Congrats, I hope things work out well for youngsters Owen Doull and Tao Geoheganhart. Both Tao and Alex are from my neck of the woods
Does anyone know what's going on with Peters I haven't read or heard much?
^maybe lessons learned from what happened when they overdid things with Dombrowski & Boswell in their 1st year
I wondered whether they were over-doing it with Moscon but that lad seems as strong as an ox. Had a good rest and then came blasting out of the gates again for the Arctic Roll race
No idea. Picked up an injury maybe? Sky aren't the most informative team when it comes to putting out info about riders' lay-offs, you tend to only find out if and what's wrong if a rider gives an interview to a (usually) local blogger or journo
^maybe lessons learned from what happened when they overdid things with Dombrowski & Boswell in their 1st year
I wondered whether they were over-doing it with Moscon but that lad seems as strong as an ox. Had a good rest and then came blasting out of the gates again for the Arctic Roll race
Moscow looks a hell of a prospect. Tom at Espoirs Central raved about him last year and said as much.
^maybe lessons learned from what happened when they overdid things with Dombrowski & Boswell in their 1st year
I wondered whether they were over-doing it with Moscon but that lad seems as strong as an ox. Had a good rest and then came blasting out of the gates again for the Arctic Roll race
Moscow looks a hell of a prospect. Tom at Espoirs Central raved about him last year and said as much.
Definitely looks like he's not racing again this year. Just 33 race days and nothing for the second half of the season.
Seems a strange one to me, I know Sky probably over raced some of their neo-pros previously, but this is going to the other extreme.
Must have picked up an injury. If he aint sent to Japan Cup along with all the WT neos, riders en route back to Oz for the off season, and guys who fancy an all-expenses-paid trip for their families, then he MUST be crocked.
^maybe lessons learned from what happened when they overdid things with Dombrowski & Boswell in their 1st year
I wondered whether they were over-doing it with Moscon but that lad seems as strong as an ox. Had a good rest and then came blasting out of the gates again for the Arctic Roll race
Moscow looks a hell of a prospect. Tom at Espoirs Central raved about him last year and said as much.
Must have picked up an injury. If he aint sent to Japan Cup along with all the WT neos, riders en route back to Oz for the off season, and guys who fancy an all-expenses-paid trip for their families, then he MUST be crocked.
Procyclingstats have him down on the provisional start list for the Japan Cup.
If I put "Great - Peters finishes ahead of Giro winner Damiano Cunego in Japan Cup. What a result", I realise there'd be no way of knowing if I was being genuine without some sort of emoticon.
I then wanted to say something about how I hope he follows in the footsteps of Kennaugh in terms of flashes of brilliance, but then that sounds disingenuous, too... The internet is a wondrous yet treacherous thing.
Look - I really hope does some good rides next season; classy rider.
“Road racing was over and the UCI had banned my riding positions on the track, so it was like ‘Jings, crivvens, help ma Boab, what do I do now? I know, I’ll go away and be depressed for 10 years’.”
As (a transient) resident myself, it's nice to see that in this context and not:
15 years ago: a gun/knife crime amnesty event.
Now: an awards ceremony for the estate agent who has managed to secure the most ridiculous property price in Hackney.
I'll be watching Tao and Alex with particular interest. I've never met either of them, but my nephew rides with Cycling Club Hackney, and he does know them. Well Tao at least, and I assume Alex.
Raced with Alex a couple of times, he was pretty strong - rode off and won one of the hardest races in the SE solo by some margin as a very young rider.
At the end of 2016, which should have been the end of a very successful first year as professional, it became impossible for Alex to be a bike rider on WorldTour level.
Despite the help from the team, external professionals, family and friends, Alex decided to step down from the WorldTour and give up his Team Sky contract. As Academy, we agreed to help and give him the time to discover if he could still be a (professional) rider in the future. During the 2016/17 winter, the personal struggles continued and it turned out that Alex Peters will not race his bike anymore, as he moved his attention to his personal development instead. Alex was a fantastic cyclist but, above all, a great guy. We wish him all the luck in his future life.
At the end of 2016, which should have been the end of a very successful first year as professional, it became impossible for Alex to be a bike rider on WorldTour level.
Despite the help from the team, external professionals, family and friends, Alex decided to step down from the WorldTour and give up his Team Sky contract. As Academy, we agreed to help and give him the time to discover if he could still be a (professional) rider in the future. During the 2016/17 winter, the personal struggles continued and it turned out that Alex Peters will not race his bike anymore, as he moved his attention to his personal development instead. Alex was a fantastic cyclist but, above all, a great guy. We wish him all the luck in his future life.
Thanks, had a quick look on their site last night but missed this.
Like everyone else, health and wellbeing come first and I wish Alex well for the future.
Hey thanks for this. I had completely forgotten all about Alex and reasoned he was still racing with SEG. It must be really hard tryig to be a pro. As a Londoner i was hopeful for him and Maurice Burtons son, Germain - that they would make it and establish themselves as professional road racers but it wasn't to be for both lads. No worries we still have Tao flying the flag for young London Pro bike riders
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This is his racing year so far http://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/Alex_Peters. He looked very strong at the Nationals and probably did too much.
I wondered whether they were over-doing it with Moscon but that lad seems as strong as an ox. Had a good rest and then came blasting out of the gates again for the Arctic Roll race
Moscon, Tao, and Doull for that matter, all appear more pro-ready.
Seems a strange debut season to me, you'd expect a bit more racing, no?
Seems a strange one to me, I know Sky probably over raced some of their neo-pros previously, but this is going to the other extreme.
Moscow looks a hell of a prospect. Tom at Espoirs Central raved about him last year and said as much.
Moscow? are you Fancy Pants?
Must have picked up an injury. If he aint sent to Japan Cup along with all the WT neos, riders en route back to Oz for the off season, and guys who fancy an all-expenses-paid trip for their families, then he MUST be crocked.
Grr @ autocorrect.
Procyclingstats have him down on the provisional start list for the Japan Cup.
I then wanted to say something about how I hope he follows in the footsteps of Kennaugh in terms of flashes of brilliance, but then that sounds disingenuous, too... The internet is a wondrous yet treacherous thing.
Look - I really hope does some good rides next season; classy rider.
Hackney represent!
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The Vikings are coming!
As (a transient) resident myself, it's nice to see that in this context and not:
15 years ago: a gun/knife crime amnesty event.
Now: an awards ceremony for the estate agent who has managed to secure the most ridiculous property price in Hackney.
I wish Alex well, he's a very talented rider, but health and well being come first.
If true, it'll be a real shame, but health comes first.
https://www.segracing.com/alex-peters/
At the end of 2016, which should have been the end of a very successful first year as professional, it became impossible for Alex to be a bike rider on WorldTour level.
Despite the help from the team, external professionals, family and friends, Alex decided to step down from the WorldTour and give up his Team Sky contract. As Academy, we agreed to help and give him the time to discover if he could still be a (professional) rider in the future. During the 2016/17 winter, the personal struggles continued and it turned out that Alex Peters will not race his bike anymore, as he moved his attention to his personal development instead. Alex was a fantastic cyclist but, above all, a great guy. We wish him all the luck in his future life.
Find the path that's in between and live a balanced life imho
But as you say, life's too short and cycling too damn hard if your heart and head aren't in it
Thanks, had a quick look on their site last night but missed this.
Like everyone else, health and wellbeing come first and I wish Alex well for the future.