2022 Pre Season Chat Thread

Dorset_Boy

Not good. Fingers crossed he makes a full and rapid recovery.

roscoe

Fingers crossed for a full recovery.

Young enough to come back as strong

yorkshireraw

Sounds bad. First hope is he can get back to 'normal' health with no ongoing issues.

bigmat

stage_hunter said:

Broken knee cap is horrific

Don't say that, I just broke mine!

Best wishes to Egan, sounds like a really bad one.

tailwindhome

gethinceri

A vertebrae?

RichN95.

It looks like a similar injury list to Froome's crash.

ddraver

Jaysus, sounds like a "will he ever ride again" question rather than "will he ride the '22 tour" again.

Not what i thought when I saw the first news 😥

roscoe

That's horrific

Dorset_Boy

He put one hell of a dent in the back of the bus if you find the photo.

pblakeney

Forgive me if this comes across as harsh but I am simply curious.
How do you manage to go full pelt into the back of a parked bus?

ddraver

Gradually, then all at once...

webboo

Head down not looking up. Many years one of the local rising stars near me managed to crash into the back of parked bus on the local bypass. As the rear engine cover was up he ended in the engine.
I think it was fatal.

pblakeney

webboo said:

Head down not looking up. Many years one of the local rising stars near me managed to crash into the back of parked bus on the local bypass. As the rear engine cover was up he ended in the engine.
I think it was fatal.

That is so sad.
I imagine Egan just highlights the difference of experiences between a top end racer and a commuter/recreational cyclist. The only time I am heads down is on a trainer.

rick_chasey

I have faint recollection someone on the commuter side of the forum cycled into the back of a parked van and lost use of his legs.

I might very well be wrong.

redvision

pblakeney said:

Forgive me if this comes across as harsh but I am simply curious.
How do you manage to go full pelt into the back of a parked bus?

Trust me, it happens more often than you think. Oct 2018 I had very similar accident - such an impact that the bus was actually written off! This Bernal accident has brought back some really horrible memories (well, of the aftermath as I still have no recollection of the crash or moments beforehand).

Really hope he makes a full and fast recovery.

pblakeney

I'm sorry I asked now.
Be careful out there.

Wheelspinner

rick_chasey said:

I have faint recollection someone on the commuter side of the forum cycled into the back of a parked van and lost use of his legs.

I might very well be wrong.

Optimistic Biker. He returned as “Optimistic Biker Reborn” for a short while post-accident.

salsiccia1

I did it as a teenager, going about 30 on a slight downhill with tailwind, on a road where there were never usually parked cars. Thankfully it was a Sierra hatchback so I rolled up onto the top of it. Still got a badly broken arm and a very bent Peugeot 531pro, as well as a caved in back end of a Sierra

TheBigBean

Friend: "TheBigBean, do you know that gate at the bottom of that downhill track that is always open".
Me: "Yes"
Friend: "It isn't"

rick_chasey

Wheelspinner said:

rick_chasey said:

I have faint recollection someone on the commuter side of the forum cycled into the back of a parked van and lost use of his legs.

I might very well be wrong.

Optimistic Biker. He returned as “Optimistic Biker Reborn” for a short while post-accident.

That was it. Was awful, really felt for the guy.

shirley_basso

He got some mechanical legs and walked his daughter down the aisle on BBC news.

He blacked out for no reason and went into the back of a car, awful.

daniel_b

Irving Caplan is his name, there was mention of a blog, but I couldn't find anything.

Last on this forum in 2020 it would seem - I hope he is doing well.

blazing_saddles

The 2023 Grand Départ looks interesting as it's going to be in Pais Vasco territory.

"The three Basque provinces will feature on the programme for the three days that will mark the start to the 110th edition. From Bilbao to San Sebastián, the pack will also ride through the streets of Vitoria and tackle often steep roads on which the most glorious pages of Spanish cycling history have been written.

"The relief of the Basque Country will incite the punchers to move into action and conquer the first Yellow Jersey on the Tour de France 2023 in Bilbao."

rick_chasey

JA licking his lips

seanoconn

rick_chasey said:

I have faint recollection someone on the commuter side of the forum cycled into the back of a parked van and lost use of his legs.

I might very well be wrong.

Local tree Surgeon owner I’ve seen twice in the past year. First time I saw him hid just cycled into the back of a parked car, plenty of scrapes bruises and fractured ribs. Last time he’d cycled into the back of a cyclist in Richmond park and broken his hip! What the hell!?

Anyway, Pidcock believes the extreme TT position is to blame for Bernal’s crash and others.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/60127250

pblakeney

seanoconn said:

rick_chasey said:

I have faint recollection someone on the commuter side of the forum cycled into the back of a parked van and lost use of his legs.

I might very well be wrong.

Anyway, Pidcock believes the extreme TT position is to blame for Bernal’s crash and others.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/60127250

That is quite logical.

daniel_b

Interesting and logical take from Pidcock - I wonder if Ineos are happy for him to talk so freely, delighted he does though.

Wasn't Froome's crash into the wall also when he was aboard a TT bike?

rick_chasey

daniel_b said:

Interesting and logical take from Pidcock - I wonder if Ineos are happy for him to talk so freely, delighted he does though.

Wasn't Froome's crash into the wall also when he was aboard a TT bike?

Yes, though from memory that was being caught by an unusual gust of wind at a bad moment.

N0bodyOfTheGoat

daniel_b said:

Interesting and logical take from Pidcock - I wonder if Ineos are happy for him to talk so freely, delighted he does though.

Wasn't Froome's crash into the wall also when he was aboard a TT bike?

My memory is awful, but didn't Froome crash while trying to take a jacket off with both hands off the handlebars while descending at silly speeds on a blustery day, riding with someone else?