¡Adiós!

[RedheadDane]

And Küng, even though he won't be wrapped in the Suisse flag all the time anymore. Actually there are still a lot of them left, so my inital comment was actually not that accurate.

Porte might be a bit hard to spot, though.

 

[laarsland]

Manuel Senni still rocking it

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Porte might be a bit hard to spot, though.

He hasn't been totally invisible lately.

Manuel Senni still rocking it

I would never be able to spot him, just remembering him might be hard enough.

 

[RedheadDane]

He hasn't been totally invisible lately.

If he's sitting behind Ganna, you might not see him.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

If he's sitting behind Ganna, you might not see him.

But then you just have to imagine he is there, if you can't se him lying on the road.

 

[RedheadDane]

But then you just have to imagine he is there, if you can't se him lying on the road.

Now you're just being mean!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Now you're just being mean!

I'm only a meanie for comedic effect. Anyway it won't be a problem in the Tour this year.

 

[Finn84]

Kevin Reza, 33, hanging it up. He had a great attitude despite the Moscon incident (and I"m sure many others); I think it would have been easier for him coming up now with more riders of color.

Remember him for taking spectator's helmet to the team car after another rider had knocked it off. Happened in British part of 2014 Tour IIRC.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I missed this news yesterday. Winder's attacking style will definitely be missed in the women's peloton. I guess she will have more time to eat mushrooms now or whatever she usually does with them.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1413416795432697859

View: https://twitter.com/TrekSegafredo/status/1413416795432697859

 

[WKA311]

Sean de Bie will end his career at the end of this season.

 

[Bolder]

I missed this news yesterday. Winder's attacking style will definitely be missed in the women's peloton. I guess she will have more time to eat mushrooms now or whatever she usually does with them.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1413416795432697859

View: https://twitter.com/TrekSegafredo/status/1413416795432697859

I imagine after 14 years of basically nothing but bike racing you'd be itching to get off the hamster wheel, especially with women's salaries... But she has had a great career.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I imagine after 14 years of basically nothing but bike racing you'd be itching to get off the hamster wheel, especially with women's salaries... But she has had a great career.

Sure, though Trek isn't the worst employer to have at the moment.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1422150936907059209

View: https://twitter.com/JannekeEnsing/status/1422150936907059209

 

[BlueRoads]

Ben Gastauer ends his career due to health problems, last race will be Luxembourg.

 

[staubsauger]

I know it's stretching the forum rules but still:

Rukhsar Habibzai has burned all her cycling records & certificates and today also deactivated her personal Instagram account. So her career as captain of the Afghan women's cycling team sadly has ended.

Just on Sunday she was still heartily showing her sympathy with the Iranian population amid the Covid-19 crisis. Despite her own situation and fears. Yesterday she was contacted by German Television ZDF, but couldn't speak. Only cry. She stated her heart was aching on Sunday already.

Rukhsar not only loved to ride her bike and encouraged and accompanied other women who joined her. Additionally she was a woman rights activist. She was also a dentist and studying to become a surgeon.

A truly hearty, caring and intelligent young woman who used her strengths to support other people.

I sincerely hope she only deactivated her profile for safety reasons to hide and finds a way to escape. Although abandoning your country must feel horrible and creates further pain and tears. It's not her fault. She shouldn't feel guilty at all.

Wish her all the best and safety. Hopefully her broken heart can heal somehow and live goes on for her. May she find shelter & preserve her loving character.

There was a documentary about her cycling team on arte some years back. I'll link the German & French editions for those who understand.

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8Rmbi3XTXZQ

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HXA7V3auGnY

 

[SafeBet]

That's a heart breaker.
And comes in days of heart breakers for anyone loving that beautiful land.

 

[staubsauger]

I know it's stretching the forum news but still:

Rukhsar Habibzai has burned all her cycling records & certificates and today also deactivated her personal Instagram account. So her career as captain of the Afghan women's cycling team sadly has ended.

Just on Sunday she was still heartily showing her sympathy with the Iranian population amid the Covid-19 crisis. Despite her own situation and fears. Yesterday she was contacted by German Television ZDF, but couldn't speak. Only cry. She stated her heart was aching on Sunday already.

Rukhsar not only loved to ride her bike and encouraged and accompanied other women who joined her. Additionally she was a woman rights activist. She was also a dentist and studying to become a surgeon.

A truly hearty, caring and intelligent young woman who used her strengths to support other people.

I sincerely hope she only deactivated her profile for safety reasons to hide and finds a way to escape. Although abandoning your country must feel horrible and creates further pain and tears. It's not her fault. She shouldn't feel guilty at all.

Wish her all the best and safety. Hopefully her broken heart can heal somehow and live goes on for her. May she find shelter & preserve her loving character.

There was a documentary about her cycling team on arte some years back. I'll link the German & French editions for those who understand.

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8Rmbi3XTXZQ

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HXA7V3auGnY

Rukhsar has been successfully evacuated and is safe. Good news. Glad for her! Even though it's a painful goodbye of course.

 

[42x16ss]

Lucy Kennedy (Bike Exchange) announces her retirement at the end of the season.

A rider who could have achieved much more had she been identified earlier.

 

[yaco]

Lucy Kennedy (Bike Exchange) announces her retirement at the end of the season.

A rider who could have achieved much more had she been identified earlier.

Could have done more if she managed to stay on her bike .

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Could have done more if she managed to stay on her bike .

Those two things are probably related. Pack skills are a crucial part of development, and although the péloton is smaller in women's cycling it does mean that issues with pack riding are more immediately obvious as well (hi, Pauliena!). Being a late starter you are at a disadvantage for this. I remember Evelyn Stevens having a disaster of a time descending in the Trofeo Binda when she first went pro because she was so naïve at handling that she'd only just learned to have her inside pedal elevated while descending.

 

[yaco]

Those two things are probably related. Pack skills are a crucial part of development, and although the péloton is smaller in women's cycling it does mean that issues with pack riding are more immediately obvious as well (hi, Pauliena!). Being a late starter you are at a disadvantage for this. I remember Evelyn Stevens having a disaster of a time descending in the Trofeo Binda when she first went pro because she was so naïve at handling that she'd only just learned to have her inside pedal elevated while descending.

Kennedy was awful at descending in her first two years - She improved this aspect of her racing but still had the knack of still finding trouble in races - Anyway, the impact of COVID has affected OZ and NZ riders - When you factor in the difficulty in finding flights, the strict quarantine rules on arrival, along with many having partners stuck in their country, has and will lead to early retirements.

 

[42x16ss]

Kennedy was awful at descending in her first two years - She improved this aspect of her racing but still had the knack of still finding trouble in races - Anyway, the impact of COVID has affected OZ and NZ riders - When you factor in the difficulty in finding flights, the strict quarantine rules on arrival, along with many having partners stuck in their country, has and will lead to early retirements.

Kennedy only started racing at 27yo, and riding not long before that as rehab from steeplechase injuries so of course she was always going to have handling issues at World Tour level.

The difficult thing for her was getting married at the start of the year, then heading back to Europe almost immediately, along with the pain of getting injured right after Olympic selection - this happened to Kennedy as a steeplechaser as well.

 

[CTQ]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1433915204463566852

View: https://twitter.com/TeamIsraelSUN/status/1433915204463566852?s=20

 

[tobydawq]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1433915204463566852

View: https://twitter.com/TeamIsraelSUN/status/1433915204463566852?s=20

Wow, that seems a bit out of the blue.

And what a bad article. No argument whatsoever as to why he has come to this decision.

 

[Sciatic]

Wow, that seems a bit out of the blue.

And what a bad article. No argument whatsoever as to why he has come to this decision.

That seems strange. Did his last crash cause some long-term physical problems?