Greg van Avermaet announces retirement at end of season – ‘sadly this adventure will come to an end’
2016 Olympic champion Greg van Avermaet has confirmed that he will retire from professional cycling at the end of the 2023 season.
Van Avermaet, 37, had been toying with his future for some time but said that he wouldn’t make any decision until after the spring season.
However, now with the Grand Tours starting, Van Avermaet has confirmed that he will be hanging up his helmet at the end of the current season.
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“Sadly, this adventure will come to an end.” Van Avermaet wrote on Instagram.
“I wanna thank all the people that believed in me and helped me throughout my career. I’m extremely thankful to all my fans who supported me, not only during my glory days, but also during the difficult times.
“Until the end of the season, I will still give my all with my team AG2R-Citroen, that I thank for its trust and team spirit for the last three years, just like I did from the first day I decided to start cycling. Hopefully, I can finish off with some nice results!”
Greg Van Avermaet
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Van Avermaet will go down as one of the best utility men of the modern era, capable of thriving both in one day and multiple-stage races.
He retires with the 2016 Individual Road Race Olympic gold medal as the highlight of his career, as well as winning a total of four stages at the Tour de France.
He also won points classification at the 2008 Vuelta a Espana.
He also triumphed at Tirreno-Adriatico, the Tour of Belgium, the Tour de Wallonie, the Tour de Luxembourg and the Tour de Yorkshire, as well Paris-Roubaix, Gent-Wevelgem and Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.
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