Moser's son retires at 22

frenchfighter

He is not getting the results to justify his hard work and has no interest in being a domestique so he has decided to stop. His father respects his decision.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/ignazio ... ires-at-22

specialgueststar

frenchfighter wrote:

He is not getting the results to justify his hard work and has no interest in being a domestique so he has decided to stop. His father respects his decision.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/ignazio ... ires-at-22

He might have done better on a more modern bike.

bigmat

I found it a really interesting story. Sounds pretty clued up for 22 - could have maybe forged a career as a domestique but didn't think the sacrifices justified it if he wasn't going to be winning at the top level. Makes a lot of sense.

Pross

The pressure is always on the children of sporting greats to emulate their parents and it is very rare they actually achieve it. The likes of Axel Merckx and Nico Roche have had decent careers but nowhere near those of their father (especially in Axel's case) and even if they are happy being a domestique someone will always be comparing them.

iainf72

Things might have been different if he had a helicopter available to him

chrisday

iainf72 wrote:

Things might have been different if he had a helicopter available to him

Saucer of milk for Iain...

DeVlaeminck

With a family business to fall back on perhaps he could have given it a bit longer - unless he really hates it - he doesn't seem to have any burning desire to do something instead just that he isn't enjoying bike racing. At 22 he doesn't really know how far he could go.

frenchfighter

I wouldn't be surprised if he has been racing solid for the last ten years which then makes the decision to quit easier. Focusing on one sport too early is a risk many parents face.

mm1

They are mountain / farming people so the vineyards are a bit more than "something to fall back on", not as big a business as local rivals like Cavit, but they've been doing it for 3 generations. Never tried their products www.cantinemoser.com but was told by Vic Haines (sometime sponsor of Graham Obree, who was planning to do the tandem hour record with Francesco) that the sparkling is pretty good.

danlikesbikes

Good luck to him.

Guess it doesn't matter what everyone else thinks if he just doesn't want it or feels the pressure of living up to a great fathers reputation is too much then so be it.

Le Commentateur

Sounds more like he's a mama's boy who doesn't like the perpetual living out of a suitcase life.

Coriander

Le Commentateur wrote:

Sounds more like he's a mama's boy who doesn't like the perpetual living out of a suitcase life.

I don't think you have to be a mamma's boy to not want that sort of life. You couldn't pay me enough to live the life pro cyclists live - all that time away from home, but rarely in the same place for two or even a few nights, extremely limited (in terms of both activity and time) times with friends, not able to plan ahead, constant packing and unpacking, the utter, utter tedium of life on tour (judging by what I've seen), the incredibly limited inputs to your life. I would have to have a passion for cycling beyond my comprehension for the racing and riding to make the life worthwhile.

RichN95.

Le Commentateur wrote:

Sounds more like he's a mama's boy who doesn't like the perpetual living out of a suitcase life.

He sounds like someone who has the self awareness to know that he's not really that good (and probably getting by on his name). Given the choice between trying to eek out a living at a continental team or helping to run the family vineyard in Trentino I know which one most sane people would choose.

tailwindhome

Was going to start a new thread but ultimately cba.

Any cycling examples of the son being better or more successful than the father?

Any daughters?

RichN95.

tailwindhome wrote:

Any cycling examples of the son being better or more successful than the father?

Almost all of them. Most cyclists didn't have pro cyclist fathers.

But if you want one who did - Wiggins. And Kreuziger. And Tony Gallopin. And Dan Martin.

inseine

RichN95 wrote:

tailwindhome wrote:

Any cycling examples of the son being better or more successful than the father?

Almost all of them. Most cyclists didn't have pro cyclist fathers.

But if you want one who did - Wiggins.

I'll give you two.....the Schlecks!

Anonymous

Pendleton vs her father.

Anonymous

Coriander wrote:

Le Commentateur wrote:

Sounds more like he's a mama's boy who doesn't like the perpetual living out of a suitcase life.

I don't think you have to be a mamma's boy to not want that sort of life. You couldn't pay me enough to live the life pro cyclists live - all that time away from home, but rarely in the same place for two or even a few nights, extremely limited (in terms of both activity and time) times with friends, not able to plan ahead, constant packing and unpacking, the utter, utter tedium of life on tour (judging by what I've seen), the incredibly limited inputs to your life. I would have to have a passion for cycling beyond my comprehension for the racing and riding to make the life worthwhile.

I tour for a living, and believe me it gets very hard. Endless censored hotel rooms and food, long transfers etc.

If you can't hack that then it is the worst thing in the world.

arran77

sjmclean wrote:

Coriander wrote:

Le Commentateur wrote:

Sounds more like he's a mama's boy who doesn't like the perpetual living out of a suitcase life.

I don't think you have to be a mamma's boy to not want that sort of life. You couldn't pay me enough to live the life pro cyclists live - all that time away from home, but rarely in the same place for two or even a few nights, extremely limited (in terms of both activity and time) times with friends, not able to plan ahead, constant packing and unpacking, the utter, utter tedium of life on tour (judging by what I've seen), the incredibly limited inputs to your life. I would have to have a passion for cycling beyond my comprehension for the racing and riding to make the life worthwhile.

I tour for a living, and believe me it gets very hard. Endless censored hotel rooms and food, long transfers etc.

If you can't hack that then it is the worst thing in the world.

Mama's boy or not, sounds like his heart wasn't in it so he was never going to be great was he, when things are tough in life, whatever they are you've got to be 100% committed to what you do, if not you might as well not bother, he's chosen the not bothering option which is fair enough.

mm1

Not sure what the fuss is about, he's simply swaped one family business for another (father and 3 uncles rode as Pros). Never know, he may come back, Gilberto Simione (who is also related) took time out of his racing career during which he worked at Cicli Moser in Gardalo.