“𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐'𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦, 𝘬𝘪𝘥𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦, 𝘈𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦.” When you look at the legacy @darylimpey is leaving in cycling, his words ring true. Tomorrow at @GPCQM,…
"It hasn't really dawned on me yet" - GP de Montréal last race for Daryl Impey as a pro rider
CyclingSunday, 10 September 2023 at 14:00
The GP de Montréal will be a spectacular race this Sunday with a tremendous startlist. However there will be a few plots, as a few riders say goodbye to the peloton. One of them is Daryl Impey, who retired from pro cycling today.
“It hasn't really dawned on me yet. I think it will only dawn on me today: gosh, this is really the last race of my career," Impey said ahead of the Canadian race. "I don't know what to expect and what it will feel like. If I'm suffering again during the race, I know I've made the right choice. On the other hand: I will never experience this again."
The South African rider was one of the continent's most successful riders ever and carries with him a palmarès matched by only a few. A stage winner and yellow jersey wearer at the Tour de France, double Tour Down Under winner, 10-time national champion (road and time-trial combined) and winner of 30 pro races. The 38-year old has been part of the peloton since 2008 and has his final race for Israel - Premier Tech today, having succeeded as a puncheur throughout his career.
“I think that at some point the emotions will dominate, but perhaps after the race it will all feel a bit more normal," he anticipates. And when people shake your hand and say: man, it was fun racing with you. Only then can you really place it and understand it. Soon I won't have to think about training anymore. Then I can just drink a beer without feeling guilty. That is something I am looking forward to.”
Read also
claps 0visitors 198
Just in
Subscribe to our Daily Newsletter today!
Nov 05, 13:04
0
Five world tour debutants to watch next season
Dec 23, 10:00
0
Popular news
Latest comments
- Most of these have nothing to do with rider safety or are completely unachievablevappaxbipmv23-12-2024
- Depends on how fast the Cipressa would be beforehand and in what condition Philipsen would bevappaxbipmv23-12-2024
- Some things sound crazy until they aren't, what if he's actually right? 🤷vappaxbipmv23-12-2024
- Why make a comment to state the obvious? Of course MvdP is much better at CX than Pogacar, does anyone doubt that But that wasn't his pointvappaxbipmv23-12-2024
- If you look at road alone obvi Pogacar is the better rider. But maybe MVDP is the better overall rider since he can win in three plus disciplines?mobk23-12-2024
- Correction on 2021 Olympics. It was mainly the Dutch ladies who didn’t know who was leading the race. Other teams like the Germans and Italians knew that Kiesenhofer was out front.mobk23-12-2024
- A champion turning into a sore loser. Or is he on coke again?
UltimateOpportunist23-12-2024 - If you look at the major races they’ve both been in, van der Poel had the early edge as lately Pogacar has had the advantage. It’s all on procyclingstats.RidesHills23-12-2024
- I wouldn’t assume Tadej can’t win at cross. He did a cross race, not a World Cup, a few years ago and crushed the field. It was a minor race. But he can win anywhere.mij23-12-2024
- I wonder what would happen if Pogacar attacked on the Cipressa instead of the Poggio in San Remo? Would MvdPoel still be able to follow?Ride197423-12-2024