Caleb Ewan

Before Caleb Ewan became one of the fastest sprinters in world cycling, he was a standout junior on track and road.

Hailing from the Southern Highlands region, by the age of 18 Ewan had won the junior omnium world championship, two junior national titles on the road, and three on the track.

As an under-23, Ewan won a national road race title, three stages of the Tour de l’Avenir, and a silver medal at the UCI World Championships in Ponferrada.

Ewan turned pro in 2015 with Orica GreenEDGE and rewarded their investment by taking his first Grand Tour stage: a bunch sprint at the Vuelta a España. He also came close to winning the Australian road race title, finishing second.

Over the next three years, he built up his palmarès with his first stage win at the Giro d’Italia, seven stages of the Santos Tour Down Under, a win at the Cyclassics Hamburg and three consecutive criterium national titles.

By now, the ‘Moss Vale Missile’ was known for his aerodynamic sprinting position and his resilience over short climbs, hence his two second-place results at Milan San-Remo.

2019 saw Ewan complete the triptych of Grand Tour stage victories. He won three Tour de France stages, two Giro stages and the Brussels Cycling Classic, earning the Oppy Medal.

Ewan added two more Tour stage wins in 2020, plus a win at Scheldeprijs. In 2021, he won another two stages at the Giro.

In 2024, Ewan returned from Belgian squad Lotto Soudal to GreenEDGE (now known as Team Jayco AlUla) and won his fourth elite criterium national title.

The prolific sprinter has over 60 pro victories to his name, including 11 Grand Tour stages.

He has represented Australia at the Commonwealth Games (2014) and twice at elite level at the UCI World Championships (2016, 2021)

Club: Southern Highlands Cycle Club