Sam Bewley to retire after 14 years in the pro peloton

Team BikeExchange - Jayco have confirmed the re-signing of it's three leaders - Simon Yates, Dylan Groenewegen and Michael Matthews - but they are also loosing riders, one of them being Sam Bewley who will retire at the end of 2022.

The 35-year old revealed the news with a long post on social media, thanking his family, friends and teammates for the long years in the peloton - 13 of them being at World Tour level, and since 2012 all of them have been with the BikeExchange structure. This will be his final season, one where he's played a domestique role throughout several races along the year, mostly in support of the team's sprinters.

He has not managed to win as a pro rider, however has over the years been a reliable domestique for many riders who passed through the Australian team such as Simon Gerrans, Daryl Impey, Michael Matthews," the Yates twins and Caleb Ewan.