11 of the biggest names in women's cycling who will retire in 2020

SACRAMENTO, CA - MAY 19: Overall winner Katie Hall of the United States riding for UnitedHealthCare Pro Cycling Team in the yellow Amgen Leaders jersey poses following stage three of the Amgen Tour of California Women's Race Empowered with SRAM, a 70km stage in Sacramento on May 19, 2018 in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images for AEG)
US rider Katie Hall is one of a number of notable retiring riders this season (Image credit: Getty Images)

Masks and bubbles became the new normal for professional riders in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic that wreaked havoc this season. In some cases, the time away from travelling, training and competing gave riders a new perspective on earning a living and presented new life options. 

Some riders had already entered 2020 as a last hurrah to make a breakaway or crest a climb as a professional.

Jackie Tyson
North American Production editor

Jackie has been involved in professional sports for more than 30 years in news reporting, sports marketing and public relations. She founded Peloton Sports in 1998, a sports marketing and public relations agency, which managed projects for Tour de Georgia, Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah and USA Cycling. She also founded Bike Alpharetta Inc, a Georgia non-profit to promote safe cycling. She is proud to have worked in professional baseball for six years - from selling advertising to pulling the tarp for several minor league teams. She has climbed l'Alpe d'Huez three times (not fast). Her favorite road and gravel rides are around horse farms in north Georgia (USA) and around lavender fields in Provence (France), and some mtb rides in Park City, Utah (USA).