A page turns. After spending sixteen years in the professional ranks, Norman rider Mikaël Cherel (Ag2r-Citroën) announced on Thursday that he was ending his career at the end of the season. “After seventeen professional seasons, it is time for me to stop. It wasn’t an easy decision to make, but I’d rather finish in good physical shape than set off again for one year too many”, explains the runner. And to add: “I consider that I have gone to the end of things. I maximized what I could bring to the team during my career. When I turn around, it’s a lot of work, a lot of emotions and unforgettable memories. »
Aged 37, the rider of the Ag2r-Citroën team, who began his career in 2007 with the French Games team, has the particularity of not having obtained any victory during his time with the pros. . Recognized for being a model teammate, the Norman has participated in eighteen Grand Tours during his career, which he will complete with a seventh appearance at the start of the Vuelta at the end of August.
2023-08-10 09:29:36
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