Henao

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edited June 2014 in Pro race
the Inner Ring ‏@inrng · 1h
L'Equipe reports Sky's Sergio Henao has passed team's internal blood tests, will start Tour de Suisse on Saturday and could lead the team
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  • DeVlaeminck
    DeVlaeminck Posts: 8,735
    Interesting, would be nice to know Wiggins' reaction to that.
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  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    Poor Wiggins - can't catch a break with all these uppity youngsters (stands by for a mouthful for using age to attack riders now :roll: ).
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Hasn't Wiggins position been he's preparing for the track and is too heavy for mountains?
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    I thought I had read Wiggins was riding the TdS - that's not happening?
  • Paulie W
    Paulie W Posts: 1,492
    Sky identfied him as leader for TdS.
  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    Nice! Let's hope Henao is capable of doing as he's told then.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,479
    That terminology is strange. I didn't think it was pass / fail testing, I thought they were just trying to gain a better understanding of the effects of altitude etc. on the blood levels of athletes from that part of the world to try to explain the anomaly they identified during is OOC tests in the winter :?
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    its all the usual Sky PR comms mess.

    Sky announced 2 days ago: 'Sir Bradley Wiggins will ride the Tour de Suisse (14-22 June) following his impressive victory at the Tour of California, which was a key target for his season. Supporting him will be three team-mates from his Stateside success - Joe Dombrowski, Christian Knees and Luke Rowe - three of the Giro d'Italia team - Dario Cataldo, Philip Deignan and Ben Swift - and Pete Kennaugh, part of last year's Tour-winning team'

    Wiggins told l'Equipe last week that he's already 2kgs heavier than Cali, as he's now training on the track, and so would be trying to win the TT rather than targeting the GC realistically. That can hardly have passed Brailsford by - the pair of them met at the NCC Tue last week.

    If Henao has been cleared to race again AND if he's going to leader at TdS, Sky really could do with lining up the timing and content of their announcements a little better.
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Pross wrote:
    That terminology is strange. I didn't think it was pass / fail testing, I thought they were just trying to gain a better understanding of the effects of altitude etc. on the blood levels of athletes from that part of the world to try to explain the anomaly they identified during is OOC tests in the winter :?


    Well, its l'Equipe's wording, so who knows....
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    its all the usual Sky PR comms mess.

    Sky announced 2 days ago: 'Sir Bradley Wiggins will ride the Tour de Suisse (14-22 June) following his impressive victory at the Tour of California, which was a key target for his season. Supporting him will be three team-mates from his Stateside success - Joe Dombrowski, Christian Knees and Luke Rowe - three of the Giro d'Italia team - Dario Cataldo, Philip Deignan and Ben Swift - and Pete Kennaugh, part of last year's Tour-winning team'

    Wiggins told l'Equipe last week that he's already 2kgs heavier than Cali, as he's now training on the track, and so would be trying to win the TT rather than targeting the GC realistically. That can hardly have passed Brailsford by - the pair of them met at the NCC Tue last week.

    If Henao has been cleared to race again AND if he's going to leader at TdS, Sky really could do with lining up the timing and content of their announcements a little better.

    It's a genuine problem. How do you position a TdF champion who will get murdered on any meaningful climb against serious climbers? But to keep Wiggo's camp happy (and him out of the BBC studios) they have to 'honour' his status with talk of leadership.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    2kgs heavier...wow...seems like he has given up all hope.
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  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Macaloon wrote:
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    its all the usual Sky PR comms mess.

    Sky announced 2 days ago: 'Sir Bradley Wiggins will ride the Tour de Suisse (14-22 June) following his impressive victory at the Tour of California, which was a key target for his season. Supporting him will be three team-mates from his Stateside success - Joe Dombrowski, Christian Knees and Luke Rowe - three of the Giro d'Italia team - Dario Cataldo, Philip Deignan and Ben Swift - and Pete Kennaugh, part of last year's Tour-winning team'

    Wiggins told l'Equipe last week that he's already 2kgs heavier than Cali, as he's now training on the track, and so would be trying to win the TT rather than targeting the GC realistically. That can hardly have passed Brailsford by - the pair of them met at the NCC Tue last week.

    If Henao has been cleared to race again AND if he's going to leader at TdS, Sky really could do with lining up the timing and content of their announcements a little better.

    It's a genuine problem. How do you position a TdF champion who will get murdered on any meaningful climb against serious climbers? But to keep Wiggo's camp happy (and him out of the BBC studios) they have to 'honour' his status with talk of leadership.


    I do believe that all the 'serious' climbers are either at the Dauphine, waiting for Route du Sud, or taking a well-earned break back in Colombia - or in the case of Betancur, refusing to leave Colombia.

    I'm always being told that TdS is a chipper.
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    I do believe that all the 'serious' climbers are either at the Dauphine, waiting for Route du Sud, or taking a well-earned break back in Colombia - or in the case of Betancur, refusing to leave Colombia.

    I'm always being told that TdS is a chipper.

    He won't have a problem then.
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  • mike6
    mike6 Posts: 1,199
    Macaloon wrote:
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    its all the usual Sky PR comms mess.

    Sky announced 2 days ago: 'Sir Bradley Wiggins will ride the Tour de Suisse (14-22 June) following his impressive victory at the Tour of California, which was a key target for his season. Supporting him will be three team-mates from his Stateside success - Joe Dombrowski, Christian Knees and Luke Rowe - three of the Giro d'Italia team - Dario Cataldo, Philip Deignan and Ben Swift - and Pete Kennaugh, part of last year's Tour-winning team'

    Wiggins told l'Equipe last week that he's already 2kgs heavier than Cali, as he's now training on the track, and so would be trying to win the TT rather than targeting the GC realistically. That can hardly have passed Brailsford by - the pair of them met at the NCC Tue last week.

    If Henao has been cleared to race again AND if he's going to leader at TdS, Sky really could do with lining up the timing and content of their announcements a little better.

    It's a genuine problem. How do you position a TdF champion who will get murdered on any meaningful climb against serious climbers? But to keep Wiggo's camp happy (and him out of the BBC studios) they have to 'honour' his status with talk of leadership.

    Wiggo not a meaningfull climber? He managed fairly well in the past. He may be a diesel but with his power output not many can stay with him on his day.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 18,929
    Wow. That became all about Wiggins really quickly!
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    mike6 wrote:
    Wiggo not a meaningfull climber? He managed fairly well in the past. He may be a diesel but with his power output not many can stay with him on his day.

    Shouldn't be too difficult to get a GC ride then. I'm sure he's gutted that Contador wasn't riding in 2012 and Quintana had yet to emerge, not to mention setting the record straight against Froome.
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  • greeny12
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    *bites tongue*
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  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Good to hear. Hopefully some sort of explanatory statement is released. Would be harsh on Henao if it's just sort of brushed off.
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Wow. That became all about Wiggins really quickly!


    Good point.

    Let's get back to the Colombian fella. He's been keeping himself in decent nick, training-wise. Hope he does ride Suisse. In whatever capacity. And Sky look like they need him for the Tour.
  • Daz555
    Daz555 Posts: 3,976
    frenchfighter wrote:
    2kgs heavier...wow...seems like he has given up all hope.
    If he really has put 2kg on in the last couple of weeks then yes this tells us he knows he has no chance of starting the Tour. And if he's not - what is the point in starving himself? He has a pan flat TT to look forward to at the Commonwealth games and it seems he might be going for gold on the track there too. A few kilo's will make no difference at all and if anything will make him healthier/stronger.

    As for the Sky PR machine and confusion about who is doin what, where and when. Is this supposed to be a media company - is this not their bread and butter?

    Excellent news re Henao.
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  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,558
    Glad he's back. Wonder if any more detail is provided about the tests...
    Daz555 wrote:
    As for the Sky PR machine and confusion about who is doin what, where and when. Is this supposed to be a media company - is this not their bread and butter?
    Well - they describe themselves as "Sky is Britain and Ireland’s leading home entertainment and communications provider." The team's management appear to be delivering on the first part at least... :wink:
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,479
    2kg is nothing, I have managed to lose that in a week in the past with no problem at all just by sensible eating. An athlete could probably lose it in a few days (boxers do that for every fight).
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,558
    Pross wrote:
    2kg is nothing, I have managed to lose that in a week in the past with no problem at all just by sensible eating. An athlete could probably lose it in a few days (boxers do that for every fight).

    Indeed... but don't distract from the narrative please...
  • r0bh
    r0bh Posts: 2,193
    Plus a little extra chub will be useful for bouncing off dry-stone walls in Yorkshire :)
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,464
    How is inrng tweeting a comment from l'equipe anything to do with sky's PR people?
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  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    r0bh wrote:
    Plus a little extra chub will be useful for bouncing off dry-stone walls in Yorkshire :)


    Oh stop...poor Sergio...
  • Paulie W
    Paulie W Posts: 1,492
    dish_dash wrote:
    Pross wrote:
    2kg is nothing, I have managed to lose that in a week in the past with no problem at all just by sensible eating. An athlete could probably lose it in a few days (boxers do that for every fight).

    Indeed... but don't distract from the narrative please...

    Except boxers put a big chunk back on again post weigh-in? Examples of guys weighing in at 10-7 and coming in over 12 stone the next day.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    gsk82 wrote:
    How is inrng tweeting a comment from l'equipe anything to do with sky's PR people?

    Everything is to do with Sky's PR people. Everything.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    Paulie W wrote:
    Except boxers put a big chunk back on again post weigh-in? Examples of guys weighing in at 10-7 and coming in over 12 stone the next day.

    That's boxing! :)
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    "Sergio Henao will return to racing at the Tour de Suisse, following the findings of scientific experts at the conclusion of the independent research programme".

    The 10-week programme has given the highest level of confidence in Sergio’s previous data and profiles, and offers valuable new insights into the physiology of ‘altitude natives’ such as Colombian climbers.


    http://www.teamsky.com/article/0,27290, ... 54,00.html

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