The Norwegian runner Carl Fredrik Hagen (Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) announced this Wednesday that he was ending his professional career. A complete athlete, also practicing running, cross-country skiing and winter triathlon as a junior, he took part in his first road competition in 2013 during the Norwegian Championships. In 2018, he won the general classification of Jura Tourwhich will remain his only victory in a stage race. In August 2019, he participated in his first grand tour on The Returnand he surprised everyone by finishing in 8th place in the general classification. Finally, in 2024 for his last season, he notably finished 10th in the general classification of the Tour of Norway a 23rd you Critérium du Dauphiné.
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“I am extremely proud of everything we have accomplished and experienced together”
His full press release: “It seems a little strange, a little nostalgic, and it is with a mixture of fear and excitement that I write and announce this: 2024 will have been my last year as a professional cyclist. After 12 years dedicated to cycling full-time, I still feel an immense love for this sport. I love the life of a high-level athlete and staying in good shape. I am not tired or bored. However, I have values that are. very important to me. always told myself that, to continue riding, I had to have good intuition and believe that I could evolve in an environment where I would feel good, surrounded by reliable and caring people, while continuing to progress, both as a cyclist and as an individual, with the offers I received, I did not feel this alignment or this positive intuition, so I choose to end my career in the professional peloton and look towards a completely uncertain future.
“I am looking forward to having more time for my family, my partner, my friends, as well as to train in a more varied way and to achieve some physical “challenges” that I have considered for a long time, but which I have never never been able to make it happen. I am curious and impatient to discover what life on the other side can offer me. A huge thank you to all of you who have supported me, from near and far, inside and out. outside the country, in neighborhoods and along the routes. Thank you to those who encouraged me on the roads, sent messages in difficult times, believed in me and offered me opportunities. A special thank you to my family, to my partner Anikken. , to Erik N., Mattia, my best friends, and to everyone who contributed to my successes. I have no intention of stopping training, sharing news on social networks or lifting. physical challenges so I hope you continue to do so. follow me, even if I will no longer be visible in the peloton next year. There will always be a top athlete in me. Thank you for this trip, thank you for everything”.
