2023-07-12 09:24:12
“I have no regrets when I talk about this. That, precisely, Tony Gallopin had almost never spoken about. The French rider rarely mentioned his relationship and his break with the former professional cyclist and now organizer of the women’s Tour de France Marion Rousse.
During an interview with the Team to announce his retirement at the end of the season, the member of the Trek-Segafredo team, present on the Grande Boucle at the moment, confided in the end of his story. with the France TV consultant. “There have been some very good things. Marion has been there in good times. From a very young age, we have experienced incredible things, ”he explained.
“This period was complicated”
The couple met in 2008 and even got married the following year. Out of sight for a while, their relationship had become much more public when Marion Rousse kissed Tony Gallopin during the 9th stage of the Tour de France 2014, which crowned him yellow jersey for a time.
After 16 years in the professional peloton, Tony Gallopin, 35, will end his career after Paris-Tours, the race that made him dream as a child. For L’Équipe, he looks back on his decision-making and takes stock of his career. pic.twitter.com/nPJIvw3mYK
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“It’s always less obvious when [ces relations] are displayed in the public square. I never communicated on it, voluntarily, ”said the 35-year-old runner, still to the Team. The couple separated in 2020. “It didn’t end in the best of ways. It’s part of the things of life, that we all live. (…) This period was complicated”, regretted Tony Gallopin.
The winner of the Clasica San Sebastián in 2013 will put his feet on the pedals for the last time on October 8 during the Paris-Tour race.
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