Former double US National Time Trial Champion Lawson Craddock has introduced that this can be his remaining season as knowledgeable racer.
The 32-year-old from Houston mentioned through his Instagram account that it had been a “hell of a run” however that he can be handing up his wheels on the finish of 2024.
A valued workforce employee and all-rounder, Craddock’s two prime moments of success got here with back-to-back National Time Trial Championships in 2021 and 2022, though his climbing abilities additionally noticed him function frequently in mountain breakaways within the ten Grand Tours he has raced to this point.
At the 2023 Tour de France, the Jayco-AIUIa rider secured a fourth place on the Mont Blanc stage behind Wout Poels (Bahrain Victorious) after participating in a daylong transfer throughout the Alps, whereas on the 2019 Vuelta, he completed third in a breakaway by way of the Pyrenean foothills to Urdax behind Euskadi-Murias rider Mikel Iturria.
Craddock began racing in 2014 at WorldTour degree with Giant-Shimano. That 12 months he took certainly one of his greatest stage race ends in the Tour of California, putting third total and BYR winner behind Bradley Wiggins, earlier than heading on to Cannondale after which EF Education when the 2 groups subsequently merged. He joined his present Jayco-AIUIa squad in 2022.
“One remaining journey to Europe with the fam.” Craddock posted on Instagram this week beneath a shot of himself together with his kids at Houston airport. “It’s been a hell of a run, however I’m excited to say that 2024 can be my final 12 months within the skilled peloton.
“There are so many individuals to thank however none greater than my spouse and youngsters. I’m so blessed to have them by my facet and may’t wait to see what the longer term in retailer for us.”
It isn’t recognized which races Craddock will participate in previous to retiring on the finish of the season.