We continue our review of the men’s 2024 professional season, this week focussing on the riders who have called time on their career in recent months and weeks.

Daniel Friebe is joined by one still relatively new retiree, Joe Dombrowski, and a rider who is very much still an active member of the pro peloton, Larry Warbasse, as we reflect on the achievements and legacies of Mark Cavendish, Thomas De Gendt and others.

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