Latest News About Hincapie stepping away from pro cycling

Updated 2026-06-18 03:09

George Hincapie will quit racing after the concluding the 2012 season. The 19-year veteran shifted focus including a memoir project, a B&B in Travelers Rest, and leadership in cycling development initiatives. He acknowledged PED use by federal authorities and USADA, and race results disqualified for 2004-2006. In recent years, he has been involved in efforts to reframe American cycling, including launching development teams and collaborations with former peers. His post-racing path, spans memoirs, hospitality, and sport leadership. Hincapie's legacy remains defined by endurance and controversy.

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From the pages of Velo: A Gentle Giant

In our July 21, 2008 cover story, we look at George Hincapie, America’s most accomplished active racer and the international peloton’s nice guy

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Beyond the Finish Line | Walker Webcast

On a recent Walker Webcast, I was joined by two longtime friends and icons of American cycling, George Hincapie and Christian Vande Velde.

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Changing man: the two careers of George Hincapie |

Few riders define the crossing of two cycling eras like George Hincapie, a rider inextricably entwined with some of the darkest episodes in modern cycling in his early career and later a senior member of a peloton that cried ‘Enough!’ to the scourge of doping. Lieutenant to the disgraced Lance Armstrong, and a rider whose […]

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George Hincapie writing memoir, opening a B&B

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- After 19 years spent traversing the globe, George Hincapie has discovered the simple joys of home, and soon he'll be inviting fans to come and experience them with him.

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