MOSCOW, Jan 3 Russian cyclist of the Gazprom-Rusvelo team Ilnur Zakarin said that he would end his career after the 2022 season. «I thought for a long time how to write about this news, wrote and deleted, re-wrote and deleted. How interesting is it to write your thoughts as a keepsake. And I want you to understand how important it is for me. I remember when I first came to the section at the age of 12 and I was not hired. I trained very hard and proved that I can. And it helped me get into cycling. Year after year I thought about great achievements so that my dad and mom were proud of me. Then Vika (wife) appeared and the sweetest dream began. How I needed her. The first victories began, a lot of work and victory again. I thought it was a dream, and in the dream there were ups and downs «, — wrote 32-year-old Zakarin on Instagram. «How I did not want to wake up. And when I woke up, I thought about another life. walk every day as my children grow up. Doing other interesting things, because life is multifaceted, and it is foolish to give it to only one goal. This season will be the last in my sports career. Your support has always given strength, and therefore in 2022 I will give my best, «Zakarin added. Zakarin won three victories in his career at the stages of grand tours: twice — at the Giro d'Italia, once — at the Tour de France. ”In 2017, he finished third in the Vuelta overall standings.
