Iban Mayo did not start today

Powerful Pete said:

Did not start the stage this morning. News off the Gazzetta dello Sport ticker.

No more hope for him to go on a suicide attack and try to shake things up!

"'We knew he wouldn't finish the stage today, so we decided it was better for him not to start,' said Euskaltel general manager Miguel Madariaga. He added that Mayo, a specialist climber and considered as one of Lance Armstrong's main rivals before the start of the Tour, had 'no strength left' and said he could be suffering from a virus"

Procycling reports: "Euskaltel-Euskadi manager Miguel Madariaga believes that a **stress-induced mental block**was to blame for Iban Mayo’s shocking performance in the Pyrenees. 'Iban’s problem was of a purely mental nature: he just couldn’t stand the pressure,' commented Madariaga on Sunday."

😕

musette said:

Procycling reports: "Euskaltel-Euskadi manager Miguel Madariaga believes that a **stress-induced mental block**was to blame for Iban Mayo’s shocking performance in the Pyrenees. 'Iban’s problem was of a purely mental nature: he just couldn’t stand the pressure,' commented Madariaga on Sunday."

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Well depending on who you talk to they say cycling is more mental than physical.

musette said:

Procycling reports: "Euskaltel-Euskadi manager Miguel Madariaga believes that a **stress-induced mental block**was to blame for Iban Mayo’s shocking performance in the Pyrenees. 'Iban’s problem was of a purely mental nature: he just couldn’t stand the pressure,' commented Madariaga on Sunday."

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Maybe he has shell shock or post traumatic stress disorder. The other riders rode over him like a thundering heard in the Pyrenees.

I'm disappointed to hear he left. I was looking forward to seeing if he would show well on Alpe d'Huez.