{"id":74225,"date":"2025-08-17T04:06:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T04:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/74225\/"},"modified":"2025-08-17T04:06:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T04:06:11","slug":"oscar-onley-gets-pezd-pezcycling-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/74225\/","title":{"rendered":"Oscar Onley Gets PEZ’d! – PezCycling News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rider interview: As we know, Ed Hood always kept his eyes on the \u2018promising\u2019 riders, so it\u2019s good when we see one of them perform at the top \u2013 Fourth overall in the Tour de France. Better still for Ed, Oscar Onley is Scottish. Ed caught with Oscar back at the start of the 2023 season when he joined Team DSM WorldTour team.<\/p>\n

\"Ed<\/p>\n

In January we lost our friend and colleague Ed Hood, two years after his devastating stroke. We will never forget Ed and his knowledge, connections in the cycling world, his writing style and love for the sport. Ed wrote thousands of stunning articles for PEZ<\/a>, so we will pay homage the \u2018King of the Blackberry\u2019 with re-runs of his great work.<\/p>\n

And a big thank you to everyone who contributed to Ed\u2019s \u2018Go Fund Me\u2019. It made a big difference to his last two years.<\/p>\n

You can read the PEZ-Crew\u2019s memories of Ed Hood HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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From development team to the WorldTour \u2013 Oscar Onley<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve been following 20 years-old Oscar Onley from Kelso in The Scottish Borders progress for a few years now, from promising junior with Craig Grieve\u2019s, Spokes Racing Team in Scotland through to a ride with Van Rysel AG2R La Mondiale, the \u2018feeder\u2019 team to the AG2R World Tour equipe.<\/p>\n

Then last year he signed with the DSM [formerly Sunweb] development team \u2013 but in 2022 he\u2019s no longer, \u2018promising\u2019 \u2013 he\u2019s jousting with double Tour de France winner, Jonas Vingegaard at the top of savage climbs in the UCi 2.1 Cro Race where he took second place to the Dane on two stages and finished third on GC behind big hitters Mohori\u010d and Vingegaard. Prior to that race he placed second on a stage and seventh on GC in the tough UCi 2.1 Sazka Tour in the Czech Republic. And that came on the back of a stage win in the \u2018World Tour shop window,\u2019 UCi 2.2(u) Giro Ciclistico della Valle d\u2019Aosta in Italy.<\/p>\n

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Great performance in the CRO Race \u2013 Just edged out by Tour winner Vingegaard on stage 3<\/p>\n

And Italy has been a happy hunting ground for Oscar in 2022, back in June he scored a top 10 in another, \u2018shop window\u2019 race, the prestigious \u2018Baby\u2019 Giro. When recently the news came that DSM had signed Oscar on a five year deal, it was no surprise, the Dutch squad obviously recognise a good thing when they see one. The DSM team to the outside observer seems somewhat of an enigma; riders like Roman Bardet have thrived there but Marc Hirschi, Marcel Kittel, Warren Barguil, Tom Dumoulin, Michael Matthews and Tiesj Benoit all left before their contracts had run their course.<\/p>\n

\u2018There will always be internal friction as we coach our riders to make them better.
Not everyone always agrees right away,\u2019 the team\u2019s head coach, former Dutch Professional Road Race Champion, Rudi Kemna said in an interview last year. We caught up with Oscar just before he left for Calpe, Spain and the DSM training camp.<\/p>\n

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And again on stage 5<\/p>\n

PEZ: Congratulations on the contract, sir \u2013 but I had read that you were going to stay with the DSM Development squad for another year?
Oscar Onley: That was the original plan but I had a meeting with team management after my performances in the Cro Race and we came to the conclusion that I was ready to step up to the World Tour squad.<\/p>\n

PEZ: Do you have an agent who assisted with the deal?
The Dutch SEG company \u2013 Sports Entertainment Group handled all the legal stuff for me but the main terms I agreed personally with DSM management.<\/p>\n

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With the DSM team<\/p>\n

PEZ: DSM is a team where some riders thrive but others can\u2019t handle the regime?
That\u2019s true, the team has a particular style which suits some and that includes me; I came from the Scottish Cycling programme which was really structured and that suited me \u2013 and I\u2019ve been with the team two years now so know what to expect. Some riders might want more freedom but they\u2019re perhaps not looking at the bigger picture, a longer term view \u2013 you have to think about what\u2019s best for you in the long run.<\/p>\n

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Oscar Onley and Leo Hayter on the Tour of Norway 2021 stage 4 to Stavanger<\/p>\n

PEZ: I believe that DSM are very particular about getting training data back to the coaches promptly?
I don\u2019t think that\u2019s unique to DSM, all the teams trainers and coaches want to see the numbers from your training quickly so they can do their jobs \u2013 but it\u2019s results rather than numbers that matter.<\/p>\n

PEZ: You\u2019re coached in house at DSM?
Yes, we have a Spanish coach on the development team but now that I\u2019m going to the WorldTour team that will change and I\u2019ll work with different coaching staff.<\/p>\n

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Cro Race\u201922<\/p>\n

PEZ: How does your training load approaching 2023 compare to that for start of this year?
It\u2019s very similar, a few more hours but not really much change. That\u2019s the beauty of being on a World Tour development team, it narrows the gap for when you cross over.<\/p>\n

PEZ: Now that you\u2019re moving up to the WorldTour will there be much difference in your nutrition plan?
I wouldn\u2019t say so, I cook for myself and I try to get it right, we get a lot of guidance when we\u2019re on training camps and I\u2019ve learned a lot.<\/p>\n

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Pascal Eenkhoorn and Oscar Onley in the Volta Limburg Classic 2022<\/p>\n

PEZ: What about bike fit, have DSM changed your position changed much since your junior days, I believe they\u2019re very particular on that score?
To be honest it\u2019s not something I\u2019ve thought about, they asked for my dimensions from my bike and we just kept it the same \u2013 no complaints!<\/p>\n

PEZ: Any clues on your 2023 programme?
No, but we\u2019ll be discussing that down at Calpe next week.<\/p>\n

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Tour of Norway 2021<\/p>\n

PEZ: You\u2019ll be going on to the Biological Passport with DSM then?
That\u2019s another benefit of being on a good development team, I\u2019ve been on the ADAMS [Anti-Doping Administration and Management System] since I\u2019ve been with the team so I\u2019ve been posting my \u2018whereabouts\u2019 for two years. The only addition now is that I have to undergo four blood tests each year.<\/p>\n

PEZ: And is the, \u2018pro life\u2019 what you expected it to be?
Not much has changed really, I\u2019m still riding round in the rain in Scotland!<\/p>\n

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Leading the break in Limburg<\/p>\n

PEZ: Have you set yourself any objectives.
Not really, I don\u2019t know my calendar yet but my focus will be on learning from the team\u2019s big riders and working to strengthen my weaknesses.<\/p>\n

PEZ: Your advice for those wishing to follow in your footsteps to the \u2018pro life?\u2019
Enjoy your sport, if you\u2019re not enjoying it then it\u2019s hard to go out in the rain and do four hours \u2013 that\u2019s not fun but after you\u2019ve completed the training for the day it\u2019s a good feeling. And don\u2019t stress, stick at it, there will always be riders better than you right now but think about the long game. . .<\/p>\n

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Limburg\u201922<\/p>\n

# Wise words from Oscar. Oscar was helped to the WorldTour by The Rayner Foundation<\/a>. #<\/p>\n

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CRO Race\u201922 podium: Vingegaard, Mohori\u010d and Onley<\/p>\n


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