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Hirt crashes amid chaos at start of the Tour, Soudal Quick-Step fuming: "The organization has no control at all"
CyclingSaturday, 29 June 2024 at 07:00
The Tour de France had barely started when we received a report of a crash. Jan Hirt, an important climbing helper for Remco Evenepoel at Soudal Quick-Step, fell right before the start of the opening stage.
The Czech rider suffered a bloody nose and several broken teeth, but he can still start in the first stage. Teammate Yves Lampaert witnessed the incident and vented his frustration about the chaos in Florence to VTM Nieuws.
"It's complete chaos. The organization has no control at all. People are everywhere. Jan got caught up and flipped over. We riders get fined for the smallest things, the organization should take a good look in the mirror. This is unacceptable," said Lampaert.
After the stage, Hirt will receive further treatment for his facial injuries. Team manager Patrick Lefevere also voiced his opinion on X (formerly Twitter). "There are a hundred rules for the teams, but a backpack caused Jan to fall during his ride from the team bus to the sign-in. He broke three teeth."
This is the second fall Soudal Quick-Step experienced this week. Louis Vervaeke fell during training on Thursday, but he also managed to start in the opening stage.
Lefevere furious after Hirt's fall
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MrYuck23-11-2024 - It seemed that he was focusing forward at the time of the crash, after seeing a quick video snippet. But one thing I think he should focus on more intently is breaking a bad habit he has, right now. And that is his constant looking over his shoulders. He does that so much, that I am very sure it is not good for him. Simply watch videos of the greats of CX and you will see very little of that constant looking over their shoulders. That is a behavior that betrays a bit of insecurity on his part. He shouldn't be so concerned, incessantly, about what is over his shoulder. He needn't worry they didn't all disappear. He neds to keep his focus more ahead of himself, and he needs to pay a bit more attention to himself, in a confident manner. It is very frustrating to watch, because it is apparent that he has a lot of potential, and is in much better shape thwan many of his competitors, but the mental game needs to be sharpened more, because that part of strategy plays a huge part in the final results
reemmo022-11-2024 - hahahaha love this shit! I didnt even watched the race, but reading all the gossip articles of how stupid this is!Zatoichi19-11-2024
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