Joaquim Rodriguez announces retirement from cycling on first Tour de France rest day

In an emotional announcement during the Tour de France rest day, Joaquim Rodriguez said that this season would be his last

Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) has announced that he will retire from professional cycling at the end of the present season.

Purito made the emotional statement to journalists on the first rest day of the 2016 Tour de France in Andorra, where he lives.

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