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Offline Somniloquism

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Re: Spring Classics 2018
« Reply #30 on: April 09, 2018, 11:03:52 AM »
That's terrible. Any information about how it happened?

Seen a quick vid, looks like hg lost control an a slight descent on cobbles at a corner and went into an embankment. However the actual cause is Cardiac Arrest which might be more the stresses on the heart on racing and then the accident was too much for it rather then the injury itself.

I thought it might have been the Movistar one who face planted early on at first when I saw the headline.

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Re: Spring Classics 2018
« Reply #31 on: April 09, 2018, 09:03:26 PM »
Any death is terrible, but it is perhaps a little more understandable if it is the result of an undetected heart condition rather than an accident itself.  Professional cycling dying during races is thankfully rare (and when you watch the kamikaze descents from Alpine or Pyrenean cols or the chaos of a sprint finish, it is a miracle that there isn't more), but if even one can be prevented by medical screening, then it is something that the UCI need to pursue.

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Re: Spring Classics 2018
« Reply #32 on: April 11, 2018, 06:55:17 PM »
Michael Goolaerts suffered a cardiac arrest that then caused him to crash.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/43731577

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Re: Spring Classics 2018
« Reply #33 on: April 15, 2018, 09:15:08 PM »
Valgren wins Amstel Gold to add to his Omloop victory back in February and a 4th in Flanders, very impressive especially considering how different these races are.

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Re: Spring Classics 2018
« Reply #34 on: April 15, 2018, 10:03:04 PM »
Valgren wins Amstel Gold to add to his Omloop victory back in February and a 4th in Flanders, very impressive especially considering how different these races are.

All the big names marked each other out, always pleased when Valvarde doesn't win.

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Re: Spring Classics 2018
« Reply #35 on: April 22, 2018, 12:36:17 PM »
Liege-Bastogne-Liege today.
Looks wide open, be good if Dan Martin could win, anyone but Valvarde please.

 


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