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Greg van Avermaet announces retirement at end of season - ‘sadly this adventure will come to an end’

2016 Olympic champion Greg van Avermaet has confirmed that he will retire from professional cycling at the end of the 2023 season. Van Avermaet, 37, had been toying with his future for some time but said that he wouldn’t make any decision until after the spring season. Ad However, now with the Grand Tours starting, Van Avermaet has confirmed that he will be hanging up his helmet at the end of the current season.

Giro d'Italia 2023: 'Tough' to see Geraint Thomas on Primoz Roglic and Remco Evenepoel's level says Alberto Contador

Geraint Thomas may struggle to keep up with Primoz Roglic and Remco Evenepoel at the upcoming Giro d'Italia, reckons Eurosport's Alberto Contador. Thomas finished third at last year's Tour de France, which was a commendable performance given the superiority of Tadej Pogacar and eventual winner Jonas Vingegaard.

Charles Leclerc ‘always on the radar’ for Mercedes but not a current priority says Toto Wolff

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has said that a driver like Charles Leclerc is someone that is “always on the radar” but admitted that the Monegasque driver is not a priority for his team at the moment. Leclerc, 25, is the subject of intense speculation regarding his future at Ferrari, with the Italian giants regularly failing to provide him with a car that can compete with world champion Max Verstappen and Red Bull. Ad Leclerc’s contract with Ferrari expires after the 2024 season and there has been no movement on a new deal, leading to the speculation that he might look elsewhere.

Marc Marquez will have to pick between ‘very high’ Honda offer or ‘fairly low’ at Ducati – Jorge Lorenzo

Six-time MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez will have to pick between a “very high” contract at Honda or a “fairly low” one at Ducati, according to his former team-mate Jorge Lorenzo. Marquez, 30, has been with Honda since 2013 and has a contract until 2024, but any hopes of a seventh world title seem distant at the moment.

Giro d'Italia 2023: Primoz Roglic's support team in tatters as Team Jumbo-Visma hit by Covid-19 outbreak

Team Jumbo-Visma’s preparations for the Giro d'Italia have taken a huge hit with Primoz Roglic’s support team affected by a Covid-19 outbreak. Robert Gesink and Tobias Foss both contracted the virus at the Tour de Romandie last week and have now withdrawn from the team’s provisional eight-man line-up. Ad Jos van Emden and Rohan Dennis have been drafted in to replace the duo, with the latter playing a key role in Tao Geoghegan Hart's surprise Giro victory for Ineos Grenadiers in 2020.

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Greg van Avermaet announces retirement at end of season - ‘sadly this adventure will come to an end’

Giro d'Italia 2023: 'Tough' to see Geraint Thomas on Primoz Roglic and Remco Evenepoel's level says Alberto Contador

Charles Leclerc ‘always on the radar’ for Mercedes but not a current priority says Toto Wolff

Marc Marquez will have to pick between ‘very high’ Honda offer or ‘fairly low’ at Ducati – Jorge Lorenzo

Giro d'Italia 2023: Primoz Roglic's support team in tatters as Team Jumbo-Visma hit by Covid-19 outbreak

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