One in all ladies’s biking’s greatest climbing prospects, Ella Wyllie, has signed a two-year take care of Jayco-AlUla.
Wyllie will make the step as much as a WorldTour crew after a formidable 2023 season driving for LifePlus Wahoo, which noticed her end second within the Tour de France Femmes younger rider’s classification behind Cédrine Kerbaol.
Regardless of not driving for a WorldTour crew in 2023, Wyllie has expertise on the greatest races exterior the Tour, having accomplished the trio of Ardennes Classics alongside week-long stage races at Itzulia Ladies, Vuelta a Burgos and the Tour of Scandinavia.
“It’s at all times my purpose to try for my greatest and see how far I can go, so I consider the following step in my growth as a rider is with Crew Jayco-AIUla,” stated Wyllie in a press launch. “The foundations of the crew are sturdy with good workers, riders and aggressive tools. Will probably be thrilling to see what we are able to obtain collectively in 2024/2025.
The Tour was a giant standout for the 2-year-old Kiwi, as she completed eleventh on the queen stage up the Col du Tourmalet behind solely among the most interesting climbers within the ladies’s professional peloton – Demi Vollering (SD Worx), Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar) and Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon SRAM) to call just a few.
“I loved my race calendar this season with LifePlus Wahoo however I’m at all times up for a brand new problem, so long as there’s just a few climbs I’ll be completely happy,” Wyllie added.
“For the longer term, Le Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift is such a particular race, so to win the yellow jersey could be the dream.”
Wyllie appears an ideal match for the Australian crew and having tailored so rapidly to European racing, the crew hopes for her to develop right into a “constant excessive attaining rider within the WorldTour peloton and finally a crew chief at Jayco AlUla.”
She is the seventh rider to be a part of the crew for 2024, with the bulk coming from Liv Racing TeqFind following the two crew’s merger being revealed in July. Mavi García, Jeanne Korevaar, Quinty Ton, Silke Smulders, Caroline Andersson and Anna Trevisi are already confirmed for subsequent season.
“We really feel very proud to have the ability to carry Ella onto our crew for the following two seasons,” stated Jayco AlUla Basic Supervisor Brent Copeland.
“She has clearly demonstrated her expertise and uncooked potential with an entire host of leads to her first full season racing in Europe, and that is because of the good assist she acquired at crew LifePlus Wahoo.”
“Our riders and workers know first-hand what it’s like for younger athletes to maneuver abroad from Australia and New Zealand and arrange a brand new life in Europe, and we’re assured that we have now the sources and assist wanted to assist people akin to Ella get pleasure from a protracted and profitable profession.”