New heights, different rhythm
Cort will leave professional cycling with a career few riders ever come close to.
He has won stages in the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a España — joining an exclusive group of riders with stage victories in all three Grand Tours.
“It is special. It was also a goal at one point. I am proud of that. I took my first professional wins in 2013, so it has been a very long career at the highest level.”
His biggest cycling memory remains his first Tour de France stage win in 2018.
“I had always watched the Tour de France, for as long as I can remember, even before I started cycling. So to arrive at the final boss and take a stage win in the Tour de France — that was big.”
After the season, Cort does not have a detailed plan. First, he wants time away from the structure of professional cycling — and a long trip to Nepal is already booked.
“I do not have any concrete plans. Now I am going to enjoy life and find out what it is all about not sitting on a bike.”
And the hotel room ratings — will they retire as well?
“I do not have plans for the ratings, but there will probably be some here and there. Not so many, but maybe they will come. The fans just have to follow along — and I hope to surprise them.”