Cycling Market: Australian champion Luke Plapp looks set to switch teams for the 2024 season, leaving the INEOS Grenadiers and joining the Aussie-based, Team Jayco AlUla.
News of this possible transfer has generated great interest in the cycling world, as Plapp still has one year left on his contract with INEOS Grenadiers. However, according to sources close to the peloton, the young Australian cyclist is in the process of mutually terminating his three-year contract with the British team. So far, there has been no mention of any other team's involvement in the negotiations, suggesting that Plapp has his eyes solely on Jayco AlUla.
Luke Plapp, 22, joined the ranks of Ineos Grenadiers in early 2022 and quickly emerged as one of Australia's most promising emerging talents. This year, he successfully defended his Australian road cross-country champion title and posted an impressive second place overall finish in the UAE Tour. In 2022, he made his Grand Tour debut at the Vuelta a España and racked up a string of top-ten results in week-long stage races.
Plapp's possible arrival at Jayco AlUla would be a significant reinforcement for the team. Plapp, a former track cycling standout, has yet to reach his full potential on the road, and Jayco AlUla could see him as a possible successor to Grand Tour leader Simon Yates in the coming years.
Notably, Plapp would not be the only rider to leave Ineos Grenadiers this year, as other notable riders such as Pavel Sivakov, Tao Geoghegan Hart, Dani Martinez and Ben Tulett will also leave the team at the end of the current season. This marks a transition period for Ineos Grenadiers as they look to reshape their roster.
Importantly, it was recently reported that several Ineos Grenadiers riders will renew their contracts, including prominent names such as Geraint Thomas and Carlos Rodriguez. Thomas achieved an impressive second place in this year's Giro d'Italia, while Rodriguez stood out by winning a stage and finishing fifth overall in the Tour de France.
In addition, Americans AJ August, Tobias Foss and Oscar Rodriguez are expected to join the British team, adding further intrigue to the moves in the world of professional cycling ahead of the 2024 season.
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- many people advise him to grow slowly and rather do giro and/or vuelta instead of tdf. but i can totally understand that he is not satisfied with taking over once pogi declines, but instead beat him in his prime. so if he goes for tdf again, i‘m all for it. let‘s hope that pogi recovers soon!Ketterechts07-11-2026
- So gracious to offer something no-one would be prepared to pay for. The Giro is not the Tour and doesn’t command the same interest or attract the same “elite” (those willing to pay to be a part of something they consider has ego boosting potential). Roadside viewing will always largely remain free for everyone outside circuits. Introduction of a symbolic entrance to mountain climbs is worthy of exploration. Asking 1-2€ isn’t going to repulse real fans (most will spend 50-100€ on their outing that day all things included) but will prevent a portion of the total knobhead thrillseekers who will join in any large gathering as long as it’s free, just because they’re attracted to crowds, without which it it difficult for them to work up their anti-social behaviour.Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- How is radio going to help when someone went over a cliff or bridge or off the roadside into a forest unnoticed and is laying there unconscious?Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- Yep, next we’ll be accusing F1 drivers of avoiding Le Mans.Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- But on what is that opinion based? Are you holding him to a different standard than others? Are you saying he should do learn to like something he doesn’t Are you saying he hasn’t achieved enough Are you saying he pretends to be better than his results? It’s actually a really strange opinion to oust if you consider it objectively or rationally. Try applying it to others or yourself by asking if not EVERYONE should then be doing more? Nobody in athletics or swimming gets criticism for not expanding their repertoire when a rival or someone else does. In fact, most who move to another event get accused of running from their rival. Opinions are boring, the reasons behind them are what count.Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- for a medical chief to throw things like is just bad. There are already radios which were banned for spectacle. allow radios. Gps trackers are not a complete solutionabstractengineer07-11-2026
- Yeah man...PogiSloFans07-11-2026
- any rider less than 25 whether they are really ready for the position of leadership of GT is probably not the case. I think Pogi himself suffered when he was defeated by Jonas in the TDF twice. But that would be the team's job to ensure support so that they can bounce back. It requires a team and time to get back up and win after getting knocked down.abstractengineer07-11-2026
- I'm very glad he got the big late Quickstep Vuelta win and I hope he has a few left for Euskaltel-Euskadi.flyer07-11-2026
- My memories of Ivan Basso aren't good but I liked his sister Elisa ok.flyer07-11-2026
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