Fabian Cancellara: 'My future is with Trek, but not as a sports director'

Fabian Cancellara wants more than 'waving and shaking hands' when he retires, saying he wants to help develop the Trek-Segafredo youth riders

Fabian Cancellara at the 2016 Giro d'Italia (Sunada)

(Image credit: Yuzuru SUNADA)

Fabian Cancellara's career as a professional cyclist is almost at a close, but the Swiss Classics legend doesn't see his time in the sport coming to an end just yet.

Like many former pros, Cancellara plans to move behind the scenes to help develop the next generation of Grand Tour and Classics winners, but not necessarily from behind the wheel of a support car.

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Stuart Clarke is a News Associates trained journalist who has worked for the likes of the British Olympic Associate, British Rowing and the England and Wales Cricket Board, and of course Cycling Weekly. His work at Cycling Weekly has focused upon professional racing, following the World Tour races and its characters.