Martinsnos
Senior Member
Hi,
Did anyone get a feel for how pros that are known to have had covid performed in 2021?
Many thanks.
Did anyone get a feel for how pros that are known to have had covid performed in 2021?
Many thanks.
Well, some died, like Michael Antonelli and Cristopher Marsilla.
It didn't seem like a great year for Gaviria or Sagan, nor Matthews who had to withdraw from the 2020 Giro after catching it. I don't recall if others had to do similar in 2021. All three of them dropped down the UCI rankings.
Curiously, almost as many riders seem to be blaming vaccination side-effects (Fuglsang and Van Avermaet among them) as covid infection for their loss of form, at least in public.
Really, the best covid-related excuse would have been Elise Chabbey, who was working as a front line doctor during covid, but she had a pretty good year, ranking 19th in the Women's World Tour, although with the only win being the Tour of Britain's mountain classification.
It's a lottery. You don't know if you'll get long covid. If you've been jabbed, you'll likely be less ill and not suffer the long term complications.
Have you been jabbed ? I've got two friends that caught covid without being jabbed. One was a year ago before the jabs, he's on oxygen 18 hours a day still. The other 'wasn't bothered' - been ill for months and is struggling for breath. He want's the jab now.
I'd expect you won't be 100% for a few weeks.
Long covid is a f3ck3r, my mrs is still using oxygen daily, this time last year we was wondering if she would come out of hospital, she has since been double jabbed and awaiting appointment for the booster jab
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Really, the best covid-related excuse would have been Elise Chabbey, who was working as a front line doctor during covid, but she had a pretty good year, ranking 19th in the Women's World Tour, although with the only win being the Tour of Britain's mountain classification.
Didn't Bernal get COVID after winning the Giro? He was a bit "off" for the rest of the season.
I heard about that - you went out and bought a CD of Liberace's Greatest Hits!I’m 5 weeks out from it now. Still feel tired more easily than I did before and I have no taste.