🏁 Søren Wærenskjold wins the first stage of the Baloise Belgium Tour. #BaloiseBelgiumTour #Beringen
"It's more important how the victim is doing" - Soren Waerenskjold takes ITT win at Baloise Belgium Tour after delay for medical emergency
CyclingWednesday, 12 June 2024 at 20:30
The opening stage of the 2024 Baloise Belgium Tour went to Uno-X Mobility's Soren Waerenskjold as the Norwegian national time-trial champion once again proved his capabilities against the clock. The main talking point of the day however, came when the stage was halted due to a medical emergency.
Understandably given the nature of the situation, Waerenskjold couldn't help but be slightly affected by the fate of the supporter, who reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest. "I heard that the victim was saved. I'm especially very happy about that," said the Uno-X Mobility rider in his post-stage interview. "I knew I needed to focus on my own performance, but the neutralisation did have an impact. In the end, it's more important how the victim is doing, and fortunately he is fine."
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A positive update to say the least. Another positive for the Norwegian, who also took time-trial victory at the 2023 Baloise Belgium Tour, now moves into the overall race lead, although by just 2 seconds from Lidl-Trek's Mathias Vacek.
"I felt good, but didn't really find a good rhythm. This time trial was also a bit shorter. I tried to find my momentum and save energy in the corners, because there were a lot of right-angled corners in it," Warenskjold reflected of his efforts. "I wanted to open hard but also control myself a bit because there was a headwind in the final. I always wanted to keep my power output the same. I only went up or down 5 watts each time, I tried to keep that the same."
How long can he now hold the race lead though? "We'll look at it stage by stage. If I can follow the rest in stage four, then maybe something is possible," Warenskjold concludes. "Only the opposition is stronger this year. We'll see, but I definitely want to try to sprint the next stages."
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- I think you overestimate scientific knowledge and for sure the spreading of it. There are huge numbers of people in similar situations, if there were an easy solution somebody would be making big money out of it. Nerve pain can have many complex origins or be due to complex combinations of reasons. Even if you discover a reason there is not always a solution. Migraines haven’t been solved either. I have had lower back/hip nerve pains on and off for over 30 years, no kind of doctor has ever found a way to reduce, prevent or solve the problem. It may just be that some people are born with nerves that are too short or get twisted out of position during certain movements.Mistermaumau22-12-2024
- Amazing ride by her and very promising for her future. On a side note, it’s a bit worrying all these wins riders have after emotional moments in their lives, someone will come up with emotional doping at some point. Maybe give them fake news just before a big race to get hormones pumping.Mistermaumau22-12-2024
- I doubt he will have the energy to do that if he continues to do leadout for Phillipsenabstractengineer22-12-2024
- I know several people who’ve tried contacting sport airbag manufacturers and none of them ever got a reply. Might be hard to organise anything with such attitudes.Mistermaumau22-12-2024
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