Multiple Olympic gold medallist Katie Archibald is hanging up the cleats. After more than a decade as one of Britain\u2019s dominant track riders, Archibald said Tuesday she is stepping away from elite racing.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m retiring, so please indulge this slightly long and soppy post,\u201d Archibald, began on Instagram<\/a>,<\/p>\n Although the 32-year-old recently started nursing studies, she explained the move away from cycling had been building for some time.<\/p>\n Moving on, but still loves cycling<\/p>\n \u201cI still love racing my bike,\u201d Archibald, wrote. \u201cAfter 13 years on the international circuit, and honestly, a lifetime of competing with my big brother John, I\u2019ve decided it\u2019s time to move on from that chapter.\u201d (Her brother is also a former pro cyclist, having won the individual pursuit at the Commonwealth Games.)<\/p>\n Among her many results, her biggest successes came at the Olympics, where she won team pursuit gold in Rio. She also won the madison in Tokyo with Laura Kenny.<\/p>\n Archibald, who was born in Chertsey, Surrey, also helped power Great Britain to multiple world and European team pursuit titles while setting the world record in the event. Individually, Archibald collected rainbow jerseys in the omnium and madison, plus a whopping 21 European elite track championship gold medals.<\/p>\n For years, she assumed cycling would decide when her career ended, not the other way around.<\/p>\n \u201cAt some point, I understood nobody was going to make that call for me,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd that\u2019s been a surprisingly difficult thing to come to terms with.\u201d<\/p>\n She added that nursing has given her \u201ca genuine excitement for what\u2019s next,\u201d making the transition away from racing feel less daunting. In her final years, she also raced for Ceratizit Pro Cycling, the same team Victoria\u2019s Sarah Van Dam<\/a> raced with in 2025. Although she didn\u2019t have quite the same results on the road, Archibald had several top finishes in European races.<\/a><\/p>\n