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Aussie Sprint Star Caleb Ewan signs one year contract with INEOS

Australian sprinter and multiple Grand Tour stage winner, Caleb Ewan, has signed a one-year contract with the INEOS Grenadiers for the 2025 season.

The 30-year-old from NSW takes a decade’s worth of experience at the very highest level and boasts an impressive palmarès that includes over 60 professional victories, to his new team. This includes five Tour de France stage wins, five Giro d’Italia stage victories and one at La Vuelta a España.

Caleb Ewan at the 2024 Tour Down Under

Ewan’s also won multiple stages at the Tour Down Under, UAE Tour and the Tour of Britain along with twice finishing on the podium at Milan-San Remo.

“This is a really exciting new challenge for me and a fantastic opportunity to get back to my best with the incredible support of the INEOS Grenadiers,” said Ewan.

“In 2025, my goal is to return to winning big races. It’s been a few years since I’ve won some of those major events but I firmly believe I have it in me. I’m still only 30, and with the right guidance and the expertise that INEOS brings, I believe I can rediscover my best form here.

“We haven’t finalised my race program yet, but I’m looking forward to having those discussions with the team. It will be exciting to combine their ideas with my ambitions and together create an exciting race calendar.

“While the INEOS Grenadiers are often seen as a GC-focused team, I see huge potential in the wider group they have to support a sprinter. Over the past few years, I would often reference INEOS in sprint stages because their riders consistently positioned themselves perfectly in the decisive moments. That’s exactly the kind of expertise I’m excited to work with.

“Joining a new team always comes with adjustments, but I already know many of the guys, and everything I’ve heard about how the team operates gives me confidence that the integration will be smooth. I can’t wait to get started and see what we can achieve together.”

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When questioned at the Tour Down Under media conference earlier this week, veteran INEOS Grenadiers rider Geraint Thomas said that the team would welcome Ewan as they were currently without a sprinter.

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