RIP Gino
06-16-23, 05:20 AM
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RIP Gino
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gino...rip.
the athletes that drive this sport often make it look so easy, to our eyes, that we can occasionally forget how brutally difficult it is.
road conditions, whether it's actual road quality, narrowness, impediments-like dogs, fans or road furniture mated with rain/sleet/snow/extreme heat.
team cars and sanctioned race motorcycles that occasional impede, hit or run over riders...and the occasional local that can't be bothered with a closed road.
pushing oneself to extremes we can't even fathom where a half-second's inattention is the difference between barely making a downhill turn vs catapulting into the void.
changing weather conditions as they rise and fall between flats/foothills and mountains multiple times during multiple stages.
navigating between riders/teams changing their goal(s) on the fly on the daily.
mechanicals/flats and the occasional, total equipment failure.
ridiculous descending/sprinting speeds.
staying hydrated/fueled enough to maintain form/wits throughout.
now mix all these things (and more) into a large cauldron and stir a bit.
all these things are why we love the sport. all these things are what affects nearly every race, every time.
actually surprised the worst doesn't happen more often. go in safety, everyone.
the athletes that drive this sport often make it look so easy, to our eyes, that we can occasionally forget how brutally difficult it is.
road conditions, whether it's actual road quality, narrowness, impediments-like dogs, fans or road furniture mated with rain/sleet/snow/extreme heat.
team cars and sanctioned race motorcycles that occasional impede, hit or run over riders...and the occasional local that can't be bothered with a closed road.
pushing oneself to extremes we can't even fathom where a half-second's inattention is the difference between barely making a downhill turn vs catapulting into the void.
changing weather conditions as they rise and fall between flats/foothills and mountains multiple times during multiple stages.
navigating between riders/teams changing their goal(s) on the fly on the daily.
mechanicals/flats and the occasional, total equipment failure.
ridiculous descending/sprinting speeds.
staying hydrated/fueled enough to maintain form/wits throughout.
now mix all these things (and more) into a large cauldron and stir a bit.
all these things are why we love the sport. all these things are what affects nearly every race, every time.
actually surprised the worst doesn't happen more often. go in safety, everyone.
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Stage 6 was still run yesterday, but neutralized, just the final 20km of the course ridden by the peloton quietly and somberly, with Bahrain riding the final 5K together in a row. A lot of Swiss fans were out, with signs and flowers, paying their respects. GCN's coverage showed the entire event, and Rob Hatch was masterful, though clearly barely keeping his own emotions under control.
We watched the entire program; it just seemed appropriate that if we're going to watch and enjoy bike races, we should share in this too. Obviously we didn't know Mader, but at 26, he was just barely younger than our son, so this hit my wife hard.
RIP Gino Mader.
We watched the entire program; it just seemed appropriate that if we're going to watch and enjoy bike races, we should share in this too. Obviously we didn't know Mader, but at 26, he was just barely younger than our son, so this hit my wife hard.
RIP Gino Mader.
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Brutal and very sad.
The peloton has a way of processing this. Not supremely well developed like the promenade to the Champs, but it's not the first one of these. Unlikely to be the last, unfortunately.
I haven't heard much about the crash, or about Magnus Sheffield's condition other than DNF and concussion. Hopefully he rallies back.
Jonathan Vaughters said something about placing netting at key drop offs, like they do at ski races. He acknowledged "too soon" but as we know with school shootings its a slippery slope from there to thoughts/prayers/nothing.
The peloton has a way of processing this. Not supremely well developed like the promenade to the Champs, but it's not the first one of these. Unlikely to be the last, unfortunately.
I haven't heard much about the crash, or about Magnus Sheffield's condition other than DNF and concussion. Hopefully he rallies back.
Jonathan Vaughters said something about placing netting at key drop offs, like they do at ski races. He acknowledged "too soon" but as we know with school shootings its a slippery slope from there to thoughts/prayers/nothing.
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It would be a huge project if they did. So many km of hazards.
