Not been commented on (surprisingly), but with Remco's withdrawal after testing positive for Covid, Geraint now wears pink going into week 2, albeit with only a 2sec lead over Roglic and Teo Geoghegan Hart up to third.
I feel sorry for Remco. I hope this is not going to be remembered as the Giro X won but Remco would haveNot been commented on (surprisingly), but with Remco's withdrawal after testing positive for Covid, Geraint now wears pink going into week 2, albeit with only a 2sec lead over Roglic and Teo Geoghegan Hart up to third.
I feel sorry for Remco. I hope this is not going to be remembered as the Giro X won but Remco would have
Covid should be treated like a cold now. We’ve all been vaccinated, the vulnerable can still be vaccinated again and it is far less serious than it was. Remco won the time trial and then had to withdraw the same day. It’s crazy.Because even fit athletes can be laid low with Covid? It doesn't matter if they have mild symptoms, a couple of crappy days in the saddle can blow their chances of winning the Giro, so makes sense to withdraw them and get them back in shape for, say Le Tour. And even if they're asymptomatic, if they're infectious they can still infect other riders who may end up getting poorly. Like I said, it would be a farcical race if half the top riders ended up pulling out next week because they've all gone down with Covid.
Perhaps more like the flu than a cold.Covid should be treated like a cold now. We’ve all been vaccinated, the vulnerable can still be vaccinated again and it is far less serious than it was. Remco won the time trial and then had to withdraw the same day. It’s crazy.
I think my point is that with the flu/cold the team will decide what’s best with the rider, but with covid rules that were put in place two years ago are taking the top riders out when they are seemingly healthy.Perhaps more like the flu than a cold.
Around the world a couple of thousand are still dying each week (but not the hundred thousand of a while back)
Do the organisers require competitors to be vaccinated?
Is there still a fear relating to the implications of long COVID??? Anyway, as you said, it was great to see G and Tao G-H doing really well.I think my point is that with the flu/cold the team will decide what’s best with the rider, but with covid rules that were put in place two years ago are taking the top riders out when they are seemingly healthy.
I’m not an anti vax covid conspiracy person as you can see from my posts on the subject.
I think my point is that with the flu/cold the team will decide what’s best with the rider, but with covid rules that were put in place two years ago are taking the top riders out when they are seemingly healthy.
Looks like a lot of them only wanted to do the last 70km because it’s cold at the top of the mountain. 😂 They clearly never did the 100 mile Dartmoor classic in 2013! 😂😂Watching the Giro now.
Drenching wet (again) and the commentators telling me how cold it is.
Italy in May!!!
Gianni Moscon is a rider who's still suffering from Long Covid. He's gone from nearly winning Paris Roubaix a few years ago to today where he's nowhere near winning any kind of race.Is there still a fear relating to the implications of long COVID??? Anyway, as you said, it was great to see G and Tao G-H doing really well.