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Respiratory problems fuel Hesjedal’s ‘total nightmare’ Giro exit
- Updated: May 22, 2016
CORVARA, Italy (VN) — Early in Saturday’s epic climbing stage across the Dolomites, Ryder Hesjedal (Trek—Segafredo) was dizzy, having trouble breathing, and enduring stomach pain. Cycling is about suffering, but this was something else altogether.
On a stage when the 2012 Giro winner would typically shine, Hesjedal was reeling.
“Today was basically a total nightmare,” Hesjedal said. “On a stage that is so beautiful and what I love most about the Giro, my body didn’t cooperate with my mind.”
Halfway through the six-climb, 210km stage, Hesjedal was forced to step into a Trek—Segafredo team car. Always the gritty fighter who never gives up, the veteran Canadian was doing just that. It wasn’t part of the plan in his move to lead Trek in the Giro.
“As soon as we started climbing I knew something was not right,” Hesjedal said. “My body just didn’t work anywhere near to the last days. I was struggling to hold the wheel in my terrain. Rapidly my body began to feel worse with a bad stomach – I had the feeling of the need to use …
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