Now comes the official, Sonny Colbrelli announces the retirement . After the illness accused during the tour of Catalunya , following which a defibrillator was implanted, Colbrelli decided to stop here. The runner greeted all his fans in a touching official statement.

“A year ago, in this period, I celebrated the most important victory of my career, Paris-Roubaix. I never thought I'd find myself a year later facing one of the most difficult moments that life has put me in front of. But it's my life and I want to be grateful, a life that I risked losing and that gave me a second chance. That of being here today, to remember that I came out of the Hell of the North as a winner, and I did it in a legendary way, which will remain in history and that I can continue to tell my children. It is to them, to my family and to all the people closest to me that I owe this new life. From them I draw the strength to accept this moment of my sporting career that sees me here today having to give up a victory in a Grand Tour or in Flanders, the dream of a lifetime. "

In the statement, Bahrain CEO Victorious Milan Erzen also speaks: “Sonny has been part of this team from the beginning. He is a champion and I am happy that we were able to support him to achieve incredible results. The most important thing is that Sonny is healthy. We are delighted that Sonny will continue with us and will share his experience with ours. "

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