by completing his 17th Tour of Flanders, surpassing Briek Schotte. On June 11, Hincapie announced that he would retire at the end of the season, after 19 years in the professional peloton. On June 30, Hincapie started a record 17th Tour de France. He was allowed to lead the race onto the Champs-Élysées as this was his final Tour de France. In August, Hincapie announced that he had raced in his last event, the USA Pro Cycling Challenge. In his own words: “It's been a long career for me, a good career and I'm proud of it. I'm sad to leave, but at the same time, I'm excited to spend more time with my family and start a new life.” He also said that he didn't plan to terminate all his relations with cycling. Following his retirement, Hincapie opened a bed and breakfast in Travelers Rest, South Carolina with his brother. In March, 2017, Hincapie turned to mountain biking and competed in the Masters category at the eight-day Absa Cape Epic stage race in South Africa over 641 km. The race is held in a two-person team format and Hincapie and partner Cadel Evans – reunited after Hincapie helped Evans to win the 2011 Tour de France – won the category. Doping On October 10, 2012, Hincapie announced on his website that he had used banned substances at times in his career. The statement reads in part: The statement came as the U.S. Anti-Doping agency announced plans to release documents related to doping accusations against Lance Armstrong, a former teammate of Hincapie. Career achievements Major results 1992 1st Team time trial, National Road Championships 1994 2nd Overall Tour de Luxembourg 1st Points classification 1st Stages 1 & 4 4th Classic Haribo 1995 1st Acht van Chaam 3rd Reading Classic 10th Philadelphia International Championship 1997 5th Reading Classic 1998 1st Road race, National Road Championships 1st Philadelphia International Championship 2nd Reading Classic 5th Lancaster Classic 1999 1st Reading Classic 1st Stage 6 PruTour 1st Points classification Tour de Luxembourg 3rd Lancaster Classic 4th Gent–Wevelgem 4th Paris–Roubaix 5th HEW Cyclassics 9th Milan–San Remo 9th Philadelphia International Championship 2000 3rd Reading Classic 4th Trofeo Luis Puig 5th Philadelphia International Championship 6th Paris–Roubaix 7th Lancaster Classic 8th Road race, Olympic Games 2001 1st Gent–Wevelgem 1st San Francisco Grand Prix 2nd Lancaster Classic 3rd Overall Tour de Picardie 3rd Philadelphia International Championship 4th Paris–Roubaix 9th