- Apr 10, 2019
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I'll never forget Quaranta, "The Cheetah," getting dropped on a "hill" in the last few KMs of a Giro stage that would not have winded a Fred.
For a couple Giri, he did indeed have Cipo's number, though.
- Apr 10, 2019
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Quaranta pretty much always remained a Track sprinter. Fast has hell, but not a lot of endurance and got dropped on every speed bump
- May 23, 2009
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Jay is back to normal training but without a contract. He was in the last year of his contract with Bora when he crashed and they already had a stack of punchy classics guys going forward.
Hopefully he gets another ride, he's one of the very best Ardennes domestiques around when on form.
- Mar 22, 2010
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Whatever happened to Dirk Hoffman?
Did he stop selling motorhomes?
Did he lose interest in spectating races?
Was his PR department taken over by Tom's Frites?
And is my avatar now entirely obsolete?
Did he stop selling motorhomes?
Did he lose interest in spectating races?
Was his PR department taken over by Tom's Frites?
And is my avatar now entirely obsolete?
- Mar 22, 2010
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Having just made him a (quickly recognised) subject in the 'Guess Who?' thread, what happened to Matthew Goss. MSR winner and WC silver at 24, then lots of good podiums but few wins the next year, then slid rapidly downwards, out of WT at 28 and retired at 30.
I can't remember:injury, illness or just lost motivation when 24 was his peak?
I can't remember:injury, illness or just lost motivation when 24 was his peak?
- Sep 28, 2014
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I guess riding in teams with Cavendish and then the emerging talents of Matthews and Ewan he was always overshadowed a bit. Had a fairly good run in 2012 and early 2013 though.
- Aug 13, 2011
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Didn’t he get injured in 2013 or 2014? Then results wise, after HTC collapse he picked to race the races Cav, Greipel, Sagan, and Kittel were taking part in as well making results hard to come by though he did beat 3 of them on a stage in TA. Then was overshadowed by Matthews and Ewan the later years.
Where it went wrong for Matt Goss: "The last two years haven’t been perfect" - CyclingTips
Matt Goss is determined to strike early in 2016 and quickly repay the faith new team One Pro Cycling has showed in signing him on the back of some self-assessed “bad” years. The ink on the contract with the British squad founded by former England cricketer Matt Prior has barely dried but...
cyclingtips.com
In this interview he says he had trouble with the burden of leadership after his good year(s). Next to that some crashes weren't optimal either.
Yeah, imagine what he could've achieved with optimal crashes!
- Sep 26, 2020
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That's beyond my area of expertise.Are you saying Bernal's and Rivera's crashes a part of a new optimal gains strategy?
Can someone explain Moreno Moser to me?
The man scored almost as many CQ points in his first pro season as for the rest of his career combined.
The man scored almost as many CQ points in his first pro season as for the rest of his career combined.
- May 23, 2009
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He won a Giro stage in 2012 and was a few better timed bike throws away from a couple of Tour stage wins too. Add a 50/50 relegation and he should have been even closer to green than he was already.
2013 was when the rot started, a real shame because he was a serious talent.
- Aug 13, 2011
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Don’t want it in anyones case but could you imagine the watts a robot leg or legs can put out.Are you saying Bernal's and Rivera's crashes a part of a new optimal gains strategy?
- May 5, 2010
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He did benefit slightly from a crash once; when Cavendish got hit by a Ferrari!
- Dec 27, 2015
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He grew an impressive mop of hair:
and then he retired!
Not much mystery there, but that's a discussion for another sub-forum.
True…
Kessler would be another case. His crash, sadly, ended his career. The best was still to come, one could say…
- Jul 28, 2015
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Ferrari + Richeze back then was a glorious lead out, they even managed to deliver freaking Modolo to two Giro stage wins.
- Mar 22, 2010
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Whatever happened to Edward Theuns.
2015, racing at PCT level, at age 24 suddenly got >1000 CQ points and in the top 30 riders in the world, at age 24 and with little before it.
Since then, he has managed to remain in WorldTeams, but with scant results and little visibility in leadouts.
Maybe he is a good, solid team rider, but surely 2015 promised more. Flukey set of results that year, inflated points system, or just a sudden bloom and a long echo?
2015, racing at PCT level, at age 24 suddenly got >1000 CQ points and in the top 30 riders in the world, at age 24 and with little before it.
Since then, he has managed to remain in WorldTeams, but with scant results and little visibility in leadouts.
Maybe he is a good, solid team rider, but surely 2015 promised more. Flukey set of results that year, inflated points system, or just a sudden bloom and a long echo?
The not yet answered question, surely someone must know.
On the rare occasions I watch cycling with my son, now an adult, he still recalls spotting Dirks placard.
- Mar 22, 2010
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My avatar, referred to in that post has now been replaced: was from a Half Man Half Biscuit album cover
That album 90 Bisodol (Crimond) includes the track Joy in Leeuwarden, a sentiment we can all agree on after Taco's win there this week.
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