¡Adiós!

[yaco]

Bewley never reached his old level after breaking his wrist in stage 10 of the 2020 TDF - The injury was misdiagnosed resulting in at least two operations and nearly seven months off the bike - He started 2021 behind the eight ball and never recovered.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Current European, World and Olympic team pursuit champion and former ITT World champion Lisa Brennauer will retire after the upcoming European Championships in Munich.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1554766323179290626

View: https://twitter.com/LisaBrennauer/status/1554766323179290626

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Brunel retires.

Alexys Brunel to step away from professional cycling - UAE team Emirates

The first UAE World Tour cycling team

www.uaeteamemirates.com

It doesn't say so directly, but a 23-year-old retiring so suddenly does seem a little like a mental health/motivation issue.

And unretires, he is on the startlist of the Tour de Guadeloupe. Might be one of those guys who's happier plugging away at a lower level without the pressures and troubles of the World Tour, or this might just be a case of being away for a while and having a chance to do some pressure off riding to keep himself in shape in case he does wish to return at a later date.

 

[StryderHells]

And unretires, he is on the startlist of the Tour de Guadeloupe. Might be one of those guys who's happier plugging away at a lower level without the pressures and troubles of the World Tour, or this might just be a case of being away for a while and having a chance to do some pressure off riding to keep himself in shape in case he does wish to return at a later date.

He actually started competing again on the 17/07 at the GP ASC Madiana which he won, then won the Tour de Marie Galante so I suspect you might be correct and he does still enjoy racing but without the pressure of the WT.

 

[search]

he also didn't "retire" himself, as far as I have heard. That was just the official version to make it look better for him.

 

[Lequack]

Goodbye to one of the greats, the big Tom Dumoulin decides to retire today.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1559215107514720259

View: https://twitter.com/tom_dumoulin/status/1559215107514720259?s=20&t=rVpWYTcXwFri0146fDUtcg

 

[ciranda]

he also didn't "retire" himself, as far as I have heard. That was just the official version to make it look better for him.

What did Brunel do to get fired? He's only been there a couple of months.

 

[wansteadimp]

Alex Dowsett retires.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2...ge-nine-report-remco-evenepoel-louis-meintjes

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I had hoped he'd have finished with one final season at Euskaltel, but that will just have to be as a DS instead.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1564519767402332161

View: https://twitter.com/NieveMikel/status/1564519767402332161

 

[Bolder]

Alex Dowsett retires.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2...ge-nine-report-remco-evenepoel-louis-meintjes

He squeezed out a few more seasons on the WT than his talent would suggest. Good guy, hope he enjoys the rest of his life!

 

[tobydawq]

He squeezed out a few more seasons on the WT than his talent would suggest. Good guy, hope he enjoys the rest of his life!

That Giro stage win in 2020 won him two more years indeed.

Which is fair.

 

[yaco]

I had hoped he'd have finished with one final season at Euskaltel, but that will just have to be as a DS instead.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1564519767402332161

View: https://twitter.com/NieveMikel/status/1564519767402332161

No reason for him to continue - If Nieve can't get Caja Rural a wildcard for the Vuelta what is the point of continuing.

 

[StryderHells]

He squeezed out a few more seasons on the WT than his talent would suggest. Good guy, hope he enjoys the rest of his life!

To be fair he had health issues which weren’t productive to a pro cyclist.

 

[RedheadDane]

To be fair he had health issues which weren’t productive to a pro cyclist.

Of course, they probably didn't help, but it appears he basically refused to let it stop him. Also, from what I understand, it's not something that should make riding his bike fundamentally difficult; as long as he remembered to take his - legal - injections, and didn't get any majorly bleeding wounds, it seems he was fine.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Antoine Duchesne announces retirement ahead of Canadian races

The Groupama-FDJ rider won the Canadian national title in 2018, and will bow out at Québec on Friday and Montréal on Sunday.

www.velonews.com

 

[Skijumper Roglic fan]

I will miss Alex Dowsett very much!…

For me, he was just another (very good) professional cyclist, until I learned he had and has this bleeding disease. Since then, I really started to admire him.

Unfortunately, I also then started to be worried for him. I started to consider him as fragile - my mind somehow was worried for him, and I more and more stopped regarding him the great athlete he is. Same with the Novo Nordisk riders. As soon as I get to know they have a (even treatable) chronic desease, I start to underestimate then.

In Dowsett‘s case, I started to worry he would crash hard. This could have been stressful for him. Imagine, you‘re ambitious like Primoz Roglic, and race to win every race - though you crash in almost every race. That‘d really be tricky as a bleeder…

 

[RedheadDane]

Nice break-through of the top-10 retiring riders, based on accumulated UCI points over their careers.

No prize for guessing who is number 1.

 

[staubsauger]

There's certainly one missing.

Has it ever happened that 4 cycling legends like Valverde, Gilbert, Nibali & Rebellin retired in the same season?

Nothing against Porte and Dumoulin, but clearly those 4 are another caliber.

 

[RedheadDane]

Has it ever happened that 4 cycling legends like Valverde, Gilbert, Nibali & Rebellin retired in the same season?

Is Rebellin actually retiring. Yes, he is listed as being set for retirement on PCS, but... do we actually believe it? And I'm suspecting it's only WT and PT riders.
And no, they have never retired before. Well, Rebellin has, but that didn't last long.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

And no, they have never retired before. Well, Rebellin has, but that didn't last long.

Being "like" someone is not the same as being the exact same person.

Also I've been told on here in the past that Rebellin isn't a legend.

Armstrong and Cipollini both retired in 2005, and there are some other big names that year, but not really any other legends.

Sean Kelly, Moreno Argentin and Greg LeMond all retired in 1994.

 

[Netserk]

Being "like" someone is not the same as being the exact same person.

Also I've been told on here in the past that Rebellin isn't a legend.

Armstrong and Cipollini both retired in 2005, and there are some other big names that year, but not really any other legends.

Sean Kelly, Moreno Argentin and Greg LeMond all retired in 1994.

Heras retired as well then.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Heras retired as well then.

Yeah, but he officially retired when his ban was over (though he did ride folding bikes after that).

 

[RedheadDane]

Yeah, but he officially retired when his ban was over (though he did ride folding bikes after that).

Could you say his career was folding?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Could you say his career was folding?

No, cause he became world champion.

 

[RedheadDane]

No, cause he became world champion.

On a folding bike?