s about fair &amp; proper governance.</p>&mdash; Velon CC (@VelonCC) <a href="
View: https://twitter.com/VelonCC/status/1222990402053189633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
">January 30, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[Adam4868]

proved they are not bothered about a sprinter when cav joined sky

Viviani ? The thing to remember about Sky/Ineos is it's allways going.to be about the tours with France being the ultimate prize.
If.your a sprinter you better be prepared for bottle duty.

 

[Adam4868]

@Adam4868 not looked into it yet , whats all this about...
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We understand that <a href="https://twitter.com/UCI_cycling?ref_src=twsrc^tfw">@UCI_Cycling</a> wants to take €1m from the WorldTour reserve fund to pay its lawyers. The Reserve Fund comes from payments by WT teams and Race Organisers for the &quot;benefit all UCI WorldTour partners&quot;. This is not about Velon, it’s about fair &amp; proper governance.</p>&mdash; Velon CC (@VelonCC) <a href="
View: https://twitter.com/VelonCC/status/1222990402053189633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
">January 30, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

I saw that so UCI wants to use the teams money to fight the teams ? Where does the money for UCI come from ?

 

[roadrash]

silly fines for pissing in the wrong place

 

[the_mikey]

@Adam4868 not looked into it yet , whats all this about...
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We understand that <a href="https://twitter.com/UCI_cycling?ref_src=twsrc^tfw">@UCI_Cycling</a> wants to take €1m from the WorldTour reserve fund to pay its lawyers. The Reserve Fund comes from payments by WT teams and Race Organisers for the &quot;benefit all UCI WorldTour partners&quot;. This is not about Velon, it’s about fair &amp; proper governance.</p>&mdash; Velon CC (@VelonCC) <a href="
View: https://twitter.com/VelonCC/status/1222990402053189633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
">January 30, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

It's hard to take Velon particularly seriously as they're trying to challenge the UCI's dominance in an attempt to make professional cycling into more of a circus show than it already is.