Rigoberto Urán has printed a plan to retire after the 2024 Olympics in Paris, in line with experiences within the Colombian press.
All the way through a talk over with to the Atlético Nacional skilled soccer membership in Medellín, ahead Dorlan Pabón, who began his skilled occupation in the similar yr as Urán in 2006, requested him about retirement, to which Urán answered, “I’ll give it any other yr, do the Olympics, then ‘chao’ (good-bye).”
One of the enduring Grand Excursion competition within the present peloton, Urán first cracked the highest 10 within the Giro d’Italia in 2012 and landed at the podium in 2013 in the back of Vincenzo Nibali and 2014 in the back of compatriot Nairo Quintana. He was once 2d to Chris Froome within the 2017 Excursion de France and completed within the best 10 of the Vuelta as not too long ago as closing yr.
He was once considering retirement closing yr when he was once on the finish of his contract with EF Schooling-EasyPost, however signed a brand new contract with the crew, bringing his occupation to 18 seasons this yr.
Urán is a big persona in Colombia, and a telenovela about his lifestyles is lately taking part in on RCN Tv, starring Juan Pablo Urrego.
“Those are my closing years to be at the podium. I wish to stay giving my serious about the rostrum. We’re going to see what we will do for the Grand Excursion podiums. That’s what we stay operating for. That is why we stay racing for each and every different,” he mentioned closing yr.