At 26 years old and after five seasons in the World Tour, Kevin Colleoni concludes his professional cycling career. The Bergamo native, son of a cycling legend (his mother, Imelda Chiappa, won silver at the Atlanta 1996 Olympics and a bronze world championship medal), and coming off two seasons with Intermarchè-Wanty, was left without a team following the merger of the Belgian team with Lotto and, not having received concrete offers to continue his cycling journey, decided to end his career as a rider.

"The time has come to put a full stop. After five years of professional cycling in the WorldTour, after dreams pursued since childhood, sacrifices, silent victories, and difficult days, I've decided to close my professional cycling career," wrote the native of Ponte San Pietro on his Instagram account.

"It's not a simple choice. Cycling has given me everything: it has shaped me as an athlete and as a man, taught me the value of teamwork, resilience, and respect. In recent years, not everything went according to plan: my body asked to be listened to, and priorities began to take a different shape. There's no regret in the choices made. I would redo every step, every climb, every sacrifice. But there comes a time in life when you need to change something to rediscover happiness and carefree spirit, the kind that existed when I was a child. That child put on a bike by his parents, raised among trophies and mom's Olympic medal, who managed to become a professional, fulfilling the dream of participating in the Giro d'Italia. I leave with gratitude. For the people I've met, for the teams that trusted me, for every teammate with whom I shared effort and dreams, for every friend encountered and staff member who taught me something. Thanks to those who were there, inside and outside the races, and to all the people who made this journey possible. This is not a goodbye to cycling. It's just the beginning of a new chapter."

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