Alex Dowsett: Two-time Giro d’Italia stage winner retires from professional road racing with immediate effect
Alex Dowsett has announced he has retired from professional cycling on the road in pursuit of other challenges in the sport. Dowsett, who has rode for Trek-Livestrong, Team Sky, Movistar, Katusha-Alpecin and Israel Start-Up Nation, originally wanted to race on for another two seasons but has changed his mind. Ad “I’m going to step out of the WorldTour, step out of pro cycling from now,” he said on his YouTube channel.


