Bjarne Riis has said goodbye to cycling after nearly 40 years as a professional rider, team owner and manager. An icon of the infamous 1990s period, the 1996 Tour de France winner has said his time in the sport is a “finished chapter” with family and new business ventures in mind.
Riis first revealed his plans in September, confirming his family has also moved back to Denmark from Switzerland. He has recently co-founded the company Riis Energy, which sells heat pumps imported from Lithuania alongside becoming a board member of Nørtec - a company selling laundry appliances and electric vehicle charging stations.
