Ben Healy has agreed a brand new multi-year contract with EF Schooling-EasyPost after his breakthrough Ardennes Classics marketing campaign and spectacular Giro d’Italia.
The 22-year-old Irish rider joined EF Schooling-EasyPost from Trinity Racing growth crew in 2022 and blossomed this yr. He’s thought to be a future hilly Classics winner and attracted curiosity from numerous different main groups however opted to stick with EF Schooling-EasyPost.
“I’m tremendous joyful to announce that I’ve signed a brand new contract with the crew and that I’m going to be persevering with to race in pink,” Healy mentioned.
“This crew is only a good surroundings to be in. It provides me quite a lot of alternatives to race the best way that I need to race. It’s only a joyful crew to be part of.”
Healy confirmed he was on monitor to carry out nicely within the spring by profitable a stage and ending third total on the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali in late March. He then received the GP Industria & Artigianato one-day race in Italy and was second at De Brabantse Pijl the Ardennes Classics started.
He broke away with Tadej Pogačar and Tom Pidcock within the Amstel Gold Race, distancing the Ineos Grenadiers rider to take second. Per week later he repeated his efficiency with fourth at Liège-Bastogne-Liège.
Healy was then a part of the breakaway on the street to Fossombrone throughout stage 8 of the Giro, earlier than taking off alone to solo to victory in his debut Grand Tour.
Per week later he completed second to Brandon McNulty in Bergamo after impressing on the hills of Il Lombardia by once more becoming a member of the proper assault. His aggressive racing however laid-back perspective made him one of many revelations of the spring.
“We’re very proud that Ben will stick with us and we will proceed the journey collectively,” EF Schooling-EasyPost crew supervisor Jonathan Vaughters mentioned.
“It’s all the time further particular when a expertise that involves you at first of their professional profession achieves one thing particular and that you simply’re capable of hold him on the crew. He’s a really good individual. He lends a serving to hand in so some ways. I cherished watching him do this feed at Roubaix.
“He’s a real, variety soul who’s a killer within the races however a selfless individual in his day-to-day life.”
Heayl took a break after finishing the Giro d’Italia and is anticipated to focus on the second half of the season, together with Il Lombardia.