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Retirement class of 2025 – the riders calling time on their career

From Nino Schurter to Ellen van Dijk, Lizzie Deignan and Geraint Thomas, there's a long list of top names leaving the professional side of the sport

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World champions, Olympic medallists and a Tour de France winner – these are the riders retiring in 2025

More than 50 pros are hanging up their bikes this year, chapeau to them all

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'I never imagined achieving all of this' – Arnaud Démare to retire at Paris-Tours after 14-year career and 97 professional victories

Frenchman will end career on Sunday with 97 victories, 10 Grand Tour stage wins and famous triumphs from Milan-San Remo and his National Championships

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Riding away in a rickshaw – Alexander Kristoff gets a guard of honour with a twist on stage 8 of Le Tour de Langkawi

Crash takes the retiring rider out of the race but the farewell tour continues

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Zeb Kyffin wins Le Tour de Langkawi stage 7 from break as sprinters thwarted, Alexander Kristoff crashes out of farewell race

Malaysian champion Aiman Rosli came second in stage to Medini after being joined by Kyffin out the front of the race

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'Cycling is a brutal sport and it changes fast' – Alexander Kristoff ends career on a crash, abandons Tour de Langkawi halfway through stage 7

'I kind of lost my handlebar at full speed' says rider who was set to make his final farewell Sunday in Kuala Lumpur

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'Still fighting for the win' – Big goals, a near miss, shifting goal posts and hopes for a victory celebration as Alexander Kristoff bids farewell at Le Tour de Langkawi

Norwegian to end his career after the Malaysian race

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Matteo Malucelli thwarts Alexander Kristoff in Le Tour de Langkawi stage 3 after tightest of sprint battles plays out despite early climbs through the jungle

Kristoff's teammate Eriend Blikra takes final spot on the podium in thinned bunch

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A winning start for Matteo Malucelli on stage 1 of Le Tour de Langkawi

Tightly contested bunch sprint on Kuah finish line as Italian quickly starts chipping away at task of stacking up against 2024's effort of three stage wins

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Chasing last chances, bidding farewell and hunting new beginnings at Le Tour de Langkawi

Eight-stage ProSeries race in Malaysia with plenty of options for the sprinters, including a retiring Alexander Kristoff as he targets the two victories he needs to make it to 100 career wins

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Tour of Britain Men: Matthew Brennan sprints to stage 3 victory into Ampthill

Alberto Dainese second and Rui Oliveira claim podium spots with Olav Kooij in top 10 to retain overall lead

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Arctic Race of Norway stage 2: Alexander Kristoff takes home victory from punchy sprint finish

The Norwegian rider opened up several bike lengths in long sprint ahead of Van Ashbroeck and Feldmann

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Tour de France 2025 start list: All teams confirmed for the race, with Ineos Grenadiers revealing line-up

All the teams and riders for the 112th Tour de France, which begins in Lille on 5 July

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Baloise Belgium Tour: Filippo Ganna set for path less travelled to Tour de France

Back after Paris-Roubaix, Ineos Grenadiers rider tipped to be top pre-race favourite

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'No bad feeling' towards Uno-X after Tour de France non-selection, says Alexander Kristoff

Norwegian's teammate Frederik Dversnes suspects his upcoming wedding may have played a part in his own non-selection

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First team line-up for 2025 Tour de France unveiled as Uno-X Mobility vow 'to shape the stages, not just follow wheels' without Kristoff in final season

No room for veteran before retirement in favour of Omloop Nieuwsblad winner Søren Wærenskjold for the sprints

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British teenager claims first pro GC win in style at Tour of Norway

Visma-Lease a Bike rider Matthew Brennan won two of the four stages

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'It's a bit of an obsession to reach 100 wins' - Alexander Kristoff to pass the baton to younger brother Felix Ørn-Kristoff and retire at close of 2025 season

Norwegian's 19-year-old sibling a stage winner in Tour de Bretagne this week

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As it happened: Visma Lease-a-Bike stunned at the finish of Dwars door Vlaanderen

The peloton tackles ten climbs in 184.5km

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'Best day of my life as a rider' – Alexander Kristoff reflects on 2015 Tour of Flanders triumph and chasing 100 wins before retirement

'It was Tom Boonen and Fabian Cancellara when I was young who were strong now it's Mathieu van der Poel, Mads Pedersen and Tadej Pogačar' Norwegian tells Cyclingnews

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Vuelta a Andalucia: Alexander Kristoff kicks past Ben Turner in final metres for stage 3 sprint victory

Maxim Van Gils grabs third ahead of Tom Pidcock

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Tom Pidcock survives echelon chaos to take first stage race GC win at AlUla Tour

Brit's teammate Matteo Moschetti wins final sprint to cap off perfect five days racing for Q36.5

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'I can't wait' - Jonathan Milan eyes first yellow jersey at Tour de France debut with refined sprint and 1960-watt peak

Italian sprinter heads into second year on Lidl-Trek with sights set on opening stage win in Lille and a successful Classics campaign

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‘We are fighting to get this invitation’ - Uno-X Mobility hoping for third straight Tour de France ride in 2025

Norwegian second-division squad in battle with Tudor and TotalEnergies for final two wildcard places

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Cavendish, Girmay, Cordon-Ragot add glitz for Tour de France, Tour de France Femmes 2024 route presentation

Video presentations and maps take centre stage at Palais des Congres in central Paris

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