Nicola Bagioli (B&B Hotels-KTM) announced that he will end his professional cycling career at age 26 to focus on his ceramic manufacturing businessa, point the web Cyclingnwes. Winner of the mountain classification at Tirreno-Adriatico in 2018, Bagioli raced with Nippo-Vini Fantini from 2016 to 2019 before moving first to Androni Giocattoli in 2020 and then to B&B Hotels this year. “It came at a time in my life in which I have to choose, in which I have to make an important decision and that is why I decided to choose with my heart, to make a choice that many may consider crazy, but that for me represents following a dream, my passion “said the Italian on his instagram.
He got to participate in the 2019 Giro d’Italia, although he did not finish it. He contested four monuments: three Giro de Lombardia (he did not finish any) and a Milan-San Remo (he was 116th). Now, his life changes drastically. “From now on I will be a craftsman and I will live from that, continuing to grow this reality together with Arianna (her partner), to ensure that I make this wonderful world of soapstone work more and more known. and promote an ancestral tradition “.
“I want to thank everyone who has supported me over the years, to the teams that have believed in me, to all the people on the road who have cheered me on (and maybe even given me a push on some tough climbs), all the colleagues I have had and all the people who have shared with me the joys and hardships of cycling, “he concluded. A brave decision.
