A clip from episode 4 of the Monument Cycling Podcast with Harry and Owen discussing recent transfers and the pathways to a professional contract for riders racing in Britain.
Neah Evans, track world champion, joins Scottish pro cycling team, while other elite British riders have made the step up to the WorldTour…
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3 Comments
Gents, I'd have to respectfully disagree with what you are saying – the women's Junior scene just doesn't exist in the UK, so the Junior girls step up from Youth (max 1hr races) to the Women's Elite road series (can you imagine many boys jump up to racing Lincoln GP at 16?). You have some absolute phenoms doing their thing, Cat, Imi, Lucy, Elidh … but it's very much sink or swim for the GB&I juniors women, can they hack the jump from 1hr races to 3hr races – you are 100% reliant on the Junior teams like Shibden and Toufauti racing nations cup races (abroad) for the girls to get them the incremental developments that they need – If they are lucky they will get a second bite of the cherry with someone like Alba in the UK if haven't made a European U23 Devo team.
You are right that for men the pathway to pro is now via European racing rather than domestic scene. Bravo to Cycling Sheffield – small team but took riders to several stage races in Europe – they showed themselves well & it paid dividends x 4 👍
Very misleading thumbnail.
ALBA aren’t a pro team. Unless you’re earning a living you’re not pro and no Conti teams are