Stage 17 TdF 2015 Digne-les-Bains / Pra Loup *SPOILERS*
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must admit I've always thought that they were a bit of a fake illness, suffered by the weak
mainly because a woman I work with "suffers" from them, and they always seem to come along when we most need her
When you're busiest and under the most stress you mean? Funny that!0 -
Ah Migraines. Get them a lot.
What will be more galling for him is, once he gets off the bike, sleeps (as best he can) for a night he'll feel right as rain.
But on the bike you will dig yourself into a literally unbearable hole until you stop pedalling.
Have to say, I've always thought, even if I could cycle fast enough to be a pro, I'd be undone by migraines.
Can sleep ( or lack of ) precipitate an attack? Wondering if the vampires visited him at funny'o'clock and it wibbled his noggin...
Sad to say, my first thought was "dodgy treatment on the rest day". I long for the days when I was young and innocent - it was a nicer place.
So for me, migraines are triggerd by relaxation after unusual stress/excitement (so, tragically, I saw the Tour in 2008, was so excited & concentrated during that about 7pm at dinner I got KO'd by a bad one), and significant departures in eating habbits.
So you can imagine what my birthdays & Christmases were like as a kid.
In TJ's case, day after a rest day (break in rhythm, both eating & riding) excessive nerves for the day ahead might all have triggered.
But everyone has different triggers.
Very similar trigger here with the 'relax after stress/excitement' thing, Rick, and had exactly the same thought around post-rest day migraine. Of course, could be talking out my hole.
But, despite not being a fan of TJ's tedious grinding, wouldn't wish an exit like that on anyone. Particularly, as you said, he'll be right as rain after a few hours in a dark room...@shraap | My Men 2016: G, Yogi, Cav, Boonen, Degenkolb, Martin, J-Rod, Kudus, Chaves0 -
Must have been a few steaks on the Tinkoff rest day BBQ. Contador looking fresh.0
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Bennett abandons.Contador is the Greatest0
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Ignore me
Specifically now, or generally?
Definitely on this occasion. It might not be the worst long term strategy either!0 -
Pun intended?
Can sleep ( or lack of ) precipitate an attack? Wondering if the vampires visited him at funny'o'clock and it wibbled his noggin...
There are a couple of triggers and it probably varies from person to person. Chocolate is one, believe it or not, but for me and many others it is sustained hot weather and also bright sunlight. Once it strikes, you just have to ride it out. Can take a day or even two to return to normal.
I doubt it was a blood bag.
DD.0 -
Rogers offering a bottle to breakaway companion. Crafty....a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.0
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Ah Migraines. Get them a lot.
What will be more galling for him is, once he gets off the bike, sleeps (as best he can) for a night he'll feel right as rain.
But on the bike you will dig yourself into a literally unbearable hole until you stop pedalling.
Have to say, I've always thought, even if I could cycle fast enough to be a pro, I'd be undone by migraines.
Can sleep ( or lack of ) precipitate an attack? Wondering if the vampires visited him at funny'o'clock and it wibbled his noggin...
Sad to say, my first thought was "dodgy treatment on the rest day". I long for the days when I was young and innocent - it was a nicer place.
So for me, migraines are triggerd by relaxation after unusual stress/excitement (so, tragically, I saw the Tour in 2008, was so excited & concentrated during that about 7pm at dinner I got KO'd by a bad one), and significant departures in eating habbits.
So you can imagine what my birthdays & Christmases were like as a kid.
In TJ's case, day after a rest day (break in rhythm, both eating & riding) excessive nerves for the day ahead might all have triggered.
But everyone has different triggers.
Interesting, thank you.0 -
So as we stand, with TJ out and Gallopin struggling, Bardet is up into the top 10 and Frank is heading that way if the break stays away (it won't).0
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Can sleep ( or lack of ) precipitate an attack? Wondering if the vampires visited him at funny'o'clock and it wibbled his noggin...
There are a couple of triggers and it probably varies from person to person. Chocolate is one, believe it or not, but for me and many others it is sustained hot weather and also bright sunlight. Once it strikes, you just have to ride it out. Can take a day or even two to return to normal.
I doubt it was a blood bag.
DD.
My Dad gets them if he eats Toffee Crisps. Any other chocolate is fine though0 -
This is a developing situation....a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.0
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Ah Migraines. Get them a lot.
What will be more galling for him is, once he gets off the bike, sleeps (as best he can) for a night he'll feel right as rain.
But on the bike you will dig yourself into a literally unbearable hole until you stop pedalling.
Have to say, I've always thought, even if I could cycle fast enough to be a pro, I'd be undone by migraines.
Can sleep ( or lack of ) precipitate an attack? Wondering if the vampires visited him at funny'o'clock and it wibbled his noggin...
Sad to say, my first thought was "dodgy treatment on the rest day". I long for the days when I was young and innocent - it was a nicer place.
So for me, migraines are triggerd by relaxation after unusual stress/excitement (so, tragically, I saw the Tour in 2008, was so excited & concentrated during that about 7pm at dinner I got KO'd by a bad one), and significant departures in eating habbits.
So you can imagine what my birthdays & Christmases were like as a kid.
In TJ's case, day after a rest day (break in rhythm, both eating & riding) excessive nerves for the day ahead might all have triggered.
But everyone has different triggers.
Interesting, thank you.
Very similar to how most of mine develop, but there are times where they seemingly come out of nowhere too. I've had to be picked up on a ride due to being blindsided by one miles from home. There is medication of course, triptans are the answer, but the side effects are so horrid. Migralieve or whatever they're called are little more than paracetemol and are useless.2020 Reilly Spectre - raw titanium
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Vaugrenard beats Degenkolb and Sagan on the line in the intermediate sprint breaking one of the many unwritten rules of cycling.0
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Vaugrenard beats Degenkolb and Sagan on the line in the intermediate sprint breaking one of the many unwritten rules of cycling.
I've just come in, which unwritten rule is that, please?0 -
Marion Rousse - surely make any migraine go away?0
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Oh my god this Marion Rousse portrait is nauseating. She is in order:
1. Podium girl
2. Journalist
3. Wife of Tony Gallopin
4. Professional cyclist in her own right.
FFS.
So dolly bird and wife comes above being a cyclist. Maddening.Correlation is not causation.0 -
Vaugrenard beats Degenkolb and Sagan on the line in the intermediate sprint breaking one of the many unwritten rules of cycling.
I've just come in, which unwritten rule is that, please?
Not to interfere in a competition in which he has no interest (the green jersey points)Trail fun - Transition Bandit
Road - Wilier Izoard Centaur/Cube Agree C62 Disc
Allround - Cotic Solaris0 -
Vaugrenard beats Degenkolb and Sagan on the line in the intermediate sprint breaking one of the many unwritten rules of cycling.
I've just come in, which unwritten rule is that, please?
Don't be a bellend.0 -
Vaugrenard beats Degenkolb and Sagan on the line in the intermediate sprint breaking one of the many unwritten rules of cycling.
I've just come in, which unwritten rule is that, please?
Not to interfere in a competition in which he has no interest (the green jersey points)
Ok. Vaugrenard would have known that?0 -
I see a rest day has done our tempers no good.
Tetchier than a man forced to share a room with Dave Zabriskie for 3 weeks."In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"
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So dolly bird and wife comes above being a cyclist. Maddening.
I recall from Ride London last year, in the group setting off before us, Laura Trott was introduced as a rider with her sister introduced as "...Emma Trott, that's Laura's sister". Marianne Vos was introduced as a celebrity.0 -
Vaugrenard beats Degenkolb and Sagan on the line in the intermediate sprint breaking one of the many unwritten rules of cycling.
I've just come in, which unwritten rule is that, please?
Not to interfere in a competition in which he has no interest (the green jersey points)
Maybe he fancied the prize money for the intermediate sprint?<a><img></a>0 -
Vaugrenard beats Degenkolb and Sagan on the line in the intermediate sprint breaking one of the many unwritten rules of cycling.
I've just come in, which unwritten rule is that, please?
Not to interfere in a competition in which he has no interest (the green jersey points)
Ok. Vaugrenard would have known that?
I suspect that he'll be playing the same card as you when they come knocking on the team bus door in a while.Trail fun - Transition Bandit
Road - Wilier Izoard Centaur/Cube Agree C62 Disc
Allround - Cotic Solaris0 -
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Very similar to how most of mine develop, but there are times where they seemingly come out of nowhere too. I've had to be picked up on a ride due to being blindsided by one miles from home. There is medication of course, triptans are the answer, but the side effects are so horrid. Migralieve or whatever they're called are little more than paracetemol and are useless.
I find if you catch it early enough Migraleve can help. If you don't have them with you when it starts though, no point taking them later.___________________
Strava is not Zen.0 -
[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19660243#p19660243]disgruntledgoat[/url] wrote:Tetchier than a man forced to share a room with Dave Zabriskie for 3 weeks.
*snigger*0 -
The problem with this particular unwritten rule is that winner of the sprint gets €800. Now Degenkolb and Sagan may sniff at that, but Vaugrenard might quite like it, so I don't have a problem with him trying. Sagan and Degenkolb as the better sprinters shouldn't have lost it.
Despite being my man, I'm not a fan of Degenkolb's temper.0 -
Vaugrenard beats Degenkolb and Sagan on the line in the intermediate sprint breaking one of the many unwritten rules of cycling.
I've just come in, which unwritten rule is that, please?
Not to interfere in a competition in which he has no interest (the green jersey points)
Pish. There's prize money on offer. If Sagan and Degenkolb want the points they should beat him in the sprint, which they're perfectly capable of.Team My Man 2018: David gaudu, Pierre Latour, Romain Bardet, Thibaut pinot, Alexandre Geniez, Florian Senechal, Warren Barguil, Benoit Cosnefroy0 -
Violet Beauregarde was clearly winning that intermediate sprint for all of us here seeing as he's OUR MAN.Correlation is not causation.0
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Greg nearly spilling it on the descent recon on Eurosport. Fat git. 0 -
FDJ took the points as Sagan and Degenkolb refused to pull.Contador is the Greatest0
