'I step away from professional cycling with deep pride and a sense of peace' – Simon Yates announces surprise retirement
https://www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/i-step-away-from-professional-cycling-with-deep-pride-and-a-sense-of-peace-simon-yates-announces-surprise-retirement
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Ilandar@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 230d
Wow, very surprising! I'll miss watching him and his brother competing against one another, that was always a fun little thing to keep an eye on in Grand Tours.
EvilCartyen@feddit.dk · 1 pts · 230d
Agreed, always a joy to watch him ride, against his brother or not.
9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 230d
Happy he was able to redeem himself at the giro.
EvilCartyen@feddit.dk · 1 pts · 230d
Still, it's very sudden. Maybe he didn't want to be a domestique in the giro as the defending champ, maybe he had a dodgy test internally and was asked to stop...
Or maybe he's just not feeling it anymore?
9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 230d
if simon pops, adam is for sure suspicious....
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 230d
or maybe there was a dope test....
EvilCartyen@feddit.dk · 1 pts · 230d
Yeah, an internal test. I mean, I like him as a rider and I don't think his results have been particularly suspect, but this type of sudden retirement after having been at the forefront of all marketing material for the year seems off...