> "Lennert's rehabilitation is taking longer than hoped," said Lotto team sporting manager Kurt Van de Wouwer in an interview with our website. "A return to the peloton is definitely not on the horizon."

> Moreover, it currently doesn't look like Van Eetvelt will be competing this season. "Right now, that's quite possible. If he's not fully training within the next week and a half, we'll have to draw a line under this year. Lennert has come back from a long way, and then we have to be willing to look to next year."

Should sue the team for forcing him to ride through injuries multiple times this year, or sue himself for being retarded