Colin Lavecky is officially retiring as a professional cycling rider at the end of this season, and her team, EF Autry Cannondale, announced Lavecky's retirement by posting a touching video on Instagram that included a special message from her teammates.

"Celebrating Crit Dog's last road race with a special message from the team," EF Autry Cannondale wrote. 'Including victories at the Tour of Flanders, RideLondon Classic, and Trofeo Alfredo Binda, as well as stage wins at the Giro d'Italia Women's, Women's Tour, Thuringian Ladies Tour, and Lotto Belgique Tour.' 'Colin, you are an absolute legend. Thank you for everything!"

Labecki competed in her last UCI race as a European professional on July 30 at the Kreuz-Breitse Elite Feminin in the Netherlands. Labecki is one of America's brightest female cyclists, with an illustrious racing career that has spanned road, cyclocross, and mountain biking since the age of 12 and includes 74 U.S. national titles.

She won her 74th national title at the 2024 USA Pro Road Championships criterium in May.

In her 2018 Cyclingnews blog, "Who am I?", Lavecky wrote about her life growing up in Orange Country, California, her first bike (a purple Mongoose, graduating to a 650 Cannondale), biking with her family in a vacation motor home She spoke about her travels to races.

She turned pro with UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling in 2014, then moved to Europe-based Team Sunweb and Team DSM, where she stayed until the end of 2021. He also raced two seasons with Jumbo Visma in 2022 and 2023, and signed with EF Autry Cannondale for his final season in 2024.

"I think you are one of the best teammates I've ever had and I really respect you as a leader, as a cyclist, and as a person. I think you are an amazing person."

Lavecky is the only American to win the Tour de Flanders. She stormed to a historic victory in 2017, a feat she said she will always remember as one of her most important accomplishments.

Highlights of her career include wins at the Women's Tour, Trofeo Alfredo Binda, and the RideLondon Classic, as well as stage wins at the Giro d'Italia Women's and Tour of California.

She is also a member of Team Sunweb, which won the world title in the 2017 World Championships Trade Team Time Trial.

As a national team, Labecky represented the United States at eight UCI Road World Championships and the Tokyo Olympics.

As a veteran of the sport in 2021, Lavecky highlighted in an interview with Cycling News many of the major steps toward professionalization in women's cycling that have occurred during her career.

She also spoke out about minimum wage, contract security, live coverage of women's races, and the general need for sports governing bodies to ask and listen to the women's peloton.

"Of course, we will miss you very much, but we will see you again, not goodbye," said manager Esra Trump.