Rigoberto Urán closes out professional cycling career with farewell event at Medellín stadium among 8000 fans

Rigoberto Urán has closed out his professional cycling career with a farewell event at the Atanasio Girardot stadium in Medellín on Sunday. The Colombian received the Medalla Categoría Oro, the highest award given by the Mayor’s Office, while among 8,000 fans.

“This is a very special moment for any cyclist. I couldn’t do it in the Vuelta a España, but God knows how he does these things. Today in Medellín, in front of all my people and the participants of the Giro de Rigo, witnesses of what is going to happen, I am [retiring from] cycling professionally,” Urán said in a report published in Marca.