Overview
- The British rider announced his decision in a team statement, saying it was not made lightly.
- His 2025 campaign delivered the Giro d'Italia title and a Tour de France stage victory.
- Across 13 seasons at the top level, he won two Grand Tours, 10 Grand Tour stages and 36 professional races, including overall victories at the 2018 Vuelta a España and the 2025 Giro.
- In 2016 he served a reduced four-month suspension after a terbutaline positive that his then team attributed to a missed therapeutic use exemption.
- Visma–Lease a Bike head of racing Grischa Niermann praised him for finishing at an 'absolute high point' following last year's achievements.