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Nach der Tour der France - Reusser: Enttäuscht, frustriert – und vor allem ratlos

Marlen Reusser fiel auf der letzten Etappe noch vom Tour-Podest. Eine Erklärung dafür hat sie nicht.

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Rob Wüst might have answers for her I guess.

With Reusser I never know what to feel: Anger for being a PBS model super spreader. Envy and sympathetic joy that she's recovered. Fear that she's going to relapse and end up on disablilty.

Thank for posting, I share your complex sentiments regarding her.

Machine translation:

Unexplained Setback​

The day after the final, she spoke to the media: “The disappointment is, of course, extremely great.”
Alongside the frustration of missing out on a podium place that had seemed secure before the final day, Reusser was above all left perplexed.
The Swiss rider does not know why she dropped back so early on Sunday: “It’s a mystery to me why my legs can do it on other days and then suddenly can’t.”

She can completely rule out the “classic explanations” – such as poor nutrition or inadequate cooling.
As a possible reason, Reusser cited lingering effects from her crash at the Tour of Flanders in April: “The harder we ride, the more strength I lose in my left leg.”
In other words, her pedalling becomes less smooth as the effort increases; “there’s a problem somewhere.”

 

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Zeichen für unsichtbare Krankheit gesetzt

Bozen - Die Rheuma-Liga Südtirol hat am Samstag den Blick auf diejenigen gerichtet, die von ME/CFS besonders schwer betroffen sind. Severe ...

www.suedtirolnews.it

Rheumatism League Raises Awareness of ME/CFS
Making a Statement for an Invisible Illness
Sunday, August 9, 2026

The South Tyrol Rheumatism League also wants to make visible those people who have little opportunity to stand up for themselves and their concerns. For this reason, a further sign of solidarity was set on Saturday, with buildings and landmarks across South Tyrol illuminated in blue—the color associated with “ME/CFS.”

These included the miniature “Three Peaks” at the roundabout in Dobbiaco, the “Kurhaus” in Merano, and Bruneck Castle. “For everyone whose world has become smaller and smaller because of ME/CFS. For everyone who must not be forgotten,” emphasizes the South Tyrol Rheumatism League. It is campaigning for greater recognition, better care, and tangible improvements for people with ME/CFS.

 

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If the prevalence of a disease went from 0.5% to 1%, i.e. doubled, would people going about their life notice it, though?

Coincidentally, my GP told me today that in the past they'd have a patient with this type of post-viral condition in the surgery every now and then, but with COVID the problem has become hard to ignore. I don't think he's misdiagnosing people because he surprised me with how much he knew about PEM, amongst other things.

 

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Tweet by the WE&ME Foundation:

Machine Translation:

We are very pleased to invite you to the second ME/CFS roundtable for physicians and selected researchers.

The event was initiated by Christoph Ströck and Dr. Michael Stingl and serves as a forum for professional exchange, personal networking, and the development and strengthening of the medical ME/CFS community in Austria.
The evening will focus on getting to know one another, informal discussions, and interdisciplinary dialogue on current developments and challenges in ME/CFS.

Date & Time:
Thursday, September 17, 2026, at 8:00 p.m.

Ströck-Feierabend Restaurant, Burggasse 52–54, 1070 Vienna

Attendance is exclusively in person; online participation is not available.

To provide as comfortable an environment as possible, air purification measures will be implemented and FFP2 masks will be provided.

Refreshments will be provided free of charge by Ströck.

 

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