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Philippe Gilbert (Lotto Soudal) won the second edition of the Beking Monaco criterium on Sunday, November 27. In what was the final event of his career, the former world champion beat runner-up Michael Matthews (BikeExchange) and Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) in the circuit-style race.
“I am really happy. Today I won all the events of the day. The Pro-Am this morning by just one second and this afternoon, on the other hand, together with all the pros, it was a different story. With the high-level athletes here in Monaco, it was not easy. The racing was fast, and I really enjoyed riding in the company of these great champions for a charity event,” Gilbert said.
Gilbert is part of the retirement class of 2022 set to hang up their wheels including Tom Dumoulin, Lisa Brennauer, Vincenzo Nibali, Alejandro Valverde and Richie Porte, among others.
“It’s nice to end my career like this. I’ve been living here for 13 years now, and to end my professional career like this is really great,” Gilbert said.
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