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It's weird huh. Tao made the right move racing U23 for another year, to get that experience and head kicking in.
I wonder if we'll see Alex in a bigger race this year, I hope so. He's an amazing rider.
skinny-
I've seen nothing that suggests he was injured, but to not race from June to October indicate that he had some kind of problem. Especially as teams usually struggle to fill their rosters towards the end of the season. He did well at the Japan Cup, was 6th I think, so he must've been training hard for a month beforehand at least.
Let's hope he gets more opportunities next year.
andyp
But he had an incredibly light racing schedule in 2016. He didn't race between the national champs and the Japan Cup in October.