Duane_Bosch Posted August 2 Share 3 hours ago, Bub Marley said: Till what age do downhill racers normally compete? Greg is 42 years old so perhaps that came into their thinking. It does leave a sour taste but perhaps they offered him a different role but he was insistent he still wanted to compete? At the Elite level it's very much a young mans sport. The rider closest in age to GM who's won a WC or World Champs is Danny Hart at 33. Just shows how incredible he is as an athlete. Kelly Slater like. Source https://mtbdata.com/ranking/2024/downhill/men-elite/2024-07-30 The team manager role at SC had already been taken up by Steve Peat and they had already hired the next big thing in the sport being Jackson Goldstone. Sucks but it's professional sport. Edited August 2 by Duane_Bosch mazambaan, Robbie Stewart, ChrisF and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted August 2 Share 4 hours ago, Robbie Stewart said: My take on this is that Santa Cruz got taken over by new management, and this meant the original relationship built up over decades was essentially over. https://www.pinkbike.com/news/santa-cruz-bikes-founder-rob-roskopp-is-joining-specialized-bikes.html old news I know, but these things happen! Robbie Stewart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted August 2 Share Santa Cruz bikes is owned by Pon Holdings, the same entity that owns Cannondale and cervelo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewbacca Posted August 29 Share I see Greg is retiring after Andora... The end of one helluva career at the top! gerriemtb, mazambaan, dave303e and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted August 29 Share 2 hours ago, Jewbacca said: I see Greg is retiring after Andora... The end of one helluva career at the top! https://www.bikemag.com/news/the-end-of-an-era Danger Dassie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger Dassie Posted August 29 Share https://www.treadmtb.co.za/minnaar-fired-up-for-his-final-world-champs/ Â Â justinafrika and Chad Minnaar 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie Stewart Posted October 6 Share And just like that the curtains draw to a close on a once in a lifetime career. Thank you Greg. May the next chapter at Norco shine even brighter. ChrisF, justinafrika, Duane_Bosch and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane_Bosch Posted October 7 Share On 10/6/2024 at 6:58 AM, Robbie Stewart said: And just like that the curtains draw to a close on a once in a lifetime career. Thank you Greg. May the next chapter at Norco shine even brighter. Greg Minnaar Kelly Slater Robby Naish Valentino Rossi Ricky Carmichael All redefined what it means to be a professional athlete. Edited October 7 by Duane_Bosch BuffsVintageBikes, tinmug, Robbie Stewart and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie Stewart Posted October 11 Share On 10/7/2024 at 8:53 AM, Duane_Bosch said: Greg Minnaar Kelly Slater Robby Naish Valentino Rossi Ricky Carmichael All redefined what it means to be a professional athlete. I can't argue with your selection. I was actually thinking the same. Duane_Bosch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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