The 23-year-old impressed this season by ending fourth total on the Tour de France
Group Picnic PostNL’s Oscar Onley crosses the end line after stage 13. Picture: REUTERS
LONDON:
Scottish rider Oscar Onley will be part of INEOS Grenadiers from the beginning of the 2026 season after agreeing a switch from Dutch staff Picnic PostNL, the British outfit stated on Tuesday.
The 23-year-old from Kelso has emerged as certainly one of biking’s brightest skills since turning skilled at 19, and he underlined his potential with a fourth-place end at this yr’s Tour de France — the youngest rider within the high 10.
“I grew up watching Geraint (Thomas), Dave (Brailsford) and the staff dominate the game and put biking on the map within the UK, so I’m actually proud to be becoming a member of the Grenadiers on a long-term deal,” Onley stated in a press release.
“It would additionally imply racing for a British staff when the Tour de France departs from Scotland in 2027.”
Onley thanked Picnic PostNL for his or her assist, saying he would “miss his buddies within the staff” and was happy with what they achieved collectively.
INEOS Grenadiers Director of Racing Thomas hailed Onley’s maturity and race craft. “Oscar’s efficiency in 2025 has been unimaginable. The way in which he rides and understands a race is mature past his years – he is a correct racer,” Thomas, who received the Tour de France in 2018, stated.
