Hazard’s Mallorca ride
Eden Hazard completed a 167 km cycling race in Mallorca post‑retirement — his post about the ride drew about 8.5K likes on social. The clip underlines a trend of ex‑pros racing high‑profile amateur and charity events in Europe’s island circuits. (x.com)
The Mallorca 312 sportive held its 15th edition on April 26, 2025, with a start and finish at Platja/Playa de Muro on Mallorca’s north coast. (mallorca312.com (mallorca312.com)) Organisers offered three route options for riders — the full 312 km plus intermediate variants — and the event attracted roughly 8,000–8,500 participants this year. (PlayadeMuro event guide (playademuro.net) / Majorca Daily Bulletin (majorcadailybulletin.com)) Spanish outlets reported Hazard arriving at the finish and speaking to local IB3 television, where he told reporters the effort had been “muy duro” and that he needed to train and lose a little weight. (AS.com (as.com) / El Confidencial (elconfidencial.com)) Local coverage logged his finish time at 07:35:21, and the same reports contrasted that with Lionel Scaloni’s 04:54:07 and the race winner’s 04:34:54 on the day’s fastest course. (Mundo Deportivo (mundodeportivo.com)) The field included well-known former pros and cycling legends such as Alejandro Valverde, Alberto Contador and Miguel Indurain, and organisers said Canadian Adam Roberge set a new benchmark among the fastest finishers. (Endurance.biz (endurance.biz) / ABC Mallorca (abc-mallorca.com)) The edition was marred by a fatal incident when organisers confirmed a British participant suffered a serious accident and died during the course; organisers announced tributes at the trophy presentation and offered support to the rider’s family. (Majorca Daily Bulletin (majorcadailybulletin.com) / Endurance.biz (endurance.biz))
