Evenepoel OUT After Training Crash and Lefevere LEAVES as CEO | LRCP Weekly #15

[@boipink]

We're 15 weeks into the year! Can't believe it has just flown

[@LanterneRougeCyclingPodcast]

We’ve learned from our colleagues at Live Slow Ride Fast 😉

[@bodyipbysimonleichnam3898]

more like 51 weeks (not 15)

[@theaccidentalanthropologis2743]

Benji has great insights around safety. Best advice is that ride to return comes first over anything. If youre older than 20 and not getting paid, no amount of fitness is worth getting injured over.

[@cameroncook9450]

I really hope Remco can get back into shape by spring classics. Hopefully we can see Tadej v Remco in Flanders & Liege

[@MDP1702]

He'll definitely not ride in Flanders, which apparently wasn't even a goal regardless this year. He'll just try to get in good shape for the hill classics at the end.

[@SARGEinc]

Get together with the Nero guys when you do your TDU climbing stuff. It might also be interesting to see Jesse do some coaching on Benji for his own channel.

[@empty420]

Love how in the men's peleton TDT social media clears the competion with ease

[@chrisko6439]

what is TDT?

[@chazgorman]

@chrisko6439 www.youtube.com/@TourdeTietema

[@Chiller11]

Sounds like a pesticide?

[@tomschenk5148]

Patrick "I did a 15k run." Benji "Why?". 😅😅😅😅😅

[@chrisko6439]

Clear violation of velominati rule #42. (Excerpt: Also keep in mind that one should only swim in order to prevent drowning, and *should only run if being chased*. And even then, one should only run fast enough to prevent capture.

[@tomschenk5148]

@chrisko6439 🤣🤣🤣

[@frogeggsyeah5138]

the "Dutch reach" is tought in Belgian aswell, if you don't do it during your test you fail. It's just that very few people keep doing it.

[@kevinberwick1567]

Geez, those injuries to Remco are not great at all, we can empathise with him and his family, our son many years ago had all of these injuries, in fact he had all of these injuries and more, many broken bones, two punctured lungs, spleen and kidney and so on, hitting a parked vehicle at speed is definitely not nice, so we definitely understand the challenge of this. We wish Remco a complete and speedy recovery❤

[@CPSwits]

Good luck with the ride up Teide tomorrow! I’ve been up in a car and don’t envy you that. Can’t wait for the new season to start

[@empty420]

I am really exited for the classics this year because I believe the teams have evened the balance a bit. I believe this years classic will be fantastic because of this

[@ynot7262]

Aussie humor and colloquialisms just fly over Benjis head and leave him totally confused and bewildered.

[@Gabrielle4870]

Same with Benji's Dutch sayings and expressions and English speaking listeners... both crack me up as a Dutch person living in Australia.

[@MrMattie725]

BPost is not financed by the tax payers Benji like for example the NMBS trains. The Belgian state owns a large share of stock but BPost is a profitable company which actually returns some dividends to the state ;) Also, an effective media campaign about not throwing your doors into cyclists, ideally using the 'Dutch reach' which is technically mandatory in Belgium, is the best that could come from this crash.

[@tomcads1604]

European Postal services had to be privatized by law quite a number of years ago

[@MrMattie725]

@tomcads1604 I don't know the exact rules etc, but I think they are technically private. The state just happens to own 51% of the stock via some constructions. Same thing with one of our banks. That said, there are obviously complaints from other postal services about unfair competition and corruption.

[@tomcads1604]

@@MrMattie725 sure, all these legacy state carriers aren't magically turning into fully private entities overnight so they keep a lot of their former advantages, but as you said, technically they're private companies and that's all that matters for EU rules

[@simonlockwood8720]

My understanding of the Belgium employment regulation (3rd hand) is that an employee (/next employer) can buy themselves out of their contract and the formula is set at the total outstanding salary. If that’s the case the UCI wouldn’t be able to enforce a different formula in Belgium.

[@tomcads1604]

I really hope Lefebvre remains active commenting in cycling media. For better or worse, he's been one of the more colorful characters in a cycling world that's getting more and more sanitized (same as other professional sports) and he'd be sorely missed

[@LucasHynar]

If you are one the GC come along for a group ride with Burleigh Cycling. 5.30am most days from Justins Park.

[@GC_Iceman]

Corkscrew AND Willunga should be on your agenda. Let us have a heads up on the days & times, & you'll have a HUGE group to accompany you. And speaking of Remco, I was doored 12 months ago, with 10 broken bones & 4 months off the bike. He got off lightly. :)

[@ShawnStradamus520]

Great analysis! Crashes are to be expected and avoided. Crashes happen and they add up over time. To be at your very best you need to avoid major disruption to your training over a period of years and Remco has not been able to achieve that due to a pattern of serious crash injuries. Regrettably, like Bernal, Thomas, and Roglic, this pattern has already negatively impacted his career. He needs to recognize the pattern and correct it now if possible because he is risking his health by the way he rides. I wish him a speedy/full recovery and all the best!

[@juleszed]

Higuita is going to Astana next year, I think

[@robertwhyte3435]

Is the "Dutch reach" real? Where you open your car door by reaching over your body with your right hand so you have to turn and look over your left shoulder for bikes.

[@Gabrielle4870]

Yes. You fail your driving test if you don't look for cyclists, also when turning.

[@dougduchateau443]

Totally agree on SQS. Alaphilippe gone, Remco hurt, and now this....stay tuned people!

[@THECONTROVERSIALCYCLIST]

Benji take pastry's with you from breakfast and heavy food with high fats for Teide. Don't take loads of gels you will chasing the highs. The local small island 🍌 s are great 🚀 fuel. The climb is in your head. Refill your water at chio petrol station for the way up so you save weight from starting if you are coming from the coast on south west side. Might see you out tomorrow morning. Good luck mate, but you will be fine👌👍👍👍👍💪

[@BenjiNaesenTV]

Thanks for the advice, leaving Puerto de Santiago via Tamaimo around 10-ish.

[@oxey_]

That 'take high fat pastries' line had me going 🤨🤨 before reading your username lmao

[@THECONTROVERSIALCYCLIST]

​​@@oxey_For 52kms AV 5% constant climb just carb loading with obviously no support and if you are doing it in a one with a water stop you need this. Some bitter jelly sweets are handy too. What would you do Oxey, sounds like you have an opinion, don't be shy fella

[@THECONTROVERSIALCYCLIST]

​​@@BenjiNaesenTV I am working until till 1130 but having a lunch break ride. Coming from Costa Adeje to chio. Benji if you are stopping for lunch or at the bike cafe on the way up I might see you. Got to be back at work for 1400hrs 😢 I will be on the Van Rysel 👍

[@oxey_]

@@THECONTROVERSIALCYCLIST I wouldn't really change much compared to what I do usually, put fuel in my bottles and bring enough gels to come out at ~80g/hour. You have 35k calories worth of fat stored in your liver, imo consuming fat on rides like these is pointless unless it helps with digestive issues. What is the idea behind it in your opinion/experience?

[@calvin1148]

I’ve noticed a theme, professional cyclists that focused on another sport as a kid or teenager have a lot of crashes, wonder if it’s a result of not learning certain basics early 🤷‍♀️

[@LukeGJPotter]

Super Dino in The Canaries is GOATed.

[@EITiga]

Lefeveré will now enjoy his life 🌈 Surely he will shutout his old SDQ team and Remco as this is always his demeanor 😅

[@LoranMaes]

"Zero chance Pogi might do the Giro" *Pogi saying he will maybe do the Giro*

[@DR_1_1]

Mmmh... training for the TdF and Vuelta?

[@vadouvan]

I feel really bad for Remco. Stateside, we call it “getting doored.” It’s the third most common accident that happens to urban cyclists at least here in the US. I thought it’s much safer in Europe but I guess the “Dutch reach” is really only practiced in the Netherlands?

[@AntiMatterDeathray]

I hear people say that Europe is safer for cycling, but I’d be curious to see data on it. My cousin and his wife took a trip to Europe in the summer and did quite a bit of cycling. He said that while people are pretty courteous to cyclists, the roads are just so much narrower that he said it took several days to adjust to it and to feel comfortable riding on the roads in some areas. Lot of factors at play, he’s more of a mountain biker than a road cyclist, and where we live in Utah has really good cycle paths and most roads have bike lanes/big shoulders so maybe that’s why it was more uncomfortable for him.

[@wedgtton]

ADNOC is the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, the world's 12th largest oil company!

[@endautrestermes]

and lrcp IN for some audience with that title :D

[@worldvaleur]

If you come to South America... it's the norm. No one looks before opening car doors. It's the wild wild South!

[@thejibsplice]

Americas magic used recumbent cyclors - everyone else was on a normal stationary bike i think

[@super8hell]

because they calculated drag of fairing a normal cycling position vs inefficiency of recumbent cycling.

[@sean7879Outdoor]

Oddly enough, American postal and delivery vans have either no doors, or sliding doors, perhaps for this remco issue

[@DR_1_1]

Sliding doors sound like a good solution... If you stop dozens of time a day, and need to twist your spine all day long in addition to carrying items all day long, it can't be good... Anyway delivery cars and vans usually don't have windows behind the driver, so there is not much point looking over your shoulder before opening the door? My guess is that the problem was more about cars crashing the opening doors, than the opened doors hitting cyclists, though!

[@elmex55]

The Teams can make a jersey in every colour they want. The rule is just there, that in Grand Tours they can force teams to change the colours.

[@LanterneRougeCyclingPodcast]

They have changed the rule for 2025

[@kevinberwick1567]

I agree with you guys, slippery slope, imbalanced, it's tail wagging the dog in my opinion, teams already have enough placed on them, let them wear what they want.

[@pmckeown38]

Good luck Benji

[@jgogl9791]

QuikStep are the next Ineos. And I don't mean that in a good way. UCI going to have to break the power of the big money (ie UAE), setting caps.

[@LovetheIPAs]

One of the most illogical decisions by the UCI is this rule about the color of jerseys - illogical because it's completely unnecessary. There are already too many blue tones in the men's peloton and too many pink/purple in the women's. Now the UCI is further reducing the color options available for team kits.

[@MacMasore]

48:35 you shouldn’t feel sorry for them Patrick they have the money to hire all the designers they need and designing a jersey doesn’t take 6 months

[@czeckson74]

Lennert VAN EETVELT should have been the one to leave LOTTO

[@MatteoGermonpre]

No he´s happy to stay

[@bif3578]

What hand bones? Some of those small ones take a long time to heal. Trying to ride too soon would be painful...

[@DR_1_1]

2 years ago Pogacar maybe lost the TdF because he had broken bones in the hand, earlier in the season...

[@chrisko6439]

For common people, maybe. Medical staff doesn't give a damn about us. A scaphoid fracture took me off the bike for 5 months. It would never take a professional athlete that long, because they can afford medical personnel that does care.

[@bodyipbysimonleichnam3898]

Patrick the dishwasher !

[@kevinberwick1567]

Hey guys, don't knock the dishwasher, they have a fucking hard job 😂😅, my sister is a chef (retired these days), at least when I was a teenager they worked super hard, I was asked to fill in at her restaurant back in the early 1980's, faarrk that was full on, a commercial kitchen is so hectic when you are trying to keep 150 dinners happy, just saying don't knock the dishwasher and I mean person, no mechanical dishwasher helping me out back then 😂😅

[@kevinberwick1567]

Whoops, that was supposed to read Diner's 😅

[@kevinberwick1567]

Hey Benji we have a room for you here in Brisbane mate, your wife as well, I'll show you guys around, don't be shy, we won't tell your Dad you had coffee with me 🤣😅

[@LG-tm8hh]

Why don't teams just make their jerseys a combo of pink + yellow + white + red + green + polka dots? Or are they just banned from using those colors altogether? Just make it like a primary school student's brush washing cup in art class.

[@captainsener3113]

7:30 Patrick you mean American Magic recumbent cyclors

[@eltribun]

... wtf is Benji pointing a hairdryer to his beard??

[@LarsRyeJeppesen]

Lol now I cannot unsee this

[@simongilliat2205]

Better sound than a regular mic

[@vinniamsterdam700]

To dry his beard obviously

[@lolekbolek7655]

pogi should do roubaix why not

[@readhoffman6578]

Hot take: leadership balloon

[@ynot7262]

Got to give parked cars a wide berth... Cycling 101. Never trust cars, humans are the weak link. Remco should if possible pass the van at an open doors width and driver should check mirrors b4 opening door... I'd like to know exact circumstances of accident and info can be used to educate drivers and cyclists.

[@fredkaboom]

So which team is Remco joining, if he's out of Quickstep?

[@adrianbuck8772]

He is currently injured not changing teams.

[@miocasano1005]

What did hasbullah say? 😂😂

[@LanterneRougeCyclingPodcast]

Business business

[@sorbet4]

Why is one of the top cyclist in the world riding solo ?

[@rubenaraya1489]

It is a great day. Finally, Lefevere is gone.

[@headrush5567]

Roglic rarely hurt himself. in crashes: how many times has he broken his back now. 2 or 3 times?

[@vinniamsterdam700]

Not to mention his horrific ski jumping accident!!!!

[@matlindell5022]

Why is benji drying his hair during the podcast ?🤔

[@nico210]

Bpost is privatized 😅. They finally make money.

[@Chiller11]

Pro cyclists will heal more rapidly but like race horses can be victims of dubious medicine like injecting injured areas with local anesthesia or anabolic pharmaceuticals to speed healing.

[@sciteckinfotainment]

Denk is a hypocrite

[@2001lednar]

Usually love the podcast, but the overtalking and interrupt/pause/interrupt is hard to listen to. A lot of podcasters do this and it's annoying af. My 2 cents.

[@LarsRyeJeppesen]

It has to be a dynamic conversation, not monologues.

[@vinniamsterdam700]

Dutch reach

[@guidonvanonder]

yeah it's all about you benji

[@David-t8i6e]

Cyclists r responsible for where they r going. Shocked postals aren't like the U.S. all sliding doors