{"id":571455,"date":"2026-03-29T05:43:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T05:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/571455\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T05:43:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T05:43:36","slug":"former-chelsea-and-real-madrid-star-chugs-a-beer-after-completing-mammoth-cycling-event-in-mallorca-three-years-after-retiring-aged-32","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/571455\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Chelsea and Real Madrid star chugs a beer after completing mammoth cycling event in Mallorca three years after retiring aged 32"},"content":{"rendered":"

By LEWIS BROWNING, SPORTS REPORTER<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 13:44 EDT, 28 March 2026 | Updated: 16:22 EDT, 28 March 2026 <\/p>\n

Former Chelsea<\/a> winger Eden Hazard<\/a> celebrated cycling a 167km ride in Mallorca by chugging a beer on camera.<\/p>\n

Hazard, 35, played for Chelsea between 2012 and 2017 and hung up his boots in 2023, shocking the football world as he quit playing when he was just 32.<\/p>\n

He continues to be involved in football, however, having featured in a number of charity matches since – including Soccer Aid at Stamford Bridge in 2024 – but likes cycling too.<\/p>\n

This week, the Belgian set himself the goal of a staggering 167km ride on the Spanish island, and looked a little worse for wear when he completed it on Saturday.<\/p>\n

It’s not the first time he has taken to the road with a bike, however – in 2024, Hazard, alongside\u00a0his brothers, climbed Mont Ventoux, located in southern France, which is arguably the most famous climb in the Tour de France<\/a>, with competitors climbing between 1,210 and 1,617 metres as they ride.<\/p>\n

It’s known for its extreme wind speeds, and British cyclist Tom Simpson infamously died when climbing the mountain during the 1967 Tour de France.<\/p>\n

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Eden Hazard celebrated\u00a0cycling a 167km ride in Mallorca by chugging a beer on camera<\/p>\n

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The former Chelsea star retired from playing at the age of 32 but is no stranger to the bike<\/p>\n

Hazard, though, completed his task on Saturday, and, after, completed an interview before he chugged a beer on camera.<\/p>\n

Carlsberg appeared to be his beverage of choice, though he did also seemingly have a bottle of water with him too.<\/p>\n

He played 352 times for the Blues, scoring 110 goals and winning six major trophies including two Premier League titles.<\/p>\n

In 2017, he departed for Real Madrid, where he would see out the final years of his career and win the Champions League.<\/p>\n


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