Info TVE: un membre del Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe està hospitalitzat per salmonelosis. DF Martínez, Gamper i Denz ja han abandonat avui; Vlasov va despenjat... Roglič ara mateix 🤞🥹 #LaVuelta24
Party, but also panic in the team of Roglic and Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe: is there a salmonella outbreak?
CyclingSunday, 08 September 2024 at 06:38
That was quite striking on Saturday afternoon in the Vuelta a España when suddenly, there were three DNFs behind the name of a rider from Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe. Nico Denz, Patrick Gamper, and Daniel Felipe Martinez, three important teammates of leader and red jersey holder Primoz Roglic, dropped out. There is reportedly a salmonella outbreak within the team.
Multiple sources reported this via X. There is intense speculation regarding the occurrence on social media and in various TV broadcasts. What kind of disease would it be exactly, or is it food poisoning?
Will Roglic escape the food poisoning or salmonella dance inside Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe?
According to the Spanish TV channel TVE, there is even talk of the hospitalization of one of the team members (it would be a staff member) due to salmonella contamination. The name of the person in question is (logically) unknown.
On Friday afternoon, Martinez played a vital role in the service of Roglic, who then took over the red jersey from Ben O'Connor and thus seemed to be on his way to a fourth overall victory in the Tour of Spain. The latter still seems to be the case, as on Saturday - when his domestiques had already given up - Roglic continuously rode strongly at the front and, in the end, apparently simply kept the red jersey.
Roglic admitted to being unaware of the symptoms in the morning and did not want to say too much about the medical situation. "It's not going so well, but this Vuelta is already advanced. Then everyone has problems and headaches," he explained in a somewhat characterizing fashion. "I have a lot of respect for my teammates for giving everything they had in them. I am doing well, for the moment, anyway. It was a good day."
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- Van Aert is really handsome. He can influence me all day! Ditto for Philipsen. Why do you think many of us love cycling?: to see heroic attempts at climbing mountains at high altitudes or to watch speedsters sprint for the finish line or to watch a human being ride at break neck speed down a tricky descent? No, it's all about their lean physiques and muscular legs. (apologies for objectifying these dedicated and amazing athletes).BarwonHeadsUp25-10-2024
- It is unfortunate that the author can't feel the joy that Pogacar brings to the sport and his fans who are legion and I for one feel lucky to have watched such a memorable performance and historic season From the Strada until yesterday with multiple wins in stages in both tours and beyond dominance in the World's. He is proud to wear the Rainbow stripes, shows his leadership to protect his fellows and is as courteous and sportsman-like as the sport allows. He goes early to not have to respond to each attack as all the rest would make him do it. Any racer who could would do the same. Don't "grow tired" of greatness as it is always fleeting.ccrider13-10-2024
- What load of rubbish. Pog is likely a once in a generation cyclist, the like of which hasn't been seen since 'the Cannibal '. How many people were complaining that Merckx was making racing predictable? I remember this year's World RR as one of the most exciting I've watched. Mainly BECAUSE Pog was the favourite and launched what everyone thought (Pog included) was a suicidal attack with 80km to go. For the next 2 hours, I was on the edge of my seat thinking "this is too much, even for Pog". Maybe Zonnefeld prefers the snooze-fest that is a bunch sprint? Like most people I know, I can't watch two hours of the bunch riding very fast... I wait for the final 5km and watch just the sprint. In any event, most races are won from a sprint or lone break. What difference does it make who makes the lone break? Ultimately, the other contenders will have to figure out a way to beat Pog. Even if that means collaboration between teams. It's going to be an exciting few seasons, until the next Pog arrives on the scene. If this is boring, heaven knows what exciting looks like!Michael513-10-2024
- This is not a gravel race. UCI fail, from the surface they are on to team tactics. In what country was the first "gravel race" in what country is the most popular gravel race? Go with the race model that created the discipline.
Barnes127411-10-2024 - And don't forget he has now won 4 of the big 10 races (Grand tours, Monuments and WC/OG) in one year with a chance to make that 5. (5 has only been done once before)Joostmehrtens05-10-2024