32-year-old American Joe Dombrowski has been riding at World Tour level since 2013 but having failed to secure a contract for 2024, he has sadly been forced into retirement.
"After much thought I would like to announce that I will be hanging up my wheels as a professional cyclist," announced the former Team Sky, EF Education, UAE Team Emirates and Astana Qazaqstan Team rider. "Eleven years and fourteen grand tours later, I count myself lucky to have lived this incredible journey; my dream from a young age. As a pro, your daily life is structured in training blocks, training camps, and race days. It’s really only since looking at everything retrospectively that I can find the words to contextualize."
Dombrowski's career highlights include a stage win at the 2021 Giro d'Italia and a brilliant overall win at the 2015 Tour of Utah. "I rode in the top teams, I competed on the world’s largest stage, and I had the honor to be a teammate of some of the sport’s true legends," the American reflects.
"What I couldn’t have imagined though, is all the intangibles which came along with that. I learned to live in a foreign country, and speak another language. I cultivated friendships with people from all over the globe. And cycling gave me insight into how the best in their field get to the top, and the work it takes to stay there. All of these things gave me a unique perspective, and I got an education that money could never buy," he concludes.
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