Corona Virus & cycling impact (see mode note post 1322)

04-03-2020 5:33pm

According to Cyclingnews Mitchelton-Scott have pulled their mens and womens teams from all races until March 22nd at least and Jumbo Visma have withdrawn from the Italian races.

EDIT:

https://twitter.com/MitcheltonSCOTT/status/1235224941391425538

neris · 04-03-2020 6:33pm

Deleted User wrote: »

According to Cyclingnews Mitchelton-Scott have pulled their mens and womens teams from all races until March 22nd at least and Jumbo Visma have withdrawn from the Italian races.

EDIT:

https://twitter.com/MitcheltonSCOTT/status/1235224941391425538

2 or 3 more teams pull out and they might aswell just scrap the races

TheBlaaMan · 04-03-2020 10:17pm

It looks like the government have taken the decision away from the race organisers by issuing a decree banning all sporting events with public audiences until 3rd April
"The decree will stop the running of the men's and women's Strade Bianche, GP Larciano [Industria & Artigianato], the 1.2 race Popolarissima, Tirreno-Adriatico, Milan-San Remo, the elite and junior races at the Women's WorldTour Trofeo Alfredo Binda, the Settimana Coppi e Bartali, and the Tour of Sicily.".

The last time M-SR didnt run was World War II.......before that was World War I

magicbastarder · 04-03-2020 10:43pm

don't forget italy has the second oldest population in the world, simply attending in WWI or II would not necessarily have caused a public health issue, but it might now.

neris · 05-03-2020 8:05am

Between this and Nico Portal Ineos are suspending racing aswell now

https://twitter.com/TeamINEOS/status/1235323416309309440?s=19

neris · 05-03-2020 10:59am

And another

https://twitter.com/itvcycling/status/1235496125068652544?s=19

05-03-2020 11:14am

Just saw that, 3 of the big GC teams out of Paris-Nice now. I'd say we'll see a statement from the ASO later today about it.

CramCycle · 05-03-2020 11:20am

Deleted User wrote: »

Just saw that, 3 of the big GC teams out of Paris-Nice now. I'd say we'll see a statement from the ASO later today about it.

I hear they are opening it up to A3s :pac:

doiredoire · 05-03-2020 1:38pm

CramCycle wrote: »

I hear they are opening it up to A3s :pac:

Ya but you are only allowed 2 A3s on a team

CrowdedHouse · 05-03-2020 2:57pm

CramCycle wrote: »

I hear they are opening it up to A3s :pac:

If we can keep a lid on it here the Rás will get world tour status

neris · 05-03-2020 3:03pm

Strada Bianche off this weekend

05-03-2020 5:54pm

CCC and UAE out of Paris Nice so the ASO respond by allowing teams planning on riding to have 8 riders instead of 7.

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/coronavirus-aso-and-teams-make-paris-nice-adjustments-after-italian-race-cancellations/

magicbastarder · 06-03-2020 12:29am

the advice about washing your hands for as long as it takes to sing 'happy birthday' twice is causing ructions in my sister's house, where the soon to be three year old is getting very angry at people singing happy birthday when her birthday is nearly a week away.

neris · 06-03-2020 10:01am

Deleted User wrote: »

CCC and UAE out of Paris Nice so the ASO respond by allowing teams planning on riding to have 8 riders instead of 7.

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/coronavirus-aso-and-teams-make-paris-nice-adjustments-after-italian-race-cancellations/

Hes back. You'd know cycling season is getting serious now

https://twitter.com/ukcyclingexpert/status/1235603302706040833?s=19

Cionn · 08-03-2020 8:21pm

magicbastarder wrote: »

the advice about washing your hands for as long as it takes to sing 'happy birthday' twice is causing ructions in my sister's house, where the soon to be three year old is getting very angry at people singing happy birthday when her birthday is nearly a week away.

I referred your issue to a local heath professional and the advice to your conundrum would be to sing the alphabet song twice or sing staying alive twice also.

Great to hear that not all health advice sounds like quantum physics

magicbastarder · 08-03-2020 9:21pm

well, she's had her birthday party now (i'm not sure that the fact that her actual birthday is still a couple of days away registers with her), but i do not know whether this will have defused the situation, or given her cause to complain that it's not her birthday anymore.

neris · 09-03-2020 11:58pm

Guess thats Milan San Remo off then

10-03-2020 12:28am

neris wrote: »

Guess thats Milan San Remo off then

We're what 9 weeks out from the Giro and that starts in Hungary this year which complicates things further.

What about the Spanish stage races and the others like Romandy and the Alps tour leading up to it? If they were called off but the Giro was on what kind of impact would that have on guys building towards the Giro? Sure they can train but it's not racing.

selwyn froggitt · 11-03-2020 12:10pm

https://twitter.com/ukcyclingexpert/status/1237694296540745728

dastardly00 · 11-03-2020 7:15pm

^^^ that is hilarious

In other not so funny news, one of the pros competing in the UAE Tour that tested positive for Covid-19 has been named - Dmitry Strakhov from Gazprom.

at1withmyself · 11-03-2020 8:59pm

dastardly00 wrote: »

^^^ that is hilarious

In other not so funny news, one of the pros competing in the UAE Tour that tested positive for Covid-19 has been named - Dmitry Strakhov from Gazprom.

According to cycling news there was something like 12 in total diagnosed from the convoy. It is thought Gavira is one of them.

Raymzor · 11-03-2020 11:07pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

We're what 9 weeks out from the Giro and that starts in Hungary this year which complicates things further.

What about the Spanish stage races and the others like Romandy and the Alps tour leading up to it? If they were called off but the Giro was on what kind of impact would that have on guys building towards the Giro? Sure they can train but it's not racing.

Giro must be on shaky ground at this stage.

Weepsie · 11-03-2020 11:12pm

Raymzor wrote: »

Giro must be on shaky ground at this stage.

Im surprised it's not cancelled already. Italy is going through an unprecedented crises.

It would be wholly unfair on required medical staff, required police and defence staff to even contemplate it you'd think.

It may well have hugely dissipated, but it will leave an exhausted nation in its wake

magicbastarder · 11-03-2020 11:14pm

i would not use the phrase 'shaky ground' in relation to the giro right now. i would expect it will take a miracle for it to go ahead. italy are seeing a 7% death rate from detected cases so far, and that's not taking into account that a significant fraction of those are people for whom the disease has not yet run its course.

magicbastarder · 11-03-2020 11:15pm

in fact, i can see, in many countries, a general curtailment on any activity which might lead to a higher chance of injury. you do *not* want to injure yourself cycling, or partaking in any other activity, in an area where this has hit hard.

12-03-2020 5:23pm

Looking at the calendar on ProCyclingStats a lot of races just got crossed out. All of the Belgian,Dutch and Italian ones up to April 1 and Volta a Catalunya.

CantGetNoSleep · 12-03-2020 6:47pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Looking at the calendar on ProCyclingStats a lot of races just got crossed out. All of the Belgian,Dutch and Italian ones up to April 1 and Volta a Catalunya.

Tour of Flanders sportive got cancelled today too so I'd say the whole spring season & Giro are looking highly unlikely at this stage.

neris · 12-03-2020 6:56pm

Gavira from UAE team confirms he has it

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/gaviria-confirms-he-has-coronavirus/

Weepsie · 12-03-2020 8:50pm

Personally, I think CI should be cancelling any races. If they need to have an ambulance, or medical staff, then it's the decent thing to do and just free up resources where they may be better required

Weepsie · 12-03-2020 8:50pm

Personally, I think CI should be cancelling any races. If they need to have an ambulance, or medical staff, then it's the decent thing to do and just free up resources where they may be better required

Eamonnator · 12-03-2020 8:58pm

Weepsie wrote: »

Personally, I think CI should be cancelling any races. If they need to have an ambulance, or medical staff, then it's the decent thing to do and just free up resources where they may be better required

They've taken your advice:

http://www.cyclingireland.ie/cycling-news-item/cycling-ireland-statement-coronavirus-covid-19/27483

neris · 12-03-2020 10:22pm

Volta catalunya off now. Going to be nothing to sneaky watch in work for ages now

RobFowl · 13-03-2020 12:29am

Cycling Ireland are doing the right thing here and I think we all know that.

Look after your selves and look after your families for the next while and remember all us cyclists are a family too.

13-03-2020 12:40am

neris wrote: »

Volta catalunya off now. Going to be nothing to sneaky watch in work for ages now

There is potential there for Eurosport to show classic races if they have the rights and not just fill the schedule with last years races. I'd love to see the 98 tour again for example despite the Festina controversy

neris · 13-03-2020 12:22pm

Last stage of Paris nice today and Giro won't be starting in Hungary this year

Eamonnator · 13-03-2020 12:38pm

neris wrote: »

Last stage of Paris nice today and Giro won't be starting in Hungary this year

I don't think the Giro will start anyplace.

Where did you read about Paris-Nice?
Cycling News are saying, it will finish tomorrow.

13-03-2020 12:50pm

Yeah cycling news saying stage 7 will go ahead to Valdeblore-La Colmiane tomorrow but that Stage 8 around the Nice circuit will be cancelled.

Some of the sprinters haven't started as well as the whole Bahrain team.

Reading about the Giro yesterday they were not optimistic and talking about an alternative date but you'd imagine it would be difficult to move the giro and not have it clash with other races, the Olympics, Euro's etc.

Maybe a scaled down race 10-14 days if it goes ahead???

dastardly00 · 13-03-2020 1:09pm

Deleted User wrote: »

There is potential there for Eurosport to show classic races if they have the rights and not just fill the schedule with last years races. I'd love to see the 98 tour again for example despite the Festina controversy

They could broadcast one stage per day as if it's on in real-time.
We could set up a thread for each stage every day and discuss it as if it never happened before :pac:

Eamonnator · 13-03-2020 2:41pm

Latest from Cycling News.
Giro postponed.

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/giro-ditalia-postponed-due-to-coronavirus-pandemic/

RobFowl · 13-03-2020 3:01pm

Giro is far for important than the Olympics, if there is to be a clash so be it.

neris · 13-03-2020 7:09pm

Eamonnator wrote: »

I don't think the Giro will start anyplace.

Where did you read about Paris-Nice?
Cycling News are saying, it will finish tomorrow.

Sorry read the tweet wrong earlier and took it that the article was talking about todays stage it was finishing after but its tomorrows as normal

LennoxR · 13-03-2020 11:05pm

Will be off work for forseeable. Two friends want to meet up for spins. Is this irresponsible in the current situation? Serious question.

One, I have a mild cold so may leave phlegm (I'd take a tissue etc, but you know how it gets when cycling). And two should we be meeting people at all if we don't have to?

What do people think?

07Lapierre · 13-03-2020 11:14pm

LennoxR wrote: »

Will be off work for forseeable. Two friends want to meet up for spins. Is this irresponsible in the current situation? Serious question.

One, I have a mild cold so may leave phlegm (I'd take a tissue etc, but you know how it gets when cycling). And two should we be meeting people at all if we don't have to?

What do people think?

Only you can make that decision, but if it was me, I wouldn’t go if you even think you have symptoms!

LennoxR · 13-03-2020 11:16pm

07Lapierre wrote: »

Only you can make that decision, but if it was me, I wouldn’t go if you even think you have symptoms!

Yeah. I've decided not to go. I don't have any symptoms, fever, cough etc of covid19. Just a runny nose. But still.

eeeee · 13-03-2020 11:19pm

Personally I'm not going out in company, mainly for others you may come in contact with rather than yourself, you will be fine I suspect. I can't imagine social distancing out on a spin with friends. The need for chat and shelter is far too great! Plus I'm snotty on the bike at the best of times. I'm currently trying to work out the handiest place to put a microfibre cloth/hankie. I'm plumping for between sleeve and glove currently!

Solo spins for the foreseeable is the safest thing to do IMO.

We'll all just have to ignore ourselves if we come upon each other out on a spin :pac:

Mercian Pro · 13-03-2020 11:23pm

Cycling Ireland have now advised all clubs to cancel planned training and leisure spins until 29 March. A lot of clubs had anticipated this and had already cancelled events.
http://www.cyclingireland.ie/cycling-news-item/cycling-ireland-statement-coronavirus-covid-19-updated/27486?fbclid=IwAR2FPx42gjli38XXXRjGJ_MTEZJx6u20XcOKQFTy6OLMkkY64ZrkV43v4nk

dahat · 13-03-2020 11:24pm

I've planned to cycle with one lad tomorrow and I'm happy to do so but 2 max isy comfort zone.

Mercian Pro · 13-03-2020 11:31pm

dahat wrote: »

I've planned to cycle with one lad tomorrow and I'm happy to do so but 2 max isy comfort zone.

A good incentive to do all the work and let him suck your wheel😉

dahat · 13-03-2020 11:37pm

Mercian Pro wrote: »

A good incentive to do all the work and let him suck your wheelðŸ˜‰

Pretty much how I roll anyway!!

eeeee · 13-03-2020 11:55pm

dahat wrote: »

Pretty much how I roll anyway!!

When you coming up to Dublin?!

Corona Virus & cycling impact (see mode note post 1322)

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