Christian Meier to retire at end 2016 season
Canadian Christian Meier will retire from professional cycling at the end of the 2016 season after five seasons with the Orica-BikeExchange team. Meier also rode for the Symmetrics, Garmin and UnitedHealth care teams prior to joining the Australian WorldTour outfit. The 31-year-old made the announcement on his Instagram page, writing "How do you thank so many people for such a life changing experience? I don't regret a single day on the bike and was able to live a dream for the past 15 years. Time for the next dream. ;)"
Despite having a further year to run on his contract, Meier's growing passion for coffee has overtaken his passion for cycling as he explained and will focus on two cafes in Girona, Spain that he owns with his wife Amber. Meier opened the La Fabrica Girona cafe in early 2015 and recently opened the nearby Espresso Mafia.
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The 2008 Canadian national road champion, Meier didn't win another professional race but during his career won classification jerseys at the Tour of the Basque Country, Volta a Catalunya, and Bayern-Rundfahrt. He rode all three grand tours with the 2014 Tour de France the fifth and final three-week race of his career.
Meier will race the GP Cicliste de Quebec and Montreal this week with Orica-BikeExchange for his final races on home soil.
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