Sebastian Langeveld on his retirement - “If I look at my career, the amount of joy it has given me, being on a bike is pretty special

Sebastian Langeveld will put an end to his 17-year-long professional career this Sunday at Paris-Tours. But he is not going to say goodbye to the world of cycling. He will continue with EF Education-EasyPost as a Sports Director.

“I now realise how special it is to do this,” said Langeveld. He continues, “I started cycling as a kid, and it was just a hobby. I just liked riding my bike, and then it got more serious and I was making a living out of it, but I think you always have to remind yourself about the basics; what makes you happy on the bike and can you keep doing this? In 17 years, I have met so many people and seen so many things, being on the road with a great bunch of people. But if you’re living alone like a monk for three months at a time at altitude, and you don’t really enjoy it, that is going to make it pretty hard to have a long career.”

“If I look at my career, and the amount of joy it has given me, being on a bike, being on the road, with teammates, with staff, it is something that is pretty special. Back then, I didn’t really have the time to realise that it was something so good,” Sebastian explains. “We all started cycling because we like it, because we enjoy riding bikes. It’s important to remember that,” concluded Langeveld.