¡Adiós!

[tobydawq]

Who are biggest names retiring this year?
Dan Martin, Greipel, Tony Martin, Aru?

It seems like Roman Kreuziger can be added to this list.

 

[SHAD0W93]

It seems like Roman Kreuziger can be added to this list.

You want to talk Froome dropping off, he hast had a top ten or decent season since 2018, 2019 had 5 top 20s and 1 in 2020, and this year best finish was 28th. He went to Dimension Data and it all started to unravel.

 

[SHAD0W93]

It seems like Roman Kreuziger can be added to this list.

Yep, he announced he is retiring today.

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[Leinster]

You want to talk Froome dropping off, he hast had a top ten or decent season since 2018, 2019 had 5 top 20s and 1 in 2020, and this year best finish was 28th. He went to Dimension Data and it all started to unravel.

It used to be perfectly normal for a rider’s results to nosedive once they’d turned 34. Now with Bala and Nibali winning races everyone expects all riders to carry on like Zoetemelk or Rebellin.

 

[tobydawq]

It used to be perfectly normal for a rider’s results to nosedive once they’d turned 34. Now with Bala and Nibali winning races everyone expects all riders to carry on like Zoetemelk or Rebellin.

Kreuziger already dropped off when he turned 24, though.

 

[boneshaker]

Petr Vakoc is retiring, too.

Vakoč: Cítím, že kdybych pokračoval, cyklistika by mi víc brala, než dávala - iDNES.cz

„Trochu překvapení, co?“ povídal. Skutečně. Vždyť koho by napadlo, že po velmi dobrém představení na Tour ukončí cyklista Petr Vakoč v 29 letech kariéru. Zvlášť když se nemusel strachovat o další smlouvu.

www.idnes.cz

 

[SHAD0W93]

It used to be perfectly normal for a rider’s results to nosedive once they’d turned 34. Now with Bala and Nibali winning races everyone expects all riders to carry on like Zoetemelk or Rebellin.

2019 was a clear drop in performance when he went to Dimension Data. In 2017-2018 he was still getting results in the races he was targeting and then nothing. Like many have said, he started high and slowly got worse with the 2013-2014 time the last great period. He could have potentially top 10 the 15 Giro if he didn’t get sick but 16 Tour was a disappointment with Contador out and getting a top 10 from the breakaway.

 

[Roku]

It seems Nicky Van der Lijke is retiring as well

Too bad since he had just done (one of) his best year as a pro.

 

[Frankschleck]

Can't believe Kreuziger is stopping. By far one of my favourite riders, but the last years haven't been good.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1451067260244832262

View: https://twitter.com/natalievangogh/status/1451067260244832262

 

[Samu Cuenca]

A Bagioli calls it quits to focus on pottery.

Nicola Bagioli hangs up his bike at 26

Italian ends his career to focus on soapstone pottery business

www.cyclingnews.com

 

[RedheadDane]

That was definitely an unexpected career change.

Also, here's a video with some of the riders ending their careers this year:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1453288266262847496

 

[Tricycle Rider]

A Bagioli calls it quits to focus on pottery.

Nicola Bagioli hangs up his bike at 26

Italian ends his career to focus on soapstone pottery business

www.cyclingnews.com

Wow, that is quite the career change. But I admire that the kid's got a dream and is going for it, hopefully things will work out for him.

 

[tobydawq]

A Bagioli calls it quits to focus on pottery.

I see what you did there

 

[Sciatic]

That was definitely an unexpected career change.

Also, here's a video with some of the riders ending their careers this year:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1453288266262847496

I like it! I thought Dan Martin’s hill should have been the steepest

 

[tobydawq]

I like it! I thought Dan Martin’s hill should have been the steepest

A bit odd to include Docker and not Roche.

 

[laarsland]

A bit odd to include Docker and not Roche.

#JohnGadretMafia

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Beppu retires.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1456748173305733123

View: https://twitter.com/inrng/status/1456748173305733123

 

[RedheadDane]

Nothing official, but she's not on the Lotto-Soudal roster for next year, so I think it's safe to say that Siggaard is retiring, considering that she hasn't raced at all this year.
But she's already got a commentator gig down.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Nothing official, but she's not on the Lotto-Soudal roster for next year, so I think it's safe to say that Siggaard is retiring, considering that she hasn't raced at all this year.
But she's already got a commentator gig down.

Yeah it has been looking like it all year (or actually since last year), that she won't fully recover from the concussion she got in a crash in 2019. I have also found a week old blog post from her on a Danish site where she is credited as being a former pro.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

African junior time trial champion Desiet Kidane (21) has died - hit by a car in Eritrea.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Guardini retires at 32 -- with 43 victories (without considering the 1.2 and 2.2 category races)
Including 24 at the Tour de Langkawi in Malaysia.

as seen having beaten Cav in the Giro 2012
https://www.gazzetta.it/Ciclismo/14-11-2021/guardini-ritiro-cavendish-giro-2012-4202314866591.shtml (in italian)

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Farewell, my meme. Who is now the heir apparent to the title of the Ivan Quaranta of the péloton in his absence?

 

[tobydawq]

Guardini retires at 32 -- with 43 victories (without considering the 1.2 and 2.2 category races)
Including 24 at the Tour de Langkawi in Malaysia.

as seen having beaten Cav in the Giro 2012
https://www.gazzetta.it/Ciclismo/14-11-2021/guardini-ritiro-cavendish-giro-2012-4202314866591.shtml (in italian)

That was a great win, completely trouncing a Cavendish at his best. That day it was hard to imagine that that would remain his only GT stage win.

 

[tobydawq]

Farewell, my meme. Who is now the heir apparent to the title of the Ivan Quaranta of the péloton in his absence?

Wout Van Aert.