Chris Froome announces retirement from professional cycling

‘There was that fall last summer. I knew it was over’ Injuries hampered the final years of rider’s career Chris Froome, the four-time winner of the Tour de France, who also took the 2018 Giro d’Italia and 2011 and 2017 Vuelta a España titles, has confirmed his retirement from professional racing. The longest retirement saga in the sport finally ended on Friday evening when the 41-year-old, speaking in Barcelona at the Grand Départ of this year’s Tour, said: “Unfortunately, there was that fall last summer. That wasn’t the way I wanted it to end. But even then, I knew it was over.” Asked if he had now definitively retired from racing, he replied: “Yes.” Continue reading...

Great Britain's Chris Froome, who won the Tour de France four times, brings an end to his illustrious career in professional cycling.

Great Britain's Chris Froome, who won the Tour de France four times, brings an end to his illustrious career in professional cycling.

Froome established himself as the leading stage racer of his generation before injuries halted his career

Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome has called time on his professional cycling career. He suffered serious injuries during a training incident in August 2025 and has not raced since.