¡Adiós!

[TMP402]

Re:

Samuel Sanchez to retire at the end of this year along with Manuel Quinziato

Well someone has to write it. Adios quinzato

 

[Alexandre B.]

Thierry Hupond retires.

Former stage winner in les Quatre Jours de Dunkerque.

 

[Lexman]

Remy Di Gregorio retires...

 

[afpm90]

I only remember the Paris-Nice where he won the mountain classification.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Martin Velits will retire at the end of this season.

 

[Frankschleck]

Re:

Martin Velits will retire at the end of this season.

decent rider, but overshadowed a lot by his brother.

 

[TMP402]

Martijn Verschoor retires

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/lopez-calls-an-end-to-short-intense-season-news-shorts/

 

[Breh]

1 Bille Gaetan Vérandas Willems-Crelan 29 2017-12-31
2 Premont Christophe Vérandas Willems-Crelan 27 2017-12-31
3 Wallays Jens Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise 25 2017-12-31
4 Salomein Jarl Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise 28 2017-12-31
5 Veuchelen Frederik Wanty - Groupe Gobert 39 2017-12-31
6 Di Grégorio Rémy Delko Marseille Provence KTM 32 2017-12-31
7 Elmiger Martin BMC Racing Team 39 2017-12-31
8 Vicioso Ángel Team Katusha - Alpecin 40 2017-12-31
9 Fedi Andrea Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia 26 2017-12-31
10 Pineau Cédric FDJ 32 2017-12-31
11 Megias Javier Team Novo Nordisk 34 2017-12-31
12 Lemarchand Romain Delko Marseille Provence KTM 30 2017-12-31
13 Velits Martin Quick-Step Floors 32 2017-12-31
14 Verschoor Martijn Team Novo Nordisk 32 2017-12-31
15 Guillemois Romain Direct Energie 26 2017-12-31
16 Farrar Tyler Dimension Data 33 2017-12-31
17 Tiralongo Paolo Astana Pro Team 40 2017-12-31
18 van den Broeck Jurgen Team LottoNL-Jumbo 34 2017-12-31
19 Hupond Thierry Delko Marseille Provence KTM 32 2017-12-31
20 Jeannesson Arnold Fortuneo - Oscaro 31 2017-12-31
21 Quinziato Manuel BMC Racing Team 37 2017-12-31
22 Talansky Andrew Cannondale-Drapac Pro Cycling Team 28 2017-12-31
23 Jeandesboz Fabrice Direct Energie 32 2017-12-31
24 Hernández Jesús Trek - Segafredo 36 2017-12-31
25 Mourey Francis Fortuneo - Oscaro 36 2017-12-31
26 Sánchez Samuel BMC Racing Team 39 2017-10-05
27 Contador Alberto Trek - Segafredo 34 2017-09-10
28 Henderson Gregory UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team 41 2017-08-13
29 Zubeldia Haimar Trek - Segafredo 40 2017-07-29
30 Voeckler Thomas Direct Energie 38 2017-07-23
31 Malori Adriano Movistar Team 29 2017-07-10
32 Mouris Jens Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij 37 2017-06-21
33 Boonen Tom Quick-Step Floors 37 2017-04-09

Retiring riders so far.

 

[pastronef]

Re:

I only remember the Paris-Nice where he won the mountain classification.

he won a Paris-Nice stage with Astana in Biot-Sophia-Antipolis in 2011.
rainy stage, he almost crashed on the wet zebra crossing
Kiserlovski crashed and sled under a parked car

https://youtu.be/oMNGKDWscuU?t=405

 

[Breh]

Riblon retires. Earlier this year, Lavenu told him he wouldn't get an extension and he couldn't find a new team. He turned pro with AG2R in 2005 and never switched teams.

He won Tour stages on both Ax-3 and L'Alpe.

 

[Alexandre B.]

Re:

Riblon retires. Earlier this year, Lavenu told him he wouldn't get an extension and he couldn't find a new team.

He won Tour stages on both Ax-3 and L'Alpe.

He wants to be a firefighter, right?

 

[Breh]

Re: Re:

Riblon retires. Earlier this year, Lavenu told him he wouldn't get an extension and he couldn't find a new team.

He won Tour stages on both Ax-3 and L'Alpe.

He wants to be a firefighter, right?

Yes. He still tried to find a team but had plans to become a firefighter if that didn't work out.

I like it when riders have goals after their carreer. Some stories are pretty sad.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Re:

Remy Di Gregorio retires...

Apparently not yet, he extended his contract with a year.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Danilo Napolitano retires. I'd forgotten just how many races he won in the first half of his career because he did so little after 2010.

Did he slow down dramatically or was he more a victim of the strengthening of sprint fields?

 

[Breh]

Cunego wants to ride the Giro one last time and retire then.

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

Lars Petter Nordhaug retires; Leigh Howard will focus on track cycling.

http://www.aquabluesport.com/blog/news-release-20112017.html

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Re:

Lars Petter Nordhaug retires; Leigh Howard will focus on track cycling.

http://www.aquabluesport.com/blog/news-release-20112017.html

These were the two riders with Aquablue who notably underperformed. At least there's an explanation now for Nordhaug's near invisibility. It's unfortunate for an illness to effectively end his career.

 

[42x16ss]

Re: Re:

Lars Petter Nordhaug retires; Leigh Howard will focus on track cycling.

http://www.aquabluesport.com/blog/news-release-20112017.html

These were the two riders with Aquablue who notably underperformed. At least there's an explanation now for Nordhaug's near invisibility. It's unfortunate for an illness to effectively end his career.

Leigh Howard notably underperformed most of his career. Could have been a very good lead out man in the right setup. I did hear he liked to overtrain though.

 

[yaco]

Definitely right about Leigh Howard - Australian cycling experts thought he would have a better palmares.

 

[dirkprovin]

Like Goss, he had a tendency to completely "drop his bundle" and crack the mopes when things weren't going his way.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Howard says he plans to return to the road, but it doesn't seem very likely to me that a now 28 year old will make it back to the pro ranks after quitting a pro contract to do something else for three years. He's not going to be sitting on the couch for the three years, but it's hard to see teams lining up to sign a 31 year old trackie.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Twan Castelijns retires.

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

Philipp Walsleben calls it a day. He might (re-) turn to the road, though.

 

[Frankschleck]

Cink fro Bahrain Merida has retired. That was one short carerrer, he seemed to have alot of potential.

 

[Ricco']

Re:

Cink fro Bahrain Merida has retired. That was one short carerrer, he seemed to have alot of potential.

He didn't retire. He will return to mountain biking.