Australian cycling star Caleb Ewan announces retirement with immediate effectTopic:Road Cycle Racing32m ago32 minutes agoTue 6 May 2025 at 9:57pmCaleb Ewan has abruptly called time on his professional career. (Getty Images: Dario Belingheri)In short:Caleb Ewan has announced his retirement from professional cycling.Ewan's decision came only a few months after he signed with British team INEOS Grenadiers.He was regarded as one of Australia's greatest sprinters during his career.abc.net.au/news/road-cycling-australia-caleb-ewan-retires/105262164Link copiedShareShare articleAustralian cycling star Caleb Ewan has retired from the sport, effective immediately, only a few months after joining a new professional team.Ewan delivered his bombshell decision on social media, saying events in the past two years — especially around his messy exit from top Australian team Jayco AlUla — had "taken a significant toll on my relationship with the sport".The 30-year-old sprint ace started this year without a team and it looked as though his career could end prematurely.But he joined high-profile British outfit INEOS Grenadiers and made a successful return in late March, winning his first comeback race.He then claimed a UCI World Tour-level win last month and appeared to be back on track.Caleb Ewan calls out Jayco AlUla after 'bonkers' Giro situationPhoto shows Caleb Ewan signs his name before starting a stageAustralian cyclist Caleb Ewan is looking forward to continuing his career at Ineos Grenadiers after being put in a "pretty shitty situation" at Jayco AlUla.Writing on X, Ewan described his career as "a wild ride"."The last few years haven't been easy, but in 2025 I found something again — not just legs, but belief — thanks to the INEOS Grenadiers," Ewan wrote."They gave me space, trust and the environment to rediscover what I am capable of. I won again."But the truth is that even when I crossed the line first, that feeling — the one you chase for years — faded quicker than it used to."My experiences of the last seasons, in particular the second half of 2024, has taken a significant toll on my relationship with the sport. I'm glad I didn't let that period define the end of my career."Ewan's woes can be traced back to 2021, when he was at the peak of his powers and one of road cycling's premier sprinters.He publicly declared his bold ambition that season to win stages in each of cycling's Grand Tours, and he was on track, with two in the Giro d'Italia.But Ewan crashed at the end of stage four in the Tour de France and suffered a broken collarbone that needed surgery.While he returned to racing a few weeks later, he was never the same rider.He left Belgian team Lotto Dstny in strained circumstances at the end of 2023 and returned to Jayco AlUla, where he started his professional career.But that did not go well and in early January it suddenly became apparent that Ewan's profile had disappeared from the team website.Aussie Vine back on podium Photo shows Jay Vine on the podium with other placegetters at Tour de Romandie.Jay Vine takes another major step on his remarkable comeback to professional cycling by making the podium in third place at one of Europe's top stage races.By the end of the month, he had signed with INEOS Grenadiers.Ewan has had a rich cycling career, with five stage wins at the Tour de France and another five at the Giro d'Italia.He was also runner-up twice at Milano-Sanremo, one of cycling's five one-day monuments and a major career goal that Ewan never quite cracked.Ewan won nine stages at Adelaide's Tour Down Under."Over the course of my 11-year career, I've achieved more than I ever imagined possible," Ewan wrote."The journey has exceeded every expectation I once had and I'm deeply grateful."But what once felt like everything to me no longer does."AAPPosted 32m ago32 minutes agoTue 6 May 2025 at 9:57pm, updated 25m ago25 minutes agoTue 6 May 2025 at 10:04pmShare optionsCopy linkFacebookX (formerly Twitter)SportPiastri backs fellow Aussie Doohan as Alpine F1 boss quitsTopic:Formula 1Photo shows Jack Doohan walks down pit lane at Miami Grand Prix.Preston's lawyer hits out as Bulldogs NRL star receives four-match banTopic:NRLPhoto shows Referee Todd Smith sends Jacob Preston to the sin-bin.Evidence yet to back up claimed benefits of cold water therapyTopic:HealthPhoto shows An aerial shot of someone swimming in a river, with ice banks on either side of them.That the federal Liberals considered ditching support for the stadium says a few thingsAAnalysis by Adam LangenbergPhoto shows Jeremy Rockliff clutching an AFL football.AFLW commentator says season opener honours history but calls for bigger stadiumTopic:AFL Women’sPhoto shows GettyImages-1736580251 (1)Top StoriesThree dead after India strikes nine Pakistan sites, officials sayLIVEIndia claims targets in Pakistan were 'terrorist infrastructure'BREAKINGPhoto shows pakistan KasmireCourt orders release of 'vicious' CCTV footage after three-year legal battleTopic:CrimePhoto shows External images of Reiby Youth Detention Centre.Who won the election culture wars? 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