Jens! update

by Gemma on Jul 23, 2009 8:30 PM EDT

As this is about Jens! I figured it deserved a post all of it's own :)

Anyway, apparently the big guy is hoping to be released from hospital tomorrow once they've done one final head scan (he had a minor blood clot it seems, not unexpected considering). He still doesn't remember a thing about the accident. One minute he was thinking about how he could do more work for Andy & Frank, next thing he was on a stretcher in the back of an ambulance (reminds me of skier Dani Albrecht - he has no problem watching video of his horror smash from January this year because he has that same blank about his accident, for him it's like it's someone else he's watching)

But the best news is that the crash has made Jens! determined to come back for one more Tour (he'd spoken on the first rest day about this possibly being his last one)

And in typical Jens! fashion (and something that made me smile) apparently he's already spoken to Riis about when he can get back on the bike - he mentioned the Denmark Tour but seen as this starts in a week or so, Riis' response was that that might be a bit too soon :) Good luck with trying to calm him down there Bjarne!

Riis has also said Jens! would be in his 2010 Tour line-up and that he's also already spoken to him about what he could do with the team once he climbs off the bike (imagines Jens! as very scary (in a nice way) DS in the car) - something of a hands off to Team Sky, amidst rumours that they had approached the german re some kind of contract

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thanks for the update!

Jens!! Let’s pedaling!!

Why do I get the feeling it would be a bad idea to have him DS behind the wheel of a car? Waving his arms, talking… it might not be safe.

I say have him DS from a bike. :P

by gregm on Jul 23, 2009 6:52 PM EDT reply actions

One thing I will never understand...

…why does the DS drive?

I’m assuming Brad, Gav, or R Mc has the answer, so this is a legit question.

You see how calm Vaughters is? That’s because he’s really one giant seething ball of Evil inside. With like, extra Evil.

by Ed K on Jul 23, 2009 7:08 PM EDT up reply actions

What Jens! needs is his own cycling talk show.

Mon coeur appartient aux les forçats de la route.

by Josenka on Jul 23, 2009 7:20 PM EDT up reply actions

because the mechanic has to be able to hang out the window?

by R Mc on Jul 23, 2009 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions

because you can only have 1 car?

so you need to have everyone needed there. 2 DS, 1 mechanic and 1 invited (for PR reasons)

by perezbike on Jul 23, 2009 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions

Oooh

So The Great Bjarne has offered Jens! another year?! Cool :-) .

by Lou... on Jul 23, 2009 7:25 PM EDT reply actions

This makes me very happy. To get one more year of Jens! riding,

suffering, and putting the hurt on the peloton is GREAT news! I’m so glad he’s feeling better, and glad they kept him in the hospital for a few days.

And I’m all for Jens! as coach/asst. ds/whatever at Saxo after he retires; he surely seems savvy enough, and has great communication skills :-)

And I’m usually against reality tv shows, on principle, but I’d watch Jens! in one, for sure. I’m thinking up names now: “Jens! & Friends!” “More is Better!” “People Are So Stupid!”

by Ruthann on Jul 23, 2009 8:21 PM EDT reply actions

And a line of Super Jens! action figures.

Mon coeur appartient aux les forçats de la route.

by Josenka on Jul 23, 2009 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions

New Hard Man Team

Voeckler joins Jens and Eki comes out of retirement and they get Ignatiev as a young un. Their problem is everybody wants to be in the wind. So they just ride next to each other …

I hope there is no longer term issues for Jens. There could be! headaches and worse over time.

by Markk on Jul 23, 2009 9:27 PM EDT reply actions

Cool deal

The thought occurs: if Jens! drives the car behind Schlecket during an ITT, perhaps Schlecket could win the thing. I know it’d make me go faster…

by Le Comte on Jul 23, 2009 9:57 PM EDT reply actions

Rofl..

…yeah, like pedaling for dear life to try to stay out of his way…

You see how calm Vaughters is? That’s because he’s really one giant seething ball of Evil inside. With like, extra Evil.

by Ed K on Jul 23, 2009 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions

I'm happy

Next year I’ll pay a little more attention to races like the Jens! Invitational. It’ll be quite emotional when he gets down to his last few races.

by ursula on Jul 23, 2009 10:02 PM EDT reply actions

Jens! keeps impressing me more and more(and he's already impressed me more than anyone else)

he wants to fucking start the Denmark Tour?!, which starts in next Wednesday?!

Vamos Alberto!!!(Contador not Ricco)

by Phil H. on Jul 23, 2009 10:37 PM EDT reply actions

he only broke his face, right?

You don’t pedal with your face.

Well, Jens! could pedal with his face if he wanted to, but he’ll just use his legs.

by gregm on Jul 24, 2009 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions

by swells on Jul 24, 2009 6:30 AM EDT reply actions

Phots of Jen in Hospital.. OMG shocking. Canit recognise him.

Jens!

"the rest was over 30. And that doesn't mean old and useless, but experienced and with the stamina"

Jens! Voigt, Crit Intl Interview, 2009

by CycleGirl on Jul 25, 2009 12:43 AM EDT reply actions

"Es geht wieder ohne Schmerzmittel"

Interview mit dem Saxo Bank-Fahrer Jens Voigt

Nach seinem schweren Sturz bei der Tour geht es Jens Voigt besser. Am Sonntag will der 37-Jährige in Begleitung eines Arztes nach Berlin zurückkehren.

http://sport.ard.de/sp/tour2009/aktuell/interviews/interview_voigt_20090725.jsp

by lucybears on Jul 25, 2009 11:06 AM EDT reply actions