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ridelikethewind said:Love it!!!
He was an immense talent.
Nastyy said:Jukka Vastaranta. Finished second in the junior world championships in 2002 and was creating a nice professional career at Rabobank but then got one nasty disease that made him so bad he couldn't even ride at one point but he's getting back now.
Velo Dude said:Dave Stoller. Had one huge win and then completely dropped off the map.
Indurain said:Probably one of the biggest was Beloki after his accident. I guess he gave up the dope after that.
Jose Rujano: 3rd in Giro 2005. Good for nothing since then
Aitor Gonzalez: Vuelta winner 2002. Good for nothing since then
Jose Enrique Gutierrez Giro 2nd Place 2006. What's has he done since?
Damiano Cunego: 2004 Winner: Almost unbeatable then. Unable to compete in any Grand tour since.
The amount of talent you would need to achieve a podium in any of these races would be immense. So why haven't they done much since then? Perhaps they are one of the good one's who actually gave up or reduced doping. What other explaination is there? You don't lose that talent (other than through accident like Beloki).
kukiniloa said:Tyler Hamilton anyone?? I mean after his LBL victory, that is. But, of course, he did it to himself, right?
Floyd Landis? Great domestic record, but again, he did it to himself...
And what about:
Tadej Valjavec
Roman Kreuziger
and if not for the his win in Flanders: Stijn Devolder
pmcg76 said:Christophe Rinero, winner of the KOM at the 98 Tour, 98 Tour de L'Avenir and since then, has disappeared of the planet. Is he retired now?
One might suspect that Boonen's coke addiction is not entirely unrelated to how he has been able to achieve such success on the bike.dsut4392 said:Tom Boonen.
Sure, he has a great palmares, but how much better could it be if he wasn't a coke snorting binge drinking lying drunk driver "somebody spiked my drink" whiner off the bike?
Old Derailleur-in-the-mist said:Svein Tuft has pretty much disappeared for the last month or two. Anyone heard if he's still over in Eu.
Having had a head injury a few years back I can relate to the difficulty.
Sheltowee said:Dave came out of retirment and rode the Little 500 last year.
Velo Dude said:Dave Stoller. Had one huge win and then completely dropped off the map.
Alpe d'Huez said:It's hard to say if this is just tragic, or a waste, or both, but here's another pick:
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Izoard said:What a talent he was , man he had some bad luck! I think he works for L'Equipe now.
ak-zaaf said:is this your way of bashing l'equipe?
Izoard said:Not at all, more just a statement of his possible current status. He did have considerable bad luck with that crash and then his knee problem.
Izoard said:Not at all, more just a statement of his possible current status. He did have considerable bad luck with that crash and then his knee problem.
Nastyy said:Is this supposed to be a joke? Jose Maria Jimenez is dead.