Horner will not defend vuelta title

VP of Tea · August 22, 2014, 07:48:09 AM

Bronchitis medication means low cortisol values and lampre is keeping him out.

tenacious1 · August 22, 2014, 09:04:00 AM

Noooooooooooooooooo!

I don't know anything about cortisol. How does low cortisol effect you?

ctjim · August 22, 2014, 09:26:39 AM

Aww that's too bad.
Read an interview with him a couple of days ago where he said he thought his form was actually BETTER than last year at this time. He was just worried about getting healthy.

ihop · August 22, 2014, 09:45:30 AM

Poor Horner.

Mrtambourineman · August 22, 2014, 04:27:58 PM

That sucks. I was hoping to see him defend.

tenacious1 · August 22, 2014, 09:54:01 PM

Horner took a 6 hour training ride to console himself -- while journalists waited...and waited...and waited.

He's looking at the Canadian races coming up.

tenacious1 · August 23, 2014, 08:12:28 AM

http://www.steephill.tv/players/720/dailymotion/?title=Christopher+Horner+Explains+Decision+To+Not+Start+The+Vuelta&dashboard=vuelta-a-espana&id=x24aqph&yr=2014

wherestheportojohn · August 23, 2014, 10:35:55 AM

boo!

Mrtambourineman · August 26, 2014, 12:04:13 PM

Quote from: tenacious1 on August 22, 2014, 09:54:01 PM
Horner took a 6 hour training ride to console himself -- while journalists waited...and waited...and waited.

He's looking at the Canadian races coming up.

They race bikes in Canada?

tenacious1 · August 27, 2014, 09:22:52 AM

Only if the snow melts.

I suppose that's why Svein Tuft rides for an Australian team.

Mrtambourineman · August 28, 2014, 01:56:37 PM

Quote from: tenacious1 on August 27, 2014, 09:22:52 AM
Only if the snow melts.

I suppose that's why Svein Tuft rides for an Australian team.

I was talking to a co-worker about Svein today. Turns out said co-worker raced against Svein BITD when Svein raced locally.

tenacious1 · August 28, 2014, 04:39:41 PM

Very cool. Any stories?

Mrtambourineman · September 29, 2014, 02:26:18 PM

Quote from: tenacious1 on August 28, 2014, 04:39:41 PM
Very cool. Any stories?

Sorry. Nothing specific. He just said Svein was something special - totally outclassed the peloton. It really puts it into context when a guy like Svein who blew away the local competition is a domestique on the grand tours.

tenacious1 · September 30, 2014, 09:21:40 AM

From what I've read Tuft is an entirely different breed from most cyclists.

Just in case you haven't seen any of them. http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/07/news/the-oldest-tour-rookie-of-the-modern-era-svein-tuft-is-a-rider-like-no-other_293692
http://www.bicycling.com/news/2013-tour-de-france/tour-features/svein-tuft-s-curious-road-france

And since this started with a Horner thread -- his contract with Lampre is still up in the air. That's understandable since he spend so much of this year injured and then sick and then excluded from the Vuelta. I hope he gets a contract because that's not a great way to end a career.

Mrtambourineman · September 30, 2014, 12:35:11 PM

Quote from: tenacious1 on September 30, 2014, 09:21:40 AM
From what I've read Tuft is an entirely different breed from most cyclists.

Just in case you haven't seen any of them. http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/07/news/the-oldest-tour-rookie-of-the-modern-era-svein-tuft-is-a-rider-like-no-other_293692
http://www.bicycling.com/news/2013-tour-de-france/tour-features/svein-tuft-s-curious-road-france

And since this started with a Horner thread -- his contract with Lampre is still up in the air. That's understandable since he spend so much of this year injured and then sick and then excluded from the Vuelta. I hope he gets a contract because that's not a great way to end a career.

Ha. Svein is very BC - not that we all ride 1000 miles towing dogs to go mountain climbing, but I've met people like him around here.

I hope Chris gets another contract and gets to go out on a high note.