So about yesterday… I really want to wish everyone that went down the best in their individual recoveries, however long and arduous they may be 😓. It was a big relief to get news after the finish that no one was in critical condition. Having seen the crash first hand I imagined
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After a few seconds of shock having barely escaped myself, I tried as hard as I could to bring myself out of it. As we got onto the foot of the Kanarieberg I felt some responsibility to honor what has gone into this. The sheer man-hours, planning, late nights and early mornings
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I am proud of how @TiesjBenoot and I continued to fight and I hope we honored the display that @WoutvanAert was planning to put on. Anyway, see you all Sunday where all of @vismaleaseabike will try to do him proud ❤️
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@MatteoJorg @TiesjBenoot @WoutvanAert @vismaleaseabike Matteo, only people who don't understand racing would criticize this. You did very well to flip the switch. Great result and all the best sunday.
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@MatteoJorg @TiesjBenoot @WoutvanAert @vismaleaseabike You received criticism for riding on?! No need to explain yourself, those ppl can find themselves a nice fairytale to live in.
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@MatteoJorg @TiesjBenoot @WoutvanAert @vismaleaseabike On behalf of the entire US and cycling fans across the world-what you and the team pulled off yesterday was extraordinary!! You should never have to apologize for winning or doing your job! I guarantee Wout would have kicked your ass if you all stopped riding! Be proud!!
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@MatteoJorg @TiesjBenoot @WoutvanAert @vismaleaseabike You (and Tiesj) took the right decission and you both did a great job, Matteo. Never give up! Fight for the honour of your team and make every teammate proud. Thanks guys and my best recoverywishes for Wout🥇💕
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@MatteoJorg @TiesjBenoot @WoutvanAert @vismaleaseabike Great post and of course you guys rode on, so did the others 🤷🏻♀️ just us sitting in front of the TV being totally numb by this horror crash. Took a while to have intrest in the race again... But you & Tiesj put up a great fight 👊 huge congrats on winning your first big classic 👌
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@MatteoJorg @TiesjBenoot @WoutvanAert @vismaleaseabike You did your job. It’s a team sport and you stepped up in a difficult moment.
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@MatteoJorg @TiesjBenoot @WoutvanAert @vismaleaseabike Grande victoire Matteo. Best and only way to honor Wout at that moment was bringing home that victory Fools that critized you are no true cycling fans.
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@MatteoJorg @TiesjBenoot @WoutvanAert @vismaleaseabike Whatever happens, the race continues. Any leader that crashes out of a race wants to see he teammate win that same race. Congrats with the win! May the luck be on your and TVLs side this Sunday and the rest of the season 🙌🏻
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@MatteoJorg @TiesjBenoot @WoutvanAert @vismaleaseabike Bro you’re such a great guy 🤌🏼 Jumbo really lucky to have you
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@MatteoJorg @TiesjBenoot @WoutvanAert @vismaleaseabike Quite right too. I can’t conceive of a reason anyone would criticise you for carrying on? The race medical teams are in a much better position to offer the right kind of help to the injured. The best you can do to help is win the race. Brilliantly done.
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@MatteoJorg @TiesjBenoot @WoutvanAert @vismaleaseabike Keep going Matteo and Tiesj . Sunday you gonna make Wout proud.
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@MatteoJorg @TiesjBenoot @WoutvanAert @vismaleaseabike No need to apologize for anything, people who complain don’t understand cycling. You honored Wout in the best way possible🫶🏼🙏🏼
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@MatteoJorg @TiesjBenoot @WoutvanAert @vismaleaseabike Matteo you have absolutely nothing to explain. It was clear from the magnitude of that crash that those guys weren’t getting back on. Honoring WVA by winning the race is the absolute best thing you can do as a teammate. Good luck on Sunday.
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@MatteoJorg @TiesjBenoot @WoutvanAert @vismaleaseabike Who was the idiot who criticized you???… great race, great job, great victory Matteo, and nothing more… the rest is nonsense that idiots say
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@MatteoJorg @TiesjBenoot @WoutvanAert @vismaleaseabike Oye, deja de hacer la pelota a Wout. Vuelve ya a @Movistar_Team. No te fuiste a Visma a ganar dinero ni a currar para otros, fuiste para mejorar y lo has hecho. Punto y pelota.
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@MatteoJorg @TiesjBenoot @WoutvanAert @vismaleaseabike Dit is koers. Well done, man. This is what Wout would have done!
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@MatteoJorg @TiesjBenoot @WoutvanAert @vismaleaseabike It was an accident. Period. You're making history bro! 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
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@MatteoJorg @TiesjBenoot @WoutvanAert @vismaleaseabike Ignore the noisy idiots matteo, they don’t and never will understand the sport. The cyclist is a unique old school athlete who matches all the pre cancel woke influencers these morons don’t understand all the men lying injured would have wanted the race to continue. #nails
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@MatteoJorg @TiesjBenoot @WoutvanAert @vismaleaseabike Nice of you to say all this, but in my book you never, ever have to apologize for winning. It's a race, and you race to win. Wout and others would've been pissed if you had stopped.
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@MatteoJorg @TiesjBenoot @WoutvanAert @vismaleaseabike You did what you had to do and the result was the best outcome for you and the team 👍
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@MatteoJorg @TiesjBenoot @WoutvanAert @vismaleaseabike O can't think of a better way to lessen the bad luck .. to criticeze that is moronic and stupid..
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@MatteoJorg @TiesjBenoot @WoutvanAert @vismaleaseabike Im wondering who was criticising you because thats just bs. It must feel weird to win and having to explain yourself aswell. Really good win and you did good
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@MatteoJorg @TiesjBenoot @WoutvanAert @vismaleaseabike 👏👌..make Wout smile on Sunday with your team! Good luck!
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@MatteoJorg @TiesjBenoot @WoutvanAert @vismaleaseabike Bravo for you. Honoring your partner like this is a 10. You are doing a great job. Keep it up.
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@MatteoJorg @TiesjBenoot @WoutvanAert @vismaleaseabike You rode a perfect race, and crashes have always been a part of cycling. That you get criticism for winning the race, after half your own team crashes, is absurd - you should not have to apologise or explain - at all. Onwards and upwards 🙂
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