Five-time Olympic gold medalist and 2012 Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins announced his retirement from professional cycling Wednesday in a statement published on his team's Facebook page.
The 36-year-old had been expected to retire after the Olympics in Rio, where he was part of Great Britain's successful team pursuit squad.
However, Wiggins hinted he could continue his career after winning the Ghent Six Day race alongside Mark Cavendish in November and he was duly named in British Cycling's track endurance squad for 2016-17 at the beginning of this month.
On Wednesday, though, Wiggins confirmed he had raced for the final time.