{"id":264919,"date":"2026-09-28T20:34:34","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T20:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/28\/ive-lived-everything-i-was-meant-to-experience-guillaume-boivin-announces-his-retirement-after-spending-day-in-break-at-uci-road-world-championships\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T20:34:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T20:34:34","slug":"ive-lived-everything-i-was-meant-to-experience-guillaume-boivin-announces-his-retirement-after-spending-day-in-break-at-uci-road-world-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/28\/ive-lived-everything-i-was-meant-to-experience-guillaume-boivin-announces-his-retirement-after-spending-day-in-break-at-uci-road-world-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I\u2019ve lived everything I was meant to experience\u2019 &#8211; Guillaume Boivin announces his retirement after spending day in break at UCI Road World Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-da288f84-bb7b-11f1-93a3-d317aacc642d\">After a 17-year career as a professional, a serene <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/guillaume-boivin-1\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/guillaume-boivin-1\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/guillaume-boivin-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guillaume Boivin<\/a> bowed out on his own terms, announcing his retirement after spending more than 140 kilometres in the breakaway on home roads in the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/racing\/uci-road-world-championships-brandon-mcnulty-shocks-the-favourites-to-win-solo-and-claim-first-elite-mens-road-race-world-title-for-usa-since-1993-in-all-time-epic-edition\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/racing\/uci-road-world-championships-brandon-mcnulty-shocks-the-favourites-to-win-solo-and-claim-first-elite-mens-road-race-world-title-for-usa-since-1993-in-all-time-epic-edition\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/racing\/uci-road-world-championships-brandon-mcnulty-shocks-the-favourites-to-win-solo-and-claim-first-elite-mens-road-race-world-title-for-usa-since-1993-in-all-time-epic-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">elite men\u2019s road race<\/a> at the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/uci-road-world-championships\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/uci-road-world-championships\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/uci-road-world-championships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UCI Road World Championships<\/a> in Montr\u00e9al.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was definitely the last time you\u2019ll see me racing through the streets of Montr\u00e9al before retiring at the end of the season. As for the rest, it depends a bit on the last two or three weeks. It was a process getting here,\u201d Boivin told media, including <em>Cyclingnews<\/em>, in the mixed zone on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"ecom-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-da288f84-bb7b-11f1-93a3-d317aacc642d-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">\u201cBut honestly, I think I\u2019ve reached a place where I\u2019m truly proud of the career I\u2019ve had. I\u2019ve had fun, 17 years as a professional, and I\u2019ve lived everything I was meant to experience. I\u2019m moving on to other things, and I think that\u2019s perfectly fine, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-6 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-[10px] lg:my-8\" data-component-name=\"JwPlayer:Carousel\" data-jwp-carousel=\"\" data-jwp-carousel-payload=\"{&quot;ids&quot;:{&quot;playerID&quot;:&quot;jYDCcabO&quot;,&quot;searchPlaylistID&quot;:&quot;gwjdoYHD&quot;,&quot;divID&quot;:&quot;botr_gwjdoYHD_jYDCcabO_div&quot;,&quot;fallbackPlaylistID&quot;:&quot;gwjdoYHD&quot;,&quot;fallbackDivID&quot;:&quot;botr_gwjdoYHD_jYDCcabO_div&quot;,&quot;key&quot;:&quot;X9\\\/mXVGac0NphghLH9hZaqWA5d3dhAM\\\/Ih07grnEyMLjuO2E&quot;,&quot;tintLogo&quot;:true,&quot;useSearchPlaylist&quot;:false,&quot;enabled&quot;:true},&quot;signPostingEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;signPostingLinkEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;waitForAdLoad&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnDesktop&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnMobile&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnTablet&quot;:false}\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-nowrap items-center justify-between gap-3 bg-zinc-900 px-[14px] py-3\" data-jwp-carousel-header=\"\">\n<p><span class=\"inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm font-article-heading capitalize leading-5 text-white whitespace-nowrap\"><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-mobile\"\/><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-desktop\">Latest Videos From<\/span><span class=\"jwp-carousel-brand\">Cyclingnews<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Those 17 years included winning the Canadian national road title three times, racing the Tour de France five consecutive years, as well as the Giro d\u2019Italia and the Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, twice each. He also won the bronze medal as a U23 in Australia in 2010, and helped Michael Woods finish fifth at the Tokyo Olympic Games.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The news doesn\u2019t come as a complete surprise, as the 37-year-old\u2019\u2019s contract with NSN Cycling was not renewed for 2027. The decision crystallised once he returned to Belgium after racing in the Grand Prix Cyclistes de Montr\u00e9al and Qu\u00e9bec.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold&#10;        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">\u201cLast Monday, it was getting clearer and clearer,\u201d he said. \u201cI had just arrived, I said \u2018Ah, I&#8217;m going to go and do the Oude Kwaremont on the cobbles\u2019 because it&#8217;s my favourite hill in Flanders. It was super sunny, it was the end of the day. I suffered a lot on those Flemish hills. Then, I don&#8217;t know, I was serene, I was happy, then I said: \u2018Well, it&#8217;s over, it&#8217;s okay\u2019. Then since that time I felt better than I have felt in the last two months.\u201d<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Then, the next day he received a call from compatriot Derek Gee-West, telling him that he had to pack his bags and come back and race Worlds as Gee-West had to withdraw following a crash two weeks before.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-q9pwPJQ7anZScEPa9nBZpg\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-q9pwPJQ7anZScEPa9nBZpg slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">\u201cSometimes you&#8217;re in a good wave, things are going well for you, other years, things aren&#8217;t going so well, and your luck has turned a little,\u201d Boivin said. \u201cI&#8217;m still disappointed for Derek. He, too, is home in Canada, and he can&#8217;t experience this, but I respect his honesty a lot because he could also have tried to start.\u201d<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Boivin wanted to enjoy the experience at his ninth and last elite World Championships, and his first at home, as much as possible.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">And that\u2019s exactly what he did, first making his way into the early 16-rider breakaway before racing through the roads of Mont\u00e9r\u00e9gie, the region where Boivin grew up and first started to ride.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">\u201cI know all the roads there by heart. I&#8217;ve rolled there probably hundreds of times. I was with Biniam Girmay, one of my good friends in the break. I had a little anecdote about each village we passed that I got there. I&#8217;m going to keep them for myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">After hours in the break, Boivin held on for three laps of the iconic Montr\u00e9al circuit ahead of the hard-charging peloton, soaking up the cheers from the crowds before being reeled in, finishing off his race by high-fiving fans lining C\u00f4te Polytechnique.<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-da2890b0-bb7b-11f1-8ca4-0beec8b4765c\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"><em><strong>Subscribe to Cyclingnews for comprehensive race coverage of both the UCI Road and Gravel World Championships, alongside the final monument of the season, Il Lombardia. Subscribers get unlimited access to exclusive analysis from our expert columnists, in-depth features and industry-leading tech insight. 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