With 4 domestic wins, plus 4th in Kuurne, 7th in Wevelgem and 4th on GC in Axel, first-year junior Steffen De Schuyteneer has marked himself as one of the top riders of the futute. Get to know the Belgian, who races for Avia, better with my interview pelotonparlour.wordpress.com/2022/07/04/get…

Czech cycling has been going through a renaissance of late, and junior rider Milan Kadlec Jr, son of the former pro, is next up for a talented generation. Confirming he has a WorldTour contract signed, with some time as a U23 first, get to know him better pelotonparlour.wordpress.com/2022/07/11/get…

Portuguese Junior RR champion Ruben Rodrigues has perfectly balanced winning races for himself with riding hard for Bairrada team leaders Morgado and Tavares. Read my interview with Ruben to find out more about a rider who will get U23 attention pelotonparlour.wordpress.com/2022/08/05/get…

Newly-crowned Norwegian Junior RR champ Tobias Nakken doesn't hide from being a rare pure sprinter at junior level, and you can see why. He has begun to turn domestic wins into UCI wins, and will be a fast U23 when he gets there. Get to know him better pelotonparlour.wordpress.com/2022/08/18/get…

As I run a U23s Going Pro tracker on my other site, I'm also using First Cycling's Junior Ranking as my basis to track where the junior class of 2004 is headed. 10 of the 36 are confirmed officially now, and we can expect more in the next weeks pelotonparlour.wordpress.com/2022/08/22/202…

He's new to Twitter, and will be new to ColoQuick as a U23 in 2023. Get to know one of the NPV-Carl Ras Roskilde stars Henrik Pedersen, the current Danish Junior RR champion, better with my interview. He has already won 7 times this year! pelotonparlour.wordpress.com/2022/09/12/get…

Young Brit Cormac Nisbet experienced life abroad with AG2R U19 in 2022, and has returned home for 2023 with Zappi Junior RT. He's had a strong start to the season, although he also has exams coming soon. Get to know him before he becomes a U23 in 2024 pelotonparlour.wordpress.com/2023/03/23/get…

Missed me? I’m back next week, with a series of interviews with the class of 2006, highlighting all the names you need to know ahead of the 2024 season!

In my first interview with the class of 2006, let's meet Dutchman Ko Molenaar, 3rd at the recent GP Rüebliland and 8th at Acht van Bladel pelotonparlour.wordpress.com/2023/09/26/get…

FC is an invaluable tool when researching young riders who may not have blossomed yet on the UCI international stage, but have been very good domestically. Top work FC team!

Young Pole Patryk Goszczurny had a solid back-half of the 2023 season, giving rise to the belief he will be one of the biggest juniors to follow in 2024, following top GC results at Acht Van Bladel, Waterseley and Lunigiana. Get to know him a little better pelotonparlour.wordpress.com/2023/10/03/get…

Get to know Seb Grindley, current British Junior CX champion and a rider with great road potential, as he showed this year already. Get to know the Fensham Howes MAS Design rider better ahead of his final junior season pelotonparlour.wordpress.com/2023/10/09/get…

Slovenian juniors were great this year, and none could beat Jakob Omrzel, as he won the Slovenian Jr TT and RR. After shining at Eroica, Trofeo Buffoni and Giro della Lunigiana, Jakob is ready to become one of the top juniors in the world in 2024 pelotonparlour.wordpress.com/2023/10/18/get…

Meet Team Auto Eder's Kryštof Král, the Czech Junior RR champion. With 3 UCI wins last year, Krystof is one of the top junior riders in the world, and is in line for another top season in 2024, so get to know him a little better pelotonparlour.wordpress.com/2023/11/14/get…

Fancy an early Christmas present? After our chat in March, I've teamed back up with Cormac Nisbet (Zappi Junior Race Team) to review his junior career and discuss his step to the U23s as a young wolf with Soudal Quick-Step Devo Team. Can't wait to cover Cormac as a U23! pelotonparlour.wordpress.com/2023/12/24/jun…

Get to know Jan Hernandez Reilhe, a super talented young Frenchman expected to do big things in his second junior season in 2025 pelotonparlour.wordpress.com/2024/10/24/get…

Get to know EF Education ONTO’s Ashlin Barry, current US Jnr TT & RR champ and the highest scoring first year in the FirstCycling junior database in 2024, finishing an astounding 10th overall. The future is so bright! pelotonparlour.wordpress.com/2024/11/01/get…

After ending his debut junior season with a brilliant 7th in the European Champs RR, Pogi Team UAE Generali’s Bastian Petric is set for another crack at the Classics in 2025. Get to know the Slovenian talent better pelotonparlour.wordpress.com/2024/11/14/get…

Get to know Janek Jackowiak from Cannibal B Victorious, already a UCI race winner and one of the top juniors in the world. Read my interview with the young Pole ahead of his final junior season pelotonparlour.wordpress.com/2024/11/26/get…

After impressing on European roads, Australian Lucas Stevenson (Cannibal B Victorious) is excited to come back to Europe in 2025. Having excelled at hard races like Valromey, he is a climber to follow for the future pelotonparlour.wordpress.com/2024/12/13/get…