{"id":75389,"date":"2025-08-17T02:11:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T02:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/75389\/"},"modified":"2025-08-17T02:11:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T02:11:07","slug":"nino-schurter-announces-retirement-from-world-cup-racing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/75389\/","title":{"rendered":"Nino Schurter announces retirement from world cup racing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nino Schurter, widely regarded as the greatest cross-country mountain biker of all time, has announced he will retire<\/a> from UCI world cup competition after two more races this season. The 38-year-old made the announcement via Instagram, sharing an emotional video message with his fans and the broader cycling community<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the past two decades, I\u2019ve given my body, my mind and my soul to mountain biking,\u201d said Schurter. \u201cA beautiful sport, but also brutal at pro level. You either win races, you are a contender, or you\u2019re gone. There\u2019s no place for passengers. It\u2019s all or nothing, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.\u201d<\/p>\n

A career that defined the sport<\/p>\n

Schurter\u2019s competitive legacy is unmatched: 10 elite world championship titles, an Olympic gold medal, nine overall world cup titles and more than 35 world cup wins. He is currently ranked 11th overall in the 2025 UCI world cup standings and will race two final events: his home world championships in Crans-Montana and the Lenzerheide world cup.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I raced my first world championships, I was just a kid chasing a dream in Lugano, 2003, and I left with my first international medal,\u201d he recalled. \u201cWhat I didn\u2019t know then, that dream would carry me through countless unforgettable moments, and let me win more than half of all of those championships along the way. It\u2019s been one hell of a ride.\u201d<\/p>\n

A graceful exit, and a new beginning?<\/p>\n

In his message, Schurter made it clear this isn\u2019t a complete goodbye.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not disappearing. I\u2019m still riding, even racing, just not between the world cup tape,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m diving into new projects I can\u2019t wait to share soon. But for now, I\u2019m giving it everything one last time. See you in Crans-Montana and see you in Lenzerheide. Let\u2019s make it legendary.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Colin Field photo.
\nTributes pour in from the mountain bike world<\/p>\n

The comment section of Schurter\u2019s post lit up immediately with gratitude, admiration and reflection.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe greatest to ever do it, and always humble and friendly,\u201d wrote one fan. Another added, \u201cYou\u2019ve inspired generations. Enjoy the last few races.\u201d Dozens more echoed the sentiment, calling him the GOAT; Greatest Of All Time. And thanking him for shaping the sport.<\/p>\n

Even fellow racers joined in: \u201cIt was a pleasure to race against you and be inspired by your achievements. Enjoy the last races and whatever adventures the future holds.\u201d<\/p>\n

Still racing, just not for medals<\/p>\n

Though Schurter is stepping away from world cup competition, he\u2019s not done with mountain biking. His legacy continues through new ventures and projects, as well as his continued role as a global ambassador for the sport he helped elevate.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou make this journey unforgettable. You were the reason I pushed harder. And you were the magic behind the medal,\u201d he said. \u201cTime to let my mind breathe. And to spend more moments with the people who have supported me through it all.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nino Schurter, widely regarded as the greatest cross-country mountain biker of all time, has announced he will retire…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":75390,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[445],"tags":[49,48,635,1700,82],"class_list":["post-75389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-cycling","tag-mtb-features","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75389"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75389\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}