¡Adiós!

[ingsve]

Idar Andersen announced on Instagram that he is retiring. I think it was a mistake by Uno-X to not extend with him, but it seems no other (good) teams really wanted him either.

When you choose to retire at that age it just seems there is more to the story than simply not being able to find a new team.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Ben Hermans calls it quits.
People probably will remember him most for saving Belgium in 2015 when he was the only one able to win a spring classic for us that year.

 

[RedheadDane]

Lars Van den Berg forced to retire due to heart issues.

'I’m left with ambitions I no longer get to chase' - 26-year-old pro cyclist forced to retire over heart issues

Lars van den Berg reveals "worst nightmare" with cardiologists revealing that the risks are "too great"

www.cyclingweekly.com

 

[tobydawq]

Lars Van den Berg forced to retire due to heart issues.

'I’m left with ambitions I no longer get to chase' - 26-year-old pro cyclist forced to retire over heart issues

Lars van den Berg reveals "worst nightmare" with cardiologists revealing that the risks are "too great"

www.cyclingweekly.com

Him describing the news as heartbreaking is a rather poignant choice of words.

Groupama will probably have to elevate someone to the pro team now, by the way, because they were at the minimum number before.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Him describing the news as heartbreaking is a rather poignant choice of words.

Groupama will probably have to elevate someone to the pro team now, by the way, because they were at the minimum number before.

He did not describe the news as 'heartbreaking' or any Dutch synonym involving the word heart, that's Cyclingweekly's translation. So either they need to get an editor actually capable of proofreading or there are some pretty sick people working there.

 

[SafeBet]

This will be Alessandro De Marchi's last season as a pro rider

https://twitter.com/x/status/1912040249787633987

View: https://x.com/GreenEDGEteam/status/1912040249787633987?t=HFBaCC2vNzHb2SxGSGEZbA&s=19

 

[yaco]

DE MARCHI HAS BEEN invisible in 2025 with few race days to his name. Lets see if he can win another stgae at the Tour of the Alps.

 

[RedheadDane]

Deignan moves her retirement early.

Congratulations, Lizzie Deignan! | Trek Race Shop

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racing.trekbikes.com

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Deignan moves her retirement early.

Congratulations, Lizzie Deignan! | Trek Race Shop

The home of Trek Factory Racing, and all the Trek programs. Whether its road, XC, enduro, downhill, freeride, cyclocross or triathlon, you’ll find a Trek athlete, racing for the win.

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First rider to retire having had the very prestigious Copenhagen Sprint as their last race.

 

[RedheadDane]

First rider to retire having had the very prestigious Copenhagen Sprint as their last race.

Probably also the only rider to have raced CS while pregnant.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Probably also the only rider to have raced CS while pregnant.

But possibly not the first rider to ever play CS while pregnant.

I can't think of any female riders who have continued to race after giving birth thrice, but there could very well be some.

 

[RedheadDane]

I can't think of any female riders who have continued to race after giving birth thrice, but there could very well be some.

Well, Deignan was already the first rider to have continued to race - at least on top-level - after giving birth twice. Though Barker is about to follow in those footsteps.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Well, Deignan was already the first rider to have continued to race - at least on top-level - after giving birth twice. Though Barker is about to follow in those footsteps.

She's the first to have been paid throughout her pregnancies. Denise Betsema also has two children, but she had them before she reached the top level in CX. Right now I can only think of riders who has one child, but I believe I have heard about some that have had two.

 

[RedheadDane]

Van Dijk retires:

Ellen van Dijk calls time on her 20 year long professional cycling career | Trek Race Shop

The home of Trek Factory Racing, and all the Trek programs. Whether its road, XC, enduro, downhill, freeride, cyclocross or triathlon, you’ll find a Trek athlete, racing for the win.

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[Lequack]

Rafal Majka (UAE Emirates) will retire at the end of the season. Turning pro in 2011, the Pole (35 years old) won 3 stages and 2 polka dot jerseys in the Tour de France. 3rd in the Vuelta 2015, he had transitioned to a domestique role - notably alongside Pogacar - in recent seasons.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1951586271169495138

View: https://x.com/LeGruppetto/status/1951586271169495138

 

[buddy buddy buddy]

not that old considering hes been around forever, basically with the same high level since he started out

it sucks and is also weird, because theres so many races and teams, that theres no younger polish cyclists to really be part of races like him and kwiatkowski

 

[search]

Louis Kitzki (21, Alpecin Devo) will not continue his cycling career. He lost the joy in it after the fatal accident of André Drege in the Tour of Austria last year already, and "became increasingly concerned about [...] safety and [felt] increasingly uncomfortable in races".

Now, after being around again when Samuele Privitera died in the Giro Ciclistico della Valle d'Aosta, he decided to stop completely.

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[Ilmaestro99]

Michael Woods retiring at the end of the year

Epilogue for Mike Woods: It’s Time to Say Goodbye to Racing Bikes

Tour de France stage winner and world championship medalist Michael Woods announces impending retirement, has big plans for the future

velo.outsideonline.com

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Ryan Gibbons too

https://twitter.com/x/status/1957460419829793087

View: https://x.com/lucasaganronald/status/1957460419829793087

 

[Sciatic]

Ryan Gibbons too

https://twitter.com/x/status/1957460419829793087

View: https://x.com/lucasaganronald/status/1957460419829793087

That's a moving retirement statement. Never thought about the visa issues some riders have on top of the other demands of their profession.

 

[Roku]

Former pro Peio Arreitunandia passed away due to an undisclosed kind of cancer. He was only 51. Some weeks ago Ludo Dierckxsens also passed away. Think he was 60. Quite unsettling to see riders you grew up watching on TV lose their lives at relatively early ages.

 

[tobydawq]

Former pro Peio Arreitunandia passed away due to an undisclosed kind of cancer. He was only 51. Some weeks ago Ludo Dierckxsens also passed away. Think he was 60. Quite unsettling to see riders you grew up watching on TV lose their lives at relatively early ages.

Sad but I swear I've never seen that name in my life.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Sad but I swear I've never seen that name in my life.

I remember from PCM that he rode for Barloworld at the end if his career, but at that time I didn't know he had been at Euskaltel previously.

 

[search]

Ide Schelling retires at the age of 27, unwilling (or unable) to keep up with the always increasing professionalism in sports.

https://archive.ph/f6akb

"Racing and being a pro brought me more then I could ever imagine, but times change. I slowly felt more and more disconnected with the life as a pro cyclist and the racing on the highest level. So I've decided to take a step back and explore a new phase in life."

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[Ilmaestro99]

Ide Schelling retires at the age of 27, unwilling (or unable) to keep up with the always increasing professionalism in sports.

https://archive.ph/f6akb

"Racing and being a pro brought me more then I could ever imagine, but times change. I slowly felt more and more disconnected with the life as a pro cyclist and the racing on the highest level. So I've decided to take a step back and explore a new phase in life."

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I wondered a few times in the last 2-3 years what was going on with him. He seemed like a carismatic, exicting rider when he broke through in 2021.