The Australian will call time on an impressive career at the end of the season. Dennis has won stages at the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and La Vuelta, multiple rainbow jerseys and two Olympic medals. He will sign off his career at Jumbo-Visma, while he said last year he wants “another crack” at the world time trial title. Stream the 2023 cycling season live and on-demand on discovery+.
Rohan Dennis (Jumbo-Visma) has announced he will retire from professional cycling at the end of the 2023 season.
The Australian is part of an exclusive club to wear the leader’s jersey at the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and La Vuelta, while he also boasts stage victories at all three Grand Tours.
In his pomp, Dennis was unstoppable against the clock. He won back-to-back time trial golds at the Road World Championships in 2018 and 2019, while he returned to form at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 to take a brilliant bronze.
“Cycling, you have given me a lot and I’ll be forever grateful. It is still a long season ahead however it will definitely be my last as a professional,” Dennis wrote on Instagram.
While his own GC ambitions failed to materialise at Grand Tours, he played a starring role as super domestique at Ineos Grenadiers as he helped launch Tao Geoghegan Hart to the Giro in 2020.
Dennis’ prowess extended to the velodrome, where he won silver in the team pursuit at the London Olympics in 2012. He also won two world team pursuit titles and briefly held the Hour Record in 2015.
The 32-year-old has previously stated his desire to have a final crack at the world time trial title.
“I’m not sure if it will be the Giro or the Tour yet,” Dennis told Rouleur last year. “Obviously, the Tour would be great prep for Worlds which is 10 days after, and the Worlds time trial is a race I really want to have another crack at.”
Dennis already boasts one win in 2023, taking Stage 2 at the Tour Down Under.
