After a fear of relegation possibility seemingly woke up the EF Education-EasyPost in 2022, the team rose up to even greater performances in 2023, even if a headliner result was somewhat lacking due to combination of illness, injuries and bad luck that caught up to their leader Richard Carapaz.
"We need to keep doing what we’ve done well," says sport director Charly Wegelius. "Playing on our strengths. We’ve made some good steps forward. A rider like Ben Healy, we were super excited about what he did last year and want to see what he does going forward. Neilson Powless also took some big leaps. And then we have riders who are something of the finished product, riders like Alberto Bettiol and Richard Carapaz."
"We’ve got a good mix of riders. Some are arriving at their peak, we’ve got some riders who are at their peak and then we’ve got this new wave of riders coming in." That new wave of riders is significant. Of the nine new faces joining our team, seven are making their WorldTour debut.
"It’s a long time since we’ve had such a young roster," he says. "There’s a lot of optimism because we believe in them. We’re prepared to give them the space to find out how they need to grow and we’ll also give them the space to work through that. As a team, we do well at adapting to what we find once we start to work with the riders, so I’d say we’re feeling a lot of optimism without the burden of any particular expectations."
Our 2024 roster is a mix of familiar faces, rookies, and seasoned veterans! “I’m happy with the group we’ve put together. It’s dynamic, and it’s full of guys with attacking spirits.” -Jonathan Vaughters, CEO of EF Pro Cycling More here: efprocycling.com/racing/gearing…
