Realizing that he, unlike Chris Horner, could not win a tour at age 41 François Gasana decided to end his career.
François rode for Silver Giant from season 28 to season 46. During his career he won 9 races and finished on the podium 25 times for Silver Giants, scoring 3396 points. More importantly he won 4 jerseys during his career. In Season 30 he was selected Tour Specialist in Young Guns 9 http://www.cyclingsimulator.com/?page=Archives&id=434 and quickly followed that up with 3 youth jerseys later that season: Perm Tour, Norway Tour and Giro di Montelbano. In Season 39 he finally delivered on his early promise and won Volta ao Porto.
Never really fulfilling his teams endless expectations of glory and domination François decided to turn his attention towards the World Tour. His versatile skills and relatively weak National Team made him a sure starter in virtually any World To...
Read moreRealizing that he, unlike Chris Horner, could not win a tour at age 41 François Gasana decided to end his career.
François rode for Silver Giant from season 28 to season 46. During his career he won 9 races and finished on the podium 25 times for Silver Giants, scoring 3396 points. More importantly he won 4 jerseys during his career. In Season 30 he was selected Tour Specialist in Young Guns 9 http://www.cyclingsimulator.com/?page=Archives&id=434 and quickly followed that up with 3 youth jerseys later that season: Perm Tour, Norway Tour and Giro di Montelbano. In Season 39 he finally delivered on his early promise and won Volta ao Porto.
Never really fulfilling his teams endless expectations of glory and domination François decided to turn his attention towards the World Tour. His versatile skills and relatively weak National Team made him a sure starter in virtually any World Tour race. In Season 46 he rode his last and 148th race for Burundi. A record not likely to be beaten any time soon. However, he did not only use his skills in service of other riders, as he finished on the podium 4 times and had 10 top9s.
After retiring François turned his back on cycling and started producing finely hand carved, decorated karyendas. In a recent interview Gasana stated that making these drums filled his heart with a joy that cycling never did.
Rumour has it that both Silver Giant and the Burundian National Team considered resigning from competitive cycling after François Gasanas era.
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