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And that’s ok. He’s got a hell of a palmares, personally I think the crash in Harrogate may have been a significant turning point for him mentally. It must be difficult for him to hang up his cleats.
Alan_tbt-
I think the Epstein barr was probably the turning point, he had phenomenal 2013 (5 giro stages, 2 tour stages, national road race), and 2016 seasons (madison world champ, 4 tour stages, silver olympic medal, silver in worlds), though he didn't win everything like he had at HTC.
He's also got a 2 month old baby, and doesn't appear to have been at his most successful in the years that his kids were born (completely understandable)
Acliff
I did consider Cavendish, but his best years were before Sky, it’s been a long and gradual decline since leaving High Road.