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'I step away from professional cycling with deep pride and a sense of peace' – Simon Yates announces surprise retirement (www.cyclingweekly.com)

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[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

or maybe there was a dope test....

[–] EvilCartyen@feddit.dk 1 points 2 months ago

Yeah, an internal test. I mean, I like him as a rider and I don't think his results have been particularly suspect, but this type of sudden retirement after having been at the forefront of all marketing material for the year seems off...