Besides his clear ambitions and palmarès on the track, 22-year old Ethan Vernon has already impressed on the road and he now moves away from Soudal - Quick-Step to link up with Israel - Premier Tech for a chance at leadership and a long-term contract.
“Having spent the last two seasons racing against the best riders, it has highlighted my strengths and areas I need to work on," Vernon said in a press release issued by the Israeli team. "My aim is to become one of the top sprinters in the world and also be able to separate myself from other pure sprinters on hilly and mountainous races / stages. I am confident I can achieve this with the support of the IPT team.”
The Soudal - Quick-Step sprinter turned pro in 2022 only, but in these two years with the Belgian team he confirmed his potential as an under-23 sprinter. He's taken stage wins at the Volta a Catalunya, Tour de Romandie, among his 7 pro wins. He was Quick-Step's third sprinter on the line, however he and Fabio Jakobsen are leaving the team at the end of the season as they look to free spots and budget to sign supporting riders for Remco Evenepoel.
Israel is looking to rebuild itself with younger riders and changing their sprinter setup and the move from Vernon seems to benefit both sides. “I’m extremely happy to welcome Ethan to our team. Ethan is a talented and versatile rider who can both climb and sprint," team owner Sylvan Adams said. "He will also strengthen our classics team. I have no doubt that he will fit in well with the other young talents that are emerging on Israel – Premier Tech.”
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- This wouldn't make sense, he is close to retirement and doesn't have a spare year to feel out a new team.awp10-11-2026
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- Giro or not Giro, he won't win the Tour!MajorPayne10-11-2026
- Very true.awp10-11-2026
- Ciccone had a very strong end of season. Consistently attacking and livening up races. Hope he makes that last leap in progress and starts notching some significant wins. Great rider to watch.Occam10-11-2026
- Me too!!!!!Occam10-11-2026
- they can sign any 100 of top riders today but Pogi will win over Remco any time at the TDF unless something goes wrongabstractengineer10-11-2026
- the time for a GC rider to retire is when they cannot win stages, or have a significant level drop like from winner/podium into top 5/10 consistently. Roglic is still competitive and Froome raced even though he became pack fodder.abstractengineer10-11-2026
- He should be in a different team. It was detrimental. For them it does not matter if he does not develop. He should have gone to a team where they need him to succeed.abstractengineer10-11-2026
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✍️ Welcome, Ethan Vernon! The newly crowned Elimination World Champ joins Israel – Premier Tech on a three-year deal through to 2026 👊 “𝙈𝙮 𝙖𝙞𝙢 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙨𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙” Read more 👉 bit.ly/EthanVernonToI…
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