Tour De France and Giro d'Italia Stage Winner Pello Bilbao Announces Retirement at End of 2026

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Farewell to a Spanish cycling star. On the eve of the final stage of the Itzulia, Pello Bilbao announced his retirement as a professional cyclist at the end of the 2026 season. The Basque, now 36 years old, became a national reference, coming to harvest a record in which stages appear in the Giro de Italia and the Tour de France.

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The Spanish cyclist Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious) will retire from professional cycling at the end of the 2026 season, at 36 years old, confirmed this Saturday before the departure of the sixth and final stage of the Itzulia-Vuelta to the Basque Country, and has explained that "maintaining the maximum performance" requires "much energy", and that when "you can't give 100%" you have to "start a new chapter"."It has been a real pleasure, and a…

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Last October, cyclist Pello Bilbao (Gernika-Lumo, Bizkaia, 1990) said: "Our profession absorbs a lot of physical and mental energy. It is not easy to last for many years. In addition, one's living situation also changes." Well, it seems that Bilbao is in his last kilometers, and after sixteen years of professional cycling, he will be quitting this year. Bilbao himself announced the news, taking advantage of the fact that the Tour of the Basque C…

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On Saturday, the 2026 edition of the Tour du Pays Basque will conclude with a last hilly stage between Goizper-Antzuola and Bergara. Before the fictitious start, all the riders will have to stand on the protocol podium to greet the public who have come in numbers. On this occasion the Basque climber who is on the team of Bahrain Victorious took the microphone to announce his choice regarding the future of his professional career. Under contract …

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Pello Bilbao has decided to turn off his star at the end of this campaign. He expressed it before the departure of the last stage of the Itzulia in Bergara. "I will say goodbye in the Tour, the Klasika and the Circuit of Getxo. Disputing the Tour I think the best way to stop cycling", commented the Vizcaino, visibly excited before his last pedals in the home race.