Svein Tuft

The retired WorldTour racer is signed up for GBDuro, a 2,000km self-supported race across Britain. And of course he rode to the start — from three countries away.

Opening a bike shop, leading tours, and even some gravel racing see the Canadian easing into next chapter, after 17 years as a professional cyclist.

While the long list of riders retiring in 2019 doesn't include major stars, some of the peloton's hardest workers and most loyal teammates are hanging up their race shoes.

The North American squad netted wins in Italy and Great Britain, and started Belgium's La Flèche Wallonne.

We discuss the stage 5 controversy at Tour Down Under as well as Rally-UHC's European ambitions.

Svein Tuft is gearing up for one more year as a pro after a move to Rally-UHC.

The 41-year-old Canadian will bring a wealth of veteran experience to the Pro Continental squad.

Svein Tuft looks like to savor what will likely be his final grand tour at the 2018 Giro d'Italia.

Karsten Kroon admits to doping; Paris-Roubaix sections repaired after fans steal cobbles; Tuft likely to retire after this season; Trial begins for driver charged with killing five cyclists; Saudi women participate in first bike race

We caught up with the Canadian to discuss some of his legendary adventures in the woods of Canada.

Svein Tuft, 40, extends his career by signing a one-year deal with Orica-Scott.

Orica-Scott's strongman Svein Tuft celebrated his 40th birthday at the Giro d'Italia, but he's not showing his age at all.

After five seasons in the peloton, the Australia-based team has become a GC threat in grand tours and other stage races.

The Orica – GreenEdge rider practices yoga and meditation before and after stages — in the woods and without shoes.

The eight North Americans starting the 2016 Giro range from a former champ to four debutants at the Italian grand tour.

Seven North American riders will line up in Compiègne, France this Sunday to take on Paris-Roubaix

The cycling world will turn its attention to Richmond, Virginia starting this weekend at the UCI Road World Championships.

Svein Tuft and his Orica teammates ride to second place in the Tour of Alberta TTT, and now turn their TTT focus to the worlds.

Svein Tuft is among the toughest riders in the peloton, but a few plastic water bottles helped him avoid serious injury earlier this season.

Tuft and Kirchmann double up, winning their time trials and road races, at the Canadian road championships

The Giro peloton is facing a nasty mix of poor weather and slick roads throughout the first week of the corsa rosa

A custom-painted Scott Foil for the first leader of the 2014 Giro d'Italia

Canadian pulls on the maglia rosa after powering Orica-GreenEdge to victory in the stage 1 team time trial at the Giro d'Italia

Several riders go down hard in E3 Harelbeke and Gent-Wevelgem

The 36-year-old Canadian is the oldest Tour de France rookie of the modern era

Europcar rider is the first person from Quebec to ever compete in the race

The 25-year-old won the opening stage at the Criterium du Dauphine and held the leader's jersey for three days

Canadian is best against the clock while Kwiatkowski takes command of the GC

The Canadian time-trial specialist bests Taylor Phinney to take the lead

Tuft wins national title, but won't make Canada's one-man Olympic roster

Canadian hardman working through the Giro with an eye toward uncertain Olympic selection

Goss, Tuft, Haedos among early names headed to Italian grand tour

Tuft confident before final TT; Durbridge could play spoiler

The decision to leave SpiderTech-C-10 and sign with GreenEdge "was pretty simple,” says Svein Tuft. “To have the opportunity to ride again at the WorldTour level, it’s pretty much a dream for me for the latter years of my cycling career."

Svein Tuft powered to victory in GP Stad Zottegem on Tuesday to deliver SpiderTech's first European victory of the 2011 season.

Svein Tuft's prototype time trial bike

The public soap opera that has developed over the past few week between Trent Lowe, Matt White and Slipstream Sports has had all the intrigue of a John Grisham novel — blackmail, betrayal, firings, lawyers and a Spanish doctor with a controversial past.

Tyler Farrar, Christian Meier, Svein Tuft and Zach Bell are among the top roadies using the Burnaby four-day track race for a pre-season tune-up. Colby Pearce and Daniel Holloway win the overall title at the Canadian event.

Luke Roberts and Trent Lowe join Robbie McEwen and Svein Tuft on the would-be ProTour team.

Svein Tuft will leave Garmin for 2011 and join the new, still-unnamed Australian team

Canadian Ryder Hesjedal comes into Friday's GP Quebec confident and fit. But he concedes that after seeing the course first hand, it's tougher than he was expecting. John Wilcockson talk to Hesjedal and his teammates Svein Tuft and Peter Stetina on the eve of the race.

André Greipel (HTC-Columbia) won the second stage of the Eneco Tour of Benelux on Thursday, out-kicking Katusha's Robbie McEwen in a field sprint into the Belgian town of Ardooie.

Katusha's Robbie McEwen won a field sprint into Rhenen in the Netherlands to win the first stage of the sixth of the Eneco Tour of Benelux on Wednesday. Canadian Svein Tuft remains in the lead.

The Canadian delivered a big win to open the Eneco Tour in Holland

• 1. Svein TUFT, (CAN) Garmin-Transitions, in 6:18
• 2. Jos VAN EMDEN, (NED) Rabobank Cycling Team, at 5
• 3. Lars BOOM, (NED) Rabobank Cycling Team, at 6
• 4. Maarten TJALLINGII, (NED) Rabobank Cycling Team, at 6
• 5. Edvald BOASSON HAGEN, (NOR) Team Sky, at 7

Jakob Fuglsang takes the overall lead with one stage remaining.

Svein Tuft is second from a two-man break in Ladner, British Columbia