George Hincapie will retire after the end of 2012 season. After a 19-year career moved into new ventures including a memoir, a bed-and-breakfast, and leadership in cycling development initiatives. He acknowledged PED use by federal authorities and USADA, and race results disqualified for 2004-2006. In recent years, he has been involved in efforts to reframe American cycling, including launching development teams. His post-racing path, spans memoir projects, hospitality ventures, and sport leadership. Hincapie's legacy is defined by endurance, leadership, and controversy.
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Veteran cyclist George Hincapie announced he will retire in August, ending a successful 19-year career in the professional peloton...
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velo.outsideonline.comCHARLOTTE, N.C. -- After 19 years spent traversing the globe, George Hincapie has discovered the simple joys of home, and soon he'll be inviting fans to come and experience them with him.
www.espn.comFew riders define the crossing of two cycling eras like George Hincapie, a rider inextricably entwined with some of the darkest episodes in modern cycling in his early career and later a senior member of a peloton that cried ‘Enough!’ to the scourge of doping. Lieutenant to the disgraced Lance Armstrong, and a rider whose […]
roadcyclinguk.comOn a recent Walker Webcast, I was joined by two longtime friends and icons of American cycling, George Hincapie and Christian Vande Velde.
www.walkerdunlop.com(AP) -- Five-time Olympian and Tour de France veteran George Hincapie will retire from cycling after the 2012 season, bringing to a close one of the most
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