¡Adiós!

[Jamsque]

Nicely timed to hide the announcement beneath all the furore around Contador.

 

[The Hitch]

Adios DAOTEC.

 

[Ryaguas]

Adios DAOTEC.

He got banned permanently?

 

[jens_attacks]

free DAOTEC!

hell i thought he owns this forum

 

[Barrus]

He got banned permanently?

Yes, he came back with a sockpuppet which is ground for an immediate permanent ban. To discuss this further go to the about the forum subsection and post in that thread. We really don't need this discussion everywhere

 

[The Hitch]

http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showthread.php?t=12430

 

[Ryaguas]

http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showthread.php?t=12430

Thank you Hitch... wow... Can't believe it...

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Cycling champion Ray Eden dies after Doncaster attack

Cycling champion Ray Eden dies after Doncaster attack

 

[Christian]

End of career for Ivan Melero Coco (Team Type 1)

Team Type 1 announced yesterday via a press release that their rider Ivan Melero Coco (ESP) will have to end his career, due to cardiac problems.

The doctor of the team, Massimiliano Montavani, detected a very rare cardiac injury, where the aorta dialates dangerously. "The consequences of such an injury for a performance athlete are severe. He will still be able to ride his bike, but not competitively."

"The good news for Ivan is that he will still be able to lead a normal life as an amateur racer, but the sad reality is that he will not be able to race professionally anymore."

His general manager Phil Sutherland wishes him all the best: "At the moment he is doing well and in the name of the whole team we wish him all the best for the future"

http://www.cyclismactu.net/news-infir_fin_de_carriere_pour_le_coureur_espagnol_melero-14290.html

We write for Ivan Melero Coco the 9/04/2011 as the day he officially retired (/DAOTEC mode off)


I wonder whether this might be a similar condition as Kim Kirchen's?

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

He got banned permanently?

why??

edit: never mind

well this was the last forum he and his son weren't banned on.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Losing Melero to TT1 was a blow for Burgos Monumental, but I guess they couldn't have got much more out of him with that problem. Looks like 3rd in the Vuelta a Madrid last year is his career highlight forevermore.

Not been a good few months for Burgos Monumental, what with Antuña retiring - a shame as he had been promising, good results in Asturias last year and 2nd in the Subida al Naranco - Santamarta losing a finger in the crash at the FBD Insurance Ras, and Gregory Brenes, probably their most exciting young talent (and 10th in the Vuelta a Asturias) deserting for Movistar CT (presumably stepping up to Movistar PT in the next couple of years)...

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

and byron guama without visa to ride in europe last year and has now also gone to movistar

 

[Christian]

Christophe Laurent hangs up the bike for good. In a rather long and detailed press release he explains that he lacks motivation for pretty much everything having to do with professional cycling. It's too long to translate but if you speak French here it is:

J'ai mis un terme dimanche dernier à ma carrière de cycliste cela quelques mois avant la date prévue. Une multitude de raisons à cette décision, en premier lieu plus l'envie. Plus l'envie d'aller s'entrainer, plus l'envie de partir en course, plus l'envie de faire de long déplacements plus l'envie de se faire mal, plus l'envie de prendre des risques, plus l'envie de faire un tas de sacrifices que demande la vie de coureur cycliste, plus l'envie de manquer des anniversaires, des mariages des baptêmes mais en revanche l'envie de faire du sport pour le plaisir quand je le décide je veux que le sport redevienne un loisir, une passion, une envie, un besoin mais plus mon métier.

En lire d'avantage sur Cyclism'Actu : http://www.cyclismactu.net/news-ret...t_raccroche_a_34_ans-14729.html#ixzz1KeRNV3rd

His last professional teams were Agritubel, Slipstream and Crédit Agricole, before he went back to the amateurs in 2010.

Some noteworthy performances:

2002 KOTM Tour de l'Avenir
2007 KOTM Tour of California
2009 Stage win at Rhône-Alpes Isère

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Wegelius calls time on cycling career

Charlie Wegelius

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/wegelius-calls-time-on-cycling-career

(pays homage to Aldo Sassi too!)

but what happened on that controversial Great Britain Worlds team in 2005?

 

[snackattack]

26 year old Spaniard Javier Iriarte from Navarra waving the white himself. With the Tour de Beijing'12 he put an end to 17 years of cycling starting out as a 9 year old. "una nueva etapa comienza en mi via" were his last words >>

 

[snackattack]

27-year old Keven Lacombe Spidertech, Canadian junior time trial champion in 2003, [canadiancyclist.com]

 

[snackattack]

Frank (32) and Andy Schleck (27) ... “This is not a life” ... O'rly, [velonation.aspx]

 

[snackattack]

Víctor Hugo Peña Grísales (38) born in Bogotá, a former US postal wants to stay afloat to boost young riders goals in the future.

 

[snackattack]

For Swiss TT1-Sanofi rider Rubens Bertogliati (33) born in Lugano the Tour of Hainan was his last.

 

[hrotha]

Haha, this is so blatant.

 

[Netserk]

Haha, this is so blatant.

Yea, truly a shame that the 'suckpuppet speculation' thread is closed

 

[snackattack]

László Bodrogi (36) from Budapest, Hungary TT1-Sanofi, due to age related contract issue, farewell tres chique with 5th in the Chrono des Nations.

Edoardo Girardi (Utensilnord Named) on his 27th birthday yesterday said; i'm done with it.

 

[snackattack]

www,specialized-team.de/presse/news/news-detailansicht/datum/2012/10/29/aus-fuer-das-scs-team-1.html

 

[snackattack]

Joost Posthuma (31) RadioShack-Nissan Trek calls it quits.

 

[pastronef]

Joost Posthuma (31) RadioShack-Nissan Trek calls it quits.

!!!
did not see this coming. he wanted to move from RSNT. maybe he was thinking abour Rabobank, but then they pulled the sponsorship...