Ex French road champion Didier Rous has decided to hang up his bike for good. the 36 year-old decided to stop due to physical problems. "It is not a decision that I made with pleasure, but it has been decided: I'm stopping!" explained Rous to French newspaper L'Equipe while visiting his team mates at the Dauphiné Libéré on Monday.
Rous turned professional in 1992, and was French champion in 2001 and 2003. He was a member of the Festina team at the 1998 Tour de France, and since 2000 he has been a member of the team run by Jean-René Bernaudeau.
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