Originally Posted by flythebike
He could have, like Kevin Livingstone or Jonathan Vaughters, just quit.
Vaughters may have stopped racing professionally, but he hardly left the sport of cycling. He's probably done more in the last two or three years for the sport than you'll do in your lifetime. And since when does a rider owe it to you to keep riding when he feels it's time to move on. Get back to me when you're ready to retire and I'll let you know if you can or not.