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Oh... the way I understood it was that he'd been planning to retire at the end of 2011, then broke his femur, and decided that that was not how he wanted to end his career.
markene2 said:Vino, considering he broke his femur in 2011 and retired, only to come back due to the power struggle in Astana with Makhemetov signing Kashechkin as a leader a few days before the Vuelta. He grinds away the entire end of 2011 and 2012 just to get some form to get a good showing in the Tour de France, close to a stage victory a few times, says that he will ride the Olympics as his last race with Bazayev, and then he wins the damn thing.
Considering i have been a fan since 03, it was the happiest day i had viewing cycling.
Oh... the way I understood it was that he'd been planning to retire at the end of 2011, then broke his femur, and decided that that was not how he wanted to end his career.