User talk:Jbaird FEA
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[edit]Proposal: replace "Career achievements" with cited "Major results" and tidy prose
[edit]To address the June 2023 maintenance tags (
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), I’ve prepared a non-promotional, fully cited replacement for the current **Career achievements** list and a plan to streamline the **Career** prose.
What I propose to change
- Replace the standalone Career achievements section with a neutral, year-keyed Major results list, each bullet with an inline reference (primarily ProCyclingStats; BikeRaceInfo for Giro classifications; Cyclingnews for the 2000 Olympic result).
- Condense the long race-by-race narrative in Career into 2–4 neutral paragraphs organized by team/years (e.g., “1989–1992: Alfa Lum / TVM”), per WP:NOTNEWS and WP:PROSELINE, and rename promotional subheads (e.g., “Back to winning”).
- Remove subjective wording and unsourced superlatives, per WP:NPOV and WP:BLP.
- Verify and cite BLP-sensitive claims in the lead (Grand Tour stage wins; 1997 Giro intergiro; 2000 Giro points jersey; Worlds medals; first Soviet Tour stage win).
Sources used (non-exhaustive)
- ProCyclingStats rider database (comprehensive results).
- BikeRaceInfo: Giro 1997 (intergiro) and Giro 2000 (points).
- Cyclingnews: Sydney 2000 road race full results.
- Contemporary news (e.g., Los Angeles Times, 18 Jul 1990) for the first Soviet Tour stage.
Why this resolves the tags
- Promotional tone removed; headers and prose comply with MOS:HEADINGS and WP:NPOV.
- Play-by-play content trimmed to summaries in line with WP:NOTNEWS/WP:PROSELINE.
- All retained claims are supported with inline citations to WP:RS.
If there are no objections within a few days, I’ll update the prose sections accordingly and then remove
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tag can be removed once inline citations are in place throughout the lead and Career. Feedback welcome on sources or formatting details before finalizing. Jbaird FEA (talk) 20:17, 29 August 2025 (UTC)