Jussi Veikkenan will retire after the Tour de Vendee this weekend. The 34 year old Finn will swap the bike for the team car, as he will become a member of FDJ’s staff in 2016.

“I have seen great riders come through and become champions. It was a magnificent adventure,” he said in a statement tweeted by FDJ. “What a big day has it been... full of sweat, tears and joy. Time to look forward, beautiful new goals ahead,” he added from his own Twitter account.