Domani: Il corridore ideale esiste, ma non vince: Wout van Aert, il magnifico perdente

Forte in salita, potente a cronometro, veloce allo sprint. In un mondo di supereroi sempre più precoci che lo fanno sembrare antiquato, è l’uomo ideale per ogni terreno: pavé, ghiaia, fango, asfalto. Eppure non vince mai: c’è sempre qualcuno che al momento giusto ha qualcosa più di lui, a sua volta protagonista di cadute, fratture, interventi. Ma a ogni grande classica, sempre più appassionati sperano in un successo del grande fiammingo. Sarà così anche domenica alla Parigi-Roubaix

The ideal runner exists, but doesn't win: Wout van Aert, the magnificent loser.

Strong uphill, powerful in time trials, fast in the sprint. In a world of increasingly young superheroes that makes him seem outdated, he is the ideal man for any terrain: cobblestones, gravel, mud, asphalt. Yet he never wins: there is always someone who, at the right moment, has something more than him, also a protagonist of crashes, fractures, interventions. But at every great classic, more and more fans hope for a success of the great Flemish cyclist. It will be like this on Sunday too at the Paris-Roubaix.

#WoutvanAert #Flemish #theParis-Roubaix

https://www.editorialedomani.it/sport/wout-van-aert-magnifico-perdente-ritratto-ciclista-ideale-parigi-roubaix-w3fbq77y

Il Fatto Quotidiano: “I medici non riescono a capire da dove arrivi il problema, ne ho abbastanza”: il calvario di Eddy Merckx

Non c’è pace per la leggenda del ciclismo Eddy Merckx, ricoverato da una settimana per curare un’infezione all’anca. L’ex corridore belga dovrà sottoporsi al settimo intervento chirurgico in poco più di un anno, dal post incidente a dicembre 2024, quando cadde in bici scivolando su un passaggio a livello e si fratturò l’anca. A riferirlo è il quotidiano belga Het Laatste Nieuws che riporta anche le parole del Cannibale. “A causa del forte dolore, sono stato ricoverato in ospedale lunedì scorso – ha detto Merckx al giornale fiammingo -. I medici non riescono a individuare la fonte dell’infezione e, dato che gli antibiotici non sono molto efficaci, dovranno operarmi di nuovo lunedì prossimo. Basta con queste sciocchezze, ne ho abbastanza!”, ha concluso il ciclista, stufo della situazione.
I suoi problemi di salute risalgono appunto al dicembre 2024, quando il vincitore di cinque Tour de France e 19 Classiche Monumento, cadde durante un’uscita in bicicletta a Mechelen, in Belgio, scivolando su un passaggio a livello. Merckx si fratturò l’anca e la protesi iniziale, applicata in modo errato, successivamente dovette essere sostituita. Non era stata la prima sfortunata caduta per Eddy Merckx. A ottobre 2019, il belga era stato vittima di un altro incidente in bicicletta, con conseguenze serie: in quella occasione, durante un’uscita con un gruppo di amici nei dintorni di Gent, Merckx aveva riportato un trauma cranico e diversi danni alla schiena, all’anca e alle ginocchia.
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“The doctors can’t figure out where the problem comes from, I’ve had enough”: the ordeal of Eddy Merckx

There is no peace for the cycling legend Eddy Merckx, who has been hospitalized for a week to treat an infection in his hip. The former Belgian cyclist will need his seventh surgery in little more than a year, from the post-accident in December 2024, when he fell off his bike while slipping on a level crossing and fracturing his hip. This was reported by the Belgian newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws, which also quotes the Cannibal. “Because of the severe pain, I was hospitalized last Monday – Merckx told the Flemish newspaper – The doctors can’t identify the source of the infection and, since antibiotics are not very effective, they will have to operate on me again next Monday. Enough of this nonsense, I’ve had enough!” the cyclist concluded, fed up with the situation.

His health problems date back to December 2024, when the winner of five Tours de France and 19 Monuments, fell during a bike ride in Mechelen, Belgium, slipping on a level crossing. Merckx fractured his hip and the initial prosthesis, which was applied incorrectly, subsequently had to be replaced. It was not the first unfortunate fall for Eddy Merckx. In October 2019, the Belgian was the victim of another cycling accident, with serious consequences: on that occasion, during a ride with a group of friends near Gent, Merckx suffered a head trauma and several injuries to his back, hip and knees.

The article “The doctors can’t figure out where the problem comes from, I’ve had enough”: the ordeal of Eddy Merckx comes from Il Fatto Quotidiano.

#EddyMerckx #EddyMerckx #Belgian #seventh #HetLaatsteNieuws #Flemish #Tours #Mechelen #Belgium #first #Merckx #IlFattoQuotidiano

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https://www.nga.gov/artworks/50-rest-flight-egypt

I come back to this picture again and again.

#Art #Painting #GerardDavid #EarlyNetherlandish #Flemish #NorthernRenaissance #RestOnTheFlightToEgypt #Refugee #VirginAndChild #Mary #Migrant

When I praised Peter #Vermeulen's critical insights on the concept of #TheoryOfMind in #autism science, quoted in translation in the English Wikipedia, I lamented that they were from a #French book that hadn't been translated into English. Someone (I forget who) challenged me to read it in French, learning the language on the fly. Encouraged by having an easier time than I expected reading Vermeulen's bio article in the French Wikipedia with the aid of word lookup — and by my belief that English is functionally not a Germanic language at all, but a Romance language in Germanic disguise — I decided actually to go for it.

But now that a copy of the 3rd edition of "Autisme et émotions" is actually on my desk, I've discovered that there is an unexpected new angle. This book is itself a translation, INTO French, of Vermeulen's #Flemish original, "Autisme en emoties"!

This will be an even more interesting experience than I expected.

@autistics

People of Mastodon, I need some help translating something my mum used to say to me when I was young.

She would say in Flemish something like "curieuzeneuzen floorstitcher'.
I've worked out that curieuzeneuzen literally means "curious nose", but the part that sounded like "floorstitcher" has eluded me.

Sadly my mum passed away last week. She was born in Gent, but grew up in England. Remembering her today reminded me about the phrase.

On a related note, how does a country that small have 3 different dialects of flemish‽

#flemish #translation #gent #ghent

Portrait of Manuel Chrysoloras by Theodor Galle.

Early 1600, engraving, Belgium/Flemish.

#engraving #flemish #belgium #1600 #illustration #art #Galle #TheodoreGalle #portrait #Chrysoloras #ManuelChrisoloras #publicdomain