Magnus Backstedt announces his retirement

Magnus Backstedt Slipstream 2008

Magnus Backstedt has decided to retire from professional cycling to spend time with his family and develop his under-23 team.

The Swedish rider, who lives in Wales with his wife Megan, a former British international, and their children, celebrated his 34th birthday last week.

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Sports journalist Lionel Birnie has written professionally for Sunday Times, Procycling and of course Cycling Weekly. He is also an author, publisher, and co-founder of The Cycling Podcast. His first experience covering the Tour de France came in 1999, and he has presented The Cycling Podcast with Richard Moore and Daniel Friebe since 2013. He founded Peloton Publishing in 2010 and has ghostwritten and published the autobiography of Sean Kelly, as well as a number of other sports icons.