BELOKI RETIRES FROM CYCLING

Joseba Beloki

Eighteen months after he was linked to Operacion Puerto, Joseba Beloki has recognised that the time has come to call it quits on cycling.

The 34-year-old Spaniard, who finished third twice and second once in the Tour de France, has not raced since Puerto hit the headlines back in May 2006.

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