Having previously announced she would hang up her wheels at the end of the 2016 season, Giorgia Bronzini has delayed her retirement and penned a new one-year deal with Wiggle High5.
The Italian had marked out the UCI Road World Championships as the final outing of her career, but has revealed the about-face just one day ahead of the planned final race – Saturday’s elite women’s road race.
"After the Olympic Games I had a talk with Rochelle Gilmore [Wiggle High5 manager] and she told me what the project for the team was for the next season. She asked if I was interested in this project and the team of next year," said Bronzini
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"I also spoke to Elisa [Longo Borghini], and she said to me 'please Giorgia do another season!' because this year we had a lot of time to spend together, to work together, and that was really good.
"So I decided to ride another season. I have a good feeling with this team, especially from the middle of the season to the end. I would like to be one of the main, experienced riders, and share my experience with the other riders. That's for sure."
Bronzini is just 33 years of age and, in outlining her retirement plans last year, acknowledged it was an early exit, but explained that she wanted to bow out while she was still enjoying cycling and performing well.
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