Ex-pro shakes his head on Vingegaard's miracle return story: "Sixteen days in a hospital bed and then three months later he's the only one to take down Pogacar"
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We know it is possible because both Remco Evenepoel and Jay Vine did very well a couple months after that horror crash.
Jay even almost died (multiple fractured vertebrae and a fractured skull) and he came back and won the mountains classification at the Vuelta and won the team relay at the UCI Worlds. Not too shabby for someone who almost died!
Vine had an additional month and he didn't perform anywhere near the level of Vingegaard.
What the heck are you on about? Vingegaard wasn't even at the Vuelta?
We can only assume that there were several TUE’s in play in the intervening months between the accident and the tour. That is appropriate given the circumstances, that is what an exception is for. I can also imagine that he completely overdid it and will take longer to recover as a result.
Me too, and I certainly don’t like this saying something to say nothing for free. If people like this are so convinced of what they think, say it clearly and put your money where your mouth is. Is no-one daring enough to publicly declare anything where they risk being sued for defamation?
His trainer has said that Jonas never fully recovered after the Tour. He barely won Tour of Poland, it was obvious watching him ride that he was far below his usual level. So yes, he paid a price for his Tour participation, which is also one of the reasons he ended his season so early. Beyond the birth of his second child, there was no point since he was still exhausted and not competitive.
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