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George Hincapie has today announced that he will end his career after 19 years as a professional. This year's Tour de France will be his last race in Europe and the U.S. Pro Cycling Challenge in August, he says goodbye to the home audience.*
The U.S. BMC rider explains that the decision was taken after careful consideration.*
"It's certainly not a decision that has been easy to take," it said, adding that he has decided to quit while he is still able to contribute something.*
"To have been able to run as a professional at high levels in 19 years, I had never dared dream of. But while it is also good to have more time with my children, who by now have reached an age where they lack me when I'm gone. "*
George Hincapie age of 39, 29 June, the BMC team has been a valuable help for the riders including Cadel Evans and Alessandro Petacchi, and he hopes that after a career as an asset will continue to be affiliated with the team and the sport in one form or another.*
He also has his own company, Hincapie Sportswear, which should be further developed. However, there remain some important correctly running ahead before it is ended.*"I am still healthy and ready to contribute to the team the last two months, and I am a hundred percent motivated to help Cadel to win the Tour again," he says.*One of those who hope that Hincapie change your mind, is precisely Cadel Evans, who appreciate American's work.*
"Like many cycling fans probably do, so I hope he changes his mind. George is incredible. He is the heart of the BMC Racing Team and not just as a captain on the road, but also in the team structure. He is a part of so many aspects of everything we do, because of his incredible leadership skills, "says the defending Tour champion, who really want Hincapie of the podium in Paris with his teammates when his dream of a second Tour victory hopefully be gone true.
"I would like to give George a thank you for all the sacrifices he has done for me over the past year."*BMC team's team manager, Jim Ochowicz said that George Hincapie if anyone has helped to draw the sport with his selfless work.*
"George was the first rider who believed in the BMC Racing Team. He led us through the previous three years in the classics and the big stage races, both as captain and as a teammate. Jegg are very proud that he started as a professional with me the Motorola team in 1994 and I am still with him when his career ends.
It has been an honor, "says Ochowicz and denotes Hincapie as one of the nicest people and one of the greatest riders America has ever produced .*George Hincapie has in his 19 year career participated in five Olympics (1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008), completed 17 Paris-Roubaix and the Tour of Flanders 17. He is a former stage winner in Tour de France where he is all nine times has helped a teammate for the overall victory. Will he start in this year's edition, then it will again be 17th time.
He´s a great rider and a very sympathetic guy, and I´m only sorry he never won the one race he wanted to win the most, Paris-Roubaix.
The U.S. BMC rider explains that the decision was taken after careful consideration.*
"It's certainly not a decision that has been easy to take," it said, adding that he has decided to quit while he is still able to contribute something.*
"To have been able to run as a professional at high levels in 19 years, I had never dared dream of. But while it is also good to have more time with my children, who by now have reached an age where they lack me when I'm gone. "*
George Hincapie age of 39, 29 June, the BMC team has been a valuable help for the riders including Cadel Evans and Alessandro Petacchi, and he hopes that after a career as an asset will continue to be affiliated with the team and the sport in one form or another.*
He also has his own company, Hincapie Sportswear, which should be further developed. However, there remain some important correctly running ahead before it is ended.*"I am still healthy and ready to contribute to the team the last two months, and I am a hundred percent motivated to help Cadel to win the Tour again," he says.*One of those who hope that Hincapie change your mind, is precisely Cadel Evans, who appreciate American's work.*
"Like many cycling fans probably do, so I hope he changes his mind. George is incredible. He is the heart of the BMC Racing Team and not just as a captain on the road, but also in the team structure. He is a part of so many aspects of everything we do, because of his incredible leadership skills, "says the defending Tour champion, who really want Hincapie of the podium in Paris with his teammates when his dream of a second Tour victory hopefully be gone true.
"I would like to give George a thank you for all the sacrifices he has done for me over the past year."*BMC team's team manager, Jim Ochowicz said that George Hincapie if anyone has helped to draw the sport with his selfless work.*
"George was the first rider who believed in the BMC Racing Team. He led us through the previous three years in the classics and the big stage races, both as captain and as a teammate. Jegg are very proud that he started as a professional with me the Motorola team in 1994 and I am still with him when his career ends.
It has been an honor, "says Ochowicz and denotes Hincapie as one of the nicest people and one of the greatest riders America has ever produced .*George Hincapie has in his 19 year career participated in five Olympics (1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008), completed 17 Paris-Roubaix and the Tour of Flanders 17. He is a former stage winner in Tour de France where he is all nine times has helped a teammate for the overall victory. Will he start in this year's edition, then it will again be 17th time.
He´s a great rider and a very sympathetic guy, and I´m only sorry he never won the one race he wanted to win the most, Paris-Roubaix.
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