Marcel Kittel retires.

Thought he'd be back.Best wishes !

View: https://twitter.com/CafeRoubaix/status/1164912404108652544?s=19

 

Just read that on the BBC website.

Seems like he just ran out of steam and enthusiasm.

 

Reading his statement , it makes perfect sense if your heart's not in it.

 

I sort of forgot just how much he'd won and how long he'd been around.

 

I know very little about cycle racing but to me you have to want to do it, you have to have a passion to put yourself through what they do week in & week out. If your mind is not in it, you had best give up & try something else.

 

Looks like John Degenkolb might have seen this coming;

https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/...ittel-returns-cycling-just-needs-enjoy-423108

A shame but if his hearts not in it and he doesn't need to do it then it's for the best.

 

“To be honest, with no @Marmion regularly commenting on the beauty of my hair, there didn’t seem much point carrying on,” explained the 31-year-old German yesterday.

 

Wish him all the best with what he does next.

 

I will join everyone in wishing him good luck for the future

 

It's a shame because just before he lost his head he was dominating.