A Road Racing Legend Retires... Robbie McEwen.

['Dale]

http://www.unleashbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Robbie-McEwen.jpg

 

Officially retiring on Sunday, he is bound to become involved in a management role with GreenEdge, Australia's 1st World Tour Cycling Team. His final race is the Tour of Cali 2012.

 

This dude has earned a thread!

 

Take a bow, Robbie.

[Tumbleweed]

One of the more entertaining riders in the peloton!

[Breezer]

Remember this?

Edited May 16, 2012 by Breezer

[Cippo]

Hopefully this awesome rider will make a good manager.

[ThaStig]

one of the best bike handlers in the pro peleton and one of my favorite sprinters. He would appear out of nowhere, with or without lead-out to take a sprint.

[TNT1]

Remember this?

 

http://www.pezcyclingnews.com/photos/races06/tdf06/tdf06st20-robbie450.jpg

[Tumbleweed]

[Fujioso]

One of my all time favourites. Great racer, great guy.

[nochain]

Still really want to read he's book!!

 

Interesting that he does not want to do one last Tdf,even if it is just to leadout Goss.

['Dale]

Another wheelie...

 

http://znn.india.com/Img/2009/11/26/Robbie%20McEwen.jpg

[Cav']

He was my favourite sprinter for years - Cippo and Zabel before him - now Cav

['Dale]

From cyclingnews.com:

 

 

The Australian will hang up his racing bike after today's stage and move into a role as technical advisor for his team. McEwen said that the race was a good choice as a final blow-out, "because I suffered so badly this week I don't think I"m going to miss it for some time to come."

Edited May 21, 2012 by Puncheur

['Dale]

Cool tribute at cyclingnews.com

 

http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/gallery-robbie-mcewen-a-career-in-photos

['Dale]

Who said sprinting is not an art form?

 

Robbie bustling it out in the final burst to the line.

 

http://cyclingtipscontent.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/CORVOS_00000089-070.jpg

Edited June 19, 2012 by Puncheur