Chopping block in Catalonia: Alpecin-Deceuninck sees 4 riders quit, Visma | Lease a Bike loses Lemmen
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The fourth stage of the Tour of Catalonia brought a wave of withdrawals. While there were no crashes on the day itself, lingering illnesses and earlier crashes took their toll on stage four.
At Alpecin-Deceuninck, the damage was significant. The team announced the abandonment of no fewer than three riders, all for different reasons. Quinten Hermans is dealing with a throat infection and couldn’t continue, Gal Glivar is struggling with a skin infection on his foot that requires antibiotics, and Stan Van Tricht is suffering from knee pain. None of the three even started stage four in Catalonia. Kaden Groves abandoned during the race due to knee pain.
Visma | Lease a Bike also took a hit, though their loss came on Wednesday. Bart Lemmen crashed and had not recovered sufficiently by Thursday. “Unfortunately, Bart has abandoned following his crash yesterday. He’s still feeling the effects of it. We wish him a good and speedy recovery,” the Dutch team said.
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Bahrain, Intermarché, and Cofidis also down a rider (or two)
The Tour of Catalonia had already seen 12 abandonments in the first three days, including a sick Tao Geoghegan Hart from Lidl-Trek. Bahrain Victorious is also no longer riding at full strength, the team reported before the start of stage four. “Rainer Kepplinger crashed yesterday, and Finlay Pickering sustained an elbow injury in a separate incident. That leaves us with five riders,” the team stated. Dries De Pooter did not start Thursday’s stage for Intermarché-Wanty, and Stanisław Aniołkowski also withdrew for Cofidis.
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- Shoot, I'll ride it for 1/10 of what his pay for that day is😅Veganpotter30-03-2025
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- I am not sure if it is the hardest to win. In Flanders and Roubaix well before the finish the Peleton will be decimated and the race will normally be won by the best rider of the day or maybe 2nd or 3rd in case of a mechanical or unlucky break especially in case of Roubaix. In San Remo just before the finish there will still be several riders in contention and they are hard to ditch. For the best riders it is a race hard to win since it is not so selective. But if you are not a top 5 rider but still a top 10 rider this race is your best change to win. You will see more Milan San remo Winners with only 1 monument win than any other monumentsJoostmehrtens19-03-2025
- "fap fap fap oh Lance oh oh OHHHHHHH" again. Does he pay you to dredge up people with nice things to say about him? He was an giant a$$hole to people. It is a fact. Whatever his contrition about the doping, he is unapologetic about being a giant a$$hole to people. (Why yes, I do only login to complain. *I* am however only a giant a$$hole to people who laud giant a$$holes.)ericjensenridesbikes25-02-2025
- Remco is still very young. And injuries can absolutely keep you from overdoing it and getting worse. The recent Remco accident didn't keep him from being able to ride a recumbent inside. Wout's knee is a different story thoughVeganpotter23-01-2025
- Van der Poel style is winning by a half a lap and leading the race from the end of the second lap.
Barnes127420-01-2025 - If she thinks talent alone will put her there she will not see many podium finishes much less a GC finish.....work as a team utilizing tactics to consistently be at the top.Germanrazor10-01-2025
- This was very informative! Luiz Antonio Duarte Ferreiraluizantonioduarteferreira02-01-2025
- Well explained, thanks for the clarity! Daniel DantasDanieldantas20-12-2024
- This is the kind of 'news' that belongs in a cheap tabloid. No matter how boring the offseason gets, nobody wants to read this.
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