Johan Bruyneel has H1N1 vius

by lucybears on Aug 28, 2009 8:17 AM EDT

Back from the Tour of Ireland, the American rider Craig Lewis (Team Columbia-HTC) and the Belgian manager of Team Astana Johan Bruyneel have contracted the virus.

All indications are that both men have been affected by the virus in Ireland. Craig Lewis felt the first symptoms of the pandemic as it was back home in South Carolina. For its part, the famous manager, winner of nine Tours de France through Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador, has been hospitalized in Marbella, Spain.

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Bruyneel on Twitter yesterday:

Just got back home in Madrid. Had to stay 2 days in hospital after fever attack but all is good again. Just gonna have to rest a bit more.

Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler

by majope on Aug 28, 2009 8:46 AM EDT reply actions

hope his kids are going to be okay, especially the baby

"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind

by umwolverine on Aug 28, 2009 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions

What? No jokes about "the hog" and swine flu?

Actually, I hate to think of how easy it is to spread the flu around the peloton in a race situation. I hope nobody else comes down with the flu and quick recovery to Craig and Johan.

by Katiek on Aug 28, 2009 9:37 AM EDT reply actions

some

14 riders that were in Ireland are takung part in the Vuelta

by lucybears on Aug 28, 2009 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions

I don't want to jinx anyone,

but it’s ended up being like any other flu here

"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'

by Seahorse on Aug 28, 2009 12:09 PM EDT up reply actions

wait for the second go-aroind

"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind

by umwolverine on Aug 28, 2009 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions

Exactly

Check out the 1918 flu pandemic. Also an H1N1 variant.

by johnw on Aug 28, 2009 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions

makes me wonder if we should try to catch it the first time 'round.

Like they used to do with chicken pox, in the pre vaccine days. Pack all the kids together with the sick kid.

by JFS_PGH on Aug 28, 2009 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions

Chicken Pox

rarely kills. This particular flu has shown to be more deadly than usual to 4-20 year olds. Not usually a high-risk group.

by johnw on Aug 28, 2009 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions

Twice as deadly

Which is still pretty harmless. At least for people who have the time and necessary equipment to frequent this site.

"Where there’s a will, there’s a way.": Alberto Contador, shortly after waking up from brain surgery.

by Lopex on Aug 29, 2009 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions

I actually knew someone who died after contracting chicken pox.

If you aren’t a kid, getting it is really not a good thing.

by civetta on Aug 29, 2009 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions

Like any other flu, BUT

Has killed over 20 people in Aust, and over 70 people in intensive care at the moment….

"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 Aug 28, 2009 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions

It's dangerous if you have underlying health problems or are very old/very young, for sure.

Lots of people who get it are really not that ill though, at least no more so than with a bad cold. If it mutates it could be a different matter….time will tell.

"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.

by Albertina on Aug 28, 2009 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions

actually, this strain is affecting a different target than most influenzas: the young healthy children/young adults from infant to 20, and pregnant women....

"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind

by umwolverine on Aug 29, 2009 5:24 AM EDT up reply actions

I meant more in terms of who is most liable to get seriously ill after catching it

by Albertina on Aug 29, 2009 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Regular flu kills thousands of people each year

but you don’t hear about that from the media because it’s not a “spectacular” story, at least the American media.

"On a personal level, I have never had admiration for him and I never will"
~AC about LA, me about Johan "drama queen" Bruyneel

by Phil H. on Aug 28, 2009 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions

just like any other flu does...

by civetta on Aug 28, 2009 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions

how does that compare to the numbers for the regular, seasonal 'flu?

and yes, mortality rate for chicken pox = 0.0014%. I wasn’t suggesting doing it with small kids. In fact, I was kinda facetious in the first place. But if you’re worried about a more extreme version, and worried that it is going to hit before there’s enough vaccine, then catching the mildest verson you can find might be rational. Assuming you’re an adult, in good health, who can isolate yourself for the duration.

by JFS_PGH on Aug 28, 2009 6:55 PM EDT up reply actions