Not only Vincenzo Nibali, Alejandro Valverde and Philippe Gilbert . There are numerous riders who, together with the three champions we have already talked about in recent weeks, have decided to end their career at the end of 2022 and who, consequently, you will no longer find available in the app for your new branded formation. 2023.

There are well-known names like that of Niki Terpstra , 38-year-old from Total Energies, who has a Fiandre and a Roubaix in the palmares. Also for the Northern classics, there will no longer be Sebastian Langeveld , who closes with the EF at 37, and Iljo Keisse , 39-year-old from Quick Step with a stage won at the Giro d'Italia to his credit.

On the front of the grand laps in stages, Mikel Nieve , gregarious of great riders capable of winning three stages in the Giro and one in the Tour de France, who retires at 38, and Tanel Kangert , 35-year-old Estonian and teammate of Nibali, stop and Aru in the Astana of a few years ago.

Dimitri Claeys of Intermarchè, Anthony Roux of Groupama Fdj, chronomen Alex Dowsett and Mathias Brandle of Israel, and Peter Sagan's brother, Juraj , who quits at 33, said enough.

Tom Dumoulin and Giovanni Visconti 's 2022 ended early with both hanging up their bikes.

Special mention for Richie Porte : The 37-year-old Australian from the Ineos team, specialist in stage racing, has been a pro for over ten years winning 33 races. Although his most important result is a podium on the Tour in 2020.

And the goodbyes by the end of the year may not be over: in fact, about fifty riders are still waiting for a contract for 2023. Who will be left out?

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