Olympic team sprint gold medallist Rene Wolff announced his retirement from competitive cycling on Monday, citing a lack of international success during the past two years and early elimination from this year's World Track Championships as his reasons for the decision. The 29 year-old German had wanted to adopt a new training regime for the Beijing Olympics but said he was unable to reach an agreement with the German cycling federation (BDR).
"With my physical condition, I cannot develop myself under the BDR's concept," said Wolf, who was riding for German track squad Sprintteam Stadtwerke Erfurt. "My performance is miles away from the world's best. Under these circumstances, nothing will change before the Olympics."
