The Caleb Ewan Thread

[Wvv]

Daf*q. Weird timing so short after a rather successful comeback.

 

[laarsland]

His behaviour the last few seasons has been far from laudable, bordering on the petulant at Lotto.

Now I’m starting to get a sense that might as well be influenced by mental health issues and will hold my tongue until the new information arises.

As I feared. Hope he find peace now.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Only a little over three years since he was in second wheel at the summit of the Poggio, time really does fly.

 

[Netserk]

Only a little over three years since he was in second wheel at the summit of the Poggio, time really does fly.

Four, right?

His and Sagan's crash in the following Tour was the point of divergence.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Four, right?

I am having a mare here. Good thing I don't have any posts to work on tonight

 

[yaco]

Realistically if he feels he cannot win races there is no role for him in the peleton. He is not a rouleur, so cant ride at the front of the peleton, with his size he is a hardly a windbreak for a sprinter or GC rider and of course he can not ride uphill. Can say he fell out with some of his team-mates in 2024.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Also, pour one out for Martijn Tusveld whose almost-finalised contract was axed by Ineos so they could sign Ewan and subsequently had to drop down to a continental team.

 

[Lequack]

He gone.

 

[markene2]

Shades of Menchov suddens retirement. Has to be some other "reason" for it? He just got back to winning then just stops?

 

[Lequack]

Realistically if he feels he cannot win races there is no role for him in the peleton. He is not a rouleur, so cant ride at the front of the peleton, with his size he is a hardly a windbreak for a sprinter or GC rider and of course he can not ride uphill. Can say he fell out with some of his team-mates in 2024.

I thought I was in a Froome thread for a moment

 

[Red Rick]

Shades of Menchov suddens retirement. Has to be some other "reason" for it? He just got back to winning then just stops?

Maybe it was because winning wasn't even satisfying either.

 

[ingsve]

Well, if the lifestyle is no longer for you then finding something else to do is the right decisions.

Such a stark contrast from riders like Oscar Sevilla or Francisco Mancebo who are still riding at 49,

 

[Cookster15]

Good for him, left his mark. Was winning again recently too so good if he can decide to retire on his own terms.

Ewan started competitive cycling when he was just 10 years old even if retiring at 31 seems young. His PCS ranking says it all really since his peak of 2019. I think we forget that life as a pro cyclist isn’t an easy gig.

Caleb Ewan

Caleb Ewan (born 1994-07-11 in Sydney) is a professional road racing cyclist from Australia, currently riding for INEOS Grenadiers. His best results are 5 stage wins in Tour de France and 5 stage wins in Giro d'Italia.

www.procyclingstats.com

 

[AupaPyama]

I think he is indeed tired of the pro-life. He likes to be at home with his kid and wife instead of with 30 guys on training camp suffering. He maybe still is a nice guy but I think his former teammates at Lotto and Jayco think otherwise. Earnest decision to quit; there are a lot of riders who where once at the top who should consider the same and make place for young guns.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Shades of Menchov suddens retirement. Has to be some other "reason" for it? He just got back to winning then just stops?

Menchov was almost five years older, Ewan still had a chance to come close to his peak again.

 

[ChasingPotatoes]

I think the mental pressure got the upperhand.

Life is hard for a top sprinter: Kittel, Cavendish struggling in his later years (even more appreciation now for his major comebacks and character trying to overcome many bad periods and crashes) and now Ewan after some lackluster years. Ewan's family life in Australia vs. his professional activities in Europe don't help either. He can't win much more than he already won (60 races, in all 3 big Tours), except maybe for 2021 Milan-San Remo and a sprinter's Worlds (but e.g. in Doha he didn't make the split). GG.

 

[MJR]

There always seemed to be a bad attitude just beneath the surface with him. Regardless, I hope he finds success and peace with whatever he does next.

 

[yaco]

I think the mental pressure got the upperhand.

Life is hard for a top sprinter: Kittel, Cavendish struggling in his later years (even more appreciation now for his major comebacks and character trying to overcome many bad periods and crashes) and now Ewan after some lackluster years. Ewan's family life in Australia vs. his professional activities in Europe don't help either. He can't win much more than he already won (60 races, in all 3 big Tours), except maybe for 2021 Milan-San Remo and a sprinter's Worlds (but e.g. in Doha he didn't make the split). GG.

Ewan's partner is the daughter of one of the richest men in Ireland. He is fairly much based in Europe.

 

[Gigs_98]

We're etching closer and closer to the final retrospective of the epic Gaviria vs Ewan rivalry

 

[markene2]

Menchov was almost five years older, Ewan still had a chance to come close to his peak again.

By shade of menchov i mean the sudden retirement and a uci buried positive test that only got released in a pdf way down the line.

 

[proffate]

a wise man once said, just cause you're hung like a horse doesn't mean you have to do porn

 

[Ilmaestro99]

a wise man once said, just cause you're hung like a horse doesn't mean you have to do porn

Oh???? I'll stop then.

 

[Bolder]

It's crazy how many top sprinters lose form so suddenly. It's often traceable to a crash, in Ewan's case it was his run-in with Sagan at the Tour that to me marked the end of his career at the pointy end. It's amazing that more sprints don't end in carnage, to be honest.

Glad he's still got his health and 50 years of life left to live. I've always been a fan of someone who, physiologically, shouldn't even get a sniff of the WT peloton, but they make it happen.