Nicola Bagioli hangs up his bike at 26

Nicola Bagioli (Nippo Vini Fantini) in the mountain jersey at stage 2 of Tirreno-Adriatico
Nicola Bagioli (Nippo Vini Fantini) in the mountain jersey at stage 2 of Tirreno-Adriatico (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Nicola Bagioli (B&B Hotels-KTM) announced that he will end his career as a professional cyclist at the age of 26 in order to focus on his business making soapstone pottery with his partner Arianna.

The winner of the mountains classification at Tirreno-Adriatico in 2018, Bagioli raced with Nippo-Vini Fantini from 2016-2019 before moving across first to Androni Giocattoli in 2020 and then B&B Hotels this year.

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