Originally Posted by carleton

I think Baranoski (the youngest on the the list) is still rising. He obtained world-level experience at a young age. I think he will become stronger as he enters his mid-20s. He's got a great support system in place and he's got a great, world-class (and UCI-Sanctioned) racing scene in his back yard where world-level racers come to race in the summer.

He's young enough to be able to live on the little money that is in track racing. As far as I know (and it's not my business), he doesn't have the financial and time responsibilities such as house payments, wife, kids, etc... that older athletes tend to have.