Former T-Mobile rider Thomas Ziegler has retired from professional cycling at the age of 27. "I had already decided in September not to ride the 2008 season as a pro," he told radsport-aktiv.de.
Ziegler, who lives in Hannover, Germany, will open a bike shop there to be called 'Saikls', in partnership with Rabobank's Grischa Niermann and Roman Jördens, a former GS-II and GS-III rider. "At first we wanted to run the shop in our spare time, but we quickly found out that wasn't a good idea if you don't have money to burn," he said. The shop is scheduled to open February 1.
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