Jonas Vingegaard, Primoz Roglic and Remco Evenepoel were all involved in a horrific crash at Itzulia Basque Country on Thursday, with the reigning Tour de France champion taken into an ambulance on a stretcher as the race was neutralised following the shocking incident.

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      8 months ago

      He’s a firm favourite for sure but anything can happen. If roglic can keep rubber side down maybe he still gives him a run for his money? I think the biggest thing scaring me (after pog’s prodigious talent) is how strong UAE look as a team.

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      8 months ago

      At least not his femur again… That might have been game over for his career

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      8 months ago

      Well, I don’t know about that. The tour is still some way off, others have come back from something like this and won.

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          8 months ago

          Sure, and it’s 3 months away - a collarbone and some cracked ribs will keep him out for some weeks, but he’ll have time to get back into shape, if not raceform. It looked really bad, but the damage seems to be better than I feared.

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    8 months ago

    With the concrete gutter and boulders on the side of the road, you’d think they would put in extra safety measures on that turn. It looks like such an obviously dangerous section, but i have the benefit of hindsight and sitting on my couch

    If they dont already do this, they should have an ex-pro rider scout the course and recommend measures based on experience in race situations.