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Tributes flood in as five-time Italian national champion and top road captain hangs up her wheels

Elena Cecchini has concluded a sixteen-year professional cycling career following her appearance at the Eneco Tour on Sunday. Peers and team staff shared tributes via a social media video to honor the thirty-four-year-old athlete, celebrating her leadership as a road captain and her extensive multi-discipline achievements across road and track competition.

Throughout her tenure, the Italian competitor secured five national championship titles, winning three consecutive road races from 2014 to 2016 and adding time trial victories in 2018. Her palmares also includes a 2016 overall triumph at the Thuringen Rundfahrt der Frauen, multiple European and World Championship medals across various disciplines, and participation in the Olympic road races of 2016 and 2024.

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