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Finlay Pickering heads to Jayco-AlUla to bolster the climbing group
I can hopefully develop into being an even better bike rider, says the 22-year-old heading toward his third season in the WorldTour.
The bolstering of Jayco-AlUla's climbing group continues, with developing British rider Finlay Pickering signing with the Australian squad through 2027. The 22-year-old Pickering, who has raced with Bahrain-Victorious the last two seasons, joins Alessandro Covi and Andrea Vendrame as new team members to strengthen the climbing ranks, which will be depleted by the departure of Eddie Dunbar and Chris Harper to Pinarello-Q36.5 in 2026.
“We have been following Finlay’s progression as a rider keenly, and it is fantastic to have him joining the team next season. In his two years at WorldTour level, he has already shown himself to be a very promising climber,” said Jayco-AlUla's newly appointed sporting manager Gene Bates. “His performance at the Tour of the Alps showed his strengths in the mountains and we believe he can fit in well with our climbing group, where he can provide valuable support to the team’s leaders as well as developing himself as a rider.”
Pickering fully launched into his first concentrated season of international racing as a 19 year old, joining development squad Equipe Continentale Groupama-FDJ in 2022 and quickly finding the top step of the podium with a stage and overall win at the 2.2 ranked Tour Alsace.
Авторское резюме
Портрет молодого британского велогонщика Финли Пикеринa и его переход в Jayco-AlUla, как часть стратегии команды усилить горный блок за счёт развивающегося таланта.