¡Adiós!

[Michele]

Ivan Dominguez lost his motivation and retire.

 

[Michele]

Seems Rasmus Guldhammer (HTC) lost motivation as well and couldn't find his place into the pro peloton (corrections from danish friends are welcomed).

 

[DAOTEC]

Well then I have 2 more:

Portugese César Quintério (34) CC Loule announced October 21, 2010.

Solvenian Matej Stare (32) a former Tour of Cuba stage winner in 2008, will become manager of his current team continental Cycling Team SAVA KRANJ announced October 24, 2010.

 

[SoloMono]

Portugese Nelson Rocha (25) the rider from LA-Paredes Rota dos Móveis has to quit cycling due to chronic health problems he will never overcome.

Italian Dario Andri Otto retires at age (38). The faithful servant ran as a pro from 1995 for Saeco, Vini Caldirola, Liquigas and Acqua & Sapone in recent seasons. He took nine times part in the Giro, one time in the Vuelta and once in the Tour.

(Cyclismag)

 

[DAOTEC]

Portugese João Correia (35) Cervélo retired at the age of 21 for the first time and came back 12 years later with Bissell as a 33 years old retires again for good.


Andreas Henig (22) Team Seven Stones quits cycling without coming out of the U23 devision and was a huge German time trial talent at age 19.


Sebastian Siedler (32) Vorarlberg-Corratec closes up shop and start a business in sports equipement.


American Scott Nydam (33) BMC says bye, bye to cycling due to phisical reasons and was running out of team options having not raced for more then a year and is now engaging in a Rwanda cycling development project to follow here [http://twitter.com/scottnydam].

 

[DAOTEC]

And another young German rider says bye. bye to cycling! Kim Lachmann (23) Nutrixxion has started a study he wants to finish, we write as retire date November 4, 2010 [RSN]

 

[DAOTEC]

Александр Бочаров - Alexander Bocharov (35) the little Russian [1.64 m-5ft 4.1⁄2in & 54k] climber from Irkutsk riding this year for Katusha is to retire after 11 pro years, we write today November 5, 2010.

 

[DAOTEC]

Leonardo Scarselli (35) has been riding for Selle-Italia, Quick Step and of late ISD retires. In short, I had a bad season, knowing that it would be my last. I had already decided to quit, although I don't regret. We write November 10, 2010 [cicloweb]

 

[Christian]

Gustavo Celoso of Xacobeo to take a sabbatical year after being unable to find a team for 2011.

http://www.cyclismactu.net/news-saison_2011_veloso_vers_une_saison_sabbatique-10437.html

 

[DAOTEC]

Luciano Pagliarini (32) has decided to put an end to his career. Brazil loses one of its best riders of all time and one who did put his country on the Cycling map during the nine years he competed in Europe for Lampre (2000-2004), Liquigas (2005), Saunier Duval (2006-2007) and Scott American Beef (2008). In 2007 he won a stage in the Dutch Eneco Tour and 2008 one in the Tour of California. Luciano will join the technical committee for Track of the Brazilian Cycling Confederation (CBC) in respect to the Olympics to be held in Rio 2016. [bici]


Austrian Peter Wrolich (36) will retire after having raced for Gerolsteiner (1999 to 2008) and Milram till 2010. As a former winner of the Herald Sun Tour in 2001 he is glad to say goodbye at the highest level and will carry on with the family's food & beverage bizz. We write for him also November 19, 2010. [kurier.at]
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[DAOTEC]

Meridiana - Kalev Chocolate Team is no more. Estonia's first Pro cycling team will close up shop after 7 years. The riders are left without pay and now have no other option than to go abroad. We write Nov 20, 2010 [postimees.ee]

 

[DAOTEC]

David Vitoria (26) says goodbye: "I have to quit cycling because I have no team anymore". After four years of professional, David Vitoria ex-Rock Racing, Phonak, BMC and of late riding for Footon-Servetto-Fuji has decided to shred the bike. I change my perspective," he says on his blog. We write for David as retire date November 26, 2010 [bici]

 

[DAOTEC]

Michiel Elijzen (28) Omega Pharma-Lotto will quit cycling after 5 years. The Dutchman has also been riding for Cofidis and Rabobank in the past managed to score 2 victories as a pro in 2007. Michiel will move on as DS at OPL so we write as retire date for him November 26, 2010 [kemp.be]

 

[DAOTEC]

Irishman Connor McConvey (22) An Post Sean Kelly has had it with cycling and is quiting his team. Connor turns his back to the sport cause in his own words

"The sport is too hard if you don’t love it all. Its time now for me to get out of the Cycling bubble for the first time in my life."

Published November 30, 2010 [irish.com]

 

[DAOTEC]

Valeriy Dmitriyev (26) quits cycling for good, he was running out of options after not getting a renewal with Astana. Valeriy a Kazach professional since 2004, was picked up by Astana in 2009, fought for the best climber's jersey in the TDU last January and now out of the blue says goodbye to cycling. [velochr]

 

[Christian]

Jäng Kirchen, great-uncle of Kim Kirchen, passed away on November 30th, two weeks before his 91st birthday.

He got his first license in 1939, then turned professional during WWII with German team "Victoria", and then with Rochet (1946) and Garin (1947-1953). He had the most succes in the Tour de France, which he rode 4 times, always finishing in the Top 20, twice even in 5th place. A special significance bears his 5th place in 1948. He was involved in a mass pile-up between Trouville and Dinard. After stage 12th, the Dutch, who were forming a team with the Luxembourgers, stopped taking any notice of him, since he was the only Luxembourgian remaining in the race. Therefore he became known throughout Europe as "L'isolé".

His palmarès includes:

National road champion: 1946, 1951
National cyclo-cross champion: 1948, 1952
Tour de Lorraine: 1951
Tour du Luxembourg: 1952
Tour de Suisse: 6th, 7th and 2x 4th
Worlds 1946 in Zurich: 6th

3 generations of cyclists:

Jäng Kirchen, Kim Kirchen and Erny Kirchen in 2000

http://www.tageblatt.lu/index.php/sports/47839.html

 

[Christian]

Jäng Kirchen:

 

[theyoungest]

Jäng Kirchen:

I think this thread is about riders who've finished their career, rather than passed away? Nevertheless, interesting story.

 

[DAOTEC]

Neil Shirley (31) Kelly Benefits says bye, bye! The man known as "Tarantula" by his teammates announced his retirement after a nine-year career racing as a Pro. [kbspro]

 

[DAOTEC]

German KOM champ Maximilian May (22) Thüringer Energie Team has stopped cycling last Friday on the spot, just as his brother did already last year after Max didn't get a slot in a top team for next year. We write as retire date November 26, 2010 for him. [RSN]

 

[DAOTEC]

Uroš Murn has put an end to his career. The 35-year-old Slovenian served in the past with Mobilvetta and Phonak. In recent years he wore the jersey of Adria Mobil, where he could no longer live up to the expectations, due to an accident during the winter of 2006/2007 where he broke a leg and never got to his old level again, today December 6, 2010 [dnevnik.si]

 

[DAOTEC]

Silvère Ackermann (25), who used to ride for the Austrian Vorarlberg-Corratec team, put an end to his career. Silvère was just starting a promising career but decided to hang up the bike in a highly symbolic and spectacular fashion during the Swiss championship road race. He was part of a race-leading breakaway and could have battled for the national title, but he stopped at the road side and called it quits, for quite radical reasons. Published December 6, 2010 [CN]

 

[DAOTEC]

Aussie Scott Davis (31) the oldest of the Astana bros. has had it with cycling and called it "¿Adiós¡". Scott, who has carved out an outstanding career alongside brother Allan, announced his retirement from professional cycling yesterday. In 1997 he became junior world champ team persuit with Graeme Brown, Brett Lancaster and Michael Rogers. As a pro he achieved one victory in 2000 the 1st stage of the Tour of Tasmania. We write for Scott as retiring date December 9, 2010 [news-au]

 

[icefire]

Pereiro switches from cycling to football. He'll play for a 3rd division team until the end of the season:

http://www.elmundo.es/elmundodeporte/2010/12/10/ciclismo/1292007111.html

 

[The Hitch]

Pereiro switches from cycling to football. He'll play for a 3rd division team until the end of the season:

http://www.elmundo.es/elmundodeporte/2010/12/10/ciclismo/1292007111.html

WTF

3rd division Spanish football isnt exactly Sunday League. How is Perreiro going to be able to get the strenght, skill, speed to play for a 3rd division team.