Every year there is a list of big-name riders who end their career in professional cycling and the class of 2023 includes a number of key riders that have transformed the sport in the last decade.
The retirement class of 2023 includes Annemiek van Vleuten who did so much to lift the level of professionalisation in women's cycling, and Peter Sagan who combined winning world titles and Classics with a knack for entertaining and shaking up the sport.
