Caleb Ewan does not race Australian national championships and report suggests he's currently looking for a new team

Caleb Ewan might be leaving Team Jayco AlUla, but at the same time he may not. But at this point of the year this is a very unusual question and subject that is not defined by anyone involved. The 'Pocket Rocket' is not named on the team's rider list and at the moment there is total silence on his situation or where he will race.

This was first noticed a few days ago, Ewan became absent from the riders list on Team Jayco AlUla's website. This was not the case before new year's eve, it was a recent change. It is not an error, it's a purposeful decision as at this point, several days later, he continues to not be on the list of 29 riders - Ewan was supposed to be the 30th. This has led to many questions but very few answers.

However, Velo has talked to sources within the team, one of which said there was no room for him on the team (which is, as far as we know, not true as the team has one open spot) and another said that he was looking around for a new team. The change from 2024 to 2025 seems to mark the key aspect of this, it's possible that Ewan intended on changing teams and his contract that ran until 2025 was changed so as to finish in 2024, but was kept private.

Hence at the time being he would no longer be a rider for the Australian team. This Sunday the riders will take on the Australian national championships and Ewan will not race, neither will he race the Tour Down Under. INEOS Grenadiers, if this were to happen, would be a potential candidate for Ewan's signing but last fall there were also big rumours that he would be joining XDS Astana Team.