I think with Ali when ITU changed it's world championship format from single day race to "series championship", that put large dent into his desire. Not to not be world champion, but traveling around to different locations every month to race required number of events. Meant more required travel to different locations, and it meant you couldn't just show up anymore and be the best "one day racer" in the world (except for Olympics). He won what 2 world titles, and I think after a while being "forced" to race certain number of series races gets really really old.

That's likely irrelevant to his injury issues but I think one of the pain in asses to him.

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Brooks Doughtie, M.S.
Exercise Physiology
-USAT Level II

Did anyone ever find out the injury/surgery need? Was it labrum and FAI?

But he only "came of age" in ITU in 2009, the first year of WTS (WCS at that time), so I'm not sure it hurt his desire at all since it's the only racing at the highest level he's known.

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Group Eleven – Websites for Athletes / mikael.racing / @mstaer

man, he and his coaches probably feel really silly for not asking your advice.

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https://lshtm.academia.edu/MikeCallaghan

http://howtobeswiss.blogspot.ch/

Sorry to redirect but any word on his actual hip issues?

Or his recovery progress update?