Mauro Gianetti

But there was more smoke where there seems to be fire in the last couple of days.

That said, Gianetti basically put the, what do you call it when you've got a pot on the stove and you put the thing on it? What do you put on it? A lid,

yeah.

I think Gianetti put the lid on it.

He said it's not happening.

Pogacar had his first outdoor ride, I think, last week, end of last week, after crashing out of the world maybe over a month ago, I think.

Meanwhile, Tadej Pogacar sent shivers down the spine of every world's road race hopeful last week when he posted an Instagram video of him riding on his indoor trainer after that crash.

Yes, UAE team manager Mauro Gianetti later confirmed it was just part of his rehab and he definitely won't be racing again in 2026.

However, there must be a few riders thinking like, is he just going to turn up on the start line and just kick our ass? Can you imagine that if he just rocks up next to you like, I mean, yes, but you could imagine doing that.

Anyway, from road racing to gravel racing now, and a new concept multi-stage event took place in Scotland last week.

He posted to Instagram early last week, and we saw him on the indoor trainer at his home in Monaco.

Is he going to race again this season already? Well, not according to team manager Mauro Gianetti, who said the indoor ride was simply part of his early rehab.

We also learned that Femme Van Impel is back.

After taking a break for her mental health, she's now ready to return to competition, which she'll do with FDJ United Suez.

But that, that is... it's a bit egregious to be like, you've got to prioritize the Crow Race over the World Championships.

Um, Remco Evenepoel tried to, you know, call Tim Wellens up to change his mind, and Wellens was like, "No, I made a deal with, uh, you know, Gianetti and, and Machin." Um, and we-

Why are they making him make this deal?

I don't know.

How could we forget? And we have had some more interesting questions in.

I saw Mauro Gianetti at the finish today, and I was actually gonna go and ask him whether on his mind today was w- w- what stage 20 would ordinarily, would otherwise-

Mm

... have looked and felt like for him and UAE if, if Tadej Pogačar had been here, but then I was distracted by other things, by the race finishing and interviewing other riders.