¡Adiós!

[Ryo Hazuki]

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

no team wanted him and with good reason. what an idiot. one of the worst mentality's in the peloton and zero selfreflection

 

[theyoungest]

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

He said he already made the decision weeks ago, so presumably already before Rabobank folded. I don't think they wanted him back.

 

[Christian]

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

Always liked him as a rider, too bad to see him go! One must admit that he showed little to nothing these past two years but he also had bad luck with injury and illness ... in the current system, that is deadly!

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Posthuma was not exactly a motivated pro anyway. After first few years you could see him fade away

 

[snackattack]

Estonian Jaan Kirsipuu (43) waves the white vlag as a rider and will continue as DS for Astana.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Estonian Jaan Kirsipuu (43) waves the white vlag as a rider and will continue as DS for Astana.

nice! (not the retirement thing, the DS thing )

 

[snackattack]

Chipotle-First Solar Development team has released all its riders from their 2013 contracts.

 

[snackattack]

Alessandro Bertolini (41) is done an age related implication.

Team Exergy frees riders from contract reeling from failed sponsorship,
another wild-goose chase victim of the inquisition.

 

[snackattack]

Leif Hoste (35) he is done with the muppet show.

 

[snackattack]

Matteo Carrara (33) Vacansoleil-DCM out of contract and retires.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Matteo Carrara (33) Vacansoleil-DCM out of contract and retires.

I didn't see that one coming

 

[Lexman]

Matteo Carrara (33) Vacansoleil-DCM out of contract and retires.

wow early retirement that's sure, he was always there but had a lot of difficulty to get a win...

it's pity for him...

 

[jens_attacks]

same here,pretty unexpected for me. he will be missed, always liked him

 

[Parrulo]

carrara was a good domestique and the type of rider every team needs. ofc due to the stupid UCI point system those extremely useful riders don't score points and end up on this kind of situations. . .

sad to see

 

[snackattack]

Aitor Pérez Arrieta (35) joined teams like Caisse, Footon, Lampre-ISD (rode all the grand tours) retires.

 

[Christian]

Seven years to the day after the death of Charly Gaul, another Luxembourg cycling legend passed away at the age of 90 yesterday: Bim Diederich.

He is the grandfather of current Radioshack rider Laurent Didier. Until the very end he kept very active, collecting cycling related articles, visiting races and even getting on the bike himself.

He wore the yellow jersey in 1951 and won stages in 1950, 51 and 52. Among his rivals, he was known for being the "Duc de Grammont" for having conquered the Mur de Grammont.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

carrara was a good domestique and the type of rider every team needs. ofc due to the stupid UCI point system those extremely useful riders don't score points and end up on this kind of situations. . .

sad to see

that has nothing to do with it

only the first 10 riders of a team get their points valued for team rankings. so a team can choose 20 riders without any points if they want

 

[snackattack]

Jan Kuyckx (33) Marco Polo Cycling Team calls is quits and starts working with Decathlon.

 

[Christian]

wow early retirement that's sure, he was always there but had a lot of difficulty to get a win...

it's pity for him...

Well the ladies will be disappointed, he was a good looking mofo.

Always remember him for this picture:

Like a boss!!!

 

[snackattack]

Two cyclists that had spent most of their careers in Team Lampre, decided to end their professional activity, even if their lifes will still be blue-fuchsia.
Daniele Righi (10 season in Team Lampre) and Marco Marzano (7 years) won't be cyclists anymore in 2013.

 

[snackattack]

PureBlack Racing dissolved ... it's not immediately clear if the setup will stay afloat on a national level or completely stop

 

[snackattack]

Allessandro Spezialetti (37) this Swiss born Italian speaking also following the big Lampre exit.

 

[snackattack]

Jimmy Casper (34) meaning Ag2r is where the train stops > click

 

[trevim]

Allessandro Spezialetti (37) this Swiss born Italian speaking also following the big Lampre exit.

Great domestique!

 

[snackattack]

Arnaud Coyot (32) raced with Cofidis, Unibet, Caisse and Saur will not honor his new contract with Accent and says bye bye biké.