The (Pro) Retirement thread

[DCLane]

Eli Iserbyt retires from racing due to medical issues - https://www.cyclingnews.com/pro-cyc...ement-from-cycling-in-emotional-video-message

 

[Webbo2]

Eli Iserbyt retires from racing due to medical issues - https://www.cyclingnews.com/pro-cyc...ement-from-cycling-in-emotional-video-message

Bloody hell that’s awful I never could warm to him as a rider but I wouldn’t wish that on anyone.

 

[mididoctors]

Simon retiring was a bit mysterious... Great rider .

 

[mididoctors]

This is all coming across to me as if Yates has thrown his toys out of the pram because JV wants the Giro, team have called his bluff when he threatened to walk if not supported to retain Giro in '26.

He hasn't got the palmares of the likes of G and Cav, but Yates has been far from an also ran, I'd expect him to announce his retirement at end of a season around midway through a season like G and Cav did.

A giro and vuelta many years apart . Not to be sniffed at .

 

[wakemalcolm]

A giro and vuelta many years apart . Not to be sniffed at .

I think a hipster could argue that his road career was the equal of G's. If he could just have converted one of his 2 runners up in P-N (or Romandie) into victory there would be more to debate.

 

[Dan Lotus]

A few publications alluding to the fact that in their opinion Yates (S) has stiffed Visma somewhat, in that he attended the Giro presentation, their December training camp, took part in the new kit press photoshoots etc, and had a full race calendar planned for next year.
Seems he made the final decision between Christmas and New Year, but as a result Visma are really going to struggle to recruit anyone of note as a quality climber, so they may be marginally nobbled for the year, or at least some key races.

I think that backs up the theory about why he retired.

Hopefully he will bring out a book at some point to explain all - in fact, perhaps that is why he has done what he has done

 

[Adam4868]

Rumour has it that he's opened a Black pudding shop in Bury market...sure the lad has had enough of the grueling regime of a pro cyclist,and after a taste of being/winning GC I'm not sure he fancied domestique duties again ?
Must have a bob or two put away and why not go out at the top...good on him.

 

[Dan Lotus]

Definitely good on him, for me the best bit is that it is was down to him when he left, and not a loss of form and ending up in substandard teams - more power to him.
I'll definitely miss watching him ride though, one of the icons of the sport (From a UK perspective) for me - would have been nice to see him go for one more year, and have a swan song year at that.

I just think there is more to it, and I'm hopeful at some point in the future we'll find out, purely because I am a nosey bugger.

Still hoping to see him return to the sport in some other capacity at some point too.

 

[MadMalx]

Rumour has it that he's opened a Black pudding shop in Bury market...

Blood doping?

 

[wakemalcolm]

Malky Bollema to call time on his career at the end of the season. Seems to have been on the scene forever.
Decent palmares for someone I always considered to be a domestique de luxe rather than a hitter.