Cycling is in chaos because three of its main protagonists crashed in Itzulia, they had to leave the Vuelta al País Vasco at the same time. The Slovenian did it Primoz Roglicthe Belgian Remco Evenepoel, with a broken clavicle and shoulder blade, and the Dane Jonas Vingegaardthat more damage is done.
The panic led Visma’s head to a hospital where new and more serious injuries were discovered. In addition to a broken clavicle and several ribs, a lung contusion and a pneumothorax. On the horizon, trouble abounds for the double Tour de France champion.
As a witness from outside his main rival, who is not in the Basque lands, Tadej Pogacar. But also one of the stars of the peloton, recent champion of the Tour of Flanders and will attack Paris-Roubaix this Sunday, one of the courses most scattered in mines due to its hardness, especially the most extreme pavé sections. The Dutch Mathieu Van der Poel.
If there is a person with skills on a bicycle, it is the current world champion on the road, even if it does not save him from falling, which is increasingly frequent and dangerous. The speed is dizzying, as is the effort to control the head of the peloton.
Van der Poel discussed the issue in his official appearance before the Paris-Roubaix. And he is strong: “The most dangerous thing about cycling is the cyclists themselves. The problem is that we take too many risks, everyone wants to be in front in the same place and this is not possible.”
He is convinced that “we can change many things, but it will not be completely safe.”
The Paris-Roubaix organization implemented a chicane before the Arenberg pavé. One of the great stretches of ‘Hell of the North’. SA Van der Poel He didn’t like the solution, so he commented on social networks: “Is this a joke?” he meant.
“Obviously, it’s one of the most dangerous places of the season, so it’s good that they’re thinking about the changes, but I don’t think it’s the best thing to do. If you enter Arenberg around the twentieth position, you are in the race. , “But if you enter the chicane in that position, I think everyone behind positions five to ten will be stuck and easily lose 30 seconds.”
And he’s afraid that everyone wants to be in front, as usual. “I will also join the party. If you want to win, you must be there where everyone wants in the crucial moments,” he said.
Source: La Verdad
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