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Antoine Duchesne to retire after 2022 season

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Groupama-FDJ’s Antoine Duchesne will be racing his last races on Friday in Quebec and Sunday in Montrel. In a press conference on Thursday, the former Canadian champion said he will hang up the cleats after Les Grand Prix Cyclistes Québec et Montréal.

“I have decided to retire. It is because think I’ve reached the level I always wanted. Because I want to be with my family,” he said. “Now it’s time to do something else.”

Duschesne is from Saguenay, Quebec and turned pro with SpiderTech. He would eventually dive into the WorldTour with uropcar and then Groupama-FDJ in 2018. he raced the Tour de France twice, both in 2019 and 2022.

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