André Greipel to retire at end of 2022

Andre Greipel at the 2020 Tour Down Under
Andre Greipel at the 2020 Tour Down Under (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

André Greipel may have come up short against the renewed vigour of Mark Cavendish while racing at the Tour of Turkey this week but the veteran German intends to continue fighting for sprint victories until planned retirement in 2022 when he will turn 40.

"I have always said that when my age starts with a four, I won't sit on the bike any more. That is a goal which I will uphold," Greipel said in a video profile with the German magazine Saarländische Rundfunk.

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