Dual junior world championship silver medalist 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Adrien Costa has called an end to his season, the168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Axeon Hagens Berman team an꧒nounced today. The 19-year-old American is takin💜g a leave of absence, citing fatigue.

The 2016 Tour of Utah runner-up has not raced since 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:the death of teammate Chad Young in April.

Costa, a promising stage racer, opted to take the break to find balanc🦋e in life.

"This wasꦚ an incredibly tough decision for me to make, but for my personal development I think it's the best optio🏅n," Costa said in a press release. "I want to take time to do other things that I've always been passionate about and finding a new balance between the sport I love and the rest of my life.

"I dream of achieving so♌ much in cycling, but at my age it's important to remember that I have time on my side and that the worst thing I could do is rush myself and ultimately burn out before I'm ready."

Costa joined the Hagens Berman U23 team in 2014, and raced with the California Giant-Specialized team before joining Axeon in 2016. After winning a stage and coming third overall in the Tour de l'Ave🉐nir in 2016, he rode as a trainee with the Etixx-Quickstep team, bꦓut rema🌺ined with Axeon for this season.

"I'll take the rest of the season to study and travel in Europe, and give myself the time and the space that I need to prepare myself for the future. There's so much I want to achieve, not just in cycling✤ but in life in general, and I want to make sure that I make the right calls at this stage of my career.

"I feel like I'm lucky to be able to take this time, and that's thanks꧟ to the incredible people I have around me. I am so grateful for the support and understanding I've received from the team, and I look forward to returning to cycling as soon as I'm ready."