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Anna Shackley, one of Britain’s most talented young cyclists, has been forced to retire aged 22 because of heart issues.<\/b><\/p>\n
The Scot is the reigning British Under-23 road race champion and won bronze in the under-23 event at last year’s World Championships in Glasgow.<\/p>\n
She was diagnosed with cardiac arrhythmia in January and after further tests has been advised to retire.<\/p>\n
“To say I’m devastated would be a huge understatement,” Shackley said.<\/p>\n
“Cycling has been my entire life for as long as I can remember and unfortunately it has come to a premature ending.”<\/p>\n
Shackley competed for Team GB at the Tokyo Olympics as a 20-year-old and won under-23 silver at the European Championships.<\/p>\n
Further notable results include finishing 13th in the general classification at the Giro d’Italia and seventh overall at the Tour de Romandie.<\/p>\n
“I had many plans and ambitions for the future and that being taken away from me has been very hard,” she said.<\/p>\n
“However, I count myself lucky to have had the unique experience of being a professional in [my] hobby. Wee Anna would never have believed that.”<\/p>\n
Danny Stam, sports manager for Shackley’s SD Worx-Protime team, said: “We are very sorry to see Anna’s cycling career end like this. <\/p>\n
“She was one of the bigger talents in the women’s peloton. <\/p>\n
“We saw in recent years that she was making good progress and we believed she could grow to the world top.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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