Geraint Thomas has formally introduced that he might be ending his skilled biking profession on the finish of the 2025 season.
The Welshman made the assertion in a publish to Instagram on Monday morning, together with his nineteenth yr within the peloton set to be his final.
Thomas will retire as one of many UK’s most successful-ever cyclists, together with his 2018 Tour de France victory standing alongside wins at races together with Paris-Nice, the Tour de Suisse, and Critérium du Dauphiné on his highway palmarès. On the monitor, he struck gold for his nation as a part of the crew pursuit-winning Great Britain squad in each 2008 and 2012.
Thomas is ready to finish his profession on residence roads on the Tour of Britain in September, whereas he additionally goals to tackle one ultimate Tour de France – in what can be his 14th profession look – in July.
“Thought it was time we made it official. Yes, this might be my final yr within the peloton,” Thomas wrote in a post on Instagram. “It’s not been a foul run eh?
“Never in my wildest goals did I think about being a professional for 19 years. There’ll be numerous time to replicate however, earlier than then, I’ve bought some large races to prep for.”
Thomas has already kicked off his ultimate season on the bike, racing within the southern hemisphere on the Villawood Men’s Classic, the Tour Down Under, the Surf Coast Classic, and the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race earlier than collaborating within the Figueira Champions Classic on Sunday.
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He’ll fill his early season schedule with the Volta ao Algarve, Tirreno-Adriatico, Volta a Catalunya, and Tour de Romandie, together with his summer time presently up within the air pending one final go to to the Tour. A doable participation on the Deutschland Tour follows, with the Tour of Britain rounding out his years on the bike in seven months.