Amador retires, six months after his serious accident

Aurélie Sacchelli, Media365, published on Thursday November 21, 2024 at 4:21 p.m.

Hit by a truck in May while training, Andrey Amador (38) announced that he was retiring, forced and forced.

He still had one year of contract with EF Education-EasyPost, but he will not honor it. Costa Rican runner Andrey Amador (38) announced that he was retiring, with death in his soul, six months after being hit by a truck while training near Barcelona. “It was not an easy decision. It wasn't planned, but in life and in cycling there are times when you need to listen to your body and taking care of your health should be the priority. Although I say goodbye to professional cycling, I will always remain linked to this sport that I love. I cherish the beautiful memories and the satisfaction of always giving my best on the bike. Now there will be moments of rest and time to take care of my health. Thank you all and see you soon,” says the runner in a video posted on his account Instagram. On May 11, the American team EF Education-EasyPost gave worrying news about its rider: “His bike went under a truck and his foot was crushed. He suffered fractures to his ankle and foot, but no other injuries.”

Amador fourth in the 2015 Giro

The Costa Rican has not managed to regain his level and therefore prefers to end a career that began in 2010 in the World Tour, within the Caisse d'Epargne team. The Spanish outfit became Movistar in 2011 and he stayed there until 2019, before spending three seasons at Ineos Grenadiers and two at EF Education-EasyPost. Andrey Amador, teammate of choice within the three teams he attended, has only two successes to his name: the 14th stage of the 2012 Giro and the Klasika Primavera de Amorebieta 2018 in front of its illustrious leader Alejandro Valverde. If he has never done better than 30th in the Vuelta (in 2014) and 50th in the Tour de France (in 2018), he on the other hand shone in the Giro with a fourth place in 2015 (8'10 behind the winner Alberto Contador) and an eighth in 2016 (13'21 behind Vincenzo Nibali).