A couple of recent events have pushed me back to thinking about rider retirements. The first was the departure of Simon Yates, who caught us all on the hop when he took a long hard look at the demands of his 13th pro season in 2026 and decided that it wasn’t for him.
The second was an interview with David Millar, where he talked about the difficulties of retirement – he said it just left riders staggering into the real world spinning and disorientated, and it’s only getting harder for them.
