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Old 08-04-2017, 09:20 PM   #649
Brian Swartz
Grizzled Veteran
 
Join Date: May 2006
Generational Overview

** Poilblan(1). Still a group unto himself, Davide Poilblan(30th) is 33 years old and trucking along. Very impressivve.

** Over-the-Hill Gang(5). 29-31 years of age, headed of course by my own Prakash Mooljee(3rd). Niklas(11th), Cojanovic(21st), Benitez(22nd), and Zakirov(28th). Lost a couple members this year, and the others are less relevant than they were. Slowly fading away.

** Starting to Fade(7). 27-28. Johnny Browne(5th) is still atop this group that is as the title suggests beginning to realize that their best is behind them. Jolland(10th), Santos(13th), Espinoza(14th), Guardado(15th), Besson(20th), and Bergman(27th). Three members of this group were lost; they are fading in more ways than one.

** The King & His Subjects(9). 25-26 and basically just coming into their prime or about to. Mateo Kaspar(1st) needs no introduction. Fangio(2nd) doesn't either. There's also Zarco(6th), Borja(7th), Kronecker(8th), Schmucker(12th), Janin(16th), Varas(19th), and Strelkov(24th). Even with Luc Janin flaking out and underachieving, there's obvioiusly a ton of punch here. Over half the WTF field came from the current ruling class. A couple players were exchanged but the overall numbers didn't change.

** Knocking on the Door(9). Called these guys, 23-24, the 'Young Guns' last year but they've really out grown that. Led by Guus Dircx(4th), they are now making their mark. Dudwadkar(9th), Pizzola(17th and about to turn 23), Teng(18th), Panter(23rd), Dorso(25th), Rosenburg(26th), Duhr(31st), Cone(32nd). Most of them have a ways to go yet, but more and more of them are pushing their way up: almost twice as many as a year ago.

** Early Arrivals(1). Only one guy here that is younger: American Dick Blake(29th) is 21. So far he's the figurehead of the 'on-deck' up-and-comers.
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